Everyday Idioms
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Everyday Idioms

This engaging ESL lesson plan focuses on everyday idioms, targeting vocabulary and speaking skills for adult and teen learners at the B1-B2 level. In a group setting, students will participate in various exercises, including matching idioms to pictures, filling in gaps in dialogues, and discussing idioms in context. The 45-minute lesson promotes interaction and practical understanding of idiomatic expressions, enhancing their language proficiency in a fun and collaborative environment.

Skills

  • Has a good range of vocabulary related to familiar topics and everyday situations.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Look at the pictures. Find the picture that matches each idiom below.

1. break the ice 2. piece of cake 3. hit the books 4. under the weather 5. spill the beans 6. costs an arm and a leg 7. barking up the wrong tree 8. call it a day 9. on cloud nine 10. take it easy
2

Read the email Alex wrote to his friend Sam about college.  Spot the idioms. What do you think they mean?

3

Match the idioms to their definitions.

4

Fill in the gaps to complete the dialogue.

5

In pairs, choose 4 questions to ask your partner. Take turns.

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