Deduce and discuss the meanings of pre-chosen idioms and brainstorm any additional idioms that the student may be familiar with. Talk about the importance of idioms in language and the character they give to language.
Pick apart each idiom on the list and discuss other possible meanings that the phrases could have:
"You're barking up the wrong tree!", "dodge a bullet" and "catch-22"
Other than the correct definition, what else could this mean? What might it mean to bark up the right tree? Could you replace any part of the phrase and it still make sense?
Deduce and discuss the meanings of pre-chosen idioms and brainstorm any additional idioms that the student may be familiar with. Talk about the importance of idioms in language and the character they give to language.
Pick apart each idiom on the list and discuss other possible meanings that the phrases could have:
"You're barking up the wrong tree!", "dodge a bullet" and "catch-22"
Other than the correct definition, what else could this mean? What might it mean to bark up the right tree? Could you replace any part of the phrase and it still make sense?
Deduce and discuss the meanings of pre-chosen idioms and brainstorm any additional idioms that the student may be familiar with. Talk about the importance of idioms in language and the character they give to language.
Pick apart each idiom on the list and discuss other possible meanings that the phrases could have:
"You're barking up the wrong tree!", "dodge a bullet" and "catch-22"
Other than the correct definition, what else could this mean? What might it mean to bark up the right tree? Could you replace any part of the phrase and it still make sense?