STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
1) |
When was the last time you were so hungry that you ate like a horse? |
2) |
Have you been so hungry you thought you could eat a horse? |
3) |
Do you ever do things in the wrong order and put the cart before the horse? |
4) |
Have you ever looked a gift horse in the mouth – you complained because your present was not perfect? |
5) |
Has anyone told you to hold your horses, and be patient and wait? |
6) |
Have you ever flogged (beat) a dead horse – the battle was lost but you still kept on trying (perhaps asking your father to borrow his new car)? |
7) |
Have you ever met someone and then after a few weeks or months, they surprised you with something – they were a dark horse? |
8) |
How often do you bet on the wrong horse – pick the person who loses? |
9) |
Is it OK to change horses (leaders) in mid stream (half way through)? |
10) |
When was the last time you got off your high horse and apologized? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
1) |
What do you like doing so much that wild horses could not drag you away? |
2) |
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Have you ever been shown a great opportunity you didn’t take? |
3) |
Do you always work like a horse (very hard)? |
4) |
Do you like to hear gossip about someone, or do you prefer the truth – straight from the horse’s mouth? |
5) |
Do you ever feel you’re flogging a dead horse – you tell someone to do something but they just don’t get it? Does your teacher feel like this? |
6) |
Do you deal with problems before they arise, or do you lock the barn door the horse has bolted (gone)? |
7) |
Did you horse around a lot when you were a child? |
8) |
Do you know anyone who gets on their high horse and thinks they are better than everyone else? |
9) |
Have you ever been to a one-horse town, with nothing there? |
10) |
Are there any interesting horse idioms in your language? |
