Warm Up Questions

1. When is spring in 3. Are there any special events

your country? that take place in your country
in spring?
2. What’s your favourite
season and why?

4. Do you celebrate
Easter in your
country? How do
you celebrate?
 Vocabulary!

What words come to mind when you

think of Easter and spring?

You have two minutes to write down as

many as you can think of.

Teacher instructions: When the time is up, get students to share their answers and you write
them on the board. Students copy down any new vocabulary they didn’t have before.
Now let’s look at some idioms…
“To put all your eggs
in one basket”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

To put all your efforts or resources
into doing one thing. If that
thing fails, then you have no
other options left.
“The grass is greener
on the other side”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

Other people’s lives and
situations always seem better
than yours.
“A spring in
your step”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

To be energetic, positive and
enthusiastic with a cheerful
attitude.
“No spring chicken”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

Someone who isn’t
young anymore.
 “To spring
into action”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

To start doing something quickly.
“A happy bunny”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

Someone who’s satisfied
with a situation.
“To pull the rabbit
out of the hat”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

To come up with an unexpected
solution to a problem.
“Bright-eyed and
bushy-tailed”.

What do you think this idiom means?

Discuss with your partner.

Click to reveal the meaning

Someone who is alert and
eager.
 Quiz Time!

Now look at the sentences on

the following slides and fill in
the gaps with the most
appropriate idiom.
 Sentence 1

Everyone was relaxing in the office, but when the boss entered they all
!

A sprung into action

Click the letter
B had their eggs in one basket of the correct
answer
C were happy bunnies Correct answer

D pulled the rabbit out of the hat

 Sentence 2

Alexis is very envious of other people. She really believes that

, but she should appreciate her own life.

A she is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Click the letter
of the correct
B she should spring into action answer

C the grass is greener on the other side

D she’s no spring chicken

 Sentence 3

Taylor has a real . They’re so full of life!

A bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Click the letter
B spring chicken of the correct
answer
C happy bunny

D spring in their step

 Sentence 4

We were having some problems with our homework, but then my friend
and thought of the correct answer.

A put all their eggs in one basket

Click the letter
B sprung into action of the correct
answer
C pulled the rabbit out of the hat

D was a happy bunny

Conversation Questions

Discuss the following

questions with your
partner.
Do you think it’s a good idea to
put all of your eggs in one basket?
Why or why not?
Tell your partner about a time you
pulled the rabbit out of a hat
during a tricky situation.
Do you believe that the grass is always
greener on the other side? What do you
think about this idiom?
What are three things that make
you a happy bunny?