The ABC's of Love - Episode 40

ESL in Ho Chi Minh City

ABC of Love - Version One with idioms A is for apple. You’re the apple of my eye. B is for blind. I choose to be blind willingly. C is for conquer. Our love conquers all. D is down. You never let me down E is for eyes. I only have eyes for you. F is forgive and forget. That’s how you are. G is short for gold. I struck gold when I found you. H is when I’m head over heels in love with you. I is short for if. There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it: I love you. J is joy; my heart jumps for joy when I see you everyday K is for kiss. I’m glad we have never had to kiss and make up L is large. You are larger than life. M stands for mean. You mean the world to me. N is never. With you I never say die. O is as in One. You’re the one and only P is for promised land. Together, we have arrived in the Promised Land. Q is quiet; I find peace and quiet when I’m with you R is rhyme or reason. My love for you defies rhyme or reason. S is sweet- you’re just perfect for my sweet tooth. T is for take. You take my breath away every time you whisper in my ear U is under; you have me under your spell V is short for Venus. When we’re together, you make me feel like Venus W is for wish. You’re a wish that comes true. X stands for X’s and O’s. My hugs and kisses are countless. Y is for you. Thank you for having stolen my heart. Z is for Z’s. Lying next to me, you cannot catch some Z’s. Definitions are dictated in the podcast ABC of Love - Version Two exercises Please complete these exercises before listening to ABC of Love version 2 Re-arrange these words to make meaningful lines of ABC of love. A is for addicted: you/ to/ addicted/ I’m. B is for bliss; you/ to/ bliss/ is/ know. C is from/ I/ long/ caressing/ you/ which/ for. D is for are which is to what me darling you. E is for your embrace, never can I get something of. F is for fun. you/ of/ me/ no/ fun/ bring/ end. G represents give. you/ my/ all/ I/ heart/ give. H is for home. with/ home/ I’m/ you/ last/ at/ at. I stands for impossible. With/ impossible/ you/ is/ nothing. J is for join. joined/ we/ sooner/ I/ have/ could/ wish/ hands. K : kisses/ better/ make/ your/ only/ things/ can. L is laughing/ created/ loving/ and/ we/ have/ memories. M stands for match; heaven/ made/ match/ in/ our/ is. N is me/ in/ you/ the/ thing/ is/ which/ best/ naughtiness/ out. O is as in One; I’m pretty sure you’re the one P is passion; I’m/ for/ we/ the/ glad/ share/ each/ passion/ other/ same. Q is for queen. a/ queen/ like/ me/ you/ treat. R is for/ we/ have/ each/ other/ respect. For the rest of the letters, complete the sentences by adding your own words: S is for strength. Your ______ gives me strength. T is for tears. Tears of ________ that I will never _________. U I hadn’t _______________ until I met you. V is short for valentine; I’m _______ to be yours. W is words with wings that you____________________. X stands for extra super special; now you know ____________________. Y is yes- your _______ to all my __________. Z I feel like a zillion dollars when ________________________________.