PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
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Date: August 17th.,2013.
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Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences?
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In unity there is strength
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It takes two to tango
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A man is known by the company he keeps
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Misery loves company
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There's no place like home
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Too many cooks spoil the broth
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Two heads are better than one
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Two's company, but three's a crowd
Birds of a feather flock together
10. An apple a day keeps the doctor away
11. __ Do as I say, not as I do 12. __ If you can't beat them, join them 13. __ If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen 14. __ Leave well enough alone
PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
Teacher:
Date: August 17th.,2013.
I.D. number:
Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences?
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Look before you leap
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Make hay while the sun shines
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Strike while the iron is hot
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The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
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When in Rome do as the Romans do
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All that glitters is not gold
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Curiosity killed the cat
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Don't bite off more than you can chew
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you
10. __ Don't count your chickens before they're hatched 11. __ Don't judge a man until you've walked in his boots 12. __ Don't look a gift horse in the mouth 13. __ Don't put all your eggs in one basket 14. __ Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today
PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
Teacher:
Date: August 17th.,2013.
I.D. number:
Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences?
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A miss is as good as a mile
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions
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Where there's smoke, there's fire
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The first step is always the hardest
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Forewarned is forearmed
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He who hesitates is lost
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No pain, no gain
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained
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The pen is mightier than the sword
10. __ Practice makes perfect 11. __ Rome wasn't built in a day 12. __ The squeaking wheel gets the oil 13. __ You're never too old to learn 14. __ Beggars can't be choosers
PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
Teacher:
Date: August 17th.,2013.
I.D. number:
Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences? 1.
Clothes do not make the man
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A leopard cannot change his spots
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Man does not live by bread alone
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Money does not grow on trees
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One swallow does not a summer make
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Too many chiefs, not enough Indians
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
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You can't have your cake and eat it too
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks
10. __ The apple doesn't fall far from the tree 11. __ Barking dogs seldom bite 12. __ Better a live coward than a dead hero 13. __ A fool and his money are soon parted
14. __ He who laughs last, laughs best
PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
Teacher:
Date: August 17th.,2013.
I.D. number:
Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences? 1.
One man's gravy is another man's poison
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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
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There is no honor among thieves
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There's more than one way to skin a cat
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There's no fool like an old fool
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Variety is the spice of life
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When the cat's away the mice will play
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
10. __ Blood is thicker than water 11. __ Familiarity breeds contempt
12. __ A friend in need is a friend indeed 13. __ A friend who shares is a friend who cares 14. __ Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
Teacher:
Date: August 17th.,2013.
I.D. number:
Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences?
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Better late than never
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Better safe than sorry
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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Charity begins at home
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Haste makes waste
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Love makes the world go round
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One good turn deserves another
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You have to take the good with the bad
Actions speak louder than words
10. __ You reap what you sow 11. __ After the feast comes the reckoning
12. __ Bad news travels fast 13. __ The best things in life are free 14. __ The bigger they are, the harder they fall
PROVERBS Subject: Lengua Extranjera Josué Emmanuel De La Cruz Ávalos Name:
Teacher:
Date: August 17th.,2013.
I.D. number:
Below is a list of some well know English proverbs. Can you explain in your own words what each proverb means? Can you think of a proverb in Spanish (or in another language) which expresses the same idea? Can you think of a proverb which expresses an opposite idea? What does this tell us about the commonality of human experiences?
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
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Hindsight is better than foresight
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It never rains but it pours
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Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
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Might makes right
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No news is good news
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Nothing hurts like the truth
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Possession is nine-tenths of the law
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The proof of the pudding is in the eating
10. __ Don't put the cart before the horse 11. __ Good things come in small packages
12. __ Love is blind 13. __ Old habits die hard 14. When there is will there is a way
