NO EGG-CUSES PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 77-Transcript and Grammar Notes Friday, 30 March 2018 as the spirit moves you MUSIC Between 60% to 65% of Americans attend church service on Easter. MUSIC Easter is the Super Bowl of church attendance in the U.S. Across America CEOs- Christmas Easter Only churchgoers will flood the church parking lots and pews for Easter services. Tradition, family obligation, and child-friendly activities are the top reasons for high church attendance on Easter Sunday. ~Chreasters United MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 77…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… as the spirit moves you QUOTE Now open between Easter and Christmas ~a church billboard MUSIC as the spirit moves you … a phrase used for saying that someone does something when they want to, rather than when they think they should…when you feel compelled to do something…when you feel you want to do something…when the time is right I’ll make a decision when I want to. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… as the spirit moves you I’ll make a decision as the spirit moves me. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … as the spirit moves you I am usually a homebody on the weekends. I go out as the spirit moves me. She only takes photos as the spirit moves her. Everyone in the meeting made a suggestion as the spirit moved them. #CONVERSATION STARTER QUESTION Are you the member of a church, synagogue or mosque? An Idiom a Day is sponsored by Native Tongue English. NTE is an online resource for ESL students, teachers, and tutors who study, live and work abroad. For today’s podcast transcript and grammar notes visit Native Tongue English. That’s WWW–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com MUSIC If you like the podcast, leave a review or comment. If you love the podcast, tell a friend. Thank you for listening and the next idiom is… leave no stone unturned Remember…Learn Something New Every Day GRAMMAR NOTES ALTERNATIVES when the spirit moves you I’ll cook dinner when the spirit moves me. if the spirit moves you If the spirit moves you make a contribution. VOCABULARY spirit | noun a desire or determination to do something Life has not broken his spirit. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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