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cow Idioms​

as awkward as a cow on roller skates


- very awkward
The little girl was as awkward as a cow on roller skates when she began riding her bicycle.

a bull in a china shop


- a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person
The boy is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.

a cash cow


- a product or service that makes much money
Our new business is a cash cow. We are making much money now.

have a cow


- to become very angry and upset about something
Our teacher had a cow when nobody prepared for the class.

hit the bulls-eye


- to reach or focus on the main point of something
Our manager hit the bulls-eye when he talked about the problems in the company.

Holy cow


- used to express strong feelings of astonishment or pleasure or anger
"Holy cow," the man said when he saw the car that hit the street lamp.

a sacred cow


- a person or thing that is never criticized or changed even if it should be (from a cow which is sacred in India)
The school lunch program is a sacred cow which they will never change.

take the bull by the horns


- to take decisive and direct action
My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and begin preparations for the family reunion.

until the cows come home


- until very late, for a long time
We can talk until the cows come home this evening.

Em Nhiem E 42 nộp bài ạ

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Digital camera have opened up photography to the masses, but do most of us think before we shoot? Even a beginner can make great pictures by following a few rules and being in the right place at the right time. We provide some simple tips to remember before you snap that next photo so you can set your pictures apart from run of the mill snapshots.
Step 1: Use the correct lighting – Soft or diffused lighting is best for photographs of people. Early morning and late afternoon are good times for nature shots.
Step 2: Know when to use flash – Outdoors: Turn your flash on in bright sunlight, it can be used as “fill-in light” outside to even out strong shadows from bright light. Indoors: Use flash as a last resort. Try to add more natural lighting by opening window shades. If you still need more light turn on as many lights as possible and adjust your white balance.
Step 3: Focus on your subject – Make sure your camera is focused on the subject and not the background. Do this by centering your subject and pushing the shutter down halfway to lock the focus. Now you can re-frame your picture while holding the shutter down to keep your subject in focus.
Step 4: Get close – Get up close and personal with your subjects, especially if they’re smaller. Fill the frame with the subject to eliminate background distractions and capture the richest details.
Step 5: Don’t center everything – The rule of thirds is possibly the most well know rule in photography and visual art. Keeping your main subject out of the center allows for greater movement in the photograph. Does that mean every photo with a centered subject is horrid or that you should never center a subject? No, but it’s something to keep in mind when shooting.
Step 6: Change your point of view – Don’t always shoot from your perspective. Instead position yourself on the level of your subject. Take photos of children, pets and other low to the ground subjects at their perspective or their eye level. You can also use your position to enhance subjects and make them more interesting. For example, shooting a tall tree or building from their base will help exaggerate their size.
Step 7: Don’t be afraid to go vertical – Many photographs can benefit from vertical framing. Don’t forget to rotate your camera before shooting a subject to see if a vertical shot would make for a better picture.
Finally, Take lots of different shots – Taking extra pictures doesn’t cost you money like it did with film, so take advantage of it. Even if you like the photo when it’s viewed back on your camera’s LCD screen, take another, because they always look different when viewed at full size.

UPDATE BÀI LỚP E42 ngày thứ 2 25.4.2011:
Lớp đã học hết bài Linking , chữa hết bài Listening 4.4, học bài Vocab 61-63
Dành cho buổi học ngày mai thứ 3 ngày 26.4.11: Chữa bài Reading 25.1, học bài Writing Unit 5
Tuyên dương lớp E42 trong đợt writing vừa qua ko có ai phải cho lợn ăn nhé [r32)][r32)][r32)]

UPDATE BÀI LỚP E43 ngày thứ 2 25.4.11:
Lớp đã chữa xong quyển 2, học hết lý thuyết bài HÌNH THỨC PHÂN TỪ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ và bài Vocab 40,41,42
Dành cho thứ 5 ngày 28.4.11:
Mọi người nộp bài Listening + reading 3.1. Học tiếp Vocab 44,45,46 và làm BT về HÌNH THỨC PHÂN TỪ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ từ 1-8 nhé [r2)]

dog Idioms​

as clean as a hound's tooth


- very clean
The classroom was as clean as a hound's tooth when the students finished cleaning it.

as crooked as a dog's hind leg


- dishonest
The politician is as crooked as a dog's hind leg and nobody likes him.

as sick as a dog


- very sick
My friend was as sick as a dog when he left the restaurant last night.

one's bark is worse than one's bite


- one's words are worse than one's actions
You should not worry about the secretary. Her bark is worse than her bite and she is really a very nice person.

bark up the wrong tree


- to choose the wrong course of action, to ask the wrong person (a hunting dog may make a mistake when chasing an animal and bark up the wrong tree)
My boss is barking up the wrong tree. I did not cause the computer problem.

call the dogs off or call off the dogs


- to stop threatening or chasing or hounding someone
The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man.

dog and pony show


- something that you disapprove of because you think that it has only been organized to impress you (like a dog and pony show in a circus)
We had serious questions about the project but we only got a dog and pony show when we questioned our business partners.

dog-eat-dog


- ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what one wants
It is a dog-eat-dog world in our company.

dog in the manger


- someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)
My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.

every dog has his day


- everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves
"Don`t worry about him. Every dog has his day and he will eventually suffer for all the bad things that he is doing."

fight like cats and dogs


- to argue and fight with someone (usually used for people who know each other)
The two children were fighting like cats and dogs when we entered the room.

go to the dogs


- to deteriorate, to become bad
Many things in our city have gone to the dogs during the last ten years.

the hair of the dog that bit one


- a drink of alcohol that one takes when recovering from a hangover
The man had the hair of the dog that bit him before he ate breakfast.

to hound (someone)


- to pursue or chase someone, to harass someone
The manager is always hounding the younger members of her staff to make them work hard.

in the doghouse


- in disgrace or disfavor, in trouble
The man is in the doghouse with his wife because he came home late last night.

lead a dog`s life


- to lead a miserable life
The man is leading a dog`s life since he married the woman who everyone told him not to marry.

let sleeping dogs lie


- do not make trouble if you do not have to
You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss about the dispute.

put on the dog


- to dress or entertain in a luxurious and extravagant manner
We put on the dog for my parents when they came to visit us.

rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way


- to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)
The woman who I work with always rubs me the wrong way.

see a man about a dog


- to leave for some unmentioned purpose (often to go to the washroom)
I left our table in the restaurant to go and see a man about a dog.

a shaggy dog story


- a long and often pointless story that is told as a joke and often ends in a very silly or unexpected way
My friend told me a shaggy dog story about how he lost his bicycle.

one's tail between one`s legs


- feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened or defeated dog as it walks away)
The manager left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the company president.

the tail wagging the dog


- a situation where a small part of something controls the whole thing
The tail is wagging the dog. The receptionist controls everything in the office.

top dog


- the most important person in an organization
My uncle is the top dog in his company.

turn tail


- to run away from trouble or danger
We decided to turn tail and leave the restaurant before there was an argument.

work like a dog


- to work very hard
The boy worked like a dog on his school project.

you can't teach an old dog new tricks


- it is difficult for older people to learn new things
You can't teach an old dog new tricks and I do not think that my father will ever change his eating habits.

cô giáo hoặc bạn nào ở lớp E43 cho cáo hỏi hình thức phân từ của động từ là gì thế? Cáo dốt tiếng anh lắm, chả hỉu cái đó.

ĐỀ WRITING LỚP E42: (DEADLINE 0am ngày 03.05.2011):
1. In many countries schools have severe problems with student behavior. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?
2. Waste disposal presents increasing problems, especially in urban areas. Cause, effect, solution ?
3. What are the possible effects of living long on an individual and on the whole society?
4. Recent statistics show that the crimes by the young people in the major city of the world are increasing. Cause, effects, solutions.
5. Young women crime has become more and more prevalent in recent years. Causes, effects and solutions.
6. “Telecommuting” refers to workers doing their jobs from home for part of each week and communicating with their office using computer technology. Telecommuting is growing in many countries and is expected to be common for most office workers in the coming decades. How do you think society will be affected by the growth of telecommuting?
7.In the future, we will have more and more leisure time as machines replace many of the tasks we do at home and work. Discuss the benefits this will bring and also the problem it will cause.
8. The gap of living in cities and the country side is larger and larger. Causes, effects and solutions.






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UPDATE BÀI LỚP E42 ngày 26.4.11:
Lớp đã học xong bài Reading 5.1, Vocab 63,64, và Writing Unit 6. Đề bài về nhà là 1 trong 8 đề trên, hs tự chọn rồi viết nhé.
Dành cho thứ 6 ngày 29.4.11:
Cả lớp làm bài GIỚI TỪ số 1, 2. Vocab 65, 66 và TAGT số 5. Nộp bài Listening 5.1 và Reading 5.2 nhé [r2)]

UPDATE BÀI LỚP IELTS E45 ngày 26.4.2011:
Hôm nay ngày 26.4.11 lớp đã học xong Writing Unit 3 WT1 và bài NP HÌNH THỨC PHÂN TỪ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ
Dành cho thứ 6 ngày 29.4.11:
Các bạn chuẩn bị bài số 4 Writing Task 1, làm bài Vocab từ trang 17-26. Thời gian còn lại mình sẽ hướng dẫn 5 nhóm làm bài writing task 1, đề số 1 đến 5 [r2)] (hôm nay mình đã chia nhóm tập viết, bạn nào nghỉ chưa biết mình thuộc nhóm nào thì hỏi lại mình nhé)

Chào ngày mới cả nhà [r32)]

horse Idioms​

as strong as a horse/ox


- very strong
The man was as strong as an ox and easily helped us move the sofa.

as stubborn as a mule


- very stubborn
My friend is as stubborn as a mule and you can never make her change her mind.

back the wrong horse


- *****pport someone or something that cannot or does not win or succeed
We backed the wrong horse when we supported the candidate for mayor.

beat a dead horse


- to continue fighting a battle that has been won, to continue to argue a point that has been settled
I was beating a dead horse when I was arguing with my boss.

bet on the wrong horse


- to misread the future, to not choose the winning person or solution
The man is betting on the wrong horse if he supports the other city in their bid for the Olympic games.

by shank's mare


- by foot
I came to the meeting by shank's mare.

champ/chomp at the bit


- to be ready and anxious to do something (a bit is put into a horse's mouth for control of the horse)
Everyone was chomping at the bit to get started on their holiday.

change horses in midstream


- to make new plans or choose a new leader in an activity that has already begun
They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they should not change horses in midstream.

a dark horse


- a candidate who is little known to the general public
The candidate for mayor was a dark horse until he gave some good speeches on TV.

dog and pony show


- something that you disapprove of because you think that it has only been organized to impress you (like a dog and pony show in a circus)
We had serious questions about the project but we only got a dog and pony show when we questioned our business partners.

donkey's years


- a very long time
I was happy to see my friend because I had not seen her in donkey's years.

eat like a horse


- to eat a lot
My brother eats like a horse.

flog a dead horse


- to continue fighting a battle that has been won, to continue to argue a point that has been settled
My friend was flogging a dead horse when she would not stop arguing about the mistake on her paycheck.

get off one`s high horse


- to begin to be humble and agreeable
I wish that my supervisor would get off her high horse and begin to think about how other people feel about things.

get on one`s high horse


- to behave with arrogance
My friend is always getting on her high horse and telling people what to do.

hold one`s horses


- to wait, to be patient
"Hold your horses for a moment while I make a phone call."

hoof it


- to walk or run (a hoof is the foot of a horse or sheep or cow etc.)
I decided to hoof it when I came downtown this morning.

horse around


- to play around (in a rough way)
The teacher told the children not to horse around while they were getting ready for class.

a horse of a different color


- another matter entirely, something else, something different than the subject that is being discussed
Changing locations is a horse of a different color and was never discussed in any of our meetings.

horse sense


- common sense, practical thinking
The boy does not have any horse sense and often makes the wrong decision.

horse trade


- to bargain in a hard and skillful way
We had to do some horse trading but finally we were able to buy the new house.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone


- to try to deal with something after it is too late
My friend wants to fix his house. However, it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was a flood and the damage is already done.

look a gift horse in the mouth


- to complain if a gift is not perfect
The girl should not look a gift horse in the mouth. She should be happy that she received a present from her friends.

on horseback


- on the back of a horse
We rode to the river on horseback.

put (someone or something) out to pasture


- to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture)
We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one.

put the cart before the horse


- to do things in the wrong order
Buying a ticket before we make our holiday plans is putting the cart before the horse.

ride herd on (someone)


- to watch closely and strictly supervise someone (as a cowboy would supervise a herd of cattle)
The manager has been riding herd on his employees so that they can finish the job quickly.

straight from the horse`s mouth


- directly from the person who said something, directly from a dependable source
I heard it straight from the horse`s mouth that our supervisor will be leaving the company next week.

wild horses could not drag (someone away)


- there is nothing that will force someone to go somewhere or do something
Wild horses could not drag me away from my favorite TV show last night.

work like a horse


- to work very hard
My grandfather worked like a horse when he was a young man.

you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)


- you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort to find one.