Module:
Vocabulary
Topic:
Idioms related to senses
Time:
80 minutes
Aim:
Material:
Aids:
to analyse words used in describing senses
to develop practical understanding of key terms
1. Lewis, M (1997). Implementing the Lexical Approach. Hove: LTP.
2. B.J.Tomas (1986) Intermediate Vocabulary. Cambridge
3. McCarthy, M. and O‘Dell, F (2004). English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-
intermediate and advanced. Cambridge: CUP
Text-books. charts, laptop with speakers, handouts
How are you feeling right now?
If things aren‘t going well, you might
feel down in the dumps
,
shaken
up, bummed out,
or
out of sorts.
Or, if things are going great, you might
be in high spirits
, or feel on top of the
world.
If you are
bent out of shape
, you are upset, angry, insulted, or annoyed.
―I accidentally spilled coffee on Tim‘s carpet, and he
got bent out of shape
about
it.‖
―Our coach is bent out of shape because we lost by so many points.‖
If you
are up in arms about something
, you are outraged and very angry about
something.
―He made an insensitive remark on his radio show, and now his listeners are
up in
arms.”
―Lanie was beside herself when she found out about her husband‘s affair.‖
auditory sense
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
audition; auditory sense; auditory modality; hearing.
Ex. his hearing was impaired
Common sense
- sound practical judgment
gumption; mother wit; good sense; sense; common sense.
Common sense is not so common
he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
fortunately she had the good sense to run away
Counter sense
-opposite meaning
cutaneous senses- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived
through contact with the body (especially the hands)
touch; sense of touch; touch modality; cutaneous senses.
Ex. only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
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