USING IDIOMS IN

COMMUNICATION
Aldrin Terrence A. Goco, LPT
Students would be able
to:
• know what is idiom;
• compare and contrast
literal and figurative
idiom by illustrating it;
• use idioms in writing.
Visualize the Idiom

Divide the class into groups of 4.

Students will pick a card and read the
idiom on it. Visualize what comes to
your mind. Take turns to write/draw
what you visualized on the card.
Repeat the same for each card.
Distribute set 1 of cards.
1.Why did you visualize the
idiom as such?
2.What is then the meaning of
the idiom?
3.Is the meaning the same as
what it wants to put across?
IDIOM
a group of words established by usage as having a
meaning not deducible from those of the
individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

It is a phrase or an expression that has a

figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning.
Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's
figurative meaning is different from the literal
meaning.
Firm-Up:

Illustrate the literal and figurative idiom

Each group will be given two idioms. Each idiom

will be drawn on the paper given. It is divided into
literal and figurative. Students are going to draw in
the literal meaning the ‘actual or denotative’
meaning while in the figurative idiom they are going
to draw the operational meaning or what the poem
is trying to put across. They are going to use it in a
sentence afterward.
• Idiom makes writing expressive
• Use idioms with care
• Be sure of its meaning
• Make it suitable to the situation
• Use it in correct form
• Don’t use it in formal writing
IDIOMS
◦ HIT THE BOOKS ◦ TO STUDY
◦ IN THE SAME BOAT ◦ THINKING THE SAME
◦ HOT POTATO ◦ CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT

◦ IN A NUTSHELL ◦ IN CONCLUSON
◦ EXERCISE TO IMPROVE ONE’S
◦ GET IN SHAPE
CONDITION
◦ DON’T CRY OVER A SPILLED MILK
◦ DON’T WORRY ABOUT MINOR THINGS
◦ RAINING CATS AND DOGS ◦ RAINING HEAVILY
◦ CASH-STRAPPED ◦ NO MONEY
◦ BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL ◦ WORKING LATE AT NIGHT
◦ ALL EARS ◦ LISTEN INTENTLY
◦ PIECE OF CAKE ◦ EASY
◦ OUT OF WORK ◦ UNEMPLOYED
1.Why did you draw the poem
that way?
2.How will you use that in a
sentence?
3.Why should we use idioms?
4.How should we use them?
Activity 17- Role-play
Using the following
idioms discussed, make
a role-play out of them.
It should be a 2-minute
role-play.
Criteria Rating:
 Speech was clear with appropriate volume and
inflection. 54321
 Role was played in a convincing, consistent
manner. 54321
 Arguments and viewpoints expressed fit role
played. 54321
 Costumes and props were effectively used.
54321
 Role-play was well prepared and organized.
54321
 Role-play captured and maintained audience
interest. 54321
How are idioms
similar to simile,
metaphors and
personifications?
THANK YOU!