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Idiomatic Expression

The document discusses idiomatic expressions and provides strategies for teaching and practicing idioms in the classroom. It defines idioms as expressions with non-literal meanings and provides examples. It then outlines seven ways to make idioms easier to understand, including listening to context, checking for understanding, and tolerating mistakes. The document concludes with seven strategies for practicing idioms in class, such as using posters, skits, and quizzes.

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Idiomatic Expression

The document discusses idiomatic expressions and provides strategies for teaching and practicing idioms in the classroom. It defines idioms as expressions with non-literal meanings and provides examples. It then outlines seven ways to make idioms easier to understand, including listening to context, checking for understanding, and tolerating mistakes. The document concludes with seven strategies for practicing idioms in class, such as using posters, skits, and quizzes.

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IDIOMATIC

EXPRESSION
IMEE CONCEPCION LINDO
OBJECTIVES
*TO RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF

IDIOMS.

*TO CREATE THEIR OWN IDIOM

*TO UNDERSTAND FIGURATIVE AND LITERAL LANGUAGE

*TO APPRECIATE AND VALUE THE USE OF IDIOMS.


Idioms
about
Education
A BOOKWORM IS A PERSON WHO LOVES TO READ.

“MY SON IS INTO SPORTS AND VIDEO GAMES, BUT MY DAUGHTER IS

MORE OF A BOOKWORM.”

“BOOKWORMS TEND TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER VOCABULARY THAN

PEOPLE WHO DON’T OFTEN READ.”

BOOKWORM
TO PASS WITH FLYING COLORS MEANS TO EASILY ACCOMPLISH

SOMETHING. WE OFTEN USE THIS EXPRESSION TO TALK ABOUT TESTS OR

EXAMS.

“IT WAS SUCH A HARD TEST. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU MANAGED TO

PASS WITH FLYING COLORS.”

“BEING A NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER, KARINA STRUGGLED WITH

ENGLISH LITERATURE. SHE WAS, HOWEVER, ABLE TO PASS ALL HER MATH

AND SCIENCE CLASSES WITH FLYING COLORS.”

TO PASS WITH FLYING COLORS


TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT MEANS TO DISCOVER SOMETHING OR

RESOLVE A PROBLEM.

“I CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THE MATH HOMEWORK.”

“SHOULD WE ASK THE TEACHER WHAT TO DO, OR SHOULD WE TRY

TO FIGURE IT OUT OURSELVES?”

TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT


TO RACK ONE’S BRAIN MEANS TO THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT

SOMETHING.

“I RACKED MY BRAIN, BUT I COULDN’T THINK OF A GOOD TOPIC

FOR MY RESEARCH PAPER.”

“SUZIE RACKED HER BRAIN, BUT SHE COULDN’T REMEMBER HOW

TO PLAY THE SONG.”

TO RACK ONE’S BRAIN


USING

IDIOMATIC

EXPRESSION
EVERY LANGUAGE HAS ITS UNIQUE

COLLECTION OF SAYINGS AND PHRASES.

THESE EXPRESSIONS, KNOWN AS IDIOMS,

OFTEN CONTAIN MEANINGS THAT MAY NOT

BE OBVIOUS BY SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE

INDIVIDUAL WORDS.
AN IDIOM IS A WIDELY USED SAYING OR

EXPRESSION CONTAINING A FIGURATIVE

MEANING THAT DIFFERS FROM THE

PHRASE’S LITERAL MEANING. THE WORD

“IDIOM” COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD

“IDIOMA,” MEANING PECULIAR PHRASING.


EXAMPLE, “UNDER THE WEATHER” IS AN IDIOM

UNIVERSALLY UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN SICK OR

ILL. IF YOU SAY YOU’RE FEELING “UNDER THE

WEATHER,” YOU DON’T LITERALLY MEAN THAT

YOU’RE STANDING UNDERNEATH THE RAIN.


HOW YOU CAN

EASILY

UNDERSTAND

IDIOMS
YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT IDIOMS

AND PHRASES ARE EVERYWHERE:

ANYTHING THAT DOESN’T HAVE A

LITERAL, PHYSICAL MEANING IS AN

IDIOM. LET’S LOOK AT SOME IDIOM

EXAMPLES:
I FIND HIS EXCUSES HARD TO

SWALLOW, HE’S LYING.


THE POLICE HAVE BEEN DIGGING

AROUND IN HIS ACCOUNTS LOOKING

FOR EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.


THESE SENTENCES ALL CONTAIN IDIOMS,

BECAUSE YOU CAN’T SWALLOW WORDS

OR DIG IN A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY

LITERAL OR PHYSICAL WAY. YOU’LL ALSO

NOTICE THAT A LITERAL TRANSLATION

INTO MOST LANGUAGES WON’T MAKE

SENSE.
7 WAYS TO

MAKE IDIOMS

AND PHRASES

EASIER TO

UNDERSTAND
LISTEN TO CONTEXT

IDIOMS ARE UNUSUAL EXPRESSIONS.


SO ASK YOURSELF ‘WHY IS THAT PERSON
USING AN UNUSUAL EXPRESSION?’
SO CHECK THE CONTEXT –
AND THE FACIAL EXPRESSION!
CHECK TO SEE IF YOU UNDERSTOOD

USE EXPRESSIONS LIKE; ‘SO YOU’RE

PRETTY ANGRY ABOUT THAT RIGHT?’

OR ‘OK, YOU MEAN THAT YOU’RE TOO

BUSY AT THE MOMENT.’


BE HONEST WHEN YOU DON’T

UNDERSTAND

TRY USING; ‘I’M SORRY, BUT I

DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU

MEAN.’
NEVER TRANSLATE IDIOMS

IDIOMS FROM YOUR OWN LANGUAGE

MAY USE THE SAME CONCEPTS BUT

THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO TRANSLATE

WORD-FOR-WORD INTO ENGLISH

EXPRESSIONS.
LISTEN TO HOW NATIVE SPEAKERS

USE IDIOMS
A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER NEVER

SAYS ‘IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS’

LISTEN TO WHAT NATIVE SPEAKERS

ACTUALLY SAY IN A GIVEN SITUATION,

AND COPY
TAKE NOTES

KEEP A NOTEBOOK OF YOUR

FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH

AND ADD ANYTHING NEW THAT YOU

HEAR. TRY TO USE NEW EXPRESSIONS

SOON AFTER YOU LEARN THEM


TOLERATE YOUR MISTAKES

YOU WILL DEFINITELY MAKE MISTAKES

AND CREATE CONFUSION WHEN YOU

USE IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS, SO BE

BRAVE AND ALLOW YOURSELF THE

SPACE TO TRY, FAIL, AND TRY AGAIN.


HOW TO USE
IDIOMS IN
WRITING

ADD HUMOR

ENGAGE THE READER

EVOKE A SPECIFIC REGION

SHARE A POINT OF VIEW

SIMPLIFY COMPLEX IDEAS


STRATEGIES

IN TEACHING

IDIOMS
ONLY INTRODUCE A FEW IDIOMS AT A

TIME
DON’T OVERWHELM STUDENTS BY

THROWING LISTS OF PHRASES AT THEM.

EVEN IF THEY ARE ALL COMMON, USEFUL

IDIOMS, STUDENTS AREN’T GOING TO

REMEMBER A FEW DOZEN THINGS FROM

ONE LESSON.
USE STORIES
TELLING A STORY CAN HELP STUDENTS

UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER THE

MEANING BEHIND THE WORDS. “KILL

TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE,” FOR

EXAMPLE, LENDS ITSELF WELL TO A

SIMPLE STORY.
USE VISUALS
WHETHER IT’S PICTURES OR ACTING

SOMETHING OUT, VISUALS ARE

ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO CONVEY

MEANING AND HELP STUDENTS

REMEMBER WHAT THEY’VE

LEARNED.
USE CONVERSATIONS

INTRODUCING IDIOMS THROUGH

SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS CAN GIVE

STUDENTS AN IDEA OF HOW THE

IDIOMS ARE USED IN REAL-LIFE

SITUATIONS.
SAY THE IDIOMS REGULARLY IN THE

CLASSROOM
KEEP TRACK OF THE IDIOMS THAT

YOU’VE TAUGHT YOUR STUDENTS,

AND MAKE IT A POINT TO USE

THEM EVERY NOW AND THEN IN

CLASS.
KEEP IT FUN AND LIGHT
TEACHING IDIOMS IS ABOUT HELPING THE

STUDENTS COMMUNICATE AND UNDERSTAND

CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH. WHATEVER ACTIVITIES

OR GAMES YOU DO, KEEP IT LOW-STRESS AND

FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR STUDENTS

COMFORTABLE WITH UNDERSTANDING AND USING

THE IDIOMS THAT THEY KNOW.


7 WAYS TO
PRACTICE

IDIOMS IN
CLASS

1. POSTERS
2. MAKE THEIR OWN POSTER
3. SKITS
4. MATCHUP
5. SPEAKING
6. WRITING
7. QUIZZES

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