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Expressions

School (la Escuela)

Here are this lesson's expressions.

make fun of - laugh at

by heart - by memory

mind your P's and Q's - be careful with your behavior

face the music - accept the consequences

had better - should

Instructions
Select the correct expression in the conversation below.

GRANDPA - When I was in school you had to behave.  You really had to make fun of by heart mind your P's and Q's face the music had better. 

GRANDDAUGHTER - Really?

GRANDPA - Yes, you had to follow the rules or make fun of by heart mind your P's and Q's face the music had better. 

GRANDDAUGHTER - What did you have to do?

GRANDPA - We had to memorize a lot of information.  You had to learn the lesson make fun of by heart mind your P's and Q's face the music had better or you'd get in big trouble. 

GRANDDAUGHTER - What happened if you didn't learn it?

GRANDPA - Sometimes the other children would make fun of by heart mind your P's and Q's face the music had better you if you couldn't remember it or the teacher would make you write on the board "I will study my lesson." twenty times. 

GRANDDAUGHTER - Then what happened.

GRANDPA - You make fun of by heart mind your P's and Q's face the music had better learn the lesson by the next day or you'd get spanked.

GRANDDAUGHTER - Ouch!

More Practice
Write sentences using each of the expressions.

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