1. Write appropriate captions for the following pictures
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2. 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…

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

4. 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…

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

10. 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

11. PLENARY:
Create an Illustration for your chosen sports Idioms

12. Complete the word groups with these words
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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,