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Dave's ESL Cafe

Phrasal Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Phrasal verbs-two-part verbs that combine a verb with a preposition-are often difficult for English language learners to comprehend because they have peculiar meanings unfamiliar to non-native speakers of English. What does it mean, for...
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Activity
Other

Isabel's Esl Site: Phrasal Verbs: Look or Look For?

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun matching quiz for high intermediate or advanced ESL high school students.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The King's English: Prepositions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of H.W. Fowler's classic text on the use and misuse of the English language, "The King's English" (1908) section on prepositions focuses on their idiomatic nature. A comprehensive but a bit outdated manual, "The King's English"...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Idioms

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher-created matching squares game designed to help students learn 15 common English expressions, or idioms, that use face words, like "play it by ear" or "to be nosy."
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches: Idioms From Context

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this interactive, "millionaire-style" game, students read passages with idioms in them. Then they will select the correct explanation for each idiom.
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Lesson Plan
Teachnology

Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Understanding Idioms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson focuses on idioms including illustrating the literal meanings and explaining the figurative meanings.
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Handout
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Topic Vocabulary Reference

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Links to information and lists of English words and phrases by category. Includes information on the difference between a dictionary and thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms, confusing words, figures of speech, eponyms, euphemisms, sayings,...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Idioms

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This slideshow lesson introduces idioms.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Idioms Resources

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A twenty-three-part learning module including links to images and videos on various idioms.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Idioms, Adages, Proverbs

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning about idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Hot or Cold

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains 10 phrases that should have either the word hot or cold in it. The students should use the Activotes to vote if they think the missing word is hot or cold. Space is there for...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Idioms

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is an introduction to idioms. It is intended to meet Nevada 8th grade standards in relation to figurative language and idioms.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Idioms of the Day

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to be a growing collection of idioms. Currently there are 5 pages of idioms, clues, and meanings that could be used daily in mini lesson sessions. Please enjoy and add to the...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Idioms(have You Ever Seen a Pig Fly!)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to idioms as a form of figurative language in this flipchart.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Paint by Idioms

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Learn the meaning of various English idioms associated with animals, moods, and body parts.