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Vocabulary
- Common idioms
- Common adages
- Common proverbs
Knowledge
- Idioms, adages, and proverbs are all figures of speech, in which the words and phrases carry meaning beyond their literal definitions.
- An idiom is a common saying with a meaning different from that of its individual words.
- Adages and proverbs are well-known sayings that have been used for a long time.
- Proverbs usually give practical advice about ways to behave and live.
Skills
- Identify examples of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
- Explain the meanings of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
Understanding
- Idioms, adages, and proverbs are figures of speech that carry meaning beyond the literal definitions of the words.
- To fully comprehend text that contains figures of speech, they must learn the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
