PEPSI
Topic: Learning
(Phrasal verbs, Expressions, Proverbs, Slang, Idioms)
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Underline and identify the PEPSI.
Is it positive (⨁), negative (⊖) or neutral (∽)?
Practice the conversation. Compare your answers.
What do you think it means?
When (situation/context) would you use it?
1. A: That old guy with grey hair drives a really cheap car. He must be poor.
B: Who, that guy? He’s Warren Buffet, a billionaire! He has a ton of money but he prefers to
live frugally. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
A: Seriously?! There’s more than meets the eye. I shouldn't take everything at face value.
2. A: Wow, you speak English very well. How long have you been studying?
B: Oh, I didn’t study. I just picked it up by watching American sitcoms.
A: That’s incredible! I want to learn Spanish but I have been putting it off. I keep
procrastinating, and I never start.
3. A:
B:
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B:
Did you study for the exam today?
I pulled off an all-nighter. I stayed up all night studying. I’m beat!
Me too. I’m dead tired! Do you know everything by heart?
Yeah, I think so. I think I memorized all the material.
4. A:
B:
A:
B:
Which school of thought do you belong to? Evolution or Creationism?
I support Darwin’s idea of Evolution. Humans evolved from apes.
We’re not on the same page. I believed God created the world.
To each his own.
5. A: What do you do in your free time?
B: I’m a bookworm. I really love reading. I read two books every week.
A: That’s impressive! You must be really smart.
B: People say I’m book smart, but I’m not very good in relationships with other people. I’m an
open book and I can’t hide my emotions, so people sometimes misunderstand me.
A: I’m the opposite. I’m street smart. I’m a people person. I enjoy socializing and getting to
know other people.
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PEPSI
(Phrasal verbs, Expressions, Proverbs, Slang, Idioms)
Topic: Learning
1.
Don’t judge a book by its cover (p) – You shouldn't judge something or someone by only looking at
the surface. Appearances are superficial, you should look deeper, focus on the inside. You can’t know what’s
inside from the outside.
There’s more than meets the eye (i) – something or someone is more complex, more important, more
interesting than what you see initially. There’s more than just the surface, or appearance.
To take something at face value (i) – to only look at the surface, to accept something or someone just
as it appears.
2.
To pick something up (pv) – to learn something without formal instruction.
To put something off (pv) – to postpone/to delay/to procrastinate.
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To pull something off (pv) – to succeed in achieving something difficult, to make something happen, to
accomplish something.
To stay up (pv) – to not sleep, to be awake.
To pull (off) an all-nighter (s)(n) – to not sleep all night for work or your studies, usually to meet a
deadline.
I’m beat (e) – I’m tired. Synonym: I’m dead tired. I’m exhausted.
To know something (off) by heart (i) – to know something from memory, to have something
memorized perfectly with no gaps in knowledge. .
4.
A school of thought (i)(n) – a way of thinking, a point of view held by a particular group, or a
particular philosophy.
To be on the same page (i) – to have the same information, to think in a similar way or to be in
agreement.
To each his own (p) – everyone has his or her own opinion or tastes and we should respect that.
5.
A bookworm (s)(n) – a person who loves reading.
An open book (i)(n) – 1) someone whose life is visible to everyone, not kept a secret. 2) Someone who
can’t hide his or her thoughts/feelings.
Book-smart (s)(adj) – someone who has a lot of academic book knowledge, but often isn’t very good at
dealing with people or situations in real life.
Street-smart (s)(adj) – opposite of book-smart, someone who has more real life knowledge, knows how to
deal with people and knows what’s going on in the world nowadays.
A people person (s)(n) – a person who enjoys talking to other people, who is friendly and warm to
strangers and others.
A billionaire (n) – someone with more than a billion
dollars (or other currency).
Frugal (adj) – careful with spending money.
To judge (v) – to decide if something or someone is
good or bad.
A sitcom (n) – situation comedy.
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To procrastinate (v) – to delay doing something
until a later time.
An ape (n) – animal closely related to monkeys, but
bigger and has no tail.
Evolution (n) – a theory that living things changed
over time naturally because of the environment.
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