Idioms with as… as call my bluff
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
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Lesson Plan Content:
Idioms with as… as call my bluff
Choose one of the idioms that you have been given and change one of the first half, second half or definition to something that is wrong but believable such as “As hot as soup”, “As red as hell” or “Very good looking” for “As hot as hell”. Read out both the real version and your changed version and see if the other student(s) can work out which one is a real English idiom.
Student A/ Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers
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as blind
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as a bat |
with bad eyesight |
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as busy
|
as a bee |
with lots of things to do |
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as clear
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as mud |
very difficult to understand |
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as cool
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as a cucumber |
very calm |
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as cunning/ sly
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as a fox |
clever, but in a bad way |
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as deaf
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as a doorpost |
very hard of hearing |
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as different
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as chalk and cheese |
very dissimilar, particularly in personality |
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as drunk
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as a Lord |
having had too much alcohol |
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as easy
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as pie/ as ABC |
very simple |
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as flat
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as a pancake |
no hills |
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as gentle
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as a lamb |
very kind, soft or even passive |
Ask about any idioms which you don’t understand, think could actually be different, etc.
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Idioms with as… as call my bluff
Choose one of the idioms that you have been given and change one of the first half, second half or definition to something that is wrong but believable such as “As hot as soup”, “As red as hell” or “Very good looking” for “As hot as hell”. Read out both the real version and your changed version and see if the other student(s) can work out which one is a real English idiom.
Student B/ Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers
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as greedy
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as a pig |
eating too much food |
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as hard
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as nails |
very strong (personality/ physique) |
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as miserable
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as sin |
very sad |
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as old
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as the hills |
ancient |
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as quiet
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as a mouse |
softly spoken |
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as quick
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a flash |
very fast |
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as regular
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as clockwork |
happening often |
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as safe
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as houses |
a sure bet/ something that must happen |
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as tough
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as leather/ old boots |
food, e.g. a steak, that is difficult to chew |
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as white
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as a sheet |
with all colour gone, e.g. from fright |
Ask about any idioms which you don’t understand, think could actually be different, etc.
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Without looking at the cards above, write the missing part in each box below.
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as blind
|
|
with bad eyesight |
|
|
as a bee |
with lots of things to do |
|
as clear
|
as mud |
|
|
as cool
|
as a cucumber |
|
|
as cunning/ sly
|
|
clever, but in a bad way |
|
|
as a doorpost |
very hard of hearing |
|
|
as chalk and cheese |
very dissimilar, particularly in personality |
|
|
as a Lord |
having had too much alcohol |
|
as easy
|
|
very simple |
|
|
as a pancake |
no hills |
|
|
as a lamb |
very kind, soft or even passive |
|
as greedy
|
|
eating too much food |
|
|
as nails |
very strong (personality/ physique) |
|
as miserable
|
as sin |
|
|
as old
|
|
ancient |
|
as quiet
|
|
softly spoken |
|
|
as a flash |
very fast |
|
|
as clockwork |
happening often |
|
as safe
|
as houses |
|
|
as tough
|
|
food, e.g. a steak, that is difficult to chew |
|
as white
|
|
with all colour gone, e.g. from fright |
Check above. Other answers are possible, so check if you wrote something different.
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