Tutors and Tutees working nationally (Polish Tutors and Tutees/Greek Tutors and Tutees)
February 28th, 2018
Live meeting - Tutors and Tutees.
The aim is to practise idioms. The lesoon is to be conducted by Polish Tutors. Together with Monica we prepared a lesson plan for Tutors and we would like to share it with You .
Aim: getting to know idioms
ACTIVITIES:
- Introducing idioms by tutees– with words (English forms) and with gestures Or drawings – tutees are to guess the meaning in their native language and write their equivalents on a worksheet.
- Tutees write their equivalents in a native language on a worksheet.
- Charades game – two teams of tutees. Tutees one by one get the idioms and present them using gestures or drawings for their teams to guess.
- QR CODES. – In a classroom tere are codes (numbered) on the walls. Tutees scan codes and sapek them out and give their meanings In a native language.
- Quizlet – matching game . Tutees are supposed to match the idioms with their definitions In English.
- DRAWING IDIOMS – teams of Tutees and Tutors – Together they Draw idioms on a big sweet of paper
- The drawings are displayed on the noticeboard.
- Here’s the list of idioms that is to be suggested to be practiced by tutors in a lesson
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black and blue
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bruised and beaten
posiniaczony/potłuczony
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We found the poor guy black and bluenear the train tracks.
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catch red handed
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catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
złapać na gorącym uczynku
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The kids were caught red handedstealing chocolate bars.
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the green light
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Permission
zezwolenie
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The builders were given the green lightto begin the tower.
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once in a blue moon
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very rarely
od wielkiego dzwonu/od wielkiego święta/ raz na ruski rok
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We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
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out of the blue
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Unexpectedly
Nagle, znienacka, jak grom z jasnego nieba
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I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week.
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cat nap
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a short sleep
drzemka
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I'm going to have a cat nap while you're cooking dinner.
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get the lion's share
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get the greatest percentage
lwia część, największy udział
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My aunt got the lion's share of the inheritance.
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raining cats and dogs
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raining heavily
leje jak z cebra, bardzo mocno pada deszcz
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I forgot my umbrella, and it was raining cats and dogs.
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black out
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Faint
Stracić przytomność
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I always black out at the sight of blood.
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black sheep
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the odd or bad member of the group
czarna owca
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My oldest brother was the black sheepin our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.
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feel blue
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be sad or depressed
być smutnym, przygnębionym
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I always feel blue during the winter time.
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see red
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be very angry
wściekać się
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I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse.
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- I HOPE THEY WILL HAVE FUN:)