This worksheet looks at five common idioms, grouped by the theme of animals. Your class will learn about:
- smell a rat
- gone to the dogs
- have a whale of a time
- let the cat out of the bag
- wolf something down
There is a lead-in question, followed by gap-fill exercises. Your students need to guess the meaning of the idioms and then rewrite sentences using the new expressions.
The worksheet rounds off with discussion questions, so that your students can use (and personalise) the language.
This worksheet is written for intermediate levels and above.
This worksheet looks at these weather-related idioms:
* be under the weather
* be as right as rain
* be snowed under with something
* go down a storm
* have a face like thunder
There are lots of exercises to help your students memorize the idioms - and the lesson rounds off with discussion questions, so your class will have the chance to personalise the language.
This worksheet is written for upper-intermediate to advanced-level learners.
This worksheet looks at some common idioms, taking the word 'off' as the theme.
Language covered includes:
off color / colour
off limits
off the record
off the beaten path / track
off the cuff
There is a lead-in question, followed by gap-fill exercises. Your students need to guess the meaning of the idioms and then rewrite sentences using the new expressions.
The lesson rounds off with discussion questions, giving your students the chance to use the idioms in conversation.
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Our materials are provided 'as is'. No warranty is made regarding the suitability or accuracy of the worksheets.
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