A Resolution

Listen to the podcast.

Which parts of the body do you hear about in the podcast?

hearts - hands - legs - ears - fingers - toes
arms - feet - eyes - cheeks - chin - ears
elbows - shoulders - tongues - teeth - lips - head

Listen to the podcast again.

Complete the sentences:

1 Joe shook his friend Terry's ..........

head
arm
hand

2 Joe said he wanted to get more ........

work
money
exercise

3 At the summit Canada got.................

a real red eye
a real black eye
a real blue eye

4 Terry said that he thinks the government has its head........

in the sand
in the water
in the fire

5 The expression which means that people were talking about something is.........

lips were flapping
teeth were chattering
tongues were wagging

6 Some people accused the government of .........

playing footsie
foot dragging
shaking hands

7 It seemed as though messages were falling on ............

plugged ears
big ears
deaf ears

8 Some say the agreement in Copenhagen is ........

toothless
heartless
thoughtless

Match the expressions with the meanings below:

1 to turn a blind eye - to ignore something that you can see
2 to get a black eye - to get a bad reputation
3 to open your eyes to something - to become aware
4 to fall on deaf ears - to ignore something you have heard
5 to be toothless - to be weak or powerless
6 to drag your feet - to do something slowly or unwillingly
7 to have your head in the sand - to be hiding from reality
8 to point your finger at someone - to blame someone for doing something
9 to have a hand in doing something - to participate in doing something
10 tongues were wagging - people were talking