FLE 201 Midterm Review Sheet - Spring 20111
The midterm exam will consist of the following sections:
Video Lecture: Communication
ritual
esteem

Video Lecture: Genetic Engineering
con / pro
microorganism
to get sidetracked
vats
a disorder
congenital
embryo
offspring
to overstep

 Dictations
dreaded
therapeutic
deficit
downsizing
layoffs
to wait for the other shoe to drop
ADD
/
Idiom Presentations in Class /
to be bummed out 
dressed to kill 
to bark up the wrong tree 
to be a cold fish 
the last straw 
in a nutshell 
the real McCoy
hot under the collar 
a yes man
once in a blue moon
to be put on the spot		 to be in 7th heaven
a piece of cake 
to be all ears 
to go bananas 
to be in someone else's shoes 
full of hot air 
to beat around the bush 
a lemon 
to break the ice
in the red /in the black
/ /
Idioms from The World Traveler /
Group 1  
to beat around the bush 
to go under
to get in on the ground floor 
to not bat an eye 
to brush up on 		 not up one's alley. 
to have someone over a barrel
to get the ax
to cross your fingers
Group 2 /
to foot the bill
half-baked
by hook or by crook
tickled with		 in the nick of time
to get cold feet
to be in the same boat
to be just around the corner
Group 3 /
time to kill
to make heads or tails of
out of the question
to follow suit
out of line		 as luck would have it
right off the bat
a fish out of water
to bend over backwards
to make short work of
Group 4
to be wound up 
to be out of hand
to go from bad to worse
to help oneself to something
to be in hot water
to keep one's head		 to be at your wits' end
your cup of tea
to know the ropes
to be in a bind
to get off on the wrong foot
/
From Listening Comprehension Assignments

France Gives Birth to a Trend
faux pas
uproar
plunging
demography
to juggle

New Greeting Cards Offer Encouragement, Hope
straightforward
under the weather
spouse
to cut it
rehab
post-partum depression
hospice
coming out
empty nest
whimsical
somber

Procrastination: Stop it now
chronic
fallout
 
 
 
 
 

 

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