IDIOMS

Welcome to English Class

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English and mediaSecondary Education

This lesson contains 31 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Welcome to English Class

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Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to-

-describe their classmates using idioms

-identify the idioms used in a conversation.

-identify what the colour represents in the given colour idioms.

-identify the given objects and list idioms created

-predict the idioms using the given picture clues.

-match the given idioms with their given meaning.

-apply idioms in sentence formation.

-analyze and state the correct annotations of the given idioms.

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Use an idiom to tell us something about your classmate/ teacher

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Identify the idioms in the given conversation.

Jerry- Why are all our workers living hand to mouth? I can't make heads nor tails of it.

Linda- Well, I think most of them pour money down the drain.

Jerry - I have noticed that too. First, I used to spend a lot but, now I have turned into a cheapskate as I know money doesn't grow on trees.

Linda- Good for you for making a big change like that!! I hope they all too should start bringing home the bacon.

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List the idioms used in the conversation.

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Bingo!!!Now check out what they actually mean....

1) Living hand to mouth- Not having lots of money.

2) Can't make heads nor tails of it- Unable to understand something.

3) Pour money down the drain- wasting money in buying unnecessary things.

4)Cheapskate- Someone who doesn't like to spend money.

5) Money doesn't grow on tress- There is no endless supply of money.

6)Bring home the bacon- To earn/save enough money in order to take care of one's family.

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Pick up an idiom you have just learned and form a sentence from it.

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SIMILIES

Food Idioms

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Number Idioms

Water Idioms

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Task-1

Match the given idioms to their exact meanings.

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a) Someone who is easy to know

b) two people arguing with each other

c) very important person

d) to do something successfully

e) to catch someone doing something unusual.

1) Caught red handed

2) Big cheese

3) An open book

4) Fight like cat & dog

5) With flying colours

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Task- 2

Guess the idioms with the help of the picture clues