Learning activity 1

Evidence: A world of images

In this evidence, you have to create at least seven mnemonic cards that will
help you remember the meaning of seven idioms in English. You should include a
drawing representing the idiom, two examples, and the corresponding translation into
Colombian Spanish (if possible).

Look at the example below:

Idiom: Examples:

To bark up the wrong tree. 1. If he wants me to lend him some money, he is barking up
the wrong tree. I know he never pays back.
Definitions:
2. She’s barking up the wrong tree if she thinks he’s going to
 To look for something in the leave his wife for her.
wrong place.
In Colombian spanish:
 To ask the wrong person.
Mear fuera del tiesto.
 To have completely
misunderstood something.

 To take the wrong course of

action.

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

Note: you have to create the examples and definitions. Do not plagiarize.
Idiom: Examples:

If you want to achieve something 1. Charlee the squeaky Wheel gets the grease.
you have to pretend. 2. In his office the squeaky Wheel gets the grease.

Definitions: In Colombian spanish:

 You can get better service if El que no llorá no mama.

you complain about something.
If you wait patiently, no one’s
going to help you.
Idiom:
Can´t judge a book by its cover.
Definitions:
 You cannot know what
something or someone is like
by looking only at that person
or thing’s appearance.
Idiom:
He who speaks little…says a lot.
Definitions:
 It is antonym of the saying “he
who talks a lot little squeezes”.
It tells us that people who are
not very talkative generally
work more.
Examples:
1. Manuel isn’t a guilty, because he has a hand in his pocket,
neither is Robert.
2. This girl is smart because she use glasses, Sofia is too.
In Colombian spanish:
No hay que guiarse por las apariencias
Examples:
1. Sometimes it is better to speak little and let the acts speak
for themselves.
2. People who speak a lot tend to live things incomplete and
invent situations to be accepted.
In Colombian spanish:
El que mucho habla poco hace.
Idiom: Examples:

I must take risks to achieve my 1. Don’t be afraid the fortune favors the bold.
goals.
2. Sharon fortune favors the bold so everything is going to
Definitions: be fine.

 People who bravely go after In Colombian spanish:

what they want are more
successful than people who try El que no arriesga un huevo no saca un pollo.
to live safely.
Idiom:
The soup falls from the plate to the
mouth.
Definitions:
 This saying tell us never to trust
ourselves, not even when we
are about to achieve what we
wanted because at the last
moment everything can go
wrong in the face of an
unforeseen event.
Idiom:
This killing heat makes it
impossible to work.
Definitions:
 When you work in a hot place
an is it really hard for stayed
there.
Examples:
1. I only needed to sign the contract, but an occupational
examination went wrong, and they rejected me at work.
2. I shouldn’t have trusted myself since the soup falls from the
plate to the mouth.
In Colombian spanish:
Del plato a la boca se cae la sopa.
Examples:
1. Isabella can’t work in the sahara desert, neither can
Valeria.
2. Sara works in the smelting factory, her husband does too.
In Colombian spanish:
El calor matador hace imposible trabajar.
Idiom: Examples:

We must come together if we want 1. They are successful, I am too.

to win the battle. 2. Jacobo y Mathias will travel to Europe, Isabella and me
will too.
Definitions:

 You need to be with anybody

that have the same goal. In Colombian spanish:

Unamos esfuerzos para ganar la batalla.

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Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning guide in
order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to develop them
and deliver them correctly.

Criterios de evaluación
Aplica estrategias de estudio, haciendo uso del vocabulario y gramática
requeridos.