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Idioms in Daily Life

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Do you know what an idiom is? An idiom is a special kind of phrase. The words in an idiom do not mean what they say. For example, “it is raining cats and dogs” does not mean cats and dogs fall from the sky. It means it is raining very hard outside!

Idioms are very common in the English language. You can hear them at school, at home, and at work. Many people use idioms every day without thinking about it. When you learn idioms, you can understand people better and have more fun with English!

Sometimes idioms can be confusing at first. If someone says “break a leg” before a test, they are not talking about your leg! They are saying “good luck.” This is a very popular idiom. Students often hear it before a big game or a school play.

Another popular idiom is “piece of cake.” This does not mean real cake! It means something is very easy to do. If your friend says “the homework was a piece of cake,” they mean it was very easy. Can you think of something that is a piece of cake for you?

Learning the arti of idioms takes a little time. But it is not too hard. Try to learn one new idiom every week. Soon, you will know many English idioms and you can use them too!

A. Kosakata

  1. idiom ____
  2. phrase ____
  3. meaning ____
  4. common ____
  5. confusing ____
  6. raining cats and dogs ____
  7. piece of cake ____
  8. break a leg ____
  9. under the weather ____
  10. hit the sack ____
  • a. raining very hard
  • b. to go to sleep or go to bed
  • c. hard to understand
  • d. something that is very easy to do
  • e. idea that a word or sentence gives
  • f. feeling sick or not well
  • g. phrase whose meaning is different from the words used
  • h. way of saying ‘good luck’ to someone
  • i. small group of words that go together
  • j. happening or found very often
Idioms in Daily Life worksheet

B. Benar atau Salah

  1. ____   An idiom is a phrase where the words mean exactly what they say.
  2. ____   “Raining cats and dogs” means it is raining very hard.
  3. ____   Idioms are not common in the English language.
  4. ____   You can hear idioms at school, at home, and at work.
  5. ____   “Break a leg” means someone wants to hurt your leg.
  6. ____   “Break a leg” is a way to say “good luck.”
  7. ____   “Piece of cake” means something is very hard to do.
  8. ____   Learning idioms can help you understand English better.
  9. ____   The passage says you should learn five new idioms every day.
  10. ____   Idioms can be confusing when you first hear them.

C. Isilah Titik-titik Kosong

Bank Kata: idiom, common, confusing, meaning, phrase, raining cats and dogs, hit the sack, under the weather
  1. An ___ is a group of words with a special meaning.
  2. Idioms are very ___ in the English language.
  3. New idioms can be ___ if you do not know them.
  4. The ___ of ‘hit the sack’ is to go to sleep.
  5. “Good morning” is a simple ___ that people use every day.

D. Pertanyaan Pemahaman

  1. What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean?
  2. What does “break a leg” mean, and when do people say it?
  3. What does the passage say is a good way to learn English idioms?

E. Pertanyaan Diskusi

  1. What is one idiom or special phrase you know in your first language? What does it mean in English?
  2. Can you think of something in your life that is a “piece of cake”? What is something that is not easy for you at all?
Answer Key (click to reveal)

A. Kosakata: 1-g, 2-i, 3-e, 4-j, 5-c, 6-a, 7-d, 8-h, 9-f, 10-b

B. Benar/Salah: 1-F, 2-T, 3-F, 4-T, 5-F, 6-T, 7-F, 8-T, 9-F, 10-T

C. Fill Blanks: 1-idiom, 2-common, 3-confusing, 4-meaning, 5-phrase

D. Pemahaman:

  1. It means it is raining very hard outside.
  2. It means “good luck” — people say it before a big game or a school play.
  3. The passage says you should try to learn one new idiom every week.

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