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A list of idioms and definitions
Use one a lesson to ask the students to find out before the next lesson.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others

 


 
Punishment + Crimes Idioms Worksheet - UPDATED more Advanced
Crime and Punishment worksheets - updated with more activities and made to be more challenging. Hope you like it. Please provide feedback!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Collocations (go, get, do, take, make)
A good warm-up activity - complete the question with a proper verb to make a collocation and ask your partner
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:

 


 
Proverbs 1
A nice activity to teach and practise proverbs with the students. First the students are given pictures and they try to explain the meaning of the proverbs by looking at the pictures. Than they can match the cut-out pieces with explanations with the correct proverbs. You can modify the meanings. Download two more worksheets with the proverbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Proverbs 2
A nice activity to teach and practise proverbs with the students. First the students are given pictures and they try to explain the meaning of the proverbs by looking at the pictures. Than they can match the cut-out pieces with explanations with the correct proverbs. You can modify the meanings. Download two more worksheets with the proverbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
proverbs
A hand out with proverbs,useful for class working. You might even cut them out,to make fragments and then put the kids rearrange them,like a puzzle.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
WORK
simple practise in a two-part eercise: matching the phrases to their meaning then using them to complete sentences
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
MAKE and DO pictionary worksheet (PART 3)
This is an exercise created for students to learn the MAKE and DO collocations. Students have to interpret the pictures and fill in the boxes with either make or do. You can also create sentences for each picture. The worksheet has two more parts, which I had to upload separately as the file was too big. I hope you find it useful with your upper in...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Mind idioms
Learn new idioms with your students and find out new ways to express your ideas!!!!!!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Expressions with "heart"
This 2-page-WS is meant to present and practice expressions with the word "heart".
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
IDIOMS
Here is a good list of idioms. These are great to start a class with to get the students thinking or guessing the meaning. Or, another great way to use this - put the students in small groups, give each group about 5-7 idioms and meanings all cut apaprt and have the group try to match the meaning and the idiom - great for critical thinking.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
British Idioms
a few British idioms ...students must understand them, match them and finally find their equivalents in French, or any other language... funny to work with before holidays for example. very useful
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idioms of Colour
This w/s contains 6 colour idioms and includes matching tasks as well as �True� / �False� questions to make the meaning clear. The task can be adapted for the Intermediate level. Answer key is included.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Animal Idioms
Some Idioms about animals
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Fruits in American slang (4 pages with answer key)*
Learners practice "real speech" expressions through 2 sets of exercises. First they work on the expressions to get the hang of them(rhythm,structur e...),and then they match the definitions with the expressions.Hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 

 

 

 

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