Body idioms

Student A

1 – Label Sheldon’s body with the words in the sentences below:

1. Sheldon really put his foot in it when he asked me about my job.

I was recently fired.
2. Sheldon always looks down his nose at other people.
3. Sheldon felt cold feet on his first date with Amy.
4. They got divorced because they couldn’t see eye to eye.
5. When I’m feeling down I can always count on my mother’s shoulder
to cry on.

2 – Read the sentences and guess the part of the body missing:
6. Amy feels ___________ over heels with Sheldon.
7. Sheldon’s birthday present cost an ___________ and a___________.
8. Amy lent me a ___________ with my house chores.
9. Amy loves helping people. She has a ___________ of gold.
10.Keep your ___________ up. You can repeat the exams next month.

Check the answers with your partner.

3 – In pairs match the idioms above with their definitions:

a) To cost a lot of money

b) To be deeply in love
c) To (dis)agree with someone
d) To say something foolish or insensitive
e) To have a kind nature
f) To help someone do something
g) To try to be cheerful
h) To be afraid /to feel nervous before a big/ important event
i) Someone to whom you can tell your problems to and then ask for sympathy and advice
j) To feel superior / to think someone is less important than you

4- SPEAKING. Tell your partner about:

1 - someone you know has a heart of gold

2 - someone you talk to when you need a shoulder to cry on
3 - someone you know looks down his/her nose at people
4 – a situation you put your foot in it
5 – a situation you felt cold feet

Body idioms
Student B

1 – Label Sheldon’s body with the words in the sentences below:

1. Amy feels head over heels with Sheldon.

2. Sheldon’s birthday present cost an arm and a leg.
3. Amy lent me a hand with my house chores.
4. Amy loves helping people. She has a heart of gold.
5. Keep your chin up. You can repeat the exams next month.

2 – Read the sentences and guess the part of the body missing:
6. Sheldon really put his ___________in it when he asked me about my job.
I was recently fired.
7. Sheldon always looks down his ___________ at other people.
8. Sheldon felt cold ___________ on his first date with Amy.
9. They got divorced because they couldn’t see ___________ to ___________.
10.When I’m feeling down I can always count on my mother’s ___________ to
cry on.

Check the answers with your partner.

3 – In pairs match the idioms above with their definitions:

a) To cost a lot of money

b) To be deeply in love
c) To (dis)agree with someone
d) To say something foolish or insensitive
e) To have a kind nature
f) To help someone do something
g) To try to be cheerful
h) To be afraid /to feel nervous before a big/ important event
i) Someone to whom you can tell your problems to and then ask for sympathy and advice
j) To feel superior / to think someone is less important than you

4- SPEAKING. Tell your partner about:

1 - someone you know has a heart of gold

2 - someone you talk to when you need a shoulder to cry on
3 - someone you know looks down his/her nose at people
4 – a situation you put your foot in it
5 – a situation you felt cold feet

KEY
StdA
2 – Read the sentences and guess the part of the body missing:
6. Amy feels head over heels with Sheldon.
7. Sheldon’s birthday present cost an arm and a leg.
8. Amy lent me a hand with my house chores.
9. Amy loves helping people. She has a heart of gold.
10.Keep your chin up. You can repeat the exams next month.

Std B

2 – Read the sentences and guess the part of the body missing:
6. Sheldon really put his foot in it when he asked me about my job. I was recently fired.
7. Sheldon always looks down his nose at other people.
8. Sheldon felt cold feet on his first date with Amy.
9. They got divorced because they couldn’t see eye to eye.
10.When I’m feeling down I can always count on my mother’s shoulder to cry on.

3 – In pairs match the idioms above with their definitions:

7/2 k) To cost a lot of money

6/1 l) To be deeply in love
4/9 m) To (dis)agree with someone
1/6 n) To say something foolish or insensitive
9/4 o) To have a kind nature
8/3 p) To help someone do something
10 / 5 q) To try to be cheerful
3/8 r) To be afraid /to feel nervous before a big/ important event
5 /10 s) Someone to whom you can tell your problems to and then ask for sympathy and advice
2/7 t) To feel superior / to think someone is less important than you

4- SPEAKING. Tell your partner about:

1 - someone you know has a heart of gold

2 - someone you talk to when you need a shoulder to cry on
3 - someone you know looks down his/her nose at people
4 – a situation you put your foot in it
5 – a situation you felt cold feet