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Idiomatic expressions: Idioms using animals

Idiomatic expressions: Idioms using animals. Teacher: Pablo López . Objectives:. To introduce the use of real language. To use these expressions in real context. Describing people. A person who is… a dark horse. a lone wolf. a cold fish. a party animal. the black sheep of the family.

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Idiomatic expressions: Idioms using animals

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  1. Idiomatic expressions:Idioms using animals Teacher: Pablo López.

  2. Objectives: • To introduce the use of real language. • To use these expressions in real context.

  3. Describing people • A person who is… • a dark horse. • a lone wolf. • a cold fish. • a party animal. • the black sheep of the family.

  4. Exercise 1 • Complete the following sentences: • I suppose I’m _______________. I mean, I went away to New Zealand and didn’t get in touch for twenty years. • ‘I discovered Pascal’s got a black belt in judo.’ ‘Really? He’s a bit of _______________, isn’t he?’ • My father is ______________. He never shows his feelings. • Mark doesn’t share and talk with us. I think he’s _______________. • You’re _______________. You love going to night clubs!

  5. Describing situations • If something goes to the dogs. • If you let the cat out of the bag. • If you put the cat among the pigeons.

  6. Exercise 2 • Use the idioms to rewrite the underline parts of the following sentences. • We didn’t tell anyone the news, but she told the secret and now everybody knows. • Kim’s report really created a problematic situation. Now everyone’s in a state of crisis. • The country has been in an awful condition since the new government took over.

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