P3: BLOG 6 10TH B Dec. 10th.-16th.(2), 2018. Idioms Part 5

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P3: BLOG 6 10TH B Dec. 10th.-16th.(2), 2018. Idioms Part 5. A2.1 GOOD MORNING BOYS AND GIRLS! WHAT A PLEASURE TO FIND INTERESTING INFORMATION TO WORK WITH YOU. LANGUAGE SKILL: Reading, speaking, grammar structure, writing and CLIL. TOPIC: Idioms part 5: AIMS: To improve their speaking skill. To check and find specific information.  To learn more vocabulary and expressions dealing with dialogs and conversations. To study English in a funny and interesting way.  SKILLS WITH DEVELOPING CRITERIA: Check the wordsearch and find the idioms you have written on the list. Write their meaning and do the exercise applying them in a correct way. 

Exercise 1: IDIOMS: Write the meaning in your own language of these idioms:

• To be a number cruncher=
• To be the cream of the crop=
• To call it quits=
• To learn the ropes=
• To think out of the box=
• To have a sweet tooth=

Exercise 2. Read the profile. Pay attention to the idioms in color. 

Dean L. Kamen was one of the most important recent inventors; he was the cream of the crop with the newest ideas about transport. Kamen went to college, but he did not stay there for a long time. He decided to call it quits to starting working on his own ideas. He eventually learned the ropes of inventing with many amazing creations. This inventor is famous for “reinventing the wheel” as he created a vehicle called Segway™. His creation is a good example of Kamen’s genius; he used to think out of the box in the search for new inventions. Kamen was a number cruncher because of his many talents in mathematics. His calculations helped him to patent many of his inventions.

Exercise 3: Select the definition that best replaces each idiom in the profile.
a. was the cream of the crop can be replaced with… 
1. was the least important person 
2. was the most famous person 
3. was the richest person 
b. to call it quits in line 7 is… 
1. to call someone from home 
2. to put an end to an activity 
3. to begin an activity 
c. learned the ropes of in line 9 is… 
1. learned how to do something 
2. learned how to do a job correctly 
3. learned how to teach something 
d. to think out of the box in line 15 is… 
1. to think aloud 
2. to think creatively 
3. to think carefully 
e. a number cruncher in line 17 is a person who… 
1. works poorly in mathematics 
2. has a hard time with numbers 
3. is good at numbers and calculation

Exercise 4: Look at these famous inventors or creative thinkers. Use the idioms to rewrite the idea.

Joanne Rowling: She is _____________  ______________ among the most humanitarian women in the world

Steve Jobs: His company had technological innovations every year. He was the kind  of person who _________ _______________
 
Melinda Gates:  J.K. Rowling ________  _________________  of writing and created the famous Harry Potter book series.
 

Toru Kumon:  created his  famous math academies. People who study there  become _____________     ________________.