Comics
Level: Beginning +
Provides Practice of: speaking, listening, writing, reading
Grammar: any chosen by the student or teacher
Vocabulary: any chosen by the student or teacher
Similes
a) Explain the concept of a simile (i.e., words or phrases connected by “like” or “as” that suggest a similarity between two dissimilar items); differentiate similes from metaphors (i.e., the latter do not use “like” or “as”)
American Slang Expressions
- Write slang terms on one set of index cards and definitions on a second set of index cards.
- Give each student a slang card and also give each student a non-matching definition card; after giving students the meanings of the slang terms, have them walk around to try to find the matches for the cards they have in their hands.
- Arrange three dozen (36) of the cards – half slang terms and half matching definitions – and arrange them facedown on a desk top in completely random order. Have students play a game of “Concentration”, instructions for which follow at the end of this document.
English Expressions: Anatomical Idioms and Miscellaneous Idioms
The following expressions are idioms that use part of the body.
The actual meaning is noted in parentheses.
1) Stay on your toes. (Remain alert)
2) You are pulling my leg. (You are not telling me the truth.)