Teaching idioms, idiom test

ELT- IV N. BatchuluunB.Purevdulam

Teaching idioms

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MONGOLIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

Content What is an Idiom?

Some examples on Idiom

Body idioms

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What is an idiom?

An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be understood based on the

definition of its constitutional elements

Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday

language which do not make sense literally but we

understand what they mean

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For example,

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1. All ears 2. Face the music 3. Get something off your

chest 4. Big mouth

9. Lend me a hand 10. Keep your nose out of my business 11. Put your back into it 12. See eye to eye

5. Achilles heel

6. Are your ears burning?

7. Let your hair down

8. Bite your lip

13. Curl your lip 14. Break a leg 15. Give somebody a leg up 16. Learn by heart

17. Keep an eye on 18. Keep your head above

the water 19. Save face20. shake a leg

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Body idioms

Which idiom would you use in the following events?

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1. Your friend tells you about her recent break up.2. Your classmates are starring in a play.

3. Your friend tells you about her recent break up.4. Your classmates are starring in a play.

5.You’ve got some really exciting news to share with everyone.6. There is a party in your college to celebrate the end of exams.7. These glasses cost

me………… 8. We were just talking about you…………. 9. He is such a …………..He told

them every thing.10. After his financial problems, he can hardly ………………….

Task 1

Find the meaning of the idioms and make sentences.

Task 2

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Fed up

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• "Everything At Once“ click here

As sly as a ……., as strong as an oxAs …….as a hare, as brave as a bearAs free as a ……., as neat as a wordAs …… as a mouse, as big as a house

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, ohAll I wanna be is everything

As mean as a….., as sharp as a toothAs …….as a bite, as dark as the nightAs sweet as a song, as right as a ……As …… as a road, as ugly as a toad

As pretty as a ……. hanging from a fixtureStrong like a family, ………. as I wanna beBright as day, as light as playAs …….. as nails, as grand as a whale

All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, ohAll I wanna be is everythingEverything at onceEverything at once, ohEverything at once

As ……. as the sun, as silly as funAs cool as a tree, as ……. as the seaAs hot as …….., cold as iceSweet as ……… and everything nice

As old as time, as straight as a lineAs royal as a queen, as ……..as a beeAs stealth as a ………., smooth as a glider…….. as a melody, pure as I wanna be

All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, ohAll I wanna be is everythingEverything at once

Listen to music and fill in the gap.

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1.When the politician was caught stealing from the taxpayers, everyone thought he would

receive a severe punishment, but all he got was a slap on the wrist.

2.We thought that our neighbors, the Jones family, were rich

beyond our wildest dreams, but it turns out that we’re all in the

same boat.

3.If Kim thinks that I’m going to let her copy my math

homework, she’s barking up the wrong tree.

4.The Vikings thought that they would easily beat the other team,

but when it was tied with a minute left in the fourth quarter,

they knew that this game was really coming down to the wire.

Read each idiom and determine the meaning.

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Idiom Advice- Make a dialogue

• Using the idioms, give advice to these people:• Tom: I really want to go see a movie tonight, but I'm trying to save my money to buy a

new watch.• Advice:_____________________________________________

• Julie: I just saw my brother's girlfriend with another boy, but he's in a really bad mood because he got fired this morning. Do you think I should tell him?

• Advice:_____________________________________________

• Iris: Did you hear that? I think I heard something in the kitchen! Wait. . . . I'm not sure. There it is again! I think I heard something. Do you hear it? Maybe it's a ghost! Maybe it's a thief!

• Advice:_____________________________________________

• William: My grandfather is so old that he's almost deaf. When I talk to him, he doesn't even notice that I'm talking.

• Advice:_____________________________________________

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• Idioms - A• (Don't) add fuel to the fire• (Don't) add insult to injury• (Don't) kick a man when he's down• - Don't make a bad situation even worse.• Absence makes the heart grow fonder• - Being far away from a person you love makes your love even stronger.• A penny saved is a penny earned• - It's good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it.• A picture is worth a thousand words• - Pictures can give more information than words alone.• Actions speak louder than words• - What you actually do is more important than what you say you will do.• (It's) all in your head• - imagined, not real• Around the clock• - all the time; 24 hours• Asleep at the wheel• - not paying attention; not doing his/her responsibilities• (Shout or yell) at the top of your lungs• - (to shout or yell) as loud as you can

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An arm and a legHit the book under the weatherHang out sit on top of the world Time flies Fed up Be a sport Feeling blue make big money Eat your words Take a big step As sly as a fox As strong as an ox As fast as a hare As brave as a bear As free as a bird As neat as a word As sweat as a song As pretty as a picture As light as play

As quiet as a mouse As big as a house As mean as a wolf As sharp as a bite As dark as the night 1. All ears 2. Face the music 3. Get something off your chest 4. Big mouth 5. Achilles heel 6. Are your ears burning?7. Let your hair down 8. Bite your lip9. Lend me a hand 10. Keep your nose out of my business 11. Put your back into it 12. See eye to eye

List of idioms

• The best way to learn idioms in the English language is to have fun with them and try them out! Why not experiment with these? Try a little conversation between friends, where each person gets to use at least one idiom.

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