Common Idioms and Common Slang Exercises
1 Idioms and meanings matching exercise
This is an easy introductory idioms and meanings matching exercise.
2 Common Idioms 1 (with answers)
This is an exercise to introduce idioms or review students’ knowledge of common idioms. Students match the idioms to the pictures and then write short explanations of their meanings.
3 Common Idioms 2 (with answers)
“Common Idioms 2” is a second exercise with more common idioms.
4 Talking about slang
This is an ESL exercise for for talking about some common colloquial and slang expressions.
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