Instructions:

• Each slide has an idiom which has a hidden meaning or phrase.

The idea is that the student tries to guess the hidden sentence in
each image.
• Show examples of each idiom.
• Finally, the student should complete the exercise found in the last
two slides. When finished, they should select at least one idiom
and use it in a sentence.
 I might wake up early tomorrow to
clean my room. Yes, you'll do
that when chickens have teeth.

John asked Sarah whether she would go to the

movies with him, Sarah replied that would
happen when chickens have teeth.
A: "Here, I finished my project, Mr. Smith!"
 B: "Ah, after meat, mustard. I've already 
submitted your final grade, and it's too late
 to change it."
 I poked that squirrel with a stick and,
yeah, it's as dead as a doornail.
(Pinché a esa ardilla con un palo y, sí, está tan muerta como un clavo.)

That idea from last week's meeting is dead as

a doornail now that the CEO has vetoed it.
(La idea de la reunión de la semana pasada está muerta como un clavo
ahora que el CEO la ha vetado.)
 My heart was in my mouth when
I walked into her office.

My heart was in my mouth when I opened the 

letter
 “The CEO’s son slide in on a shrimp
sandwich… we’ll see if he can actually
do the job.”
 Activity
Match the idioms to their
correct meanings.