Paul Sparks, Match the Proverbs, Reading Lesson Plan, Teaching English in China

Paul Sparks, Sino-Canadian International College, Guangxi University, Online English Lesson Plans, Lesson Material and Ideas for Semester 2 Reading Lessons...

1. It's raining cats and dogs.	a. It isn't fair.
2. I only see him once in a blue moon.	b. Watch him carefully.
3. I gave him a piece of my mind.	c. He disappointed me.
4. Half a loaf is better than no bread.	d. They looked very unhappy.
5. I call a spade a spade.	e. She hasn't enough money to buy things.
6. He paid through the nose for his car	f. She took no notice of him.
7. She pulled a long face.	g. He's very happy.
8. Her son was the apple of her eye.	h. He had a lot of work to do.
9. He never turns a hair.	i. He hit him on the ear.
10. She was shaking in her shoes.	j. Everything is in confusion.
11. Some day my ship will come in.	k. That's quite a different thing.
12. He gave him a thick ear.	l. It's a useless object/present.
13. Everything is at sixes and sevens.	m. He made a big mistake.
14. He let me down.	n. A little is better than nothing.
15. She can't make both ends meet.	o. I don't see him very often.
16. They looked very down in the mouth.	p. He paid too much money.
17. He is on top of the world.	q. I told him what I thought of him.
18. That's a horse of a different colour.	r. She looked rather unhappy.
19. He was up to the eyes in work.	s. He never gets excited.
20. He put his foot in it.	t. She was very frightened.
21. It's a white elephant.	u. I say exactly what I mean.
22. It isn't cricket.	v. It's raining very heavily.
23. She gave him the cold shoulder.	w. One day I shall be rich.
24. Keep an eye on him.	x. She loved her son very much.

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Reading: Proverbs

Lesson Objectives: To understand how proverbs are used when reading.

Match the Proverbs:

1. It's raining cats and dogs.

a. It isn't fair.

2. I only see him once in a blue moon.

b. Watch him carefully.

3. I gave him a piece of my mind.

c. He disappointed me.

4. Half a loaf is better than no bread.

d. They looked very unhappy.

5. I call a spade a spade.

e. She hasn't enough money to buy things.

6. He paid through the nose for his car

f. She took no notice of him.

7. She pulled a long face.

g. He's very happy.

8. Her son was the apple of her eye.

h. He had a lot of work to do.

9. He never turns a hair.

i. He hit him on the ear.

10. She was shaking in her shoes.

j. Everything is in confusion.

11. Some day my ship will come in.

k. That's quite a different thing.

12. He gave him a thick ear.

l. It's a useless object/present.

13. Everything is at sixes and sevens.

m. He made a big mistake.

14. He let me down.

n. A little is better than nothing.

15. She can't make both ends meet.

o. I don't see him very often.

16. They looked very down in the mouth.

p. He paid too much money.

17. He is on top of the world.

q. I told him what I thought of him.

18. That's a horse of a different colour.

r. She looked rather unhappy.

19. He was up to the eyes in work.

s. He never gets excited.

20. He put his foot in it.

t. She was very frightened.

21. It's a white elephant.

u. I say exactly what I mean.

22. It isn't cricket.

v. It's raining very heavily.

23. She gave him the cold shoulder.

w. One day I shall be rich.

24. Keep an eye on him.

x. She loved her son very much.

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