Identificación y uso de modismos en inglés cotidiano

Clase 3 de 18 • Curso de Phrasal Verbs Comunes en Inglés

Resumen

¿Cómo integrar "idioms" eficientemente en el aprendizaje del inglés?

Aprender un nuevo idioma puede ser un reto, pero integrar idioms en tu repertorio puede hacerlo mucho más interesante y enriquecedor. Estos modismos no solo dan color a tu lenguaje, sino que ofrecen una visión cultural única que no se obtiene solo aprendiendo gramática o vocabulario estándar. En esta lección exploraremos cómo practicar idioms de manera eficaz y cómo puedes identificar y utilizar estos modismos en contextos conversacionales.

¿Qué pasó en la historia del jefe y su asistente?

En la historia narrada, el jefe convocó a todos para discutir un proyecto. A diferencia de su estilo habitual, esta vez estaba interesado en escuchar opiniones y resolver problemas de inmediato. Sin embargo, su asistente, Joe, tenía un enfoque diferente, deseando simplemente charlar informalmente. Durante el relato, se utilizaron varios idioms, los cuales son cruciales para comprender la dinámica y el tono de la situación.

¿Cuáles eran los "idioms" utilizados y qué significados tienen?

Chew the fat: Este modismo significa charlar informalmente sobre asuntos diversos y generalmente sin importancia. Joe quería chew the fat, es decir, tener una conversación relajada.
Flap his gums: Se refiere a hablar mucho sin decir nada importante. En este contexto, Joe también podría ser visto como queriendo hacer esto.
Talking to a brick wall: Esta expresión se emplea cuando alguien no está escuchando o respondiendo a lo que dices. El jefe usualmente es como talking to a brick wall porque no le interesa fomentar discusiones.
Dish out: Significa criticar o dar opiniones de forma directa. En la reunión, el jefe prefería que todos dished out sus opiniones para mejorar el proyecto.

Estas expresiones ofrecen una manera vívida de comunicar ideas y emociones, y son esenciales para sonar más natural en conversaciones en inglés.

¿Cómo practicar la comprensión auditiva y uso de "idioms"?

Para mejorar tu comprensión auditiva y vocabulario en idioms, es recomendable involucrarte en prácticas como:

Escuchar historias: Tal como en el ejercicio presentado, escucha historias que integren idioms y trata de identificar y entender su significado en contexto.
Responder preguntas de comprensión: Realiza ejercicios donde elijas la opción correcta sobre el significado de un idiom o su aplicación en una situación dada.
Usar recursos adicionales: Descarga hojas de trabajo disponibles en recursos educativos para continuar practicando fuera de las clases formales.

Este enfoque no solo refuerza tu comprensión auditiva, sino que también te prepara para emplear estos idioms en conversaciones reales, convirtiendo su aprendizaje en una experiencia dinámica y aplicable.

¿Listo para seguir aprendiendo?

Siempre es emocionante descubrir nuevas formas de enriquecer tu conocimiento del inglés. Añadir idioms a tu vocabulario no solo te ayudará a comunicarte con más fluidez sino que también te conectará más profundamente con la cultura anglófona. Continúa explorando y practicando constantemente para consolidar lo aprendido y animarte a usar estos nuevos conocimientos en tus interacciones diarias. ¡Sigue adelante, el camino del aprendizaje está lleno de sorpresas y logros!

Sandra Milena Rojas Herrán

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My challenge:

Celeste Yamile

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Vivian Morales

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Diego Manso Padilla

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Me está encantando esta profesora !!!!!

CINDY VANESSA HERRERA MORA

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The boss called everyone together. He wanted chew the fat. Joe, his assistant, had gift of gab. Joe wanted to flap his gums, but the boss was serious. The boss does not often call everyone together. He normally makes up his mind and doesn’t want any discussion. He is like talking to a brick wall. Today, he wanted us to dish out our opinions about the project. He wanted to hear the problems right away, so we could fix them.

Nicolas Alpargatero

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I missed the "to" after the "wanted", but I think it was a good practice.

Andrés Llerena

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Juan David Giraldo Patiño

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Example of little story using phrasal verbs:

4 years ago, I wanted to take a walk alone so, I headed to the closest park from my house. I feel better there to think than at home.

When I wanted to come back started to rain cats and dogs so, I had to look for a place to cover me from the the rain. I got into a coffee shop where I ordered cold chocolate snowy, suddenly a ginger hair woman showed up next to me drinking an express heat coffee...I'm not a flapping one's gums man to interact with marvelous women but, by that exact time I felt a gift of gab.. I fell in loved with her presense. Before to start to talk to her I thought about an interesting topic to chew the fat. She seemed like a person who really liked to dish out.

I chose immigration, maybe because it had been happed too much those last weeks but, once I greeted her I felt like talking to a brick wall. She ignored me at all, I didn't know the reason, her dark glasses didn't let me to know her facial expressions.

Then, the man who attended me told me that she was deaf and dumb. I felt weird in that moment I didn't know how to react. Since that day I realized how much bleesed I was. I had the ability to interact with others and be a great with other persons and most of the time I didn't want to be kind.

Nowadays, I love the takeaway from that day. Now, I love to interact and be kind with people.

Sofía Bustamante Agudelo

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My homework:

The boss called everyone together. He wanted to chew the fat_. Joe, his assistant, had the gift of gab. Joe wanted to flap his gums, but the boss was serious. The boss does not often call everyone together. He normally makes up his mind and doesn’t want any discussion. He is like talking a brick wall. Today, he wanted us to dish out_ our opinions about the project. He wanted to hear the problems right away, so we could fix them.

Cristopher Salgado

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Is it correct to say " You are going to be able to chew the fat your situation with your client" ?

Fabiola Gissela Rodas Campos

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When she/it said “He normally makes up his mind…” this is an idiom too, isn’t it?

Sarah Rockfish

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Yes, To make up one's mind is an idiom. It means to decide upon. Or to make a decision.

Jorge Enrique Chavez Otalvaro

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When it said " He normally makes up his mind ....." this is a idiom too, doesn´t it?

Nancy Rubí Briceño Hernández

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Yeah, it's a usual expression (: it means to decide or to choose.

Breiner Álvarez

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Right question: When she/it said "He normally makes up his mind..." this is an idiom too, isn't it? Answer: No, it isn't. That is called a phrasal verb, it will be reviewed ahead in the course. In this case it means to don't accept anybody's opinion and make decisions all on your own.
P.S. Use Oxford Learner's Dictionaries when you need to find out what a word, phrasal verb or idiom could possibly mean.

Alejandro Zuñiga Saavedra

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Time to read!.

Practice:

- The boss called everyone together to __

a. Chew the fat.

- Joe wanted to __

b. flap his gum.

- The boss is like __ He does not want to hear any discussion.

b. Talking to a brick wall.

- To be critical and let someone know your opinion is to __

b. Dish out.

Worksheet:

Remember to share your answers in the comment section!

1. Fill in the blanks: see what you can remember.

The boss called everyone together. He wanted _to chew the fat_. Joe, his assistant, had _the gift of gab_. Joe wanted to flap his gums, but the boss was serious.

The boss does not often call everyone together. He normally makes up his mind and doesn’t want any discussion. He is _like talking to a brick wall__. Today, he wanted us _to dish out_ our opinions about the project. He wanted to hear the problems right away, so we could fix them.

Carolina Echeverria

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The boss called everyone together to chew the fat.

Joe wanted to flap his gums

The boss is like talking to a brick wall. He does not want to hear any discussion.

To be critical and let someone know your opinion to dish out

Sara Nieto

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Jorge Armando Góngora Rojas

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My contribution:

Jennyffer Paola Monroy Alarcon

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Chew the fat.
Flap his gums.
Talking to a brick wall.
Dish out / Dish it out.

Ezequiel Ramirez

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Nicolas Hernandez Chaustre

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Sofia Ortiz Trujillo

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I really anjoy the way that you are teaching us.

Sofia Ortiz Trujillo

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The boss called everyone together to chew the fat.
Joe wanted to flap his gums.
The boss is like talking to a brick wall. He does not want to hear any discussion.
To be critical and let someone know your opinion is to dish out.

Francisco Jesus Malasquez Quispe

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