Presentation on idioms

1. It’s not what you read,
it’s not what you hear…
It’s
IDIOMS!

2. Are you ready to ace your exam?

3. Are you ready to ace your exam?
What does “ace” mean?

4. Are you ready to ace your exam?
What does “ace” mean?
-to “ace” something means to get an “A” or a very high grade.
This type of language or expression is a figurative language.

5. Click the silver
play button to
watch a video.

6. Guide Questions:
a) What have you learned in the
video about idioms?
b) What is the underlying purpose of
idioms?
c) Is the usage of idioms significant
in our day-to-day conversations?

7. Short drill:
Get your English notebook and write if the
sentence is a metaphor or an idiom.
1. The world is a stage.
2. Life is a rollercoaster.
3. America is a melting pot.
4. Your guess is as good as mine.
5. I want you to hit the sack.
6. Good things come to those who wait.

8. Learning Objectives:
a) identify appropriate meaning of
idioms
b) familiarize with commonly used
idioms
c) use idioms correctly
Are you ready? Break a leg!

9. Click the owl toy
to answer an
activity.

10. IDIOMS
Idioms are expressions whose meanings are
different from the words that make them.
Understanding an idiom requires some other
knowledge than knowing the words used. Idioms
normally cannot be modified or the words within
them changed.

11. Example:
‘I lost my head completely' as an idiom
means 'I got very angry', whilst literally it
means something very different

12. In the classroom
Idioms are an area of language that learners and
teachers find very enjoyable. Authentic material
offers a good source of contextualized idioms,
and teachers can encourage learners to guess
the meaning from context. An interesting exercise
in a multi-lingual class is to compare idioms from
different cultures and languages

13. Idioms give you a new way to express yourself in the
English language.
The meaning of an idiom generally depends on the
specific context in which it is used. When someone in
America tells you to ‘break a leg’, for example, they
aren’t saying that in a literal sense, but instead are
wishing you good luck, usually before a performance.
Similarly, if someone asks you to ‘think outside the box’,
they mean that you should use a different approach
than what you might normally do.

14. Idioms can help students in ESL school express
themselves in a more creative way during conversation.
Idioms are particularly useful because they give you a
new, creative way to express yourself. Rather than
saying ‘You’re correct’, you could say ‘You hit the nail on
the head’, which is a more complex and interesting
expression. Idioms can also be quite humorous to use,
which allows you to express yourself in a more genuine
way, including showing off your personality and sense of
humor.

15. Learning about idioms can help enrich what you learn in
your ESL lessons
Native speakers often use idioms more than someone who
is new to the language, simply because they are more
familiar with them and know the context in which they
should be used. Therefore, when you use an idiom, you
sound more like a native speaker

16. It also helps if you think of English as if it were a soup –
the basics may be good, but you need a little extra
flavor to take it to the next level. Idioms, in that sense,
are the spice that you can add to your English skills as
you progress through your ESL lessons. Understanding
the basics of English is a good start, but idioms can
help you explore the language in a deeper, more
meaningful way

17. Click
me!

18. Group Work/Question and Answer
The team will have 5 members each. Each team will
need a ¼ illustration board, some chalk, and an eraser.
They will listen to an audio media where the speaker
mentions idioms. Every time the speaker mentions an
idiom, the team will write it down and write the correct
meaning of it after a dash (-). The teacher will then
count the number of points to know the winner at the
end of the audio.

19. Assignment: Create a short story according to your own
genre. It may be a conversational type of story or just a
narration. Put five (5) or more idioms on your story.
Read it in front of the class tomorrow.

20. A penny for your thoughts :)
A penny or a thing in your mind?