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E.L.I.O.T. - ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
ID Number: 2016-1-IT02-KA219-024165
8 lessons (50’ each)
Time expected
All the links related to research work in their native language and in
English.
www.proverbios.aborla.net www.smart-words.org/quotes-
sayings/idioms-meaning.
html www.ef.com/english-resources/english-idioms/education first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/idiomIdiom
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/youtubers/six-
english-idioms-you- should-know...
Interdisciplinary links
 Individual, pair and group work
 Research work
 Drama techniques
Methodology
Teachers
Human Resources
(internal and/or external)
 Research results
 Powerpoints and presentations
 Drama techniques
 Written production to create a leaflet
1st lesson:
Understanding what an idiom is and its role in learning a language
Working Tools
Introduction (5 minutes)
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Steps
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Scheduling activities , who
do what, times, tools,
assess
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The teacher explains students that today they will be working
with figurative language.
The teacher explains students that figurative language is a word
or phrase that does not have its normal, literal meaning.
The teacher tells students that writers use figurative language to
make comparisons, and to help the reader create a more vivid picture
of the text.
The teacher asks students to describe a time when someone
used a word or saying to describe something that was different from the
word's literal, or normal, everyday, meaning.
The teacher elicit from students a few examples of metaphors,
similes, or idioms/sayings in their mother tongue and explains that
these language devices exist also in other languages.
The teacher tells students that today’s lesson will be ”A PIECE
OF CAKE”!