UPPER INTERMEDIATE 1

AVAILABLE DVDs: Lamb to the Slaughter, the movie, available at the institute, to be used alongside the story: The Leg of Lamb.

Mrs Bixby and the Colonel´s Coat
http://www.guba.com/watch/2000913863

PET SPEAKING PRACTICE:
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/what-we-do/research/speaking-performances.html

Symphony in Slang: Excellent resource for teaching idioms

Thanks, Victoria, for this excellent cartoon as a wonderful resource to teach idioms and phrasal verbs!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-Ot92Yfovvvg/symphony_in_slang_1951_dir_by_tex_avery/

To be born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

I can´t cut the mustard.

To go back to a hole in the wall.

To be beside yourself.

To be short pants.

To be all thumbs.

To fit sb like a glove.

To eat like a horse.

To give sb the slip.

To be on sb´s heels.

To put your foot in your mouth.

The cat got your tongue?

To feel mighty blue.

To burn sby up.

It´s raining cats and dogs.

To have a bunch of little ones.

To play music by ear.

To spend money like water.

To die laughing.

To turn your back on .

Thanks, Dani Z., for compling the list of idioms!

SITE WITH IDEAS FOR ROALD DAHL`S STORIES

Tips for working with Roald Dahl`s Short Stories in Class.

http://www.roalddahl.com/

Thanks to Javier for suggesting this link!