ESL Teaching and Learning Tips
How to Teach Idioms
In Response To: How to teach idioms? (Brock Penner)
Dear Brock,
Teaching ESL Students Idioms can be difficult.
Here is a suggestion you might want to try:
You might consider using pictures or visuals, and making your own picture card for a given idiom. For example, for the idiom "blind as a bat", I would make a card or draw a picture of a bat (the animal) that is blind and is using a cane. The students will enjoy this, and you will be able to show the meaning of the idiom.
Dr. Yanni Zack
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- How to teach idioms? -- Brock Penner
- How to Teach Idioms -- Dr. Yanni Zack- ESL Teaching Tips and Strategies
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- Re: idioms -- alanna
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- How to Teach Idioms -- Dr. Yanni Zack- ESL Teaching Tips and Strategies