People often say "I/We will cross that bridge when I/we come to it" to mean they will not worry about the particular possible problem until it actually appears.

Example:

A: Our proposal is ready, but what if the committee doesn't accept it?

B: Don't cross your bridges before you come to them. We will see what happens then.

A (woman): I'll introduce you to my parents tonight.

B (the woman's boyfriend): Okay.., but they might not like me.

A: Don't worry. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

S6: The early bird catches the worm.

Meaning:

This proverb is used to tell you to act early or right now to be successful.

If someone says, "The early bird catches the worm," he/she means that if you do something early or before anyone else, you will have an advantage and be successful.

Example:

The early bird catches the worm! Don't miss this year's best deal! The sale will start on Thursday, and the store opens at 5:00 a.m.

Though you have more than 6 months before you leave, start looking for good deals on airline tickets and reserve your seats early. The early bird catches the worm.

T: Excellent! Please remember idioms and proverbs are part of the English culture. Learn as many idioms and proverbs as you can and you will have a good knowledge of English. Good luck to your English study.

Go over the reading strategies: Paragraphs and headings in Unit 19. Then deal with Ex 1.

T: What reading strategies have we learned in Unit 19?

Ss: Paragraphs and headings.

T: Generally speaking, which sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph?

Ss: The first sentence is the topic sentence and often introduces the main idea of the paragraph.

T: Please remember headings often contain a words or a synonym of a word from the