06 May 2011 Athletics idioms

1. A false start
2. To jump the gun
3. The front runne

Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent athlete… man.

Director:           Stop, stop, stop, that’s all wrong.   Do it again please, do it again!

The Teacher:    Oh no. A false start.

Director:           Take two - and, action!

The Teacher:    Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent athlete… man.

And today the sport of athletics and I are getting together to teach you a thing or two about
English.

I bet you’ve never been taught by the sport of athletics before. Oh, another false start!

In English, if you try to do something which fails because you are not properly ready or able to do it, we call it a false start.

A false start.

Like the beginning of this lesson. That was a false start. How was that?

Director: Very good, very good.

The Teacher: Let’s hope the race starts properly this time. Ah, we keep jumping the gun. 

My self-talk: