How To Get Away With Murder (2014 – present)
A group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.
Creator: Peter Nowalk
Level: Intermediate
Age: Adults
The segment was extracted from an episode of How To Get Away With Murder. Since it shows many young adults speaking before a class in college, it is a contextualized example of the use of idioms.
Suggested procedures:
Before you watch: do task 1 together with students. Have them share their opinions and experiences.
While you watch: invite students to watch the video segment and do tasks 2 and 3.
After you watch: challenge students to do task 4 in pairs. Have them report their findings.
Time: 15 minutes.
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I’ve got a question! What’s the meaning of “shooter” in this context?
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Hi Luisa,
The guys says “you don’t want to be a sitting duck when the shooter gets here”. A “sitting duck” is like a toy duck at an amusement park stand for people to shoot at (see this image: https://goo.gl/mCeBnu). In the scene, the images are used metaphorically, with the “sitting duck” being the student and the “shooter” the professor who is about to enter the class.
Best,
Ronaldo
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It makes total sense now, Ronaldo. Thank you for your reply.
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what’s the season and episode?
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Hi there!
It’s season 1, episode 1 (pilot).
Cheers!
Ronaldo
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