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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<div><span style="font-weight: bold"><br></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold"><div><span>a) Someone who is easy to know</span><br></div></span><div><span style="font-weight: bold"><br></span></div>

<div><span style="font-weight: bold">b) two people arguing with each other</span><br></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">c) very important person</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">d) to do something successfully</span>

<span style="font-weight: 700">e) to catch someone doing something unusual.</span>

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