http://teacherlingo.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=activities,idioms&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'activities' and 'idioms'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/06/06/wagging-the-question-tagging-the-dog.aspxMon, 06 Jun 2011 19:00:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:494826AnonymousYou can tag the dog, but can you wag the question? Watch these two hilarious videos, and my question may become a little clearer. Reading Idioms Part 12 may also help.UK version:US version:The main issue, as you've probably noticed, is that of question tags (in both versions). In the US version, one of the girls constantly mixes up idioms - this is difficult to understand if you don't know thehttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/05/08/idioms-part-23-food-pie-potato-interactive-game.aspxSun, 08 May 2011 22:21:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:483523AnonymousI can't believe that almost a month has passed since my last idiom activity! We're still on food; this time we'll take a look at pies & potatoes. as easy as pie It means just that - extremely easy. Sometimes, you'll hear 'easy as apple pie': That test we did today was really easy as pie, wasn't it? eat humble pie When you eat humble pie, you admit your error and apologize (normally): I was forcedhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/04/10/idioms-part-22-food-nuts-interactive-game.aspxSun, 10 Apr 2011 22:07:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:465449AnonymousImage courtesy of Wikipedia While in the last part of this series on Idioms, we drove you bananas, on this one, we'll drive you nuts! However, there's no sense in getting panicky. Let's take a closer look at some of these nutty idioms! the nuts and bolts This refers to the basic detailed practical information on how something works: Be patient. Jane will explain the nuts and bolts of the systemhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/03/19/tsunami-disaster-in-japan-idioms-part-21-with-interactive-game-help-japan.aspxSat, 19 Mar 2011 22:31:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:447751AnonymousOne must be indeed cold and heartless not to be affected by the triple calamity of earthquake, tsunami, and threat of nuclear meltdown that hit Japan on Friday 11th March 2011. Why, even the Yakuza, Japan's notorious Mafia gang have been doing their bit to help, giving donations and driving relief supplies into radiation zones without protection. You can read about their humanitarian efforts herehttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/03/13/idioms-part-20-food-fruit-interactive-game.aspxSun, 13 Mar 2011 10:36:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:441967AnonymousImage courtesy of Wikipedia Are all these idioms driving you bananas? I sure hope not! Keep playing these games over and over again, and soon you'll be enjoying the fruits of your labour. Let's run through the idioms. bear fruit When something bears fruit, it means that it has started to yield some success: After slogging day and night at it for a couple of years, his restaurant is, at last,http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/03/09/idioms-part-19-food-fish-interactive-game.aspxWed, 09 Mar 2011 22:44:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:438447AnonymousCartoon dedicated to Janet Bianchini & Nik Peachey So, folks, are you still swimming with me? Or did you keep getting egg on your face? The world's an ocean, and this time we'll work with fish. sounds fishy When something sounds fishy to you, you find it hard to believe that it is true: He said he just came back from Jamaica, but it sounded rather fishy to me. a big fish in a small pond Thishttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/03/03/idioms-part-18-food-eggs-interactive-game.aspxThu, 03 Mar 2011 21:30:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:433035AnonymousThis train of idioms is still moving on...and we're now on Part 18. Look through these before you attempt the game (by clicking on the image at the bottom). a good egg /a bad egg a good person or a bad person can't even boil an egg This is used to say how bad a person cooks: Rashid does all the cooking at home; his wife can't even boil an egg! have/get egg on your face When you have egghttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/02/24/idioms-part-17-food-cakes-interactive-game.aspxThu, 24 Feb 2011 19:17:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:426887AnonymousThis is the 17th in this series of idiom games. A couple of the idioms here have previously appeared in Part 15, so you should know them already! the icing on the cake This is used to talk about something that makes a situation, which is already good, even better: I've just found a job, but the fact that it's near my house is just the icing on the cake! the cherry on the cake This is nothttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/02/21/idioms-part-16-food-bones-interactive-game.aspxMon, 21 Feb 2011 22:48:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:423458AnonymousThis is the 16th in this series. I've classified it under food except that the image I've used as the background of the game isn't exactly very appetising! LoL! Read the explanation of the idioms before trying your hand at the game (click on the image to begin) unless, of course, you think you know them all already. bone of contention Imagine two dogs fighting over a bone - that's your bonehttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/a_clil_to_climb1/archive/2011/02/08/idioms-part-15-food-apple-biscuit-interactive-game.aspxTue, 08 Feb 2011 22:50:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:415319AnonymousThis, the 15th instalment of this series, will start the ball rolling for food idioms. Read their explanation before trying your hand at the game (click on the image to begin). the apple of someone’s eye If someone is the apple of your eye, it means that the person is the one you love most and whom you're proud of: Tom loves all his children very much, but you can tell little Elaine's the