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DETAILED LESSON PLAN

I. OBJECTIVES
1. Identify appropriate meaning of idiomatic expressions
2. Familiarize with commonly used idiomatic expressions
3. Use idiomatic expressions correctly
II. SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic: Idiomatic Expressions
B. Reference: www.google.com (for the topic)
C. Materials: Visual aids, Laptop, and Projector
D. Values: Self-reliance and Creativity in using idioms
III. PROCEDURE
A. Learning Activities

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

 OPENING PRAYER
(Students will stand and Pray)
“Ok stand up and Let us Pray…”

 GREETINGS
“Good Morning Children….” “Good Morning Ma’am”

“How are you today.?...”

 CHECKING OF ATTENDANCE
“None Ma’am”
“Ms. Secretary do we have absences and
excuse?...”

 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
“Before we start our lesson you have to
remember and exercise these rules for our (Students will pick up the pieces of paper and
classroom management” they will hide their gadgets)
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1. Pick up some papers under your chair

2. No Gadgets while discussing
3. Raise your hands if you have questions
and if you want to answer
4. Avoid Noisiness

 REVIEW (Students will answer)

“What is our topic last meeting?..”

B. MOTIVATIONAL

Teachers will give activity about the Idiomatic expressions.

C. ANALYSIS

Teacher will show sentences with idiomatic

expression.

“Now I would like you to read and analyze the

following sentences.”

1. He tells his girlfriend that he loves her, “He tells his girlfriend that he loves her, but he
but he never actually does anything nice never actually does anything nice for her.
for her. Someone should teach him that Someone teach him that action speaks louder
actions speak louder than words. than words.”

2. I wanted to intervene when they were “I wanted to intervene when they were yelling
yelling at each other. But that would have at each other, but that would have just added
just added fuel to the fire. fuel to the fire.”

3. I kept trying to steer the conversation “I kept trying to steer the conversation back to
back to his alibi, but he wouldn’t stop his alibi, but he wouldn’t stop beating around
beating around the bush, bringing up the bush, bringing up things totally off-topic.”
things totally off-topic.

4. It raining so hard that our cab was late,
and we were late to our reservation at the
restaurant. Turns out everyone who ate
there that night got food poisoning. I
“It was raining so hard that our cab was late,
and we were late to our reservation at the
restaurant. Turns out everyone who ate there
that night got food poisoning. I guess the bad
weather was a blessing in disguise!”
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guess the bad weather was a blessing in

disguise!
“Is tonight your big performance? Break a
5. Is tonight your big performance? Break a leg!”
leg!
(Students will read the following sentence)
“What do you mean by the underlined
expressions in each sentence?” “In sentence number 1 the underlined
“That’s right!” expression means that the action can make her
girlfriend feel that he truly loves her more than
just saying it.”

“What about in sentence number 2?” “It means that the speaker is having second
thought because he is thinking that he might
“That’s nice answer.” just add tension to the argument”

“Let’s try to analyze the expression used in “Ma’am it means that the one spoken is going
number 3. Who would like to answer?” back to the none sense topic again and again.”

“Well, that’s correct, have you experience “Yes Ma’am. Now we knew the other way of
talking to the person like that?” saying it.”

“How about the expression used in number 4?” “Ma’am I think it means that is a blessing for
them because they did not get poison with the
“Would that mean that its ok to be late food restaurant.”
sometimes?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“No it’s not, because we need to be always on
time especially if we have an appointment to
attend to.”

“What about the last expression used?” “It means thanks?”

“Any other answer?” “Ma’am it means, Do your best.”

“Correct, that’s another way of wishing a good

luck to someone.”

“Let me show you the real meaning of the

following expressions used in the previous
sentences.”

ANSWERS Students will read all together the correct

1. Refers to the idea that it’s better to do answers posted on the board in a loud voice.
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something than just talk about it.

2. Something that worsen an already bad
situation.
3. Avoiding the main issue.
4. Something good and beneficial that did
not initially seem that way.
5. Something you say to someone you want
to wish luck on.

E. `ABSTRACTION

“Those underline words are some of the

expressions that we called idiomatic”

“Do you know what an idiomatic expression is?” “It is a group of words that has different
meaning.”
“Yes they somewhat use a figurative language to
make it sounds great.” “You mean ma’am, a group of simple words
that we use every day?”
“These are the words tat we use in our daily
conversation.”

“Yes, can you give me example of simple “Yes, ma’am!”

idioms that you know?”

“Now let’s analyze one of your example ’Apple “like, ‘apple of the eye, raining cats and dogs,
of the Eye’, do you know what does it mean?” break a leg, etc.’”

“What did you notice to the meaning?” “It’s not the apple that is placed on the one’s
eye but I think it is a person that is being the
center of attraction.”

“It’s far from the words used un the

“That’s good, now can you tell me the exact
meaning of idiomatic expression?”
“That’s great.”
expression.”
“It means that it does not draw its meaning
from the words used in the expression but
rather have different meaning on its own.”

“Now let’s explore the meaning if the idiomatic

expression.”

The teacher will give the definition of the

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idiomatic expression.

Idioms are phrases which people use in

everyday language which do not make sense
literally but we understand what they mean.
 It is an expression that cannot be
defined from the meanings of its words
but has a separate meaning of its own.

“Now I will show you some example of the

commonly used idiomatic expressions the later
on we will do an activity about it.”

 It’s raining cats and dogs

- It is raining heavily
- There is a heavy downpour
 The weather snowed under
- Having too much thing to do
 When pigs fly
- Something that will never
happen
 Let the cat out of the bag
- Reveal a secret.

Teacher will show more example of idiomatic

expressions

“Now that you know the meaning of idiomatic “Ma’am for the disadvantages, one can be
expressions can you tell me the advantage and misunderstood if he/she did not get the correct
disadvantage of using it in a simple message that would you like to say.”
conversation?”
“For the advantages, it simplifies the negative
“Wonderful! Now that you knew its advantage message through using pleasing words in an
and disadvantages lets proceed to its idiom.”
application.”

ACTIVITY 5 Minutes working time

Match the idioms below with the definition on the right.
Write the letter of the corresponding definition on the line
provided.

___1. Under the weather. A. Told a secret

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___2. Rome wasn’t built in a day B. Raining heavily

___3. Let the cat out of the bag C. Feeling sick
___4 it’s all Greek to me D. Difficult to
understand
___5Throw in the towel E. Very expensive
___6 cost an arm and leg F. Some things take a
lot of time
___7 A piece of cake G. To give up
___8 Raining cats and dogs H. Very easy

5 EVALUATION
Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the through analysing the
meaning.

Cat Nap – a short sleep Cats got one’s tongue – shyness

Apple in the eye – center of attention Keeps the pot boiling – Avoid hunger

Far cry from – very different from

1. Although Allen and Allan are twins, Allen is _____________ Allan.

2. He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife who ___________.
3. Mark is our younger brother. He is the __________ in our family.
4. I will get a ___________ at the back stage just wake me up if it’s my turn.
5. It looks like the __________, Lucy. Are you always this quite?

6. AGREEMENT

Find a set of idiomatic expressions that can be used for a short conversation.

Prepared by: Nelly A. Tayong

BSED English 3B