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Teaching Everyday Idioms Derived from Animals Using Padlet in a 7th Grade English Language Arts Class
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Click on the following quizlet to match the idioms to their meanings. Practice one round by yourself and next, be competitive and play a classmate. Have fun

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Quizlet is a lightning fast way to learn vocabulary.

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Please create 2 of your own examples of an idiom derived from an animal. Explain in your own words what the idioms mean. Please include illustrations of your idioms. Add the link to your submission on our "wall."

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Examples of commonly used animal idioms:

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Examples of commonly used animal idioms:

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Be sure to view these before taking the quiz

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List of common idioms based on animals, with meanings, shown in context with example sentences, plus quiz. Vocabulary for ESL learners and teachers.

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Click on the following link to quiz yourself on your knowledge of "animal idioms."

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Animal Idioms Quiz | Vocabulary | EnglishClub

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This multiple-choice quiz to test understanding of animal idioms can be done online or printed out for use in class. Vocabulary for ESL learners and teachers.

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appearing foolish or strange but actually very clever

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Many idioms are derived from specific areas such as sports, entertainment, animals or physical experiences. By learning the original context in which the idiom was used and if we understand the image it is based on, we will find the idiom easier to understand. Please read the following article that describes origins, sound patterns and word order in idioms. What are some methods you could use to determine the origin and meaning of an idiom?

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Many idioms are derived from specific areas such as sports, entertainment, animals or physical experiences. By learning the original context in which the idiom was used and if we understand the image it is based on, we will find the idiom easier to understand. Please read the following article that describes origins, sound patterns and word order in idioms. What are some methods you could use to determine the origin and meaning of an idiom?

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Many idioms are derived from our general physical experiences (we will be looking at this area in more detail in an article about Metaphor later in the Language Awareness series). For example, the expressions hot under the collar, breathe fire, and let off steam all refer to being angry, and they do this through the image of anger as something hot inside us.

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Please view the following video on animal idioms. 

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Please view the following video on animal idioms. 

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Animal idioms and expressions in English

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http://www.engvid.com/ Watch this lesson to learn some easy English idioms that are related to animals. These common phrases can help you sound like a native speaker, and to understand English shows and movies. If you're done pigging out, and are tired of all the monkey business, join me and Mr. E!