Northstar 3 Unit 1 Expressions with "other"

Northstar 3 Unit 1 Expressions with "other"

Pronunciation Skills

Expressions with "other" (write down)

• "the other night" - recently, at night

• "the other day" - recently

• "something or other" - an idiom for "something"

• "each other" (two people) or "one another" (more than 2 people) - used when the subject and object are the same people and the people have a relationship

• "some other" - a different one

• "one thing or another" - different things have happened (this or that)

• "every other day" - skip a day (e.g. Mon, Wed, Fri., etc.)

Multiple Choice

___, my two roommates and I go for a long walk.

• The other day

• Each other

• One another

• Every other day

Why is the answer "Every other day"?

• The answer can't be "Each other" or "One another, so we can eliminate two choices.

• "The other day" seems like it could be a good choice, but remember, this means recently - so we should say "The other day, my roommates and I WENT for a long walk."

• The best answer here is "every other day" because it is saying my roommates and I often go for walks.

• Also, since it reads "...my roommates and I GO for a long walk." we are using the present tense to talk about things that happen often.

Multiple Choice

___, we were walking in the park behind a very old couple

• The other day

• Some other

• Every other day

• One another

Why is the answer "The other day"?

• The answer can't be "Some other" or "One another, so we can eliminate two choices.

• "Every other day" seems like it could be a good choice, but remember, this means it happens often - so we should say "Every other day, we walk in the park behind a very old couple."

• The best answer here is "The other day" because it is talking about a recent event in the past.

Multiple Choice

The couple was holding hands and talking to ___.

• one another

• each other

• the other night

• some other

Why is the answer "each other"?

• The answer can't be "Some other" or "the other night", so we can eliminate two choices.

• "One other" seems like it could be a good choice, but remember, this means there are more than two people.

• The best answer here is "each other" because there are two people who are the subject and object of the sentence and the people have a relationship

Multiple Choice

The woman slipped on ___ and fell.

• something or other

• one another

• each other

• some other

Why is the answer "something or other"?

• "One another" and "each other" are used when there are two or more people. We see there is only one woman, so we can eliminate two choices.

• "Some other" means a different one, so we would need to know what different one. Since we don't know what she slipped on, we can eliminate this choice.

• "Something or other" is an idiom for something. We don't know what she slipped on, but we know it was something. So, this is the best choice.

Multiple Choice

What does the underlined phrase mean?

"This has been one of the worst days of my life. Don't give up. Tomorrow's another day."

• things will get better

• things will get worse

• we can go to work tomorrow

• things won't change tomorrow

Multiple Choice

What does the underlined phrase mean?

A: "What's the difference between a rainproof tent and a rain-resistant tent."

B: "Nothing, as far as I'm concerned - six of one, half a dozen of another."

• one thing has six and the other thing has six too

• the two things are different

• the two things are the same

• six and half a dozen are the same

Multiple Choice

What does the underlined phrase mean?

A: "The lecture was really hard. I don't think I remember antything the professor said."

B: "Me either - the material went in one ear and out the other."

• nothing

• you should clean your ears

• you should put stuff in one ear, and take it out of your other ear

• the information was easily forgotten

Multiple Choice

What does the underlined phrase mean?

A: "The elderly couple that I helped in the park last week brought me a cake."

B: "I guess it's true that one good turn deserves another."

• driving a car has many turns

• old people like to return things

• if you do something good, something good will happen to you

• take turns helping old people

Multiple Choice

What does the underlined phrase mean?

A: "Sharon's sons are at each other's throats all the time. She doesn't know what to do."

B: "She might not be able to do anything. My brother and I fought with each other until he went away to school."

• fighting/arguing strongly with each other

• trying to cut the other person's throat

• choking each other

• giving each other a hug