1. The document appears to be a lesson plan from a teacher named Lory T. Alvaran for Dilael Elementary School. It includes exercises on identifying idiomatic expressions, personification, standards for silent reading, and learning values from a story about the keys to success according to a businessman named John. 2. The story advises that success requires hard work, focusing on real opportunities rather than spreading yourself too thin, knowing your strengths, building on proven strategies, maintaining focus, and avoiding revealing weaknesses to competitors. 3. The lesson teaches idioms like "smooth sailing," "know which side one's bread is buttered on," and "keep one's eye on the ball" through matching, fill-

1. L O R Y T . A L V A R A N
T E A C H E R I
D I L A E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L
Infer meaning of idiomatic
expressions using affixes

2. Which of the following sentences
uses Personification. Draw a sun
in your drill board if the sentence
or text uses personification, if not
draw a moon
___1. The soft chair wrapped its
padded arms around Lisa.
___2. The dog barked loudly at the
squirrel, which quickly ran up
the tree.

3. ___3. The eyes of the lady’s
portrait followed Jean around the
room, waiting for a misdeed.
___4. The stairs groaned in agony
as Phillip carried the heavy boxes
to the attic.
___5. The wind blew steady for
three days before the hurricane
reached the shore.

4. ___6. As we dragged the table
across the room, deep scratches
appeared on the floor.
___7. The coins sang happily in Tom’s
pocket.
___8. The week before the party
seemed very long to Ellen.
___9. The ship sailed smoothly
across the calm, blue lake.
___10. Wearing a top hat and bow
tie, the rabbit bowed politely to

5. John’s Keys to Success
What can you infer from this
title?
What do you think are the
Keys to one’s success?

6. What are the Standards in
Silent Reading?

7. John’s Keys to Success
John is an incredibly
accomplished and successful
businessman. As such, he is quite
popular as a mentor. He enjoys
showing young professionals the
ropes. The first thing he says is
that his career has certainly not
always been smooth sailing.

8. In fact, he learned a number of
lessons along the way. "First and
foremost," John said, "don't
believe that success is ever manna
from heaven." He said that
everyone he had met had a
similar rags to riches story, and
that a lot of hard work had gone
into the success.

9. John believes in hard work, but
also in recognizing the right
opportunities. "It's absolutely
essential to never spread yourself
too thin" John advised. "If you
have too many irons in the fire,
you'll certainly miss out on real
opportunity" he continued. "I've
seen people as busy as a bee who

10. never really seem to do anything"
he pointed out. The more I
thought about this advice, the
more I understood what he was
saying. If you put on your
thinking cap, you'll realize that
it's impossible to really
concentrate if you have to worry
about fifty different things.
Another

11. important lesson was that it's
important to know which side of
your bread is buttered on and
make sure to give that activity
your full attention. In other
words, you need to ride the gravy
train. Don't start looking for new
challenges if everything is
working out for the best!

12. John stressed that the most
important ability of any
successful entrepreneur was to
have the presence of mind to not
only take advantage of an
opportunity but also to keep your
eye on the ball. Some people are
quick on the uptake, but then they
get bored. It's important to

13. be consistent, but not spread
yourself too thin. Finally, make
sure to never show your hand to
your opponents. In any case,
that's how to be successful
according to John.

14. Smooth sailing
an easy life with no problems
know which side one's bread is
buttered on
to understand what is most
important for oneself
ride the gravy train
to make money by doing
something that is already
proven to be successful

15. keep one's eye on the ball
to concentrate and continue
doing well
mana from heaven
surprise riches
show someone the ropes
to explain an d show by example
how something is done properly

16. as busy as a bee
very busy (also busy as a beaver)
work out for the best
to end with the best possible
result
quick on the uptake
to understand very quickly

17. have the presence of mind to do
something
to be aware and able to grasp an
opportunity
show one's hand
to show others what advantages
you have in a situation
put on one's thinking cap
to concentrate

18. spread oneself too thin
to do too many things
have too many irons in the fire
to do too many things

20. What is an idiomatic expression?
Every language has its own collection
of wise sayings. They offer advice
about how to live and also transmit
some underlying ideas, principles and
values of a given culture / society.
These sayings are called "idioms“
Examples:
1. Actions speak louder than words -
People's intentions can be judged
better by what they do than what they

21. 2. A penny for your thoughts - way of
asking what someone is thinking
3. Add insult to injury - To further a
loss with mockery or indignity; to
worsen an unfavorable situation.
4. Back to the drawing board - When
an attempt fails and it's time to start
all over.
5. Ball is in your court - It is up to you
to make the next decision or step

22. Fill in the blanks with the correct
idiomatic expression used from the story
John’s Key to Success
1. My friend is as ________________
these days. He never gets time to relax.
2. We've been lucky in life. It's been
_____________ since the very beginning.
3. I'm sure the situation will improve. It
will __________________.
Smooth sailing work out for the best
busy as a bee
busy as a bee
smooth sailing
work out for the best

23. 4. You need to ____________________
for this problem. It requires a lot of
concentration.
5. Alan ___________________ during the
negotiations for the business deal.
6. Franklin went from ________________
in his life. He started with nothing and
ended up a very rich person.
Rags to riches showed his hands
put on your thinking cap
put on your thinking cap
showed his hands
rags to riches

24. 7. Some artists are lucky and have a
huge hit early in life. Then they
______________________ for
many years afterwards.
8. My boss _________ me
______________ at work because it
was my first week.
Showed me the ropes
ride the gravy train
ride the gravy train
showed
the rope

25. What values did you learn from John’s
Key to Success?

26. EXERCISE A: Match the idioms in
column A with their meanings in column
B.
A
___1. aching heart
___2. eat one`s heart out
___3. follow one’s heart
___4. have a heart of stone
___5. heavy heart

27. a. a feeling of unhappiness or being
weighed down with sorrow
b. to do something according to one’s
feeling
c. a feeling of sadness or pain that one
has when love has been lost or has faded
d. to be cold and unfriendly; showing no
sympathy to others
e. feeling negative emotions like jealousy,
anguish or bitterness about something

28. EXERCISE B: Complete the
following sentences by filling in
the appropriate idioms.
heavy heart / eating his heart out/
aching heart / has a heart of stone /
followed his heart
1. The pain from the man’s sorrow is
__________.
2. The boy ____________ and
married his girlfriend.

29. 3. The man who murdered the
students _____________.
4. The young man spent the whole
month alone with his __________.
5. He left her with an _________,
wondering if she would ever recover

30. EXERCISE A: Match the idioms in
column A with their meanings in column
B.
A
___1. aching heart
___2. eat one`s heart out
___3. follow one’s heart
___4. have a heart of stone
___5. heavy heart
c
e
b
d
a

31. 1. The pain from the man’s sorrow is
_________________.
2. The boy ___________________ and
married his girlfriend.
3. The man who murdered the students
___________________.
4. The young man spent the whole month
alone with his ____________.
5. He left her with an ____________,
wondering if she would ever recover
eating his heart out
followed his heart
have a heart of stone
heavy heart
aching heart