The Poets and the Housewife

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The Poets and the Housewife

• Unit 13

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Poets

• What is the common picture of a poet in your
  mind? List out their features.
• Do you know any story about some famous poet?

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Words and phrases

• Exhausted running out
• Checked
• Poke aboutpoke around
• Burst start suddenly
• Lord knows where/how/who

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• Extremity the part that is furthest away from
  the center of sth
• Eastern/southern of sth
• E.g. an island at the southern of US.

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• Open have the chance
• slam the door (shut)
• slam the door in sbs face close a door hard
  when sb is trying to come in
• Crow over/about talk about what you have done in
  a very proud way
• scarecrow

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• Deluge of a large amount of
• Be deluged with sth send a large number of
  letters/questions to sb at the same time
• Measure up to be good enough
• In the act of
• Be soaked through completely wet
• Be soaked to the skin

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Examples

• An exhausted coal mine
• He poked around in the cupboard looking for the
  sugar.
• The door burst open. (open suddenly)
• Burst into tears/laughter/flames
• Lord knows how old she is now.
• What other options are open to us?

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• Viewers sent a deluge of complaints about the
  show.
• He was deluged with phone calls from friends and
  colleagues, congratulating him.
• How will he measure up to his new
  responsibilities?
• The thief was caught in the act of breaking into
  the house.

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red and white checked
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• Striped
• A striped shirt, suit, tie
• Spotted