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Seeing = understanding
ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ’ΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ² ΰΈΰΉΰΈ° ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ© ΰΉΰΈΰΈ«ΰΈ±ΰΈ§ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ’ΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ«ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
Today's question from Thailand is about metaphors - join Sian and Clare to learn four common English metaphors on the theme of seeing as understanding.
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Which is the correct phrase to mean: 'I understand what you are saying!'
a) I get the photo
b) I get the image
c) I get the picture
Watch the video to find out! You'll find the answer below :)
Watch the video.
4 common metaphors on the theme of seeing = understanding
I see!
I understand what you are saying
- "Mai is quite upset today so you need to be careful when you talk to her "
" I see."
I get the picture
I understand the meaning of the situation - I don't need any more explanation.
- You don't need to say anything else. I get the picture.
Open your eyes!
Realise the truth about something
- Open your eyes - they aren't your real friends!
shed some light on (something)
make something less confusing
- My favourite glass has been broken - can you shed some light on what happened?
To do
Now do this fun quiz to see how much you remember :)
Metaphors quiz
3 Questions
Can you answer these questions to see how well you can use these metaphors!
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Can you answer these questions to see how well you can use these metaphors!
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You need a phrase which means: 'realise the truth about something'.Question 1 of 3
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Can you answer these questions to see how well you can use these metaphors!
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This phrase needs a preposition.Question 2 of 3
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Can you answer these questions to see how well you can use these metaphors!
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This person understands the situation without needing any further explanation.Question 3 of 3
Excellent!Great job!αα₯α α₯α΅α αα₯α₯ α α΅αααα αα :
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Session Vocabulary
I see!
I understand what you are sayingI get the picture
I understand the meaning of the situation - I don't need any more explanation.Open your eyes!
Realise the truth about somethingshed some light on (something)
make something less confusing