Reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1,2

Hello and Welcome!

Speaking test

The speaking test will take place on 22 October. 

One week before the test, we will practice together.

• You will work in pairs (groups of two) during the test.
• You will talk about topics such as sports activities, travel, and TV series/movies.
• The specific topics will be given to you during the practice.

Today;

•  You will learn several idioms in English.
  
  
• For your speaking test, you must use at least one idiom from the ones you learned.
  
  
• Make sure to practice using the idioms before the test!

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Idioms

"uitdrukkingen / gezegdes"

"an Idiom is a common expression used informally that cannot be understood by the literal meaning of its words, but only by common knowledge of what the expression means."

cost an ... and a ...

missed the ...

kill two ... with one ...

give it a ...

shot

birds, stone

boat

arm, leg

missed the boat

missed the boat

definition: to lose an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough

"cost an arm and a leg"

"give it a shot"

"kill two birds with one stone"

What do you think the idiom
"Read between the lines."
means?

1. to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write
2. to read someone's writing very closely as someone's handwriting is badly written

Exercise 1: Read the text

Using a highlighter of colored pencil (if you have any), identify the idioms in the following story. There are 7 idiomatic expressions in the story. Can you find them all?

Exercise 2: What do the idioms mean?

Write down what the 7 idioms truly mean on the back.

In this lesson, you learned several idioms. 

During the test, you must use at least one idiom in your conversation. 

Make sure to practice using them!

Exit ticket

Fill out the exit ticket.