John's ESL Community: Idioms

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Activity Description

Have students visit the site's Daily Idiom page to expand their vocabularies and gain study by writing down idioms, which you quiz them on later.

Preparation

• Make sure that the site is not blocked at your school.
• Create a note-taking form or copy/print the one provided above.
• Since the Idioms on the site change frequently, be sure to check the site the day you intend to use it.

How-To

• Create a note-taking form for each week or use the Example Document above.
• Tell students to go to the Idioms link of the site and write the idiom and its definition.
• You can also have them write an original sentence or dialog using the idiom.

Teacher Tips

When learning idioms or vocabulary, students will need plenty of practice and review.

More Ways

This Web site has 350 activities for students of English, covering vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, grammar, idioms, and quotes. There are games, puzzles, self-study quizzes, and much more, all designed to help students improve their English skills.

Program Areas

• ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

• Beginning Literacy
• Beginning Low
• Beginning High
• Intermediate Low
• Intermediate High
• Advanced
• All Levels

Documents

• ec0f7694-5056-a67e-545619594df0b14f FINAL.pdf - Idioms Note-taking handout

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