Idioms for Creative Writing
I’ve compiled some popular idioms that I plan to introduce my students to in the new term to help them add a bit of style to their Q5 writing. They’re grouped into four areas:
- Sport
- Colour
- Theatre
- Weather
Here’s a snip ⤵️


From time to time, I’ll test their knowledge of them. Only briefly – as part of a Do Now task or something similar. Here are the test slides, which are grouped according the original areas ⤵️


Everything should be easy to edit or adapt –
Doug