1. Wonders Unit 1 CHAPTER 2
Thinking of others

3. Literal and figurative meanings
Literal meaning-understanding words exactly how they are read.
Literal means it is real or serious

4. Literal and figurative meanings
Figurative meaning - is a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer for the sake of comparison or dramatic effect.
Figurative means you should figure it out

5. Literal and Figurative
The grass is green
Figurative
The grass looks like spiky green hair

6. It’s raining cats and dogs
Literal
Figurative
It is really raining cats and dogs
It is raining a lot.

7. Which one is literal or figurative ? Watermelon

8. Which one is literal or figurative? Two peas in a pod

9. Which is one is literal or figurative? Broken Heart

10. What is an Idiom?
Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean

11. Find the idioms in the story
Joe had butterflies in his stomach before he took his Math test. “Don’t bug me,” he told Kim after she sat down next to him. “Put a sock in it,” Kim said to Joe. “This test will be a piece of cake.” “You really are a pain in the neck,” Joe said to Kim. “May I hand out the Math test, Mrs. Jones?” asked Kim. “Hold your horses, Kim. We’re not ready yet,” said Mrs. Jones. “Before we take the Math test, does anyone have any questions?” asked Mrs. Jones. No one answered. “Put your thinking caps on,” she said. After Joe took the test, he was walking on air.

12. Find the idioms in the story
Joe had butterflies in his stomach before he took his Math test. “Don’t bug me,” he told Kim after she sat down next to him. “Put a sock in it,” Kim said to Joe. “This test will be a piece of cake.” “You really are a pain in the neck,” Joe said to Kim. “May I hand out the Math test, Mrs. Jones?” asked Kim. “Hold your horses, Kim. We’re not ready yet,” said Mrs. Jones. “Before we take the Math test, does anyone have any questions?” asked Mrs. Jones. No one answered. “Put your thinking caps on,” she said. After Joe took the test, he was walking on air.

13. Joe had butterflies in his stomach: To be nervous

14. Don’t bug me: Don’t annoy me

15. Put a sock in it: Stop talking/making noise

16. This test will be a piece of cake: It’s easy

17. You really are a pain in the neck: You really are annoying

18. Hold your horses: Wait

19. Put your thinking caps on: Start thinking of ideas

20. Walking on air: Very happy

21. COMMON IDIOMS

22. To pass with flying colors

23. To pass with flying colors: To get a get a great score

24. A bookworm

25. A bookworm: Someone who likes to read a lot

26. Count noses

27. Count noses: Take count of how many people

28. To be in hot water

29. To be in hot water: To be in trouble

30. Does that ring a bell?

31. Does that ring a bell?: Do you remember

32. A copy cat

33. A copy cat: Someone who wants to look or do the same thing as you

34. Hit the books

35. Hit the books: To start studying

36. The teachers pet

37. The teachers pet: To be the teachers favorite

38. An Eager beaver

39. An Eager beaver: To really want to do something

40. Find your feet

41. Find your feet: Get used to/Get good at something

42. Learn by heart

43. Learn by Heart : To learn it all from memory

44. Give me a hand

45. Give me a hand: Help me

46. Drawing a blank

47. Drawing a blank: Don’t know the answer

48. What did you learn intoday’s class?
What is an idiom?
What is the difference between a literal or figurative meaning?
Can you give an example of both ?
Next class : We are going to learn about figurative language in our fiction text

49. Have a great weekend and enjoy the break !