Vocabulary: metaphors

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• Metaphors: AIDS – worksheet and teacher's notes (299k)

  To highlight some of the metaphors in English that surround the treatment of diseases like AIDS and cancer.

• Metaphors: Anger is heat – worksheet and teacher's notes (108k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases related to anger.

• Metaphors: Happy and sad – worksheet and teacher's notes (348k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words or phrases related to the emotions of happiness and sadness.

• Metaphors: Honesty and dishonesty – worksheet and teacher's notes (171k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases related to honesty and dishonesty.

• Metaphors: Intelligence is a light – worksheet and teacher's notes (371k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words related to intelligence.

• Metaphors: It's all in your mind – worksheet and teacher's notes (310k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words related to the mind.

• Metaphors: Life is a journey – worksheet and teacher's notes (318k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases describing life experiences.

• Metaphors: Making mistakes – worksheet and teacher's notes (117k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several phrases related to making mistakes.

• Metaphors: Money is a liquid – worksheet and teacher's notes (299k)

  The aim is to introduce between ten and fifteen expressions connected to money in a business/professional context with an emphasis on meaning and using the phrases.

• Metaphors: Responsibilities are like weights – worksheet and teacher's notes (289k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and expressions related to responsibility.

• Metaphors: Time is money – worksheet and teacher's notes (151k)

  The aim is to highlight the metaphorical concept in English that time is money.

• Metaphors: Winning – worksheet and teacher's notes (129k)

  To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases related to winning and losing in sports.