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Pre - Inter. Idioms

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the literal definitions of the individual words. The document provides examples of common idioms and their meanings, as well as exercises to match idioms to definitions and insert idioms into sentences. It also includes dialogues where idioms are used and the reader is meant to infer the meaning from context. The goal is to help learners become more familiar with common idiomatic phrases in English.

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Pre - Inter. Idioms

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the literal definitions of the individual words. The document provides examples of common idioms and their meanings, as well as exercises to match idioms to definitions and insert idioms into sentences. It also includes dialogues where idioms are used and the reader is meant to infer the meaning from context. The goal is to help learners become more familiar with common idiomatic phrases in English.

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IDIOMS EXERCISES

1. What is an idiom? Provide an example.

2. Match the idioms with the correct definition.


 living a dangerous and/or unusual everyday life
 there is practically no limit
 think in an original or creative way.
 to get very angry
 to not talk about something
 a person or thing that someone loves very much
 a person or thing with no protection against an attack
 think of the future
 used as an observation that time seems to pass very quickly.
 excitement about an unimportant matter
 an obvious truth that is deliberately ignored by everyone in a situation
 a person who takes little or no exercise and watches a lot of television.

Now, choose five idioms and provide one example per each idiom.

3. Read the headlines below and then insert the idioms from the box above.

LOSES FACE A DOG’S LIFE


DRIVES SOMEONE UP THE WALL PARTY ANIMAL

NEW ZOO DIRECTOR IS A


CAT OWNERS LEAD
__________________________ ________________________
Likes celebrating and socialising Unsatisfying, hard and with little pleasure

FORUMLA 1 STAR
________HIS BOSS__________ MASK MANUFACTURER
_____________________
Makes someone angry
Is humiliated or suffers decrease in respect
IDIOMS EXERCISES

4. Read the dialogues and try to guess the meaning of the highlighted idioms.
Meaning:
Sam: Gee, learning to rollerblade isn’t easy. I keep falling down!
Sarah: I know, it’s so hard! I feel like a fish out of water.

Meaning:
Sam: I really want to buy that cool hat. But I’m completely broke.
Sarah: Would you like to borrow some money?
Sam: That’d be great. I promise, I’ll pay you back later.

Meaning:
Sarah: Hey, Sam! Remember, you need to let us know by tomorrow if you’re going to go on the
class trip with us.
Sam: That’s right. I’m still up in the air. I need to figure out my work schedule first and see if
they’ll let me have a few days off work.
Sarah: I see. Well, let us know. I hope you can come!

Meaning:
Sarah: I ran into Sallie yesterday and we had a nice conversation at the coffee shop, catching up
with each other.
Sam: Oh, really? Last time I saw her, she gave me the cold shoulder. I couldn’t figure out what
I had done to make her angry.
Sarah: Well, it probably doesn’t help that you are dating her best friend.

Meaning:
Sam: Sarah, why are you so happy today?
Sarah: Well, I made a perfect score on my English test. I also won first prize in an English
writing contest and received a $100 prize. So yes, I’m a happy camper today.
Sam: Wow, congratulations!

Meaning:
Sarah: Sam, are you okay? What happened?!
Sam: I fell down the stairs and now my leg really hurts.
Sarah: Sit tight! I’ll go call 9-1-1.
IDIOMS EXERCISES

Meaning:
Sarah: Sam, what are you writing?
Sam: I’m writing a letter to my new girlfriend.
Sarah: Ooh, really? You just wrote to her yesterday. You must be head over heels!
Sam: I really am. I want to marry her.

Meaning:
Sam: Have you started the English class project yet?
Sarah: No, not yet. I need to ask the teacher a few more questions first.
Sam: You better get the ball rolling! The project is due next week!
Sarah: Don’t worry about me. I’ll get it done.

Now think about four more idioms. Write their meaning and a small dialogue. Then, you will be
taking turns to read aloud your dialogues and the class will try to guess the idioms and their
meaning.

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