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Idioms & Folktales for Students

1. The document outlines a lesson plan for teaching idiomatic expressions in English. It includes objectives, materials, and a variety of activities for students. 2. Students will be split into groups to match idioms with their meanings. They will then analyze idioms and pictures and discuss an African folktale called "Even the flies and Spiders." 3. The lesson aims to help students understand common idioms, reflect on the themes in the folktale, and create a story sequence chart from the events in the tale.

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Idioms & Folktales for Students

1. The document outlines a lesson plan for teaching idiomatic expressions in English. It includes objectives, materials, and a variety of activities for students. 2. Students will be split into groups to match idioms with their meanings. They will then analyze idioms and pictures and discuss an African folktale called "Even the flies and Spiders." 3. The lesson aims to help students understand common idioms, reflect on the themes in the folktale, and create a story sequence chart from the events in the tale.

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Lesson Plan in English

Presented by: Margie L. Rodriguez

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

a. Define Idiomatic Expressions


b. Analyze the different idiomatic expressions
c. Reflect on a folktale given
d. Create a Story Sequence Chart

II. Subject Matter


A. Topic: Idiomatic Expressions
B. Reference: English for Cultural References 8 pages 6-9
Mama Afrika’s World resource site online:
https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/mamaafrika.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/eritrean-fable-even-the-flies-and-
spiders/amp/

C. Materials: Visual aids, PowerPoint presentation, and Sample pictures

III. Learning Tasks:


A. Daily Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of attendance
B. Recapitulation
The teacher checks the students’ retention during the previous lessons.

C. Activities
The class will form three groups; each will be given sets of idiomatic expressions and they will
match the meaning on the folder given to them.

They will come up with the following:


a. Apple of my eye- one’s favorite person
b. Bite the dust- to die
c. Rub each other’s elbow/noses- to meet or be with someone socially
d. Wolf in sheep’s clothing- a person in disguise
e. Apple pie order- arranged very neat or perfect

D. Analysis
Picture 1

What do you think is the reason why Ryzza Mae is using a gesture of a finger on her chin while
singing the part of, ‘look up?’

- Look after – take care of, watch over


- Look back- recall the past, recollect
- Look for- search or haunt for
- Look forward to- anticipate eagerly
- Look out- be careful
- Look down on- regard as an inferior
- Look up to- admire, regard with great respect
- Look up- search for in a book or reference
E. Abstraction
Idiomatic Expressions:
- Catch a movie- watch a movie
- Take it easy- be calm
- Hit the books- review or study
- Catch some rays- sunbathe
- Speaking of the devil- someone that you are talking about comes

Picture 2
Discussion: “Even the flies and Spiders” An African Folktale

F. Generalization
Answer these questions.

1. What tragic incident happened to the family of the prince?


2. How did the fly and the spider help the prince survive his close encounter with death?
3. What lesson in life did the prince learn at the end?

G. Application
Explain- “There is a purpose for everything God made..even the flies and the spiders.” Be able to cite real-
life situations to support your answer.

H. Evaluation
Create a Story Sequence about the folktale

I. Assignment
Read our next selection, “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka page 24 on English for Cultural
References 8

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