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Idioms Poster

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A poster giving the definition for and examples of idioms.

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An idiom is an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. Idioms are common phrases or terms whose meaning is not real, but can be understood by their popular use.

Not my cup of tea – if something is not your cup of tea, you don’t like it very much.

It’s raining cats and dogs – means it’s raining very hard.

A piece of cake – something that is pleasant or easy to do.

Two heads are better than one – means two people working on a problem have a better chance of solving it than one person.

All ears – means you are listening intently.

NSW Curriculum alignment

EN3-1A
Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features
In English Stage 3 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
EN3-2A
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
In English Stage 3 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
EN3-5B
Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
In English Stage 3 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN3-6B
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
In English Stage 3 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN3-7C
Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
In English Stage 3 C. Think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
EN3-8D
Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
In English Stage 3 D. Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCELY317
Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to context
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELT328
Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experienced
In English Level 5 Writing Literature
VCELA339
Understand how authors often innovate on text structures and play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous and persuasive purposes and effects
In English Level 6 Reading and Viewing Language
VCELT342
Identify and explain how choices in language, including modality, emphasis, repetition and metaphor, influence personal response to different texts
In English Level 6 Reading and Viewing Literature
VCELY358
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience
In English Level 6 Writing Literacy
VCELT316
Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odes
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literature
VCELY320
Analyse the text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELA352
Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinion
In English Level 6 Writing Language

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACELY1698
Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to contextElaborationsidentifying the narrative voice (the ...
In English Year 5 Literacy Texts in context
ACELY1701
Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsexplaining how the features of a text advocating community action, for example ...
In English Year 5 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELA1518
Understand how authors often innovate on text structures and play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous and persuasive purposes and effectsElaborationsexploring a range of everyday, community, literary and informative texts...
In English Year 6 Language Text structure and organisation
ACELY1714
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationscreating informative texts for two ...
In English Year 6 Literacy Creating texts
ACELT1611
Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odesElaborationsdiscussing how figurative language including simile and metaphor can ...
In English Year 5 Literature Examining literature
ACELT1798
Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authorsElaborationsdrawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts - for example main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place), narrative ...
In English Year 5 Literature Creating literature
ACELT1615
Identify and explain how choices in language, for example modality, emphasis, repetition and metaphor, influence personal response to different textsElaborationsnoting how degrees of possibility are opened up through the use of modal verbs (for examp...
In English Year 6 Literature Responding to literature
ACELA1525
Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinionElaborationsidentifying (for example from reviews) the ways in which evaluative language is used to assess the qualities of the variou...
In English Year 6 Language Expressing and developing ideas

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