SEATWORK:

Choose the right idiom below to complete the sentences.

1. Mae is very happy. She must have _________.

2. Andy is a very bright boy. In fact, he belongs to the ______ in
his school.
3. Mother Theresa was fine lady _________.
4. Even if it is raining, the class will ______ with their field trip.
5. Mother will go to the market, so I’ll stay to ______ my baby
sister.
6. It takes one with an _____ to accept other’s opinions
calmly.
7. Lito will ______ his right to play in the basketball team.
8. A famous basketball player was invited to _____ on the
opening day of the sportsfest.
9. When the victim ______, the police was able to identify the
suspects.
10. If you want to _______ in the class, you have to study
hard.
TELL THE FIGURE OF SPEECH USED IN EACH EXPRESSION AS
SIMILE, PERSONIFICATION, HYPERBOLE, OR METAPHOR.

1. The moon rose from its sleep.

2. The princess is as lovely as a rose.
3. Liz is the star of the night.
4. I could kill you for tickling me.
5. You’re an angel sent from heaven.
THE SINGING FOUR
 One day, a farmer looked at his horse. He said aloud, “My
horse is getting too old to work for me. He could hardly pull my
calesa. It is time to put an end to him.”
The horse heard this. He jumped up and ran away for his life.
The horse decided to live in the forest. On his way to the forest,
he came across a sad looking cat.
“Why are you looking sad?”
“I am getting too old to catch a mice. My master wants to
drown me, so I ran away.”
“That makes two of us. Let us live together in the forest. We
are in the same boat.”
 So the horse and the cat went to the forest. They met a dog
running so fast.
They asked him, “Where are you going?”
“My master wants to put me to sleep for good. I am old, I
cannot do the things I used to do.”
“That makes the three of us. We are in the same boat. Let us
live together in the forest.”
So the horse, the cat and the dog went to the forest. They
heard a cock making a strange sound. The three animals asked.
“What sound are you making?”
 “I’m trying not to crow. My master wants to make a soup out of
me. I am too old and I make too much noise.”
“That makes the four of us. We are in the same boat. Let us live
together in the forest. Let us make our life a bed of roses.”
It was dark when the four animals reached the forest. They
came upon a small hut in the forest. Three men were inside the
house. The four decided to drive the men away. The horse neighed.
The dog barked. The cat meowed and the cock crowed. They made
such a loud strange noise that the men ran around to look. In the
dark, The horse kicked one of them. The cat scratched another. The
dog bit one man’s leg while the cock pecked at his ears.
Read the underlined words from the story.
put an end
in the same boat
put to sleep for good
ran away for his life
a bed of roses
make a soup out of me
Can you tell the meaning of the words?
READ AND ANALYZE THE SENTENCES.
UNDERLINE THE IDIOMS USED IN EACH.
a. The foreigner can easily get along with the native.
b. The sampaguita in your car gives off a sweet smell.
c. Eden has a very attractive getup.
d. My mother looks forward to the coming of my sister
from Hawaii.
e. We have to look up to our parents.
Can you guess the meaning of the idiom by the way it is used in
the sentence?
1. The greedy brother wants the lion’s share in the inheritance.
2. The speaker cracked jokes to break the ice in the first part of the lecture.
3. The defeated candidate spoke ill of the mayor.
He has an axe to grind against the mayor.
4. Some policemen allow drivers to violate the traffic rules.
The drivers give them grease money.
That is how they play the game.
5. The experienced worker solved the problem easily.
He really knows the ropes.
6. The councilors always give in to what the mayor wants.
They are led by the nose.
WHAT ARE IDIOMS?
• Idioms are words/ phrases used in a way that
is different from the usual dictionary meaning
of each word that make it up. Idioms can liven
up your writing. To figure out the meaning of
idioms, use context clues and individual word
meanings.
 15 common Idioms and Idiomatic phrases
1. ‘The best of both worlds’ – means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same
time.
“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the
best of both worlds.”
2. ‘Speak of the devil’ – this means that the person you’re just talking about actually turns
up at that moment.
“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”
3. ‘See eye to eye’ – this means agreeing with someone.
“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”
4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ – an event that happens infrequently.
“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”
5. ‘When pigs fly’ – something that will never happen.
“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”
6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’– something is very expensive.
“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”
7. ‘A piece of cake’– something is very easy.
“The English test was a piece of cake.”
8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ – to accidentally reveal a secret.
“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”
9. ‘To feel under the weather’ – to not feel well.
“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”
10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ – to solve two problems at once.
“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go
away but also spend time with him.”
11. ‘To cut corners’ – to do something badly or cheaply.
“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”
12. ‘To add insult to injury’ – to make a situation worse.
“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”
13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ – to not judge someone or something based solely
on appearance.
“I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its
cover.”
14. ‘Break a leg’ – means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”
15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’ – to describe exactly what is causing a situation or
problem.
“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.
To test your new-found knowledge here are some sentences to practice with.
Fill in the blank!
A) I can’t afford this purse! It ______________. I won’t be able to pay my rent!
B) His birthday was supposed to be a surprise! I can’t believe you ________.
Now he knows!
C) Ha! John has been promising to paint the house for five years…. Maybe
when __________.
D) Yeah, it’ll _________________. I need to sign some papers at Jenny’s school
anyway so I’ll pick her up for you too.
E) I don’t really like going out to bars anymore. I only go ___________.
F) I’m sorry I can’t come into work today. I’m _______________. I have a sore
throat and runny nose.
G) They tried ____________when installing the pipes for the house and now
we have leaks only one month after purchasing it!
H) We missed our flight to Paris because the connecting flight was late and to
___________they made us pay for a new ticket as if it was our fault!
I) I can’t wait to see you perform on stage tonight! Break a leg!
J) Jane is just never on time to work, it’s really annoying. O wow, speak of the
devil` here she comes…
K) So we’re going to London, then Munich, then we will fly out of Athens,
right? Great. I’m so glad to be traveling with someone I _______ with.
L) Wow, she found her dream man and has now landed an
amazing job. She really does have ______.
M) OK, she might not be the most attractive but _________.
I’m sure she is a sweetheart.
N) I have been trying to figure this out for ages. Thanks so
much, you’re right. You _______.
O) I can’t believe that was our test. I think it was easier than
some of our homework! It was a ______.