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GENERAL ENGLISH · IELTS COURSE · INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)
EXPLORING
IDIOMS
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1 Warm up
Read the questions and discuss the meaning of the underlined phrases.
1. What time do you usually hit the sack?

2. What is something you only do once in a blue moon?
3. Do you have a sweet tooth? What is your favourite sugary food?
4. Have you felt like you were on top of the world recently? What happened?
5. When was the last time you hit the books? What were you studying for?
6. What was the last thing you bought that cost an arm and a leg? Was it worth it?
7. When was the last time you felt under the weather? What symptoms did you have?
8. Is it hard for you to bite your tongue when you are angry?
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EXPLORING IDIOMS
2 Idioms 1
Match each phrase from the warm-up questions with a definition below.
1. : study in a serious way
2. : go to bed
3. : hardly ever, rarely
4. : feeling ill
5. : keep silent
6. : a love for sweet-tasting foods
7. : extremely happy
8. : extremely expensive
In pairs, discuss the following questions.
1. Do you like learning English idioms?

2. Do you find them difficult to learn? Why, why not?
3. Do you have any favourite idioms in your own language?
3 Vocabulary
Part A: Match a word with the correct definition.
1. expressive (adj.) a. likely to change suddenly and without reason
2. imaginative (adj.) b. where something begins or comes from
3. origin (n) c. a small, metal object that is fired from a gun
4. unpredictable (adj.) d. showing feelings
5. toxic (adj.) e. clever and often unusual
6. bullet (n) f. poisonous
Part B: Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
1. There is waste being put into the ocean every day.
2. Children’s books are creative and . They take you to a different world.
3. Nowadays the weather is so . You never know what to wear.
4. He was shot in the arm by a stray .
5. The of the outbreak is still unknown.
6. It is incredible how she makes every note sound.
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4 Pronunciation
Compare the pronunciation of the underlined letters and decide if the sound is the same or different.
1. expressive / imaginative
2. toxic / origin
3. unpredictable / bullet
5 Listening for gist

Listen to the lecture and choose the most appropriate title from the list below.
1. Idioms through the years
2. Idioms and origins
3. How to learn idioms
6 Listening for detail

Are the sentences true or false according to the information in the lecture?
1. Idioms are used in all languages.
2. Translating each individual word is a useful way to understand the meaning of an idiom.
3. The idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ is used to express dying animals.
4. The idiom ‘to bite the bullet’ means to do something pleasant you have always wanted to do.
5. The idiom ‘mad as a hatter’ is new.
6. The hatmakers went crazy because of the material they used to make hats.
7. The idiom ‘surf the net’ came from a written guide about using the Internet.
8. The origin and history of idioms can be found easily.

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7 Discussion
1. Do you think it is interesting to find out the origin of phrases?

2. Do you know anyone who is mad as a hatter?
3. Do you like it when it is raining cats and dogs?
4. Have you ever had to bite the bullet and do something you really didn’t want to do?
5. Do you know any online tools to learn about idioms?
8 Optional extension: idioms 2
Part A: Read the idioms below about learning and choose the correct meaning.
1. figure something out
a. understand something or to find a solution
b. remember something
2. with flying colours
a. do something very successfully such as pass an exam
b. do something creative
3. draw a blank
a. lose something
b. not be able to remember something
4. learn (something) by heart
a. learn something you love
b. memorise something so you can recall it easily
5. brush up on something
a. improve your knowledge of something you have partly forgotten
b. learn something new you have always wanted to study
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Part B: Complete the sentences with the correct phrase.
1. I need to my Italian before I go on holiday to Rome.
2. He tried to remember the answer but .
3. My teacher told me I had to my speech . It took me a long time.
4. I thought I did badly on my exam but surprisingly I passed .
5. I spent hours reading the explanation and finally .
1. Are you good at learning telephone numbers by heart?

2. Have you ever passed an exam or test with flying colours?
3. Which skills would you like to brush up on?
4. Are you good at figuring out instructions?
5. Do you draw a blank when it comes to remembering names?


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GENERAL ENGLISH · IELTS COURSE · INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

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1. What time do you usually hit the sack?

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1. : study in a serious way

3. : hardly ever, rarely

6. : a love for sweet-tasting foods

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. Do you like learning English idioms?

1. expressive (adj.) a. likely to change suddenly and without reason

2. imaginative (adj.) b. where something begins or comes from

3. origin (n) c. a small, metal object that is ﬁred from a gun

4. unpredictable (adj.) d. showing feelings

5. toxic (adj.) e. clever and often unusual

6. bullet (n) f. poisonous

Part B: Fill in the gaps with the correct word.

1. There is waste being put into the ocean every day.

3. Nowadays the weather is so . You never know what to wear.

4. He was shot in the arm by a stray .

5. The of the outbreak is still unknown.

6. It is incredible how she makes every note sound.

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5 Listening for gist

1. Idioms through the years

2. Idioms and origins

3. How to learn idioms

6 Listening for detail

1. Idioms are used in all languages.

5. The idiom ‘mad as a hatter’ is new.

8. The origin and history of idioms can be found easily.

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In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. Do you think it is interesting to ﬁnd out the origin of phrases?

8 Optional extension: idioms 2

1. ﬁgure something out

a. understand something or to ﬁnd a solution

2. with ﬂying colours

a. do something very successfully such as pass an exam

b. not be able to remember something

4. learn (something) by heart

a. learn something you love

b. memorise something so you can recall it easily

a. improve your knowledge of something you have partly forgotten

b. learn something new you have always wanted to study

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Part B: Complete the sentences with the correct phrase.

1. I need to my Italian before I go on holiday to Rome.

2. He tried to remember the answer but .

3. My teacher told me I had to my speech . It took me a long time.

4. I thought I did badly on my exam but surprisingly I passed .

5. I spent hours reading the explanation and ﬁnally .

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. Are you good at learning telephone numbers by heart?

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