I created this worksheet as a part of the Secrets and screaming – interactive reading (which I totally recommend!). However, I thought it may need a separate post as it’s quirky and a bit nerdy. Throw your students off balance and ask them weird questions like “What runs in your family?” or “Is blood thicker than water?” Confusion guaranteed!
List of idioms explained
- the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – the children act, like the same thing, and have the same personality traits as their parents;
- run in your family – can be about a personality trait, disease, or ability that many people in the family have;
- to follow in somebody’s footsteps – usually about job – to do the same job as your parent;
- blood is thicker than water – your family comes first, or is more important than your friends;
- to wear pants in the family – to have more authority than others;
- to get along with your family – to have a good relationship with them;
- to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth – to be born in a rich family, and to live a life of privilege;
- to take after someone – to look like or behave like someone in your family;
- skeletons in the/your closet – a well-kept secret;
- to fight like cats and dogs – to fight a lot ;).
Happy learning and teaching!
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