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IDIOMS & PROVERBS with FUN (to have fun with idioms) plus key
Match the idiomatic phrase with its definition below.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idioms / Idiomatic expressions
Match the pictures with the idioms, then match the idioms with the definitions and finally try to translate them into your own language.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
IDIOMS WITH MUSIC (with key)
Put each of the following idiomatic expression in one of the sentences, under one of the pictures below.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Animal Idioms 1
A worksheet to practise some idioms. Fill in the gaps with the correct animal. Key included. Use each animal only once. Hope you like
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Learn with Idioms (Part 18): Idioms with Smile, Laugh, and Cry
Hiya everybody, Here is another worksheet about idioms, but this time it�s about idioms with Smile, Laugh, and Cry.A Complete set with idiom expressions+meanings +examples. Hope you find it useful in your classes and may all your days be showered with smiles ,laughters, and cries of joy.;)) Happy New Year, Butterfly Nebal:))))
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Learn with Idioms ( Part 16): Idioms with Butterfly, bee, Birds and Chicken
Hel-loooooooooooo everybody, Here is another worksheet about idioms, but this time it�s about idioms of Butterfly, bee, birds, and chicken.A Complete set with idiom expressions+meanings +examples. Hope you find it useful and teacheable. Have a great day, Butterfly Nebal:))))
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS - HOW TO USE 60 EXPRESSIONS ABOUT - MAKE - 4 pages with exercises and instructions
This ws (4 pages) was done to improve the knowledge of students about the use of the word - MAKE -. There are 60 expressions I have found on the Internet. It contains exercises and instructions to go with them. Hope it helps somebody since these expressions are very difficult to memorize them all without big efforts. Thanks for downloading my work....
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Learn with Idioms ( Part 9 )
Hello again! Miss my Idioms Worksheets!!! Well, this is Part 9 with ( expressions+ meaning + examples). An awesome set that would be very useful in your classes. Hope u enjoy it and find it equally effective like the past ones!!! Butterfly Nebal
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Colour Idioms
Worksheet 1 out of 2 on colour Idioms. This one is a matching exercise. Answers provided, delete them for classroom use.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
IDIOMS WITH PARTS OF THE BODY (+ KEY)
Instructions: put each of the following idiomatic phrases in its correct place in the sentences below. (To prepare the ws I used the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and English Idioms by J. Seidl, W. McMordie).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Food idioms
A worksheet to practise idioms with food. Enjoy
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Food Idioms - B&W version, Key included
This worksheet is to teach and practice idioms that contain food vocabulary. Two versions included: colour and b&w. It�s the second one in my idioms series. The first one, which has been updated, can be found here: http://www.eslprinta bles.com/printable.a sp?id=365013#thetop
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
More Clich� Fun: Idiom Exercise
The second and final part of Clich� Fun. Exercises with Idioms. Basic Word comprehension. Circle the verbs. Match the statements to the pictures. With key.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Color Idioms
Read color idioms and then do given exercies to review passed material, Have fun!!! Hugs and best wishes:)
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
SLANG - Learning Common Slang - MAKE OUT (4 pages) -VIDEO LINK - A complete worksheet with 7 exercises and instructions
It is a ws (4 pages) created to explore the principal meanings of the Slang GO FIGURE. It contains exercises, tips for mini projects and explanation about how to work with it. It is a complete worksheet with 7 exercises and instructions. It has a link in the last page for the video clip from ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW with exercises. Hope it helps you an...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Learning a foreign language
A ppt to introduce the topic: learning a foreign language or the importance of the English language. I used it as a motivation for the theme: the English language. 13 slides. See the test uploaded today: The importance of the English language:)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


American slang quiz part 2 of 3
This is the 2nd of 3 ppts in which your students may be tested on American slang. Tks to Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly who created the sentences on www.manythings.org. part 1 is on: http://www.eslprinta bles.com/powerpoint. asp?id=24963#thetop
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Guess English idioms 2
See how many of these English idioms your students can find. I�ve put the answers on the second page. You can either project this on the board or photocopy the first page for the students. Put them into pairs or groups to find the answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms about Life & Death 3
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 29 idioms about life and death. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy! Due to file size restrictions I had to split the present...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


BUSINESS MEETING IDIOMS IN CONTEXT
USING IDIOMATIC RXPRESSIONS IN THE WORK PLACE
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


English Idioms "Face the music"
The more idioms you know, the more native-like you will sound. By learning idioms, you also learn about the English culture. Here you will find a helpful explanation together with some examples about the idom "Face the music".
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms, Metaphors, Similes, Hyperboles, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration and MORE! examples with multiple choice questions 48 SLIDES
This is an absolutely stunning PPT when it�s put together. Due to the upload limit of 3MB per file, I had to break this PPT up into many parts BUT once put togther, you will have yourself a very very nice PPT for your class as I gave to mine. My PPT shows examples of each with a multiple choice question after each explanation for CFU (checking...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


EVERYDAY IDIOMS
situational use of idioms
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


IDIOMS - CHARACTER & PERSONALITY QUIZ
it isa follow up to my worksheets with character and personality and my crossword with character and personality idioms :) enjoy :)
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Guess English idioms 1
This can either be projected on to the board or photocopied and handed out to the students. The key is on the second page. Put them into pairs or groups to find the answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms about Lies & Truths 1
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 31 idioms related to lies and truths. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy! Due to file size restrictions I had to split the p...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms, Metaphors, Similes, Hyperboles, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration and MORE! examples with multiple choice questions 48 SLIDES
This is an absolutely stunning PPT when it�s put together. Due to the upload limit of 3MB per file, I had to break this PPT up into many parts BUT once put togther, you will have yourself a very very nice PPT for your class as I gave to mine. My PPT shows examples of each with a multiple choice question after each explanation for CFU (checking...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms About Life
This material can be used for reading and comprehension skills practice. Also intended for conversational skills practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms about Lies & Truths 2
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 31 idioms related to lies and truths. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy! Due to file size restrictions I had to split the p...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms, Metaphors, Similes, Hyperboles, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration and MORE! examples with multiple choice questions 48 SLIDES
This is an absolutely stunning PPT when it�s put together. Due to the upload limit of 3MB per file, I had to break this PPT up into many parts BUT once put togther, you will have yourself a very very nice PPT for your class as I gave to mine. My PPT shows examples of each with a multiple choice question after each explanation for CFU (checking...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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