Arjay: Ooh, wow. Look at that roller
coaster!
Angelo: It goes upside-down!
Arjay: My stomach aches just looking at
it. I will not ride that.
Angelo: Ah, come on. Don’t be a
chicken!
OBJECTIVES:
• use appropriate idiomatic expressions
in a variety of basic interpersonal
communicative situations.
What is idiomatic expression?
An idiom (also called idiomatic expression)
is an expression, word, or phrase that has a
figurative meaning conventionally understood
by native speakers. This meaning is different
from the literal meaning of
the idiom'sindividual elements. In other
words, idioms don't mean exactly what the
words say.
A good sales man must be able to
think on his feet to close the deal.
EXAMPLE:
Example:
She was up to the
ears in work.
Meaning:
Up to the ears means
full of.
Example:
The girl who came in was
an eyeful. Her pleasing and
striking appearance
charmed everybody.
Meaning:
Eyeful means pretty or
striking
Example: You are the
apple of my eye darling.
Meaning:
Apple of my eye means
that one cherishes above
all others
Example: Something
bad must have
happened. She looks
down at the mouth.
Meaning:
Down at the mouth
means sad
Example: His ear for
music earned for him a
composer’s award.
Meaning:
Ear for music means
ability to catch up the
rhythm of music.
GROUP ACTIVITY
Create a simple dialogue using
idiomatic expressions mentioned in
the activity.

Idiomatic expressions

  • 1.
    Arjay: Ooh, wow.Look at that roller coaster! Angelo: It goes upside-down! Arjay: My stomach aches just looking at it. I will not ride that. Angelo: Ah, come on. Don’t be a chicken!
  • 3.
    OBJECTIVES: • use appropriateidiomatic expressions in a variety of basic interpersonal communicative situations.
  • 4.
    What is idiomaticexpression? An idiom (also called idiomatic expression) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom'sindividual elements. In other words, idioms don't mean exactly what the words say.
  • 6.
    A good salesman must be able to think on his feet to close the deal. EXAMPLE:
  • 7.
    Example: She was upto the ears in work. Meaning: Up to the ears means full of.
  • 8.
    Example: The girl whocame in was an eyeful. Her pleasing and striking appearance charmed everybody. Meaning: Eyeful means pretty or striking
  • 9.
    Example: You arethe apple of my eye darling. Meaning: Apple of my eye means that one cherishes above all others
  • 10.
    Example: Something bad musthave happened. She looks down at the mouth. Meaning: Down at the mouth means sad
  • 11.
    Example: His earfor music earned for him a composer’s award. Meaning: Ear for music means ability to catch up the rhythm of music.
  • 12.
    GROUP ACTIVITY Create asimple dialogue using idiomatic expressions mentioned in the activity.