English Idioms: 40 more conversation cards for EFL and ESL classrooms

A set of 40 conversation prompts based on common idioms, for use with your English students to encourage spoken language use. In this set, the idioms are drawn from 2 categories: animals, sports, and body.

Weather idioms: Breath of fresh air, Bright, Dawn on, Gloomy, Stormy, Storm out, Rain check, Windfall, Rain or shine, Right as rain

Disaster idioms: Erupt, On fire, Flood, Open the floodgates, Tremors, Drought, Wildfire, Landslide, Political earthquake, Eye of the hurricane

There are 2 questions given using each English idiom, designed to draw on learner’s own experiences and knowledge and to elicit usage of the idiom. Each card provides a definition of the idiom besides the question, so that once folded the card can be turned over for easy reference.

These prompts are designed to draw language from learners communicatively that stimulates their interest and motivation to use English, and can be used in a variety of ways. Encourage your students to elaborate and build on from the question prompts.