Making Cents: Exploring Money Idioms

Making Cents: Exploring Money Idioms

Learning Objective

Understand the meanings and usage of common money idioms in English.

What do you already know about money idioms?

What are Money Idioms?

Money idioms are expressions or phrases that use money-related words in a figurative sense.

Examples of Money Idioms

Examples include 'cost an arm and a leg', 'make ends meet', and 'hit the jackpot'.

Definition and Usage

Provide definitions and usage examples for the idioms, emphasizing their figurative meanings.

Interactive Exercise 1

Match the money idiom with its correct meaning.

Contextual Usage

Discuss scenarios where the idioms can be used, emphasizing appropriate contexts.

Interactive Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with the correct money idiom.

Review and Recap

Summarize the key idioms and their meanings, and encourage questions from students.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.