Write appropriate captions for the following pictures DO NOW!

These are called idioms… As cool as a Cucumber… To teach Granny to suck eggs… Barking up the wrong tree… How close did you get? These are called idioms…

Idioms in sports Lesson objective: To be able to use idioms appropriately when speaking about sports

What is an Idiom? An Idiom is a saying that does not mean what it literally says. For example: If you hear someone saying that: “It’s raining cats and dogs” that doesn’t literally mean that Cats and dogs are falling from the sky! it simply means that it is raining heavily. We use many Idioms in the English language, let’s look at a few…

As cool as a Cucumber… To teach Granny to suck eggs… Barking up the wrong tree…

A wolf in sheep’s clothing… Cat got your tongue?... A little birdy told me… A school of fish…

Idiom Meaning Add insult to injury Once in a blue moon See eye to eye Hear it on the grapevine Miss the boat To make a bad situation even worse. When something happens very rarely. To say that two (or more people) agree on something. This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone. To say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

Match the idioms to the correct meanings Kill two birds with one stone On the ball Cut corners To hear something straight from the horse's mouth Costs an arm and a leg The last straw When something is done badly to save money. When someone understands the situation well. To hear something from the authoritative source. The final problem in a series of problems This means ‘to do two things at the same time'. When something is very expensive.

Complete the sports idioms worksheet Idioms in context… Complete the sports idioms worksheet

Complete the idioms in the sentences below with these words Complete the idioms in the sentences below with these words. Ball course court neck race sails worms I want to take part in the tournament, but my trainer said I wasn’t ready-that took the wind out of my ------- We have to do something immediately if we want to help – it’s a ---------- against time The cyclists were-------- and neck as they got to the finishing line-it was a very exciting race! Let’s go for a run. If we want to get fit, we have to get the ------- rolling. If you accuse John of cheating, you will be opening up a can of ------- You should expect difficulties when you’re training for the Olympics-it’s par for the ---------- It’s completely up to him to decide what he’ll do about his trainer- the ball is in his ----------

PLENARY: Create an Illustration for your chosen sports Idioms

Complete the word groups with these words DO NOW! Complete the word groups with these words Canoeing cap final referee stick team tournament track linesman, judge,-------------- Pitch, pool, --------------------- racket, bat, --------------------- Helmet, glove, ----------------- Sailing, windsurfing, ---------------- competition, championship, -------------- individual sports, indoor sports,----------- Match, game, -----------------