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60 American Expressions (33 pages) + 2 activites and a Game. Instructions are included
Part 1 - It is a very good worksheet with 33 pages. It contains 60 Idioms & Expressions taken from several web sites (http://www.usingeng lish.com/reference/i dioms/ - http://www.learn-eng lish-today.com/idiom s/idioms_proverbs.ht ml and several others). I have created 2 exercises for it and an interesting GAME/Competition in the 4th page. More use...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
IDIOMS IN EVERYDAY USE � FUN SPEAKING ACTIVITY � MIX & MATCH CARD GAME � 9 PAGES � GOOD FOR ADULTS, TOO!! � FULLY EDITABLE � B&W VERSION INCLUDED!!
I use these cards to introduce and reinforce some useful idiomatic expressions which can be used in everyday conversation. My ss love this game and I hope that yours will like this "classroom challenge", too!! :)))) Clear instructions are included, of course.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Sport Idioms (Guess Game - Meaning from Context) with KEYS
Idioms that came from sports. Good for linguistic feeling development. Here are 2 set of cards. The first contains the idioms with examples of usage. You will find definitions on the second page. You can use the cards for pair work, but you can also take 1 or 2 idioms for every lesson about sport. The student takes the card, reads it aloud, writes ...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
26 IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS related to FOOTBALL & SOCCER - 5 EXERCISES + 9 Curiosities + Vocabulary Study
It is a very good worksheet (4 pages) with complete 26 Idioms & Expressions related t football & soccer. It contains - 5 EXERCISES + 9 Curiosities + Vocabulary Study. Hope it is useful in some way. Thanks for downloading it. I appreciate your nice and motivating comments to my work. Hugs ;-0)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Body Language 6
I�m sure you�ll recognise that this work has my FINGERprints on. I worked my FINGERs to the bone doing this ws and cross my FINGERs that you would like it.Hopefully I�ll wrap you all around my little FINGER.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Talk, write and listen, 6 Valentine�s Day activities
Talk, write and listen - This worksheet set includes 6 Valentine�s day activities � (1) Board game, (2)make words activity, (2)love idioms list, (4)conversation cards and (5)taboo cards based on idiom list, (6) lyrics cloze and link to �Cupid� love song.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Idioms - the ultimate board game
This board game consists of the players making up their own similes and guessing the meaning of idioms. Full instructions how to play are contained on page 2. The meanings to all the idioms are also given. Due to size restraint, I have excluded many of the pictures that can be used to illustrate idioms and similes, but it is still worth playing....
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
BODY LANGUAGE 7
Owing to your compliments I�m not the least like a bear with a sore HEAD. This heap of HEAD idioms almost got over my HEAD but I managed to keep my HEAD. Hopefully it� not only all in my HEAD. This series is slowly getting to its HEAD.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
BODY LANGUAGE 9
This ws had some TEETHing problems but I fought TOOTH and nail to put it together. Fortunately I cut my eye-TEETH on making already 8 parts of this series so it helped me. Hope it will be great fun for you to sink your TEETH into it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
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

 


 
BODY LANGUAGE 5
As a rule of THUMB I didn�t twiddle my THUMBs, so the 5th part is ready. Hope it sticks out like a sore THUMB. Please give it the THUMBS up!! Thanks in advance.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Body Language
1st part of a series of IDIOMS with body parts. It deals with idioms containing the word HEAD. Find the meaning and use it in cotext. Answer key included. Have fun!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
BODY LANGUAGE 8
Now part 8 of body idioms is falling into your LAP. I didn�t contemplate my NAVEL but had to bust a GUT to prepare it. Hope it is easy to STOMACH.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
English Proverbs and sayings - Memory Game
It�s a memory game using proverbs in English to stimulate conversation classes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Body Language 11, NOSE
Hi. As you see I kept my NOSE to the grindstone. Followed my NOSE and found some idioms with NOSE that were really under my NOSE. Hope it is on the NOSE.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Food Idioms - Memory Game 1
It�s a simple memory game about food idioms. students find the pairs of the food idiom and the picture of that food. By clicking the card you can turn them. Second part also uploaded today.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


MAKE OR DO? - GAME
Thank you :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Food Idioms - Memory Game 2
It�s a simple memory game about food idioms. students find the pairs of the food idiom and its meaning. By clicking the card you can turn them. First part also uploaded today.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


ADVANCED GAME - IDIOMS
ADVANCED GANES - MORE IDIOMS - ENJOY IT
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


ADVANCED GAME
ADVANCED GAME - IDIOMS. HOPE YOU FIND IT USEFUL.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


advanced challenging game
It is a game to play with an advanced group - it aims at reviewing gerunds and infinitives, phrasal verbs and idioms. Students have to explain the words and make up sentences to score the points. Besides it also reviews prepositions.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms game
This is a guessing game. Divide your students into two teams and they try to guess the meaning of idioms and get points. My students got fun and learnt new idioms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SENTENCE GAME
SENTENCE GAME FOR ADVANCED LEVEL - IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS.... HOPE YOU LIKE IT
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Jeopardy Game for To-For, Idioms, Make-Do, Infinitve-Ing form, False Cognates
I made this game using a template from http://www.har din.k12.ky.us/res_te chn/countyjeopardyga mes.htm (Content is original) It has the categories For/To False Cognates Idioms In finitive or ing form Make/Do
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Idioms (in a shape of a game "Who wants to be a millionaire?"
Idioms (in a shape of a game "Who wants to be a millionaire?"
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SENTENCE GAME - PROVEBS
This game is about ENGLISH PROVERBS... a fun way to teach them through a SENTENCE GAME. Enjoy
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


word association game
an interesting mind challenging game you can use as a warm up activity or a filler.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Magic Doors - Every day idioms game
This is a simple game whose goal is for students to learn or review, depending on what they know, some every day life idioms. I used a template from this site to do the game. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Wild Animal Idioms
This ppt asks students to guess what animal the slide is describing. Each slide also decsribes and gives an example of the English phrase or idiom that is associated with the animal.The ppt ends with a chance for students to guess the meaning of a few idioms that contain the word animal and crossword based on the information given. Very fun for al...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Common Expression Puzzles
This is intended as a 10 minute warm up to start virtually any lesson. It�s especially suitable for lessons relating idioms or problem solving. Students compete with each other to work out the common expression hidden in the puzzle.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


SPORTS IDIOMS - 2
PART 2. Find 10 more sports idioms! You�ll see the pictures and hints to help you. Good luck!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100

 


Hangman game: Idioms about Animals
By hints and images, students can guess some casual idioms in order to improve their vocabulary
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12

 


Expressions Game
This game will challenge you to remember common expressions in english.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100

 

 

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