A Slip of the Tongue Rhyme

A RHYME TO REMEMBER
From a slip of the foot, you may soon recover,
But a slip of the tongue, you may never get over.

In good English, we probably would say the first line this way:
You may soon recover from a slip of the foot.

VOCABULARY
1. “to recover from” means
(a) to remember something (b) to get better (c) to read a book

2. “a slip of the foot” ,meams
(a) a mistake in playing football (b) a piece of paper under your shoe
(c) a fall

In good English, we probably would say the second line this way:
You may never get over a slip of the tongue.

3. “to get over” means
(a) to recover from something (b) to climb over a wall (c) to make money

4. “a slip of the tongue” means
(a) food from a cow (b) something you said you now wish you hadn’t said
(c a cover for your face

CONVERSATION Talk to your partner. Then write your answer.
5. How can you prevent a slip of the foot?
6.
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7. How can you prevent a slip of the tongue?
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GRAMMAR
9. What is the subject of the first line? __________
10. What is the verb? __________
11. What is the subject of the second line? __________
12. What is the verb? __________
13. Your turn. What else can you recover from or not recover from?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Please write your own sentence using “can recover from” and

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14. another sentence using “cannot recover from”.
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