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EngelsWOStudiejaar 3

This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Video

How many of the idioms
in the video
can you remember?

Slide 2 - Mind map


Ideomatic language use is essential in your writing.
It proves that you have a real grasp of the English langauage.
Try to use it as often as possible.
Remember "The Teacher"

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Video

A rolling stone gathers no...
A
flowers
B
sand
C
moss
D
grass

Slide 5 - Quiz

Don't cry over spilt ...
A
water
B
bread
C
drinks
D
milk

Slide 6 - Quiz

Too many..... spoil the broth.
A
people
B
cooks
C
housewives
D
chefs

Slide 7 - Quiz

Don't count your ..... before they hatch.
A
eggs
B
chickens
C
ducks
D
money

Slide 8 - Quiz

Don't make a ......... of a molehill.
A
house
B
mountain
C
heap
D
bulge

Slide 9 - Quiz

THE GAME
You have to pick a card.
Look at the picture and try to work out what the idiom is.
5 points for the correct English idiom
2 points for the correct Dutch idiom
You have to make a sentence, using the idiom before the next person can pick up a card.

Slide 10 - Slide