Saturday, February 19, 2011

Ear Discussion Questions and Idioms

What are they?
Do you like your ears?  Why?  Why not?
What do we do with our ears?  Listen/hear?  Keep our balance.
What do we call people who can't hear?  Deaf. (blind can see)
Would you rather be deaf or blind?   Why?

Do some people have attractive ears?  Ugly ears
Beautiful ears are_________________.
Ugly ears are__________________.
What do you think of people with big ears?
Are your ears too big or too small?
Would you marry a man with pointy ears or ears like a rabbit?
Would you marry a woman with misshapen ears?
Do you sometimes wear ear plugs?
Have you lost your hearing or some hearing ability?
What jobs would be bad for your ears?
What experiences are bad for your ears?
Have your ears ever been "ringing"?
Have you ever heard a noise so loud that it hurt your ears?  What happened?
What do we hear? Sounds.  What sounds do you like?  Do you know what your mother sounds like when she walks?

Idioms
Use your ears!
Lend me your ears!
He's got a good ear!
I'm all ears!
He has a tin ear!
In one ear and out the other!
He is wet behind the ears!
Mind if I bend your ear!
Falls on deaf ear!
Have my ear to the ground!
That's music to my ears!
Talk my ear off!
We will play if by ear!
Throw out on ears!
Turn a deaf ear to!

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