idioms

Always short of time? Feel like you're late time and time again? Today's class looks at chronic lateness as well as expressions about time, with a special focus on exam English activities.
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In this B2-C1 ESL lesson plan, students speak about money and finances. They learn a number of money-related expressions and focus on what prepositions to use with verbs relating to money.
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When in social situations, be careful not to open a can of worms! This society-focused worksheet discusses what questions are appropriate (or inappropriate) to ask in different situations, teaching a number of phrases and relevant idiomatic expressions.
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The railway has played a very important role in British history over the last 200 years or so. Naturally, therefore, it has also had an important influence on the language. From "go off track" to "full steam ahead", you'll discover a wealth of idioms related to the railway, connecting British history to Business Englisha and general conversation which is as relevant today as it ever was. 
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Got the meeting mindset? Teach your students expressions and idioms for meeting, get them thinking critically about modern attitudes towards meetings, and put them into an innovative role-play with this ESL worksheets and printable lesson plan.
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As the fifteen questions get harder, will your students know their idioms and be able to take home the million, or will they go home with nothing?
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