https://padlet.com/carliebrock98/zl7fczv9w8gr Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2018-11-29 16:06:36 UTC 2018-11-29 16:33:20 UTC hello@padlet.com carliebrock98 https://padlet.com/carliebrock98/zl7fczv9w8gr/wish/309385894 Give students a list of English idioms and have them guess at the meanings

Break students into groups of three or four and give them a list of about twenty idioms

Ask the groups to discuss each idiom and guess what it might mean

After 15-20 minutes of discussion, give my students a list in random order of what the idioms on their sheets mean

Challenge groups to match the meanings to the correct idioms. 

Wrap up the activity by going through the idioms and giving students the correct meanings and encouraging students to share some of their favorite idioms from their native languages. ]]> 2018-11-29 16:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/carliebrock98/zl7fczv9w8gr/wish/309385894 carliebrock98 https://padlet.com/carliebrock98/zl7fczv9w8gr/wish/309389844 Read aloud
When you read aloud to your students, ask the Spanish speakers to raise their hand when they think they hear a cognate. Stop reading and discuss that cognate. Point out the subtle differences you hear between the Spanish and English words. If you have a French, Italian, or Portuguese speaker in your class, invite them to contribute cognates in that language.

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