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Idiomatic Expressions Vocabulary. Skylar Endres Iesha Byrden Ebonique Bosby Ashley Wimberly. Purpose of Strategy:. Idioms allow students to know the meaning of a group of words that may not make sense. For instance, it is raining cats and dogs outside.
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Idiomatic ExpressionsVocabulary Skylar Endres Iesha Byrden Ebonique Bosby Ashley Wimberly
Purpose of Strategy: • Idioms allow students to know the meaning of a group of words that may not make sense. • For instance, it is raining cats and dogs outside. • The students will know that it is not really raining cats and dogs and that it is just a phrase to express how hard it may be raining.
What is an idiom? • Definition: An idiom is an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from meanings of the words that make it up. • Our meaning: to allow students to know the meaning of a group of words that may not make sense. • For instance, It is raining cats and dogs outside. The students will know that it is not raining cats and dogs and it is just a phrase that means it is raining.
Discuss with a partner the following idioms: • This is a piece of cake! • I am in a pickle. • She opened a can of worms this time! • I guess my eyes were bigger than my stomach! • I’m on top of the world!
Answers • This is easy. • I am in a difficult situation or I am in trouble. • Start a lot of trouble that will be hard to stop. • You were not as hungry as you thought you were. • Everything is going my way or I am happy.
References • Caillies, S., & Le Sourn-Bissaoui, S. (2008, Septemnber).Children's understanding of idioms and theory of mind development. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer? • Pearson Custom Education: Developing literacy: LITR 3130. New York: Pearson Learning Solutions