Idioms of Silliness
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Idioms of Silliness

This ESL lesson plan on idioms describing silliness is designed for teen and adult learners at the B1-B2 level, focusing on speaking skills. In this 45-minute individual lesson, students will explore various idioms related to playful and silly behavior through a structured series of exercises. The lesson, perfect for an April Fools' Day-themed activity, includes questions for discussion, idiom-definition matching, dialogue completion, and personal reflection questions.

Skills

  • Has a good range of vocabulary related to familiar topics and everyday situations.
  • Can express and respond to feelings such as surprise, happiness, sadness, interest and indifference.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Discuss these questions.

Find the idioms: monkey around, goof off, clown around. What do you think they mean?
1
Do you like to monkey around with your friends?
2
What is the funniest prank you have ever seen or done?
3
How do you feel when people goof off instead of working?
4
Do you think it is fun to clown around sometimes?
2

Match the idioms to their definitions.

3

Read the dialogue about April Fools' Day. Fill in the correct idioms to complete it.

4

Let's match these halves!

5

April Fools' Day is here! Read these opinions. Which one do you agree with the most and why?