JHS FLEXIBLE LEARNING PACKETS ENGLISH 7

AY 2020-2021
1st GRADING PERIOD
Lesson 1: Idiomatic Expressions

PERFORMANCE STANDARD: The learner transfers learning by: comprehending texts using
appropriate
reading styles; participating in conversations using appropriate context-dependent expressions; and
observing correct subject-verb agreement.

CONTENT STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of: various reading styles; ways of
determining word meaning; and correct subject-verb agreement.

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES

1. Supply other words or expressions that complete an analogy.
2. Analyze relationships presented in analogies.
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BIG TASK/ CULMINATING PERFORMANCE TASK:

GOAL: To use the appropriate mechanics of grammar in promoting products to customers.

ROLE: “Promo-dizer”
AUDIENCE: Customers
SITUATION: Some customers are unaware of the nutritional facts of the products that they are
buying, as a promodizer of a certain product, you have to promote it so people would buy more.
Through an “infomercial” you are to inform the customers of the nutrition facts of the products
PRODUCT: “Infomercial” (1-2 minutes)
STANDARD:

Rubrics Points
Creativity and Presentation-(The commercial is creative and effectively written 5
and is presented well.)
Need for Product- (The commercial clearly explains the need for the product.) 5
Visual aids (props) – (The commercial makes good use of visual aids or props.) 5
Enunciation/ diction – (Presenters’ enunciation/diction is excellent.) 5
Within time frame (1-2 minutes) – The commercial is presented within the time 5
frame.
TOTAL 25

ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGIES

Idiomatic expression- is a phrase that has a different meaning apart from what the words are literally
 A. Formative Assessment

A. Find the meaning of your idiomatic expressions used in the sentences. Write the letter of your
answer on the line before the number.
a. Immediately without planning.
b. Relatives are the most important.
c. To waste time waiting for something else to happen.
d. In a few words.
e. To keep it to oneself.
_____ 1. If blood is thicker than water, then you will definitely get the position.
_____ 2. If Ronald will not have much time, he would tell you the story in a nutshell.
_____ 3. Lina wishes to keep the news under the hat.
_____ 4. If you were to kill time, how would you do it?
_____ 5. The students wish they were able to decide what to do on the spur of the moment.
f. To end the activity
g. Someone‘s favorite
h. By memory
i. A person who can do many things.
j. Extremely happy
_____ 6. The teachers wish that they could call it a day after a series of meetings.
_____ 7. If you were the apple of your father’s eye, what would you do?
_____ 8. If Merly were elected as president of the club, she would be in seventh heaven.
_____ 9. If you knew the math formula by heart, the test will be easy for you.
_____ 10. I wish I were a jack of all trades so I can sing, act, and write well.
k. Small part of a large problem
l. One who reads a lot
m. With no injury
n. Talking a lot but not doing what one says
o. Feeling sad about what has already happened
_____ 11. If I were a bookworm, I would be able to know a lot of facts about the world.
_____ 12. The government officials wish to reveal only the tip of the iceberg about the latest issue about
the tax fraud.
_____ 13. I wish everybody who joined the camping would go home safe and sound.
_____ 14. If they were to beat around the bush, the audience would not listen to them next time.
_____ 15. It would be a waste of time to cry over spilled milk.
 B. Introduction
Good day learners! How are you today? Today, you will learn about idioms or idiomatic
expressions and analogy. This module will help you a) identify idioms, understand its
meaning
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silver spoon in his mouth and the servant was born with chicken feed. The king had a very hard time with
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the doghouse. The king let them go out of the clear blue sky. So the servant and the prince set off. They
were up until the eleventh hour walking away from the castle. The prince felt like a fish out of water
because he was out of the castle for so long. The prince wanted to drop the servant like a hot potato, but
he didn’t.
 The servant led them to London. He said, “We had to look for what sounded like a shack. It would
be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Every time we thought we found it, we were barking up the
wrong tree.”
The prince got under the collar but when they got there, he was tickled pink. The prince felt
homesick so he said that there is more than one way to skin a cat and he was going home. When he got
home, the king jump down his throat but was glad to have him home. After that, the king and the prince
always saw eye to eye.

Identify and write all the idioms found in the story “The Prince and the Servant” in the space provided
below. Provide the meaning of each idiom.

Idiom Meaning

Did you find all the idioms?

Good job!

Were you able to give the meaning of these idioms?

GREAT!
You may proceed to the next activity.

One of the fascinating things about the English language is that common words can be used with
other words to mean something completely different. These special phrases are called idiomatic
expressions.
Filipinos are fond of using flowery words. Instead of saying “ I saw a man beaten rudely,” we
sometimes prefer to say “I saw a man beaten black and blue” to add a little drama to the statement.
An idiomatic expression conveys a meaning different from its individual words. Neither can the
idiom be readily analyzed from its grammatical construction.
Although idioms cannot be explained by the strict rules of grammar, their long-continued, general
use has given them recognition.
 Idiomatic expressions give force, color and vividness to our language. We use idiomatic
expressions to make our speech and writing more interesting. Often, we can get meaning of an idiomatic
expression from context.

Study the following italicized expressions and their meanings.

1. The birds and animals felt down in the dumps because of the destruction of the forest. (depressed)
2. The woodcutter turned down their suggestions. (refused, denied)
3. Conservationist keep an eye on loggers. (watch carefully)
4. Sometimes the protectors turn up too late. (appear, arrive)
5. Often, conservationist and loggers do not get along with each other. (live harmoniously together)

More examples:

Idiomatic expressions Meaning

face the facts to accept reality
come down to earth to be practical; realistic
take it or leave it whether you accept it or not
see the world to see life
serve one right to deal with one as he deserves
sound a person out find out his intention
commit to memory to learn by heart
bury the hatchet to make peace
cry over spilt milk to cherish useless regrets
follow the crowed to act or believe as most people do
kills two birds with one stone accomplishes two things at a time

Try this!
A. Write the letter of the correct meaning for each underlined phrase. The first one has been done
for you.

a. refusal to see or listen f. pay for

b. misbehaving, acting in a wild way g. unknowing
c. made a thoughtless remark h. feeling very sad
d. lost an opportunity i. get married
e. got angry j. excited and happy

_____ 1. My parents will foot the bill for my birthday party.

_____ 2. Tony and Lisa will finally tie the knot in June.
_____ 3. Sam was down in the dumps after he wrecked his bicycle.
_____ 4. Sarah put her foot in her mouth when she was talking to our teacher.
_____ 5. I really missed the boat when I turned the chance to work after school.
_____ 6. I got the brush-off from Susan when I tried to ask her where she was last night.
_____ 7. Mickey is in the dark about our plans to throw a surprise party for him.
_____ 8. The children were bouncing off the walls when the baby-sitter tried to put them to bed.
_____ 9. The students were flying high on the last day of school.
_____ 10. My sister lost her cool when she discovered I had spilt chocolate milk on her new sweater.

Below are idioms and their meanings. Study them carefully.

a. pass away - to die
b. break off – to put an end to
c. cut down – diminish in amount
d. stand out – to be distinguished
e. hand out – to distribute
f. break in – to train, tame, discipline
g. put down – to record
h. lay up – to save
i. hand over – to give up the possession of anything
j. fall out – to quarrel

B. Read the sentences below. Substitute the underlined words with the correct expression listed
above. Write the answer in the blank.
______________________________1. Einstein was distinguished in any crowd because of his white hair
and massive shoulders.
______________________________2. Linda put an end to her engagement when she learned that she
was
sick with cancer.
______________________________3. My great grandfather died last week.
______________________________4. The efficient secretary was requested to record the minutes of the
meeting.
______________________________5. Usually parents save jewels for their children.
______________________________6. The hold upper demanded that the cashier give up the cash in the
vault.
______________________________7. It is unusual to have brothers and sisters quarreling among
themselves.
______________________________8. Before the examination started, the teacher distributed the
examination questions.

Let’s take a look at this example.

Mother was fit to be tied when I was late for dinner.
“Fit to be tied” is the idiom in this sentence. In just a plain understanding you can say that its
meaning is to tie the mother. It was discussed earlier that idioms are expressions that cannot be
understood simply by putting together the meaning of the individual words. They have meanings as whole
expressions instead of as individual words.
So, the meaning of the idiom “fit to be tied” is that the mother was angry when he/she was late for
dinner.

An idiomatic expression is used by writers to achieve certain dramatic effect. Such as expression
makes writing more vivid. Like for example: kick the bucket which means “to die”

A. Read each sentence. The underlined group of words is an idiom. Choose the best meaning.
Encircle your answer.
1. Whenever Juan is under the weather, he gets plenty of rest and takes vitamins.
a. out in the rain b. ill c. exercising d. typhoon
2. We like our neighborhood to look clean, so it burns up when we see someone littering in the streets.
a. makes us feel hot b. makes us angry c. starts fire d. burns the street
3. Although Esther did well in the spelling quiz, she tripped up when she came to the word giraffe.
a. fell on the floor b. made a mistake c. spoke quietly d. coughed
4. Walking in the woods, we saw a rabbit appear out of the blue.
a. from a hole b. unexpectedly c. running fast d. comes from color blue
5. Although Ronnie didn’t like the new plan, he went along with it because he hated to make waves.
a. cause trouble b. go swimming c. talk loudly d. play water

B. Write the letter of the correct meaning for the idiom in each sentence. Choose your answer from
the following.
a. made a thoughtless remark c. pay for d. excited and happy
b. lost for an opportunity d. feeling very sad

_____ 1. My uncle promised to foot the bill for a new computer if I got terrific grades this year.
_____ 2. Tony was down in the dumps when his team lost the game.
_____ 3. The opposing team was flying high after the win.
_____ 4. Jonah put his foot in his mouth when he told his mother what he really thought of her new hairdo.
_____ 5. Sean really missed the boat when he turned down the chance to travel to England.

D. PRACTICE

A. Read each sentence below. Each contains an italicized idiomatic expression. Identify its meaning
and write the letter of your answer in the blank.

_____ 1. After the most-needed vacation, the photographer and his partner get on in life.
a. left work b. continued being partners
_____ 2. One partner returned to town to look after the business.
a. to see b. to take care
_____ 3. When the partner returned, he saw the philosopher highly spirited.
a. energetic and enthusiasm b. proud and arrogant
_____ 4. The reddish-brown color of the water was no good according to the philosopher.
a. improper b. of no use
_____ 5. After a short stay in the rest house, certain changes took place in the philosopher’s life.
a. exchanged places b. came about

B. Circle the word or phrase that best defines the italicized words.

1. Carol lost her cool when the party was called off.
got angry had a fever went home
2. The whole family was there when Bill and Lynn tied the knot last weekend.
were caught in a trap bought a house got married
3. I will have to foot the bill for the damage you caused.
kick pay for seek payment
4. The kite soared like an eagle.
flapped and fluttered glided along high in the air crashed to the ground
5. It was raining cats and dogs.
showering raining very hard not heavy at all

- Are you done?

- Look at the answer key to check your answers.
- Did you get it all correctly? ______ Congratulations for the job well done!!!

Now you are ready to test what you’ve learned.

Directions: Select an appropriate idiomatic word or expression as a substitute for another word or
expression. Encircle 1. the
E. letter
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
of the correct answer.
2.
1. He __________; he works very hard indeed.
a. works like a cow b. works like a dog c. works like a machine
2. If you talk nonsense, you __________.
a. talk out of your mind b. talk out of your hat c. talk out of your guts
3. The idiom that means “to show more emotion” is __________.
a. keep you hair on b. show facial expressions c. gesture hand and body
4. Your _____ is as good as mine where they are. Perhaps they got caught in traffic. The right word here
is:
a. guess b. thought c. idea
5. He is __________ of the manager. He always assigns him a lot of work.
a. prim and proper b. ins and outs c. sick and tired
6. Romy started at the bottom of the ______ in this company.
a. steps b. ladder c. elevator
7. I wasn’t ready for the presentation, but was saved by the ________ when Marvin took over for me.
a. ring b. bell c. bang
8. The formal dinner is a ___________ affair.
a. spic and span b. collar and tie c. prim and proper
9. Life is full of __________.
a. cloak and dagger b. needles and pins c. ups and downs
10. I was sitting on _______ when I was being interviewed by the panel of teachers when I was applying
for a scholarship.
a. cloak and dagger b. needles and pins c. ups and downs

F. MINI TASK/ PERFORMANCE TASK

Choose 1 for your mini task.

A. Choose 5 idioms and research its origin.
B. Create your own story using idiomatic expressions.
Your story should at least contain 305 idioms.
 INSIGHT

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