Idioms

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EngelsMBOStudiejaar 1

This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Idioms

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Idioms
"uitdrukkingen / gezegdes"
"an Idiom is an common expression used informally that cannot be understood by the literal meaning of its words, but only by common knowledge of what the expression means."


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cost an ... and a ...
missed the ...
kill two ... with one ...
give it a ...
shot
birds, stone
boat
arm, leg

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"cost an arm and a leg"

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"give it a shot"

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"kill two birds with one stone"

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"Don't look a gift horse 
in the mouth."

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"Een gegeven paard niet in de bek kijken."

"Wees niet te kritisch bij iets wat je cadeau hebt gekregen."

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What do you think the idiom
"Read between the lines."
means?
A
to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write
B
to read someone's writing very closely as someone's handwriting is badly written

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What do you think the idiom
"A Fish Out Of Water"
means?
A
feel uncomfortable, like you don’t belong in a particular situation
B
in a difficult situation – especially one that is beyond the level of your abilities – or in trouble

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Don't take them literally!

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Exercise 1: Read the text
Using a highlighter of colored pencil (if you have any), identify the idioms in the following story. There are 20 idiomatic expressions in the story. Can you find them all?
timer
5:00

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Exercise 2: What do the idioms mean?
Write down what the 20 idioms truly mean on the back.
timer
10:00

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Exercise 3: New idioms
A. In a group of 2 or 3, you will get a "new" idiom.
B. Find 1 TRUE English definition & come up with 1 FALSE English definition.
C. Put the idiom in an English example sentence (voorbeeldzin).
D. Write it down on paper / on the back of your idiom / on your laptop.. as long as it gets to your teacher by the end of class.

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