IDIOMS--Language with a twist!

9/24/2020

Tonight we will look at five idioms and discuss their meaning.

1. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

2. A leopard cannot change his spots.

3. A penny saved is a penny earned.

4. A picture paints a thousand words.

5. This assignment is a "piece of cake."

Instructions: When we look at each sentence, if we provide exact meaning we are only "paraphrasing." This means you are taking the literal meaning and just putting it into your own words.

However, when we look at idioms, we are looking for "meaning." When we apply meaning to a sentence, we are now making "inferences."

We will talk about the differences in class, and we will try to both paraphrase and make inferences on the above idioms to show the differences.

3 Comments

Juliana

10/8/2020 09:28:36 pm

1. The family does not work together the same way or goal.
2. You can not change whonyou are.
3. No pennu,no money/ save money.
4.multiple means./ could have many means just one picture./ remember many memories.
5.Too easy.

Lorraine Noel

10/15/2020 11:12:02 am

1. A house divided against itself cannot stand.
means things are better when everyone works together.
2. A leopard cannot change his spots.
means you cannot change who you are
3. A penny saved is a penny earned.
It's as useful to save the money you have as it is to earn more
4. A picture paints a thousand words.
means that one picture can have many ideas or interpretations
5. This assignment is a "piece of cake."
means that something is very easy.
Learning to drive was a piece of cake

angelina link

10/25/2020 11:40:21 pm

1.the meaning it´s sucess exemplo a family if be in touch together they will to rhe some goal.
2. The meaning we all have our character can not change who we are!
3.less you saved is the money you have been earned to the day.(a penny saved is a penny earned)
4.the meaning itś a picture you have been paint when youŕe a child itś more valuable rhen a thousand other pictures.
5.mean too easy to learn.

IDIOMS--Language with a twist!

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