“Tom,” Mia said, “you need to ” (calm down and control your emotions).
“Don’t worry,” she smiled. “This job is ” (very easy).
“It’s okay,” Mia laughed. “” (it’s good something happened, even if late) — but she handed him a proper cup.
Tom smiled. “Thanks. I was worried ” (rain very heavily — but here, meaning: things would get really bad). english idioms in use elementary pdf
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Then the rush came. The café was packed. Tom felt like a fish out of water (uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation). He dropped a plate.
Instead, I’ve written an original, short story below that uses typically found at the elementary level. These are the kind you’d study in a resource like English Idioms in Use . Title: A Piece of Cake Tom was nervous. It was his first day at the new café, and his boss, Mia, had told him, “break a leg” (good luck) before opening time. “Tom,” Mia said, “you need to ” (calm
Tom took a deep breath. He decided to (watch carefully) the other waiters. He copied them. Slowly, he got the hang of it (learned how to do it).
Mia laughed. “It never does. Now go home.”
By 5 PM, everything was clean. Mia gave him a free cookie. “You did well. ” (stop working for the day), she said. “It’s okay,” Mia laughed
At noon, a customer asked for a coffee “to go.” Tom accidentally poured it into a bowl. His face turned red.
“Tom, you’ve ” (tried to do too much), Mia said gently. “Let’s start small.”
But things went wrong immediately. Tom tried to carry too many cups at once.