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IDIOMES, EXPRESSIONS et DICTONS

IDIOMS, PHRASES and SAYINGS

(Liens vérifiés le 25/08/2009)


Pages complémentaires :

Dictons et Proverbes - Clichés
+ Pages de VOCABULAIRE

 

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Cliparts :

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Illustrated idioms :

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  • Pictorial Idioms - Learn some interesting English idioms through pictures (edict.com.hk)

 

 

Listening :

  • Idioms, Slang, Phrasal Verbs, Colloquialisms,
    Cliches, and Proverbs, with Context Examples (about 700)
    (speak-read-write.com)
  • English1010.com - Free Audio English lessons
    based on fixed expressions (idioms), phrasal verbs, and common sayings.
    (english1010.com)

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Other resources :

 

 

 

  • More of these - sans traduction (dy-tech.info) :
    "A few descriptive one-liners used for the unintelligent" and "Examples of 'adding insult to injury"
  • Rhyme Phrases with a Hiccup - (csit.fsu.edu)
    "This is a list of words and phrases that have a rhyming pattern similar to that of "eye in the sky",
    that is, a beginning, a two syllable space, and a rhyming end."
    ex : eye in the sky / drunk as a skunk / fun in the sun / stone to the bone...
  • Idioms - "Click a letter to learn American English idioms" (internationaleflcafe.com)




  • Idiomes par thème + exercices interactifs (better-english.com)

  • Phrases with Origins (Meaning / Example / Origin) - (towerofenglish.com)
  • Idiom Site - origines et explications (idiomsite.com/)

 

  • "Every month the Comenius Group provides a new idiom to assist students of English.
    They provide a definition as well as audio files of the idiom itself and the idiom used in context."

 

  • THE IDIOM CONNECTION - English Idioms & Quizzes (geocities.com/Athens) :
    Animal Idioms - Arm, Hand & Leg Idioms - Bird Idioms - Body Idioms - Business Idioms - Clothes Idioms - Color Idioms - Eye, Nose & Ear Idioms - Fish, Insect & Reptile Idioms - Food Idioms - Head, Mind & Mouth Idioms - Heart Idioms - Initials - Medical Idioms - Money Idioms - Number Idioms

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INTERACTIVE exercises :

 

  • Essential Idioms - interactive exercises and worksheets (autoenglish.org)
    Advice / Business / Decisions / Emotions / Exclamations / Most Common Idioms Exercise / People /
    Predictions / Remarks
  • English Expressions
    "To be dog tired" means to be very tired, just like this dog.
    Click on the link to read the little book and learn new expressions
    then try to remember them and do the activity."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

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  • More idioms
    "Learn more idioms, look at the slideshow several times and then do the activity."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

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  • Eye on Idioms (readwritethink.org)
    "After viewing the literal representation of each idiom, students are asked to complete the sentence
    by selecting the correct idiom from the list. Using context clues from the sentence, students can then determine
    the metaphorical meaning of the idiom. As a final step, students are asked to use the idiom in a sentence
    to show their understanding of its meaning."

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  • Oh No! Not More Cliches - 10 questions (funtrivia.com)
    "Back with some more clichés - So put "your nose to the grindstone", "your shoulder to the wheel" and "your best foot forward", and see if you can complete this quiz in that strange position. Have fun! Contains some US, and some British usage."
  • Choose the correct meaning for certain idioms (3 suggestions à chaque fois) - (quia.com)
  • Idiomes par thème + exercices interactifs (better-english.com)
  • THE IDIOM CONNECTION - English Idioms & Quizzes (geocities.com/Athens) :
    Animal Idioms - Arm, Hand & Leg Idioms - Bird Idioms - Body Idioms - Business Idioms - Clothes Idioms - Color Idioms - Eye, Nose & Ear Idioms - Fish, Insect & Reptile Idioms - Food Idioms - Head, Mind & Mouth Idioms - Heart Idioms - Initials - Medical Idioms - Money Idioms - Number Idioms
  • Idioms : interactive exercises (a4esl)
  • Idioms 1: fixed noun + adjective combinations. "Click on the correct answer." (smic.be)
  • Idioms 2: "select the correct meaning." (smic.be)
  • Idioms - multiple choice questions with answers (British Council)
  • Incredible Idioms - "Match the idiom on the left with its correct meaning on the right."
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  • Strange Expressions (idioms) - interactive (a4esl)
    ex :
    "What does the expression "out to lunch" mean when the person described is not literally having lunch?
    a. The person is eating.
    b. The person likes lunch and eats all day long.
    c. The person is uneducated.
    d. The person is not concentrating or focusing and seems weird.
    e. The person has a great sense of humor."
  • Alien Strip - Trouvez la fin des idiomes. (inglese.it)

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Exercises TO PRINT :

  • Sayings - Rebus - Activities to print (pocanticohills.org)

 

  • Essential Idioms - interactive exercises and worksheets (autoenglish.org)
    Advice / Business / Decisions / Emotions / Exclamations / Most Common Idioms Exercise / People /
    Predictions / Remarks


  • Idioms and proverbs - exercises to print (smic.be)
    ex : Body and ... / as blind as ... / to have green fingers = ...

  • Idioms containing the word 'War' - quiz to print (BBC) - LIEN MODIFIE

 

INTERACTIVE games :

 

  • Colorful language
    "Watch the video and play the game."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Let me know
    "Watch the animation , then play the game and find the missing word in each sentence."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

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PAR THEME :

Animals -
Bees - Body- Book - Buildings -
Colours - Clothes -
Death
Eggs - Emotions -
Family - Food
Halloween -
Insects -
Knowledge -
Let me know -
Money - Music -
News - Numbers -
Rooms -
School - Shopping - Songs - Sports
Theater, Dance, & Opera - Time
War - Water - With the word 'and'


see the pages of VOCABULARY with the IDIOM sections

  • English Idioms about big animals.
    "Watch the video, and learn a few idioms."
    - like a bull in a china shop
    - put the cart before the horse
    - the elephant in the room
    See a list of terms used in this activity.
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Teach idioms with The Teacher
    "Downloadable 5-minute videos in which a quirky professor introduces over 36 idioms related to animals and food."
    + Worksheets
    (BBC)
  • Animal idioms - "Click on an idiom to study its meaning before taking the quiz." (a4esl)
  • Animal idioms (illustrated) - gap fill typing game - (British Council) - LIEN MODIFIE
    "Idioms are expressions whose meanings are different from the meanings of the words that they contain.
    The following idioms all use the names of different animals.
    Can you put the pictures in the right boxes?"

 

  • Dog Idioms (MP4 - 42MB)
    1. To be in the dog house
    2. The hair of the dog
    3. To make a dogs dinner of something
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • VIDEO ENGLISH
    "In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with cats :
    1. There isn't enough room to swing a cat
    2. To let the cat out of the bag
    3. To put the cat among the pigeons
    - with the script
    Other episodes : Fish idioms | Horse idioms | Bird idioms | Pig idioms
    (BBC)
  • Curiosity killed the cat. - with meaning and example (humanities.byu.edu)

 

  • Monkey idioms
    "In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with monkeys.
    1. To monkey around
    2. Monkey business
    3. To make a monkey out of someone"
    - with the script
    (BBC)

 

 

 

  • Three idioms connected with legs. - with the script
    1. I'm pulling your leg
    2. It cost an arm and a leg
    3. You haven't got a leg to stand on
    - with the script
    (BBC)

  • Head Idioms
    1. It's like banging your head against a brick wall
    2. He's got his head in the clouds
    3. An old head on young shoulders
    + Script
    (BBC)

 

 

  • Arm idioms
    1. They're up in arms
    2. I'd give my right arm to do it
    3. He's twisting my arm
    (BBC)
  • Three idiomatic phrases connected with feet.
    1. I've got itchy feet
    2. I got cold feet
    3. I shot myself in the foot
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • Idioms with Body Parts - "Choose the equivalent or near-equivalent sentences." - interactive (english-site)

  • Idioms that use parts of the body (British Council) - LIEN MODIFIE
    "Can you type the right item(s) in each gap?... Click in the gaps and type the words.
    Use the right button on your mouse to check your answers."

 

  • Colour Idioms : RED + VIDEO + Script
    (BBC)
    • Paint the town red
    • Catch someone red-handed
    • Like a red rag to a bull

  • Colour Idioms - WHITE
    1. It's black and white
    2. As white as a sheet
    3. A white-knuckle ride
    + VIDEO + Script
    (BBC)
  • Color-related Idioms (ojohaven.com)
  • Idioms connected with eggs
    1. He's a bad egg
    2. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
    3. He's got egg on his face
    - with the script
    (BBC)

 

  • Teach idioms with The Teacher
    "Downloadable 5-minute videos in which a quirky professor introduces over 36 idioms related to animals and food."
    + Worksheets
     (BBC)

 

  • Insect idioms
    1. Knee-high to a grasshopper
    2. To have butterflies in your stomach.
    3. To have ants in your pants
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • Let me know
    "Watch the animation , then play the game and find the missing word in each sentence."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid



  • Money is the root of all evil.
    It "is a common figure of speech signifying something that causes serious problems and people would be better off without."
    (Wikipedia)

  • Money Idioms - "Choose the idiom and click on it to go directly to the explanation and example."
    (learn4good.com)
  • Idioms Found in the News!
    "Idioms are everywhere in American life. Here's a collection of idioms (with definitions) found in popular newspapers & magazines."
    (eslmania.com)

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CARTOONS :

 

 

 

VIDEOS / ANIMATIONS :

Symphony in Slang
"It tells the story of a man John Brown (voice) who finds himself at the Pearly Gates explaining his life story to a bewildered Saint Peter
and Noah Webster using contemporary slang..."
(Wikipedia)