1. What’s The Meaning? What does this mean:
“To get a meaning/point across.”
(to make ourselves understood)
How can we get a point across, or make ourselves understood?

2. What if we can’t speak? Body Language
What are some examples of body language that you know? What’s the meaning?
Anger or dissatisfaction?
Joy or happiness?
Confusion?
Thoughtfulness?

3. Body Language
Frustrated/Angry

4. Sad/Depressed/Hopeless/Despairing
Body Language
Sad/Depressed/Hopeless/Despairing

5. Confused/Puzzled/Lost/Perplexed
Body Language
Confused/Puzzled/Lost/Perplexed

6. Speechless/Shocked/Amazed
Body Language
Speechless/Shocked/Amazed

7. Body Language
Surprised

8. Body Language
Hopeful/Happy

9. Body Language
Joyous/Elated

10. Body Language
Happy

11. Closed/Stubborn/Unmoving
Body Language
Closed/Stubborn/Unmoving

12. Body Language
Interested/Focused

13. Body Language
Disrespectful

14. Idioms
An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words.

15. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it through the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

16. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it through the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

17. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it through the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

18. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it on the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

19. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it through the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

20. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it through the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

21. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
A penny for your thoughts
Add insult to injury
Once in a blue moon
See eye to eye
Hear it through the grapevine
Miss the boat
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
To make a bad situation even worse.
When something happens very rarely.
idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
This means ‘to hear a rumor' about something or someone.
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

22. “A penny for your thoughts.”
Use It
“A penny for your thoughts.”

23. “That just adds insult to injury.”
Use It
“That just adds insult to injury.”

24. “Just once in a blue moon.”
Use It
“Just once in a blue moon.”

25. “Well, we just don’t see eye-to-eye.”
Use It
“Well, we just don’t see eye-to-eye.”

26. “That’s what I heard through the grapevine.”
Use It
“That’s what I heard through the grapevine.”

27. “Unfortunately, it looks like I missed the boat.”
Use It
“Unfortunately, it looks like I missed the boat.”

28. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems

29. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems

30. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems

31. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems

32. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems

33. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems

34. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
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
This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
When someone understands the situation well.
When something is done badly to save money.
To hear something from the authoritative source.
When something is very expensive.
The final problem in a series of problems
Use Them!

35. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Take what someone says with a grain of salt
Sit on the fence
The best of both worlds
Put wool over other people's eyes
This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true.
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
All the advantages.
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

36. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Take what someone says with a grain of salt
Sit on the fence
The best of both worlds
Put wool over other people's eyes
This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true.
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
All the advantages.
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

37. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Take what someone says with a grain of salt
Sit on the fence
The best of both worlds
Put wool over other people's eyes
This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true.
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
All the advantages.
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

38. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Take what someone says with a grain of salt
Sit on the fence
The best of both worlds
Put wool over other people's eyes
This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true.
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
All the advantages.
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

39. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Take what someone says with a grain of salt
Sit on the fence
The best of both worlds
Put wool over other people's eyes
This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true.
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
All the advantages.
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.
Use Them!

40. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Speak of the devil!
Feeling a bit under the weather
This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
Feeling ill.

41. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Speak of the devil!
Feeling a bit under the weather
This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
Feeling ill.

42. Common Idiomatic Phrases & Expressions
Meaning
Speak of the devil!
Feeling a bit under the weather
This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
Feeling ill.
Use Them!

43. More Idioms Meet Franz. Your teacher will tell you about him.
Which phrase do you think could describe Franz?
a dark horse
a night owl
a cash cow ✓

44. Warmer – What is an idiom?
A ‘night owl’ is an idiom.
If we say that Franz is a ‘night owl’, we don’t mean that he actually is an owl!
night
owl
the words in the idiom
the meaning of the idiom
An idiom is a group of words that have a special meaning when used together. The meaning of the idiom is different from the meaning of the individual words.
Shakespeare used and invented lots of idioms.

45. Task 1 – the words in the idioms
Match the idioms with the pictures.
at a snail’s pace
send someone packing
a night owl
break the ice
lie low

46. Task 2 – the meanings of the idioms
Match the pictures showing the words in the idiom (left) with the ones showing the meanings (right).

47. Task 2 – the meanings of the idioms
Match the pictures showing the words in the idiom (left) with the ones showing the meanings (right).