Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Unit 2 Proverbs

Click on the links below to access lists of proverbs:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3: More Common Proverbs
Link 4: A-Z Proverbs
Link 5: Meanings explained

Idiom or Proverb?

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

Idiom

a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word understood on its own


Proverb

a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice

Monday, January 12, 2009

Unit 1 Descriptive Language

Dear class,

Click on the links below to access some sample websites with useful vocabulary lists:

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Onomatopoeia
4. Personification

I'm sure you can look for more. Share with the class what you have found!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Descriptive Language

Dear class,

Click on the links below to access some sample websites with useful vocabulary lists:

1. Similes
2. Metaphors
3. Onomatopoeia
4. Personification

I'm sure you can look for more. Share with the class what you have found!