BURGOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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TMDI LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH VI

Competency: Infer Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions Using Context Clues. EN6V-Ia-12.3.1

LEARNING EPISODE 1:
A. Motivation

1. Presentation:
“Our lesson for today is to Infer Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions Using Context Clues.”

2. Importance:
“It is important to infer meaning of idiomatic expressions using context clues to help us
develop our comprehension skills thus; it will lead us for easier understanding.”

3. Formative Assessment:
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to infer meaning of idiomatic expressions
using context clues.

B. Probe and Respond

Pre-requisite Skills

Teacher says:
Let us know first the meaning of the following words

INFER
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have.

An idiom
is a phrase or an expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning.

This time let us try how far are your understanding about this lesson by trying to answer the
following idiomatic expressions.

(Let the pupils match the following idioms with its figurative meanings.)
Say:
Match the following idioms to t its figurative meanings.
Idioms Figurative Meanings
a. Give me a hand * Be quiet

b. Zip your lip. * Don’t make a plan.

c. Keep an eye out. * Help me

d. Have egg on your face * Look and see

e. Play it by ear * Feel embarrassed or silly

LEARNING EPISODE 2: Modeling
I DO
At this point I will show you how to infer the meaning of the idiomatic expressions using context clues
let us have this example;

Brad comes into the house soaked all over, because it was raining
cats and dogs outside.
Call a volunteer to read the sentence aloud. Then ask them to focus on the highlighted phrase. Ask:
“Were cats and dogs really falling from the sky?

Say: In answering this question you found out that the expression used does not
mean what it says.

So in order for us to infer the meaning of the idiomatic expressions using context clues, first we have to
identify the idiomatic expressions, in the given example it is clearly noticeable that ‘raining cats and dogs is
the idiomatic expressions. Next is we have to identify also the context clues where in Brad came in soaking
wet. Therefore we can now infer that the idiomatic expression “raining cats and dogs” means that it was
raining very hard.

Another Example:
I’ve spent years writing this book, and now I’ve been told to write it over again, so it’s back to square one.

The idiomatic expression is back to square and the context clue is to write it over again. We can now infer that
the idiomatic expression “back to square” means that----------

(If the pupils having a hard time to infer or guess the meaning on their own, the teacher may give some
choices to choose from)

Back to square means (to end it, to go back to beginning)

WE DO

Say: Before we begin to infer the meaning of various idiomatic expressions, we

need to practice analyzing context clues. Read each statement carefully. Understand briefly the
context clues and find the meaning of the highlighted idiomatic phrase by choosing the correct answer.

Read each statement carefully, infer meaning of the following idiomatic expressions. Choose the correct
answer

1. Jen was planning a surprise party for Elena. Friends were told about the time and
place for the party. “don’t spill the beans to Elena,” said Jen to the girls.”
a. Don’t tell Elena about the party.
b. Don’t drop the jar of beans on the way to the party.
c. Bring beans to the surprise teacher

2. Courtney was sad. She had lost her favorite bracelet. Her best friend was going away
for the entire summer. She had just found out that she was going to summer school. As
a result, Courtney felt down in the dumps.
a. Sad
b. Bringing the garbage to the end of the driveway
c. excited

3. Jodi’s grandmother spent months knitting a sweater for Jodi. When Jodi took a look
at it, she really disliked the colors. She couldn’t tell her grandmother that, so she told a
little white lie instead.
a. huge, made-up story
b. truth
c. lie that is told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings

4. My brother is always calling “help, help, there’s a ghost in my room. “When I get to
his room, he’s hiding behind the door to just scare me. Why does he cry wolf so much?
a. a brother needs help
b. the brother sees a ghost
c. the brother warns something scary that is not happening

YOU DO

Infer the meaning of the idiomatic expressions through context clue.

He was on the carpet for not finishing his assignment.

a. He is in trouble.
b. He is in the carpet.
c. He did not finish his assignment

LEARNING EPISODE 3:
A.GUIDED PRACTICE (Gallery Walk)
Say: We will be having a gallery walk which means you have to visit and answer every station that I posted. All
you have to do is to infer meaning of the idiomatic expressions using context clues. Just choose the best
answer.

(Let them present their output in the class when their done.)

Station #1
Her impressive power point presentation on her report swept the teacher off her feet.
 The teacher instantly like and admire her
 The teacher kick her off
 The teacher washes her feet.

Station #2
Although getting lost caused the adventure into the woods to get off on the wrong foot, Lou and Lea
ended up having a wonderful experience.
 Lou and Lea had a bad start but ended up right.
 Lou and Lea got the wrong way.
 Lou and Leah want to escape by foot.

Station #3
Priscilla wants to become a doctor. She finished her first year of college, had studied hard, and had learned a
lot. However, she knows she has barely scratched the surface. She knows she will have to study a lot more
for many more years before she can actually practice medicine.
 She is just a beginner on the course she takes.
 She is now an expert.
 She loves scratching wherever she goes.

B. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Directions: Infer the meaning of the highlighted idiomatic expressions using context clues.

1.Salt of the Earth

Peter is salt of the earth. He always does the king thing and helps those in need.
What does the idiom salt of the Earth mean?

 A good person
 A rich person
 He loves to collect salt.
2. Bring home the bacon
John was so excited. He just got an incredible offer. Now he could really bring home the bacon.
What does the idiom bring home the beacon mean?
- He achieved something.
- He can finally bring the bacon at home.
- He wants to go home.

LEARNING EPISODE 4: EVALUATION

Directions: Infer the meaning of the idiomatic expression using context clues. Circle the correct answer
for each question below.
1. Whenever anything goes wrong, Ted gets very upset, while his friend John rolls with the
punches.
What can you infer about John from this sentence?
(a) John gets into a lot of fights.
(b) John is ten years old.
© John usually takes things as they come.

2. Cassie can’t keep a secret. Whenever there is a surprise birthday party for someone, she
always seems to spill the beans.
What can you infer about Cassie from this passage?
(a) Cassie is clumsy and if always knocks over the cake.
(b) Cassie’s friends are planning a birthday party for her.
(c) Cassie often tells or reveals secrets.

3. Eric is really two-faced. He says nice things about you when you’re together but always
disses you when you’re not around.
What can you infer about Eric?
(a) No one likes Eric.
(b) Eric is phony.
© Eric is clumsy.
4. Brittany is feeling down in the dumps. She got to school late. She got a bad grade on a math
test, and her best friend is mad at her.
What can you infer about Brittany today?
(a) She watches a lot of television.
(b) She doesn’t like math.
(c) She is sad and unhappy.

Prepared by:
KRISTINE ANN M. CATANE