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Idioms
Idioms-based activity with follow-up questions for conversation.
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
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Idioms - On the - Mix and Match
Idioms with "on the ..." Only 10 but with some pictures to help them get their heads around the expressions. Can be done as a quiz. The answers are on the back. There will be a few more of these given the number of examples you all gave me the other week. Thanks to everybody that helped. Be aware, reference is made to alcohol and being "on the pull...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idioms "On the ..." 2
Idioms with "on the ..." Number 2. Only 10 but with some pictures to help them get their heads around the expressions. Can be done as a quiz. The answers are on the back. There will be more coming soon. This one can be used with younger students, too.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:

 


 
INFORMAL EXPRESSIONS AND IDIOMS
Exercises to practise informal expressions and idioms. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
Body part idioms
This is an exercise based on a column about idioms on BBC Learning English. Fill the idioms from the box in blanks to finish the sentence.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
English proverbs: Active Speaking activity
Complete lesson about proverbs. Reading, speaking, listening, writing. Worksheet 1 is the answer sheet/definition cards. Worksheet 2 Pupils sheet. Page 3 full instructions and follow-up ideas. This is an engaging and fun way to teach English proverbs. FULLY EDITABLE to suit your class.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:

 


 
Formal vs Informal language and slang

Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type:

 


 
Idioms about Negotiating
An idioms worksheet that looks at the subject of negotiations. 18 idioms and an origins quiz on the second page that can be done in teams. Good for business English students. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:

 


 
Common Verb Collocations 3
My third worksheet on verb collocations. Some of them are easy, and a couple of them are tricky but they are all pretty common. The answers are on the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:

 


 
Love idioms

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Type:

 


 
Idioms using get
A discussion lesson using idioms containing the word get.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Feelings and Emotions (Expressions and Idioms)
A discussion lesson using idioms and vocabulary related to feelings and emotions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:

 


 
Fossilised English Words and Idioms
A worksheet designed to look at old words and expression that are ticky to look up in the dictionary because their meanings or uses are obsolete although the expressions still remain. There is a quiz on the origins of the expressions at the end that can be done in teams. The answers are on the back page and below is a video that can be used to intr...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:

 


 
One word gaps
Fill in the missing word
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:

 


 
Time Idioms
A set of idioms related to time. Read an idiom and example sentences and match it to the correct meaning.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type:

 

 

 

 

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