IDIOMS

• English and media
• Secondary Education

Welcome to English Class

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.

 

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

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.

List the idioms used in the conversation.

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.

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

SIMILIES

Food Idioms

Number Idioms

Water Idioms

Task-1

 Match the given idioms to their exact meanings.

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

Task- 2

Guess the idioms with the help of the picture clues

00:31

GUESS THE IDIOM

00:51

Guess the Idiom

01:16

GUESS THE IDIOM

01:40

GUESS THE IDIOM

02:04

GUESS THE IDIOM

CLOSURE- KAHOOT QUIZ

Home Assignment

* Revise thoroughly DA Syllabus for your upcoming Eng DA & practice the sample paper to be shared on weekend.

*Attempt the practice worksheet on Idioms shared by your teacher.

*Attempt Eng Vocab test-6 assignment uploaded on TEAMS.