Learning Package

Task 2. Clearing the Way
1. There are different ways of saying things. One of which is using idiomatic expressions. Below
are examples of idiomatic expressions used in the texts. Guess their meanings based on the
sentences.
a. ―Take this cotton, clean it, and make out of it a dress for yourself.‖
b. He decided to pay the old man a visit.
c. He quickly gathered some stones which he threw at the children.
d. They begged of him to punish the selfish old man.
e. For everything that she wanted to eat was provided for her by her patroness.
2. In triad, complete the comic strips by supplying the speaking lines with the following idiomatic
expressions. Be creative. Give your strip an appropriate title.
Idiomatic Expression
Catch on
Look over
Hand in
Pick out
Cope with
Meaning
To understand
To examine
To submit
To choose
To adapt
Task 3. To Become One
Match the sentences in column A with those in column B to form meaningful sentences. Use and, or, but,
and for in combining the sentences. Write your sentences on the space provided.
A
1. Monkeys can be anywhere
from just a few centimeter tall.
2. Monkeys never eat a banana
as it is.
3. Monkeys make different
voices, facial expressions, and
body movements.
4. When the monkey yawns, it is
tired.
B
A. They peel it first.
B. It is angry at something.
C. Some species can grow more
than a meter tall.
D. They use them to
communicate.
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Grade 7 English Learning Package 52