Topic: Idioms

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It’s on us to fix it (phrases with on)

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Students watch entertaining ads, work with funny slogans and talk about marketing campaigns. More importantly, they learn and practise phrases with on without even realising it!

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Do you trust your memory?

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This ESL lesson gives students the opportunity to learn phrases to talk about memory, watch a video, and have a fascinating discussion. 

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Put a ring on it

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In this lesson, students learn idioms and phrasal verbs with put. They also practise working out the meaning from context, and have an opportunity to use the new language in speaking activities. 

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Advanced vocabulary activities

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This is a set of ESL vocabulary activities rather than a typical ESL Brains lesson plan. Each of the activities can be used separately as a time filler, a warm-up, etc.

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Behind every success there are dozens of failures

Business

In this lesson about success and failure students watch an interview with Jeff Bezos and learn a few idioms related to failure. They also put them into practice through a role-play activity involving different aspects of business failures.

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Hold your horses! – Horse idioms

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The worksheet is built around the word ‘horse’. It includes eight horse idioms which are introduced through various tasks. Your students will discover the meanings of new idioms, see in what context they can be used and practise them in writing. 

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Idioms with fruit and veggies

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With this 2-page worksheet, your students will discover 14 common idioms with fruit and veggies and learn in what contexts they can be used.

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Penny, nickel & dime – money phrases and idioms

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This three-task vocabulary worksheet focuses on money phrases and idioms. Actually, a common denominator here is names for American money.

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Happy and sad idioms

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The goal of this worksheet is to teach eight happy and sad idioms. There are four tasks all together in which your students will discover new idiomatic expressions and practise using them both in speaking and in writing.

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Business communication idioms

Business

Thanks to this speaking worksheet, students will learn business communication idioms such as break the ice or take a back seat.

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Colour psychology – idioms

General Lifestyle

This lesson plan for adults only looks into the world of colours and how they are used in the movie industry. Students will also learn different colour idioms.

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How to make hard choices

Business

This ESL lesson plan focuses on making difficult decisions and helps students to understand how to approach the decision-making process.