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Clear up some common idioms for your English learners (or any other class) with this presentation. Expressions such as "Go fly a kite" and "He kicked the bucket" are coupled with pictures, some of which are unclear and could be confusing for beginning or intermediate ESL students. For an extended lesson, have your class create new illustrations of each idiom, showing both the figurative and literal meanings.

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idioms, figures of speech

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esl idioms, expressions, idioms, programs
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Grade
5th - 9th
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
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