Semi Detailed Lesson Plan

For Grade 7

I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to;

 Identify appropriate meaning of idiomatic expressions

 Familiarize with commonly used idiomatic expressions.
 Use idiomatic expressions correctly

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Topic: Idiomatic Expression

B. Reference: Alfonso D. Perez, English ; meaning, forms

and functions, Page 65-67

C. Materials: Visual aids

D. Values: Self-reliance and creativity in using idioms.

III. PROCEDURE:

A. Preliminary Activities
 Prayer
 Greetings and Checking of attendance
 Motivation

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Let us pray ( Our Father Who Art In

Heaven)
“The teacher will greet the students”
 The teacher will show pictures of
illustrated idiomatic expression and let
the students group into two groups and “Students group their
guess its meaning. Below the picture is selves”
the jumbled letters of the word
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION

What is in the picture?

Insert picture

What do you think is our lesson for this

morning?

‘it’s all about the IDIOMATIC

EXPRESSION

“it’s about phrase that

has another meaning”
III. Procedure ( Lesson Proper )

Idiomatic expression
 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.

Teacher will ask some example to the

students that they know.

(students give example)

Teacher show some example of

idiomatic expression sentences. Let the
students read the following sentences
and analyze the underlined sentences.

1. He tells his girlfriend that he

loves her, but he never actually
does anything nice for her.
Someone should teach him that (students will read and
actions speak louder than words. analyze the following
sentences)
2. I wanted to intervene when they
were yelling at each other, but
that would have just added fuel
to the fire.

3. I kept trying to steer the

conversation back to his alibi,
but he wouldn’t stop beating
around the bush, bringing up
things totally off-topic.

4. 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!

5. Is tonight your big performance?

Break a leg!

Teacher ask the students what did they

understand by the underlined expression
in each sentences.

Teacher show the real meaning of the

following sentences that underlined.
(students give their
1. Refers to the idea that it’s better answer)
to do something than just talk
about it.
2. Something’s that worsens 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.

“Those underlined words are some of

the expressions that we called idiomatic”

Drill:

Now that you know the meaning of

idiomatic expressions, can you tell me
the advantages and dis-advantages of
using it in a simple conversation? And
later on we will do a dyad activity about
the given sentences.
1. It’s raining cats and dogs
 It is raining heavily
 There is heavy downpour
2. The weather snowed under
 Having too much thing to (students give their ideas)
do 3 .When pigs fly
 Something that will never happen
4. Let the cat out the bag
 Reveal a secret

Generalization:

The teacher will give a short review of

what they have learn from the topic.

The teacher ask the students to form a

group in three groups, allotted 5 minutes
to prepare. To give at least two
examples of idiomatic expression, and
give their meanings to the class.

Application:

The teacher ask the students to stay on

their group for another group activity.

Draw from the given examples of

idiomatic expressions and use it in the
following conversation. For 5 minutes to
prepare and 2 minutes for presentation.

Group 1- Telephone conversation

Group 2- Meeting old friends

IV. Evaluation:

Read the following sentences and fill in

the blanks with the correct idioms
through analyzing the given meaning.
Individual in ½ crosswise sheet of paper.

1.Cat nap- a short sleep

 2.Apple of the eye-center of attention

3.Cats got one’s tongue- shyness

4.Keeps the pot boiling- avoid hunger

5.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 quiet?

IV. ASSIGNMENT:

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

conversation. ½ crosswise
Prepared by:

Isa Bonni Eve A. Alonzo

Pre-service Teacher