{"id":4434,"date":"2014-10-16T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2014-10-10T19:13:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T23:13:33","slug":"english-idioms-words-and-phrases-about-reading-and-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/english-idioms-words-and-phrases-about-reading-and-books\/","title":{"rendered":"English idioms, words, and phrases about reading and books."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image “Bookworm” by Matt E on Flickr.com.<\/p><\/div>\n

There are so many important aspects to learning a second language; listening\/comprehension, speaking, writing, and reading<\/strong><\/em>. If you are reading this blog regularly (and you should!) then you are already doing a good job of prioritizing reading English to help improve your overall language skills.<\/p>\n

Today to recognize the importance of reading as part of language building, I have a post filled with English idioms, words, and phrases about reading and books. I have defined this new vocabulary below and included a practice exercise as well. I challenge you to use three of the words, phrases, or idioms here in the next week.<\/em><\/p>\n

bookworm<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013 a person who loves to read and is devoted to reading
\nbook smart<\/strong> \u2013 to be very smart or successful in scholastic way (from knowledge in books), but not very smart or successful in real world interactions
\nan open book<\/strong> \u2013 to have very evident and clear emotions and thoughts
\nto hit the books<\/strong> \u2013 to study hard
\nto read the fine print<\/strong> \u2013 to read carefully; to know all the information that is contained in a large document, such as a contact
\nto read between the lines<\/strong> \u2013 to try to understand something that is not expressed openly or explicitly; a synonym to this phrase is the verb ‘to infer’
\n\u00a0\u201cRead my lips!\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 This phrase means \u2018listen very carefully.\u2019 It is used to emphasize the importance of what a person is saying. This phrase was famously used by the George H. Bush when he was running for President of the United States in 1988. At that time he said, \u201cRead my lips<\/em>, no new taxes!\u201d
\nto read someone the riot act \u2013<\/strong> to give someone a strong scolding or to talk to someone severely; to yell at someone
\nspell bound<\/strong> – to hold someone\u2019s attention completely; a synonym for this phrase is ‘fascinated’
\n\u201cthat\u2019s one for the books\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 This phrase is used to say that something is \u2018amazing,\u2019 \u2018wonderful\u2019 or \u2018impressive.\u2019
\n\u201cyou can\u2019t judge a book by its cover\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 This idioms is used to say, \u2018you should not judge people by their appearance alone.\u2019 This idiom also is used to remind people that the outside of something is not always the same as the inside.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s practice, fill in the sentences below with one of the idioms, words, or phrases defined above.\u00a0 Also don\u2019t\u2019 forget to select which three you are going to use in conversation this week!<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I always have my lawyer read over my work contracts. I pay him to ________________ for me.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Jane is very shy, she dresses conservatively, and she keeps to herself most of the time at school, but I saw her out at a club this past weekend and she was really partying. It just goes to show, ______________________.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0James has been a ____________________ since he was a young boy. He started reading at age 5 and has never been without a book since.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0___________________, when I say you have to home by 10:00pm, I mean it! If you can\u2019t follow the rules, you can\u2019t go out with your friends anymore.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0It is time to ______________________ and get ready for our English final on Friday.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I know Jill so well she is like _________________ to me; I know when she is happy, sad, or mad without her saying a word.<\/p>\n

Answers:<\/strong>
\n1. read the fine print; 2. you can\u2019t judge a book by its cover; 3.bookworm; 4. Read my lips; 5. hit the books; 6. an open book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There are so many important aspects to learning a second language; listening\/comprehension, speaking, writing, and reading. If you are reading this blog regularly (and you should!) then you are already doing a good job of prioritizing reading English to help improve your overall language skills. Today to recognize the importance of reading as part of…<\/p>\n

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