Cainta Catholic College
Cainta, Rizal
High- School Department
A.Y. 2018-2019
Grading Period: Third Grading Period
Subject: English 7
Teacher: Ms. Mylene G. Arellano
Date: November 5, 2108
I.Objectives
At the end of the day the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Identify appropriate meaning of idiomatic expressions
2. Familiarize with commonly used idiomatic expressions.
3. Use idiomatic expressions correctly.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: Idiomatic Expression
B. Reference: https:// www. English-grammar-revolution
www. Google.com for image
C. Material’s: Visual Aids, Power Point
D. Values: Self reliance and Creativity in using idioms.
III. Procedure
A. ROUTINARY ACTIVITIES
Prayer
Attendance
Cleanliness
Un
B. ACTIVITY
Teacher will show of illustrated idiomatic expressions and will let the students guess its
meaning
Teachers Activity Students Activity
The gravy was riding on the train
A sales boy who was singing
A boy was shaking the bell while reading
The boy dragging the pig
Students answer will vary according to their
opinion of the pictures shown.
Can you tell the meaning of the expression
written above the picture?”
Teacher will reveal the meaning of each picture
after collecting answer from the students. “Its about phrase that has another meaning.”
“What do you think is our lesson for this today?
“It is about of figure speech?!”” ( idea will
“It’ is about the IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS” come out if figure of speech has been
discussed already).
C.. ANALYSIS
Now I would like you to read and analyze the following People “hold their tongues” when they’re
sentences.” in situations where they want to talk, but it
1. People “hold their tongues” when they’re in would be better if they didn’t.
situations where they want to talk, but it would be
I wanted to intervene when they were
better if they didn’t.
yelling at each other, but that would have
just added fuel to the fire.
2. I wanted to intervene when they were yelling at
each other, but that would have just added fuel to
“They finally saw eye to eye on the
the fire.
business deal.”.
3. “They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”.
“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”
4. “Fuel these days costs an arm and a leg.”
“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your
performance will be great.”
5. “Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will
be great.”
(Students will read the following sentence)
“What do you mean by the underlined expressions in
“In sentence number 1 the underlined
each sentence?”
expressions mean that it’s better to be
quiet or not to talk.”
“That’s right!”
“What about in sentence number 2
It means the speaker is having second
That’s nice answer
thought because he is thinking that he
might just add tension to the argument.
Let’s try to analyze the expression used in number 3. Who
would like to answer?
Ma’am it means when someone is doing
Well that’s correct.!
an eye to eye it means they are agreeing
with someone or in something
How about the expression used in n umber 4?
Ma’am that means that the fuel is very
“What about the last expression used?”
expensive.
Any other answer?
“Yes, Ma’am now we knew the other way
“Correct, that’s another way of wishing a good luck to
of saying it.”
someone.”
It means thanks?
Ma’am it means, Do your best?
“Let me show the real meaning of the following expressions
used in previous sentences.
ANSWERS:
1. Keep quiet or remain silent.
Students will all together read the correct
2. To make a problem worse. answer posted on the board in a loud
3. You agree with someone about something. voice.
4. Extremely expensive
5. 5Goodluck.
D.ABSTRACTION
“Those underlined words are some of the
expressions that we called “IDIOMATIC.”
It is group of words that has different meaning.
“Do you know what an idiomatic expression is?’
“You mean ma’am, a group of simple words that we
“Yes, an idiom is a phrase or an expression that has use every day?”
a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning.”
“Yes, can you give me example of simple idioms’’
“Yes ma’am”
that you know?
“like apple of the eye, tickled pink and once in a blue
“Now let’s analyze one of your examples ‘Apple of moon. Etc.”
The Eye’, do you know what does it mean?”
“What did you notice to the meaning?”
“It’s not the apple that is placed on one’s eye but I think
it is a person that is being the center of attraction.”
“That’s good, now can you tell me the exact meaning “Its far from the words used in the expression.”
idiomatic expression?”
“It means that it does not draw its meaning from the
“That’s great.” words used in the expression but rather have different
meaning on its own.”
“Now let’s explore the meaning of the idiomatic
expression.”
“The teacher will give the definition of
idiomatic expression.”
Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday
which do not have make sense literally but we
understand what they mean.
- It is an expression that cannot be defined from
the meanings of its words but has a separate
meaning of its own.
“Now I will show some of commonly used
Idiomatic expressions then later on we will
do activity about it.”
The weather snowed under
-having too much thing to do
When pigs fly
-something that will never happen
Its raining cats and dogs
-its raining heavily
Let the cat out of the bag
-reveal a secret.
Teacher will show more example of idiomatic
Expressions.
BODY IDIOMS “Ma’am, for disadvantage’s, one can be
ANIMAL IDIOMS misunderstood if he did not get the correct
FOOD IDIOMS message that you would like to say.”
IDIOMS WITH TIME
“For advantages, it simplifies the negative
“Now that you know the meaning of message through using pleasing words in
Idiomatic expressions can you tell me the an idiom.”
Advantages and disadvantages of using
It in a simple conversation?”
“Wonderful! Now that you knew its advantages
and disadvantages lets proceed to its application.”
E. APPLICATION
GROUP ACTIVITY
“Draw from the gives examples of 5 minutes working time
Idiomatic expressions and use it in the
3 minutes presentation
Following conversions.”
Group 1-Telephone conversations
Group 2-Meeting old friends
Group 4- Alumni home coming
Group 5-Simple conversation with a teacher
IV. Evaluation
Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct idiom’s through analyzing the
given meaning.
Cat nap - a short sleep Cats got one’s tongue - shyness
Apple of the eyes - center of attraction Keep the pot boiling – avoid hunger
Far cry from – very different from.
1) Although Mylene and Lie Ann are twins, Lie Ann is _________________Mylene.
2) He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife who_____________.
3) Mark is our younger brother. He is the ___________ in our family.
4) I will get a ___________ at the back stage just wake me up if it’s my turn.
5) Its looks like the ____________, Lucy. Are you always this quiet?
V. Agreement
Find a set of idiomatic expressions that can be used for a short conversation.
