UNIT x UNIT 4 | 149 WORD STUDY: Idioms • Understand idioms Read the information aloud and discuss examples with students. Explain that there are many kinds of Idioms. Say: One kind makes a comparison. It describes what something is like. One kind uses a thing to stand for what it does. Elicit idiom types in the examples. (talk up a storm and cheer up: comparison/description; hand out: use of thing to stand for what it does) Discuss with students how the idioms connect to their types. • Identify idiom type Write I am all ears and They fall in love on the board. Read the idioms aloud and have students guess their meaning and idiom type. (all ears: use a thing to stand for what it does (listen); fall in love: compare love to feeling of falling) Say: Knowing an idiom’s type can help you recognize and understand it. A Match idioms and meanings Think aloud to model how to answer item 1. Say: You must be very smart to be a rocket scientist. Rocket science must stand for something hard. I think answer a must be correct. The meaning is: It’s not hard, it’s easy. Then have pairs complete Activity A. ANSWERS 1. a; 2. b; 3. b B Identify idioms and meanings Read aloud the directions and point out that students should complete the sentences independently then discuss answers in pairs. ANSWERS 1. c; 2. a; 3. d; 4. b; 5. f; 6. e Practice Book p. 81 Assessment Program p. 67 EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE COMMUNICATE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Keep in mind that idioms are very particular to the culture they come from. • Provide an idiom bank with common American English idioms. Sample list: all ears, fall in love, cost an arm and a leg, be a dime a dozen, be on cloud nine, like a fish out of water Amplify Direct students to write journal entries containing at least three idioms. Have students brainstorm topics or expand upon sentences from Activity B. Write: Italics Write the title of this book: A Farewell to Arms Edit this sentence. Use italics correctly. What is she doing, I wonder. I told her not to eat many sweets! Copy these sentences. Choose the correct punctuation. We went to see Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”/Macbeth yesterday. UNIT 4 / CONNECT TO LANGUAGE ARTS WORD STUDY Idioms An idiom is a group of words that has a special meaning. The individual words do not have their regular meaning. In Healthy Bites, Jared’s grandpa says, “That’s music to my ears.” He does not hear music. “Music to my ears” is an idiom. It means he is happy about what Jared told him. Marisol talks up a storm while she persuades Zoey to try everything. I bet he’ll cheer you up. He’ll hand out recipes when he’s done. A Choose the correct meaning for the idioms from Healthy Bites and Fresh Finds at the Farmers Market. 1. It’s not rocket science. a. It’s easy. It’s not difficult. b. It’s important to study science. 2. We’ll feel as right as rain. a. We think it’s going to rain. b. We will feel healthy. 3. Zoey’s heart skips a beat. a. There’s a problem with Zoey’s heart. b. Zoey is very excited. B Find an idiom in each sentence. Match the idioms with their meanings. Explain your guesses. 1. I’m sorry I can’t come to the park. I have a lot on my plate. 2. My Aunt Tilly eats like a bird! 3. My family says I eat like a horse. 4. The group did not like Jared’s idea, so he dropped it like a hot potato. 5. Don’t worry about losing my pencil. It’s small potatoes. 6. What did you put in this delicious smoothie? Spill the beans! a. to not eat a lot b. to not talk about something again c. to be very busy d. to eat a lot e. to tell your secret f. not important UNIT 4 149
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