(L537) Social idioms in action: I have your back

Description

GIF-based video models of social idioms in context. In this 12-page no-prep resource we focus on the idiom: ‘Be a good sport’.

An idiom is a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately. For example: If you tell someone “to step on it”, you are telling them to go faster or hurry up.

As children get older, they may notice that their parents, teachers and friends using lots of idioms in conversation.

In this resource, with the help of GIFs, we explain the idiom ‘I have your back’, contrast ‘I have your back’ with examples of not having your back, discuss why it’s important to having someone’s back (e.g. part of being a good friend, but not copying their mistakes), and remind students that we should be grateful for people that have our back.

To play the GIFs, copy the slides onto your Google Drive.

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  • Social idioms in action: To lend someone a hand
  • Social idioms in action: Hang in there!
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