Tom was an adventurous teenager, always eager to jump into new experiences without much thought. One sunny afternoon,
he received a message from his friend Lisa. She claimed to have some exciting news.
“Hold your horses,” Tom texted back, “I’m on my way.”
Arriving at the park, he found Lisa grinning from ear to ear. She couldn’t contain her excitement.
“I heard it straight from the horse's mouth,” she said. “They’re opening a new adventure park downtown, and we get free tickets because my uncle works there!”
Tom’s excitement grew, but he noticed his other friend, Jack, standing nearby with a skeptical look.
“Jack, don’t beat a dead horse,” Tom said, seeing Jack’s expression. “We’ve already decided we’re going.”
Jack sighed. “I’m not trying to be negative, but you both need to get off your high horse. Just because Lisa’s uncle works there doesn’t mean everything will be perfect.”
Tom and Lisa looked at each other, realizing Jack had a point. It was important to be excited, but also to stay realistic.
“Okay, Jack, we’ll keep our expectations in check,” Lisa said, smiling. “But we’re still going to have a great time!”
And with that, the three friends made their way to the new adventure park, ready for whatever awaited them, but with a grounded sense of reality.
Idiomy "horse" użyte w opowiadaniu
- Hold your horses - wstrzymaj się
- Get off your high horse - przestań być zarozumiały
- Beat a dead horse - robić coś bezsensownie, tracić czas na coś zakończonego
- Straight from the horse's mouth - z pierwszej ręki
Trudniejsze wyrazy/zwroty użyte w opowiadaniu
- adventurous - żądny przygód
- eager - chętny, niecierpliwy
- contain excitement - powstrzymać, opanować ekscytację, podniecenie
- skeptical - sceptyczny
- expression - wyraz (twarzy)
- negative - negatywny
- realistic - realistyczny
- expectations - oczekiwania
- grounded - ugruntowany, realistyczny
Odpowiedz na pytania:
- Who is the main character in the story?
- What does the idiom “hold your horses” mean?
- Why did Tom tell Lisa to “hold your horses”?
- Where did Tom meet Lisa?
- What was Lisa’s exciting news?
- Who did Lisa hear the news from?
- What does the idiom “straight from the horse's mouth” mean?
- Why was Jack skeptical about the news?
- What does the idiom “beat a dead horse” mean?
- How did Tom respond to Jack’s skepticism?
- What does the idiom “get off your high horse” mean?
- How did Jack’s skepticism affect Tom and Lisa?
- What did Tom and Lisa realize after talking to Jack?
- What decision did Tom and Lisa make after hearing Jack’s concerns?
- What were the friends planning to do at the new adventure park?
- Who works at the new adventure park?
- How did Lisa’s connection to the adventure park benefit the friends?
- What was Tom’s initial reaction to Lisa’s news?
- How did Lisa feel when she shared the news with Tom?
- What lesson can be learned from Jack’s skepticism?
- How did the friends balance excitement and realism in the end?
- Why is it important to “hold your horses” sometimes?
- How can hearing something “straight from the horse's mouth” be beneficial?
- Why should people avoid “beating a dead horse”?
- What can be the consequences of not “getting off your high horse”?
- What emotions did the friends experience throughout the story?
- How did the friends’ attitudes change from the beginning to the end of the story?
- Why is it important to have friends like Jack in a group?
- What might have happened if Tom and Lisa had ignored Jack’s advice?
- How did the story end for Tom, Lisa, and Jack?