Lesson Overview 

This idioms ESL grammar lesson plan is made especially for Chinese New Year or animal-themed lessons. Students will explore idiomatic expressions like "dark horse," "top dog," and "strong as an ox." Engaging activities will deepen understanding and encourage meaningful discussions about the topic.

With structured exercises, mastering tricky idioms becomes a breeze. The lesson plan prioritises learning definitions and applying them through various tasks, because practice truly makes perfect.

Activities:

Your students will adore this ESL idioms lesson plan – a valuable addition to your teaching toolkit. The following format is followed in this awesome ESL worksheet: 

1. Picture round
2. Complete the idiom.
3. Examples and definitions. 
4. Sentence completion. 
5. Dialogues. 
6. Questions.
7. Case studies.

Homework:

1. Writing task 

All lessons have an accompanying TV PDF document which provides the answers. The exercises have been designed to ensure full comprehension of the idioms while ensuring that students have fun, and learn in a natural manner.