Teachers in the sixth grade hall at Wood River Middle School used Halloween as an opportunity to have fun with language while celebrating the season. The staff donned costumes that illustrated an idiom or frequently used phrase with a meaning other than its literal translation. Understanding idioms can be a challenge for all of us at times, and especially if you are a second language learner. Can you figure out the idioms or common expressions illustrated in the picture below? (Answers are at the bottom of this newsletter.)
Picture A
Picture B
Picture C (There are two of phrases illustrated here.)
Picture D
Picture E
Picture F
Picture G
Picture H
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Answers:
Picture A: Fork in the Middle of the Road
Picture B: Hold Your Horses
Picture C: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover and Teacher's Pet
Picture D: My Wheels Are Spinning
Picture E: Snakes on a Plane
Picture F: What is Black and White and Read All Over
Picture G: Read Between the Lines
Picture F: Couch Potato
Wasn't that fun? Thank you teachers for making learning fun.
