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Animal Similes
The aim of this worksheet is to practice some of the most common animal similes, that is, similes which compare people (or things) to animals. Students first complete the similes matching the right animal with each adjective and then they use the similes to complete a number of sentences. B/W copy and Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMILES AND IDIOMS
A BRIEF EXPLANATION ABOUT SOME IDIOMS AND SIMILES AND SIX EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPIC. HOPE YOU LIKE!!
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idioms and Phrases - part 1/6
20 Idioms and phrases with 20 pictures and an answer key. Match and learn new vocabulary. Fully editable.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
COLOUR IDIOMS
COLOUR IDIOMS. Three pages. Includes links to internet listenings on colour idioms. Two exercises (one of them is a LISTENING exercise). WITH KEY. FULLY EDITABLE
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Advanced Grammar in use 3 pages/6 exercise
1. Eye idioms 2- Relative clauses 3- be supposed to& be bound to 4. Would& Used to 5. Have something done/have somebody do/ get somebody to do 6. Articles (definite/indefinite /zero)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idiomatic Expressions - Literal meaning vs metaphorical meaning
"In groups of 2 or 3 : Look at the following expressions and pictures. First, think about what they literally mean. Then, try to guess their metaphorical meanings and write them in the boxes. When you�re finished, write a funny story using at least 6 of these expressions." Key included. Hugs from France : )
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
HOW TO LIVE FOREVER
How to live a beautiful life? Do we need to live forever? Is it possible? page 1 - idioms with exercises, page 2 - pre-reading exercises, pp. 2-3 - text �How to Live Forever�, page 4 - after-reading exercises, page 5 - keys. Maybe the topic of life and death is not very often discussed, still I hope you find it useful)))) Have a nice weekend!!!!!...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
--*--*--*-- Idioms 02! --*-- Animals --*-- Definitions + Exercise --*-- BW Included --*--*--*-- FULLY EDITABLE WITH KEY!
Simple exercise: students match the idioms to their definitions and then complete the sentences. The definitions and the sentences were taken from Cambridge Dictionary (online). Idioms: The early bird catches the worm ~*~ Take the bull by the horns ~*~ Eat like a horse ~*~ The lion�s den ~*~ Do sth off your own bat ~*~ Make a pig of yourself.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Travel Idioms
A worksheet that looks at idiomatic expressions that are in some way used to talk about travel or that use words connected to travel within the phrase. A small quiz on the origins of the phrases are included. Answers are given at the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
10 Love Idioms (WS + Activity)
Teach your kids 10 love idioms, and let them practice with a fill-in-the-blank exercise. (Answer key included) For a supplementary activity, you can play the Broken Hearts game: (Preparation) (Optional: Print and laminate page 3-4). Cut out the hearts (one for every 2 students). Cut each heart into half. (Activity) Give a half to each student. ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
english test
testing pupils reading and writing skills
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type: others

 


 
BODY LANGUAGE 4
I HAND over to you the 4th part of IDIOMS dealing with body parts. There are quite a HANDful of HANDy expressions, 3 exercises + answers. Rather for upper intermediate students with lot of time. Start with HEAD, NECK and ARM.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idioms Quiz: Part 3
Print, laminate and cut out the cards. Organise the class into two teams. Take one card at a time and read out the first question (or give to the students to read). Teams must choose A, B, or C, as the answer. One point is given for a correct answer. The origin of the idiom is then read out with an additional point given for a correct answer.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card

 


 
Idiom Cards 3
You can use them either as cards for a board game, one side being the image and the other the definition, or as a matching exercise in which case you cut them in two. In total there are 7 pages.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Idioms on food
4 exercises on idioms with words related to food: choose the correct meaning, translate, write sentences and fill in the gaps.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


5 popular idioms
5 popular idioms for everyday speech
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Similes part 2 (and last)
According to the images, students have to choose an adjective from the menu to produce the similes orally before they appear on screen by clicking.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


English Idioms
Common idioms are useful to students� learning how to write. With simple and concise examples, the ways for stduents to use the idioms in their writing are clearly shownin the PowerPoint.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can�t Go Home
I�ve also uploaded a printout with gap fills for the lyrics to go with this ppt. I like to teach idioms once a month, usually with a song, to make it more interesting. This song is FULL of idiomatic language. I wrote what I thought the lyrics were saying. There wasn�t too much �official info�about the song on the internet. Feel free to add your o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Business Idioms (Part 2)
Business idioms with their meanings
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Some informal useful English phrases
Using proverbs and idioms in making conversation with people is considered as a crying need. We, sooner or later, have to learn how to use idioms in speaking with other people. It makes our spoken language seem beautiful and gives us self-confidence at the same time. Please have a look at it. It is my hope that you like this file, and enjoy reading...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms - Part Two
This is the second part of my presentation, but it can stand on its own. It focuses on the origin of idioms. It shows that you can learn a lot about British and American culture by exploring the origins of idioms commonly used in English.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SOME IDIOMS WITH PICTURES AND EXPLANATIONS
A short powerpoint with idioms and their pictures.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms
Useful idioms using words like "in", "on", "off", "out", etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Talk the talk
An interactive powerpoint discussing slang/idioms. Identifies common examples.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-5
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


phraseological units with the words denoting metal
phraseological units with the words denoting metal
Level: advanced
Age: 15-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The Early Bird Catches the Worm
Conversation lesson discussing the idiom �the early bird catches the worm� and prompts for further discussion about idioms
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms_Heaven
Some idioms with the word "Heaven", with key to a quiz (in word file)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms
Idioms expressions (specially made for Brazilian people �cause these expressions are found in Portuguese with different words but have the same idea.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Clothes Idioms
Clothes idioms contextualized with examples.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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