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What are idiomatic

expressions?
- are group of words
having a different
meaning from the
combined meanings
of the words
expressed
 Barking up
the wrong
tree
Angry at the
wrong
person
 Raining
cats and
dogs
raining
hard/rain
ing
heavily
Break a
leg
do your
best
Apple of the
eye
center of
attraction
A piece of
cake
very easy
Butterflies in
the stomach
nervous
 Lesson's Objectives
1.Determine idiomatic
expressions used in a text.
2.Use context clues from
the material viewed to
determine the meaning of
unfamiliar words or
expressions.
3. Give the meaning of
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AND THEIR MEANINGS
1. Come on, have a heart.
Lend me your notes on the
lecture.

have a heart - be kind and merciful

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AND THEIR MEANINGS
2. There are some
beautiful quotations
that we should
know by heart.
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AND THEIR MEANINGS
3. She has no spark of
decency while eating.

no spark of decency - no manners

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AND THEIR MEANINGS
4. The concert ticket cost
him an arm and a leg.

an arm and a leg - expensive

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AND THEIR MEANINGS
5. He earns his bread and
butter as a
photographer.

bread and butter - salary or means of

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AND THEIR MEANINGS
6. He did not see his
friends for a donkey's
years.

donkey's years - long time

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AND THEIR MEANINGS
7. The learners were all
ears when the teacher
started talking.

all ears - very attentive

 IDENTIFYING IDIOMS
AND THEIR MEANINGS
8. They had to burn the
midnight oil for the
upcoming board
examination.
- defining words by how it was used
in a sentence
- using context clues to get the
meaning of unfamiliar words
 • Determine the
meanings of
underlined idiomatic
expressions through
context clues.
• You are given 10
seconds per item.
1. The year 1997 is the
golden age of my
sister's Alma Mater.
a. a precious period
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b. fiftieth anniversary
c. period of big
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contestants in the
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to eat
b. bring home some meat
3. Some students answer
essay-type tests often by
beating around the bush.
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c. approach a subject in
4. Ronilo approached the
teacher to make a clean
breast of his fault.
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b. give his reasons
c. confess the truth
5. Please bring to mind
what you promised last
night.
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c. memorize
6. The couple had a heart-
to-heart talk to come-up
with a solution to their
problem.
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b. serious and free talk
c. language of love
7. It is no wonder that
Ramona cannot speak
English fluently. Her
mother tongue is French.
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b. language spoken by
her mother
8. The valedictorian's
speech has touched every
person in the row.
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c. deeply inspired
everyone
9. Unless the state and the
church come to terms,
there will be no peace.
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c. give up and surrender
10. Determination and
hardwork will lead to a
path strewn with roses.
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c. place of flowers
 USING IDIOMS
TRIAD WORK
Use the following
idiomatic expressions in a
sentence. Be guided by the
meanings given.
Post outputs on the board.
1. do or die - to succeed or fail completely
2. four corners of the earth - all over the world
3. give me five - solid agreement
4. hanging by the thread - to be in a dangerous or
unsafe situation
5. head in the clouds - absent-minded
6. keep a straight face - be serious
7. lend an ear - listen or pay attention
8. on cloud nine - happy or joyous
9. rain or shine - no matter what happens
10. with flying colors - successful or with honors
 EXAMPLE:
under the weather - sick or
in bad condition
He was absent yesterday
because he was under the
weather after playing too
much outside.
Formative Assessment 3:
Determining Meanings
of Context Clues
Through Context Clues