A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7

(JHS-English 7)

Content Standard: The learner demonstrates an understanding of the difference between literal and figurative
language.

Performance Standard: The learner transfers learning by distinguishing between and using literal and figurative
language and verbal and non-verbal cues.

Learning Competency: EN7V-II-a-10.1 Discriminate between literal and figurative language.

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be to:
a. infer the meaning of idiomatic expressions;
b. value the importance of studying idioms; and
c. use idiomatic expressions in a sentence correctly.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC: Idioms/Idiomatic Expressions

REFERENCE: English: Meaning Forms and Functions page 20-23
LEARNING MATERIALS: Powerpoint Presentation, Pictures, Laptop, projector, loot bags, and Visual
Aids.

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities (The student will go in front of the class and starts to lead
 Opening Prayer the prayer.)
Before we start, may I request everyone to please stand
and remain silent for the opening prayer. “Let us bow our heads and pray….”
“In Holy son’s name, Amen.”
Thank you!
 Greetings:
Good Morning class! “Good Morning Ma’am Jane!”

 Processing the Prayer

What have you learned from the prayer? “Ma’am, I’ve learned that we have to ask the guidance of
our Almighty God.”
Very good!

Why is it important to ask for His guidance? “Ma’am, it is important to ask His guidance to keep us safe
in everything we do.”
Very well said!

Asking for guidance from Lord is one way of

communicating with Him.

 Classroom Management
Before you take your seats may I ask everyone (The students will pick up pieces of paper and arrange their
to pick up pieces of paper under your chair and chairs properly.)
arrange your chairs properly.
 Checking Attendance
(The class secretary will check the attendance.)
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

Class secretary may I ask you to check our attendance

for today, and later I will check it.
Thank you!

 Checking of Assignment (The students will pass their assignments forward.)

For your assignment yesterday kindly pass it forward.
Thank you so much!

 Review
Let us have a quick review regarding the lesson we had “Ma’am, the topic we discussed yesterday was all about the
yesterday. types of the sentence according to use.”
What was our lesson yesterday?
Excellent!
“Ma’am, the types of the sentence according to use are
What are those types of sentences according to use? declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.”
Precisely! Thank you!
The type of sentences according to use:
 Declarative-statement.
 Interrogative-question?
 Imperative-command!
 Exclamatory-exclamation!

B. Lesson Proper
(The students will read the objectives.)
Now, class kindly read our objectives for today.
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be to:

a. infer the meaning of idiomatic expressions;

b. value the importance of studying idioms;
and
c. use idiomatic expressions in a sentence
correctly.

 Motivation
(The students will play the game.)
“BREAK THE CODE”
Decode the given codes to form a correct phrase using given
clues on the board.
The teacher will group the class into two. She will post
the letters of the alphabet on the board that corresponds
to numbers. Each group will show camaraderie to
decode the given codes to form a correct phrase. The 1.
first group that got the highest points will be the winner. 2 18 5 1 11 1 12 5 7
B R E A K A L E G

2.
19 16 9 12 12 20 8 5 2 5 1 14 19

S P I L L T H E B E A N S

3.
3 12 15 21 4 14 9 14 5
C L O U D N I N E
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

4.
20 9 5 20 8 5 11 14 15 20
T I E T H E K N O T

5.
2 21 3 11 5 20 12 9 19 20
B U C K E T L I S T

(The students will read the motive question on the screen.)

1. What do you think is the major

difference between literal and figurative
language?

2. What are idiomatic expressions?

 Motive Question
Class kindly read the guide question posted on the  Literal language- it means exactly what it says.
screen.  Figurative Language- uses words/expressions to
convey a meaning that is different from the literal
meaning.

 Unlocking Difficulties
I have here words that you’re going to encounter as
we go on to our discussion. Class, please read these “Ma’am, I think our lesson for today is all about
words and their meanings. expression.”

Thank you for reading it, class!

“Ma’am, I think our lesson for today is all about idioms.”
 Discussion
Based on the previous activity, what do you think is our
lesson for today?
Okay! That’s a nice answer. (The students are asked to read each sentence written under
the picture.)
Any other idea?
Awesome!

(Our lesson for today is about idioms/idiomatic

expressions.)
Here are examples on the board. Kindly read.

1. My exam in English was a piece of cake.

“Ma’am, the underlined phrase in the first sentence is a

piece of cake.”
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

 What is the underlined phrase/expression in the first

sentence? Anyone?

Very good, Grace!

“Ma’am, that phrase or expression is called idiomatic
The underlined phrase/expression in sentence expression.”
number one is a piece of cake.
 Now, class what do you call that phrase?
Precisely! “Ma’am, the literal meaning of a piece of cake is a small
Class, that underlined phrase/expression in sentence portion of a larger cake.”
number one is an idiomatic expression.

 What is the literal meaning of the phrase/expression

a piece of cake?
Very well said! (The students may vary with their answers.)
The literal meaning of a piece of cake is a small
portion of a larger cake. “Yes, ma’am I have done something a piece of cake and that
was playing badminton with my big brother.”
 Have you ever done something that is a piece of
cake? What was it?
Oh, that was awesome playing badminton is also “Ma’am, based on my own understanding the meaning of
fun aside from being a piece of cake. the idiomatic expression given in sentence number one is
easy.
 Based on the sentence given, what do you think is
the meaning of the idiomatic expression a piece of
cake?
“Ma’am, his exam in English was easy.
Precisely! Class, remember that an idiomatic
expression a piece of cake is a simple task/action
that is easy to do. Therefore, sentence number one
means what? (The students may vary with their answers.)
Very good! His exam in English was easy.

 Now that you know class, the meaning of the “Washing dishes every day is a piece of cake.”
idiomatic expression “a piece of cake,” kindly use it
in a sentence. “Cooking an egg pie is just a piece of cake.”
Very good!

2. My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a

blue moon.

“Ma’am, the underlined phrase in the first sentence is once

in a blue moon.”

“Ma’am, based on the sentence given the meaning of the

idiomatic expression is rarely.”
 What is the underlined idiomatic expression in the
second sentence? Yes, Carmen!
Very well said! “Ma’am, sentence number two means the siblings see each
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)
 Based on the sentence given, what do you think is
the meaning of the idiomatic expression once in a
blue moon?
Very good!
When we say once in a blue moon it means rare,
seldom, or only once in a long period of time that a
specific thing happens. So, what do you think, class is
the meaning of sentence number two?
Excellent!
 What other experience do you have that happens to
you once in a blue moon?
Oh, that’s nice to hear!
 Kindly used once in a blue moon in a sentence.
Good job!
 What is the underlined phrase in sentence number
three?
Very good! The underlined phrase in the third
sentence is rain cats and dogs.
 What do you think is the literal meaning of sentence
number three?
Exactly!
 How about its figurative meaning?
Good job!
Because of the heavy rains, the road gets flooded
quickly. Always remember that it cannot rain a
literal cat and dog so when you hear that expression
that means it is raining heavily.
 Now that you know class, the meaning of the
idiomatic expression “raining cats and dogs,” kindly
use it in a sentence.
 What is the underlined idiomatic expression in
sentence number four?
other rarely because one of them lives in Alaska.
“Ma’am, the other experience I do once in a blue moon is
having a vacation trip to Boracay with my family.
“I miss my mother working abroad. I only see her once in a
blue moon!”
“Once in a blue moon, I visited my grandmother in the
province.”
3. The road gets flooded very quickly every time
it rains cats and dogs.
“Ma’am, the underlined phrase in sentence number three is
rains cats and dogs.”
“Ma’am, the literal meaning of sentence number three is the
road gets flooded quickly because it literally rains cats and
dogs.
“Ma’am, the figurative meaning of sentence number three
means, the road gets flooded very quickly every time it rains
heavily.
“The weather was horrible yesterday. It was raining cats and
dogs.”
“I am sorry ma’am, I am late. It’s raining cats and dogs
outside.”
4. Anjo was saved by the bell during our oral
recitation.
“Ma’am, the underlined idiomatic expression in sentence
number four is saved by the bell.”
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

 Do you think the bell itself saved Anjo during their
recitation? Why? Or Why not?
Very good! Because a bell is a thing that doesn’t
possess the saving ability.
 Based on the sentence given, what do you think is
the meaning of the idiomatic expression saved by
the bell?
“No, ma’am the bell did not literally save Anjo during their
oral recitation because the bell did not have an ability to
literally save a person.”
“Ma’am, the idiomatic expression saved by the bell means
rescued from a difficulty at the last moment.”

Very good!

Saved by the bell means, rescued from difficulty at

the last moment.
“Ma’am, sentence number four means Anjo was saved to be
 Now class, what do you think is the meaning of called upon their oral recitation because of the bell rungs.
sentence number four?
Nice answer! “I was really saved by the bell when our teacher moved the
Math exam next week.”
 Now that you know class, the meaning of the
idiomatic expression “saved by the bell,” kindly use
it in a sentence.
Very good!

5. Melanie is the apple of my eye.

 What is the underlined idiomatic expression in the
fifth sentence?
“Ma’am, the underlined idiomatic expression in sentence
Precisely! The underlined idiomatic expression in
number five is the apple of the eye.
sentence number five is the apple of the eye.

 Based on the sentence given, what do you think is

the meaning of the idiomatic expression? If you are
“Ma’am, based on the sentence I think an apple of the eye
the apple of the eye, what does it mean?
means someone or something that is very important to
someone else.”
Very good!
“Ma’am, sentence number five means Melanie is very
An apple of the eye means people adoring someone or
special to her mother.
something in their life above anything or anyone.

 Now that you know class, the meaning of the

idiomatic expression “apple of the eye,” kindly use
it in a sentence. “Lucas is the apple of the eye of his grandparents.”
Very nice! “Every kid in the world is the apple of their parent’s eye.”
 ENRICHMENT NO. 1: “The Amazing Race”

The class will be divided into two groups. Each
group will send two representatives to play the
game in front of the class and match idioms with
their figurative meanings. The group that will get
the highest score will be the winner.
(The students will do the activity.)
Read the given expressions posted on the board. Match the
given idioms with their figurative meaning.
Idioms
1. Shake a leg. ___________________
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

2. Get your head out of the clouds. ________________

(The teacher will process the activity once it is done.)
3. You’re all thumbs. ____________________
4. Your heart is in the right place. __________________
5. Give me a hand. _________________________
6. Zip your lip. _____________________________
7. Keep an eye out. _________________________
8. Play it by ear. ____________________________
9. Have egg on your face. _____________________
10. Hang in there. ___________________________

Answers:

Figurative meaning
 Hurry up.
 Stop daydreaming.
 You’re clumsy.
 You’re trying to be helpful.
 Help me.
 Be quiet.
 Look and see.
 Don’t make a plan.
 Feel embarrassed or silly.
ENRICHMENT NO. 2:  Do not give up.

The teacher will divide the class into four groups. Each
group will receive a different task to do. They will be
given 10 minutes to prepare for each task afterward they
will have to present in front.
(The students will do the activity.)
GROUP #1: Draw the given idioms to determine their
meaning. Idioms: Zip it, below the belt, and early bird.
GROUP #2: Act out the given idiomatic expressions and let
your classmates guess. Idioms: look up to, on cloud nine,
and time flies.
GROUP #3: Interpret the essence of the poem “A Mother’s
Love” by Anonymous. Take note of the highlighted idioms
they will help you interpret the poem.

A Mother’s Love
(The teacher will process the activity once it is done.) Anonymous

My coming of this world

is a feather in one’s cap.
It was not a piece of cake
to raise a child like me.
My mom was one of a kind,
exceptional.
Her love for me was to die for,
She called the tune of resigning
from work just to take care of me.
I always knew,
I am the apple of her eyes.

GROUP #4: Sing the line/s of song/s with idiomatic expressions.

 Generalization You are free to choose a song provided it contains idiomatic
expressions.
What do you think is the major difference between
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

literal and figurative language? “Ma’am, the major difference between literal and figurative
language is literal language means exactly what it says while
What are idiomatic expressions? figurative language has a deepen or abstract meaning.”

Idiomatic expressions are a phrase or expression that

typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached
to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms
while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. 
 Valuing Process
Why is it important to study the use of idiomatic (The students differ in valuing the lesson.)
expressions?
To improve my speaking ability in English.
IV. Evaluation Technique: To understand native speakers.

Fill in the blanks with the correct idiomatic expression

to make the sentence correct. Choose your answer from
the box. Fill in the blanks with the correct idiomatic expression to
make the sentence correct. Choose your answer from the
box.
went on bananas Eager Beaver
apple-pie order handed out
turned down gets along
stands out out of the blue
broke off fair and square

1. The class ____________when their teacher gave a series

of quizzes without discussion.
2. Her place is neat and clean, everything is in _______.
3. My students __________ the invitation for Fun Run.
4. Joshua’s dance moves _______among the other
contestants.
5. The couple _______ after experiencing a problem in their
relationship.
6. The teacher gave the students a _______ rating for their
performance task.
7. Hundreds of visitors arrived ________during the fiesta.
8. Miko got the _________ Award in class because of his
active leadership among his classmates.
9. The teacher __________English books to her class.
10. The new student ___________ with his classmates.

Answers:

1. went on bananas 6. fair and square

2. apple-pie order 7. out of the blue
3. turned down 8. Eager Beaver
4. stands out 9. handed out
5. broke off 10. gets along
 A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7
(JHS-English 7)

V. Assignment:

In a one half crosswise sheet of paper, construct sentences using the following idiomatic expressions.

1. tongue-tied
2. feeling blue
3. hanging out
4. hold your horses
5. take a big step

Prepared by:
Bonza Janecil A. LPT
Teacher I, Applicant