Goals is a common theme in classrooms all over, and not always at the beginning of a year/term/semester. But one thing that goal-setting conversations among adult ESL students often lack? Idioms! From beginners to advanced, your adult ESL students have goals they can talk about or at least mention, so why not give them the figurative language they need to really express themselves? (And understand what others are talking about.)

With this, your students will learn 30 idioms and expressions that they might hear or want to use. They’ll be practicing and reviewing all 30 with activities that make the terms memorable. These pages will be the ones that go home with them, not get tossed in the trash on their way out at the end of class.

 Idioms are the kind of everyday English that fluent speakers use without thinking twice but present a roadblock to people learning English. That’s why your students need to understand that being told to “get their ducks in a row” has nothing to do with feathers or waddling and that when someone encourages them to “go for broke”, they’re not suggesting seeking financial ruin. Once they get that, they can start having fun making figurative language part of their daily communication.  

WHAT'S INSIDE THIS PDF:

✅ definitions handout

✅ define them worksheet

✅ true or false worksheet

✅ matching worksheet

✅ multiple-choice & fill-in-the-blank worksheets

✅ personal response worksheets

✅ dialogue starters

✅ matching card activities

✅ "I Have...Who Has...?" game

✅ answer keys (of course)

🟢 102 pages 🟢

I designed this for your adult ESL students. It’s what I always wished I’d had when students requested/demanded/begged for idioms.

This is included in my Idiom Activities Pack Bundle.