Using proverbs in the english classroom презентация

simple language.
Proverbs contain truth, common sense, experience and wisdom, and they are indisputable.

known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice or a short popular saying, usually of ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; .
E.g. Slow and steady wins the race" A bad cause requires many words. A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.

often has a meaning that is different from the simple meanings of the words it contains:
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle . Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. - Albert Einstein Hinduism is not a religion, its a way of life. -Swami Vivekananda

without Y
One X doesn’t make a Y
If X , then Y

bite the dust
Proverbial comparisons e.g. as busy as a be
Proverbial interrogatives e.g. Does a chicken have lips?
Twin formulas e.g. give and take
Wellerisms e.g. ‘Each to his own,’ as the farmer said when he kissed his cow.

own shortcomings,
question behavioral patterns,
satirize social evils
and make fun of ridiculous situations.
Mieder

as optimism, pessimism and humility.
Nippold

make it brighter,
solve some educational problems
improve students’
-learning experience,
-their language skills
-their understanding of themselves and the world.

any stage of the lesson as warm-up activities, for presenting and/or practising lexical items and grammar structures and practising pronunciation.
Using proverbs in class the teacher can stimulate a discussion or a debate, provide a topic for a project work or essay writing.

in distributing proverbs across Europe

culture that no longer exists
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
New proverbs appear instead
Garbage in, garbage out,
a proverb created due to our computerised time..

perfect,
is changed to
No body is perfect

tell
First come, first served
Forgive and forget
Time is money
History repeats itself
Time flies
Better late than never
Out of sight, out of mind
Boys will be boys

often have multiple meanings and are therefore dependent on context.

pot is soon hot. - rhyme
Semantic and structural
More haste , less speed -ellipsis
Easy come, easy go.- parallelism
The longest way around is the shortest way home. – paradox
All is fair on love and war- hyperbole
Hunger is the best cook -personification

is worth doing is worth doing well

hide a foul heart. 
Cracked bell can never sound well. 

in need is a friend i
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Empty vessels make the most noise.
Good walls make good neighbours.
As you make your bed so must you lie on it. 

1. You must accept the consequences of your act.
2. Your relationship with your neighbours depends, among other things, on respecting one another's privacy.
3. Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss
4. A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend.
5. A person who never settles in one place or who often changes his job will not succeed in life ; one who is always changing his mind will never get anything done. A

cats are _______ in the dark. (Black, blue, grey, green)

A bad workman always blames his ______. (shoes, tools, bosses)

ON KOSME OTIWHTU RIFE

a day.
Answer: Rome wasn't Built in a day.
B. late than N.
D. count your C. before they are H.
L. before you L.

early bird
Where there is a will
Every cloud
A bird in hand
Don`t judge a book

hansdome does

and have it.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.

Rome do as the Romans do.
Bad news travels fast.
There is no place like home.
All roads lead to Rome.
Time is money.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Money is the root of all evil.