Turn Over a New Leaf in your American English Pronunciation
It was raining cats and dogs at my house yesterday!
Understanding idioms is an important part of mastering American English. Wouldn't you agree? After all, even perfect pronunciation can't help you if you have no idea what the other person means.
A powerful rainstorm yesterday knocked most of our beautiful leaves to the ground, and as I was looking at those fall leaves, I thought about some idioms and expressions that use the word leaf.
If you are quickly skimming through a book, you might say that you are leafing through it.
We leafed through several books looking for the right information.
Next spring, the trees will once again have tiny green leaves growing on them. Sometimes it seems as if they appear almost overnight. When the leaves appear, we say that the tree has leafed out.
The trees leafed out earlier this year, didn't they?
If you are scared or nervous about a certain situation, you might be shaking like a leaf.
I was so nervous about that job interview that I was shaking like a leaf.
On the other hand, if you have made a decision to change or improve the way you do something, you could say that you are turning over a new leaf.
No more smoking for me! I'm turning over a new leaf.
Some of you have decided to turn over a new leaf with your American pronunciation, haven't you? Your old speech patterns just aren't working well enough and it's time to make a change.
Now is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf and get in some pronunciation practice before the holidays.
Just to see who is serious about turning over a new leaf, I will be following American tradition by offering a Black Friday special. For those of you who don't know what that is, it simply means a special sale offered only the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday. I can't tell you all the details yet, but it will be a fully-downloadable home study product at a price that will knock your socks off ! (that's another idiom that means: you will be pleasantly surprised!)
So, be watching for an update next week. And if you're not on my email list, be sure to sign up in the box on the right where it says "Free Report". That way, you'll be among the first to know about the special when it's ready for you!
See you next week!
Understanding idioms is an important part of mastering American English. Wouldn't you agree? After all, even perfect pronunciation can't help you if you have no idea what the other person means.
A powerful rainstorm yesterday knocked most of our beautiful leaves to the ground, and as I was looking at those fall leaves, I thought about some idioms and expressions that use the word leaf.
If you are quickly skimming through a book, you might say that you are leafing through it.
We leafed through several books looking for the right information.
Next spring, the trees will once again have tiny green leaves growing on them. Sometimes it seems as if they appear almost overnight. When the leaves appear, we say that the tree has leafed out.
The trees leafed out earlier this year, didn't they?
If you are scared or nervous about a certain situation, you might be shaking like a leaf.
I was so nervous about that job interview that I was shaking like a leaf.
On the other hand, if you have made a decision to change or improve the way you do something, you could say that you are turning over a new leaf.
No more smoking for me! I'm turning over a new leaf.
Some of you have decided to turn over a new leaf with your American pronunciation, haven't you? Your old speech patterns just aren't working well enough and it's time to make a change.
Now is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf and get in some pronunciation practice before the holidays.
Just to see who is serious about turning over a new leaf, I will be following American tradition by offering a Black Friday special. For those of you who don't know what that is, it simply means a special sale offered only the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday. I can't tell you all the details yet, but it will be a fully-downloadable home study product at a price that will knock your socks off ! (that's another idiom that means: you will be pleasantly surprised!)
So, be watching for an update next week. And if you're not on my email list, be sure to sign up in the box on the right where it says "Free Report". That way, you'll be among the first to know about the special when it's ready for you!
See you next week!
Posted by Lisa Scott at 11/17/2011 4:44 AM 
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