LP - Idiomatic Expression
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English Lesson Plan for Grade 7
I. Objective
Use appropriate idiomatic expression in variety of basic interpersonal
communicative situations
II. Learning Tasks
A. Topic: Idiomatic Expressions
B. Concepts:
Idioms are common phrases or sayings which meanings cannot be
understood by individual words or parts. They are expressions that don’t exactly
mean what the words say.
Idiomatic expressions include peculiar uses of particular words and phrases
that turn into expressions, which from prolonged usage; have become part of any
language. They usually have several associated meanings.
IDIOM MEANING
1. Grab a seat Sit down
2. Zip it Stop talking
3. In a hot water Be in trouble
4. Look up to Admire
5. On cloud nine Very happy
6. Speak your mind Let others know what you
think
7. A piece of cake Very easy
8. In a nutshell As briefly as possible
9. Once in a blue moon rarely
10. Missed the boat Missed his/her chance
C. Skills: Reading, analyzing
D. Reference: Learners’ material, p.60
http://www.englishcurrent.com/idioms/esl-idioms-intermediate-
advanced/
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E. Materials: visual aids, photo of idiomatic expressions
F. Value- focus: Accuracy
III. Developmental Activities
A. Review: What are the different examples of general references found in the
library?
B. Motivation:
1. Post pictures with idiomatic expressions.
A. It’s raining cats and dogs
B. Apple of my eye
C. Time flies
What can you say to the pictures?
Have you seen any situation like this? Are they real?
Do you think they indicate other meanings aside what is being
presented?
C. Presentation: Today, we will study about idioms and their meanings.
D. Activity:
1. The teacher post pictures of idiomatic expressions on the board.
2. With a partner, let them answer the analysis questions below.
3. Ask some students to share their answers in the class.
E. Analysis:
1. Based on the sentences, what do you think are the meanings of idioms
presented?
Sentence Meaning
1. You cannot move on if you
always cry over spilt milk.
Ans.(When you complain about a loss
from the past.)
2. You know my old science
teacher! Well, it's a small world,
isn't it? Ans. (to show your surprise that
people or events in different places
are connected)
3. Son: 'Dad, can I have a new
bike?'
Dad: 'We can't afford one. Ans. (something that you say which
Money doesn't grow on trees, means you should be careful how
you know.' much money you spend because there
is only a limited amount)
2. What have you noticed to the meaning of idiomatic expressions?
F. Abstraction:
1. What are idiomatic expressions?
2. Why do we have to know how to use these expressions?
3. Why is it important to know the meaning of idioms?
G. Application:
Identify the meaning of the given idiom in column A to its meaning in the
column B.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Grab a seat a. Very happy
2. Zip it b. Say what you honestly feel
3. Look up to c. As briefly as possible
4. On cloud nine d. Admire
5. A piece of cake e. Stop talking
6. In a nutshell f. rarely
7. Once in a blue moon g. Be patient
8. Hold your horses h. Be in trouble
9. Speak your mind i. Sit down
10. Be in hot water j. Very easy
IV. Evaluation:
Direction: Fill in the blanks with idiomatic expression to complete the
following written expression. Choose your answer from the given choices.
In hot water Raining cats and dogs
At the top of his/her voice Turns me off
Speak your mind Once in a blue moon
On pins and needles Piece of cake
Going on Hold her horses
1. Nobody knows what’s _________ ?
2. It ________ when guys don’t respect my boundaries.
3. When the accident happened all he could think about was attracting
attention and started calling out ___________.
4. The father admitted that he was__________________ while his wife was in the
delivery room.
5. This one is a _________. I can do it in just a minute.
6. Our teacher always tries to _______________, but she can’t because of the
noisy students.
7. Solar eclipse happens ______________ that most people missed it.
8. Sometimes, it’s good to ______________ to let others know your side.
9. I’ll be ____________ if my father knows that I did not pass the exam.
10. It’s really a worse weather. It’s ________________ since yesterday.
Yr. & Sec. Total # Actual # # of # of Mastery Instructional
of of Students Students Level Decision
Students Students who got that
in Class who took 75% & Needs
the Test Above Remedia-
tion
V. Agreement
Remediation: Let them use at least ten idioms in correct sentences.
Enrichment: Look for 20 more examples of idiomatic expressions and give their
meaning.
