1. American Idioms (Not Idol!!) A Homemade PowerPoint Game By Ulampee Kareeratana The University of Georgia The competition! Game Directions Story Credits Copyright Notice Game Preparation Objectives Game Pieces

2. The Story of the “American Idioms (Not Idol!!)” “Hi! I’m Eye-an Secret. Welcome to the “American Idioms”, this competition is not a singing contest but it will bring you to find a new American Idioms Expert. The competitors will be eliminated one by one from the stage when they lost their voters to 0. And the last person on the stage will be a WINNER. Now it’s time to find out who is the winner. Good luck with your competition. “ Home Page

3. Game Directions The goal of the game is to help the players to be able to understand some American Idioms To play the game you have to match the idioms and their correct meaning. At the beginning, each competitor or player will own 5 s If you match the idiom and its meaning right, you can keep your voters. But if you get it wrong, you will lose 1 voter. To win the game, you have to try to keep your voters as much as you can by getting the question right. If you are not sure, you can pass the question to other competitor, if he/she gets it wrong, you get one of his/her voter but if he/she gets it right, you lose one to him/her. The competitors will be eliminated when they have 0 voter. And the last person or the person who own the most voters will be the winner Return

4. Game Preparation Print the next slide (slide5 and 6), cut out all voters and pass 5 voters to each competitors To start the game go to the competition page (slide 10), or you may print it out in order to memorize the idiom that already used Home Page

5. Game Pieces – The Voters Return

6. Game Pieces – The Voters Return

7. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited. Originally designed by Ulampee Kareeratana, The University of Georgia, April 24, 2005 with the title “American Idioms (Not Idol!!)”. This Project is a part of EDIT6150 class Spring 2005 by Dr.Lloyd Rieber and his assistant Dawn Lauscher (Thank you for your instruction and assistance) To find out more about Homemade PowerPoint Game go to… All Images were used in this game are from Microsoft Clip Art Home Page

8. Educational Objectives Audience –This game is designed for International Students from any exchange program Subject Area Objectives –Students will be able to recognize the meaning of American Idioms and use them properly –This game is designed in order to help the international students learn more about American-English Idioms which they might have to use in classroom or daily life Home Page

9. Copyright Copyright 2005 Ulampee Kareeratana Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools. Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there. Home Page

10. Time for the competition “American Idioms”! Pick your idiom by its beginning word: Home PageGame Directions AAll BeatBeside At Big DirtyCookCheck Give Ghost MakeOverPickPut In Down Burn Back Two Ins Face Bury Be Vanish Know Get Catch Beat

11. Burn the midnight oil Stay up late studying Ready, prepared Angry Back to the competition!

12. Beat one’s brain out Angry Get information from an expert Work vigorously, very hard Back to the competition!

13. Dirty look Homeless Angry or displeased look Not clean Back to the competition!

14. Get away with Disappear Go unpunished (to receive no punishment) Travel to somewhere with someone Back to the competition!

15. Vanish into thin air Stay up late studying Disappear suddenly Can not breath Back to the competition!

16. Be all ears Listen attentively Be careful Get ready Back to the competition!

17. Make no secret of Reveal, tell openly Listen attentively Give someone a chance Back to the competition!

18. Beat around the bush In a similar situation Details Not to be direct, not to say exactly what you wantNot to be direct, not to say exactly what you want Back to the competition!

19. A man of his word Sale person Someone who doesn’t break his promise Someone who tell a story Back to the competition!

20. Check up on Make sure Investigate Ready, be prepared Back to the competition!

21. Ins and outs Details Advantage and disadvantage Inside and outside Back to the competition!

22. In the same boat Be friends In a similar situation Neighbor Back to the competition!

23. Over one’s head Can’t be understood, too hard Be experienced, know how to do something Very important person Back to the competition!

24. Put our heads together Discuss, share the ideas Can’t be understood, too hard Be friends Back to the competition!

25. Know the ropes Deal with difficult situation with courage Get information by asking an expert Be experienced, know how to do something Back to the competition!

26. Back on one’s feet To be back to the beginning To return to good financial situation To get up Back to the competition!

27. Pick the brains of Get information by asking an expert Buy something important Have a good friend Back to the competition!

28. All set Ready, prepared Make peace Not late Back to the competition!

29. Face the music Get information by asking an expert Deal with a difficult situation with courage Slightly chance, very little chance Back to the competition!

30. Give someone the cold shoulder Be friend Ignore, treat someone in an unfriendly way Help someone pay for something Back to the competition!

31. Ghost of a chance Confused Do something wrong Slightest chance, very little chance Back to the competition!

32. Give someone a piece of one’s mind Express one’s opinion frankly, and in a severe or angry wayExpress one’s opinion frankly, and in a severe or angry way Tell someone about a story Tell the lie Back to the competition!

33. Bury the hatchet Make peace Ruin everything Be quiet Back to the competition!

34. Big shot Very big chance Very important person Very important place Back to the competition!

35. Down and out Broke, no money Details Ruins one’s opportunity Back to the competition!

36. Cook one’s goose Disloyal, untrustworthy Ruin one’s opportunity Make dinner for someone Back to the competition!

37. Two-faced Disloyal, untrustworthy A twin Change his/her mind easily Back to the competition!

38. At sea Very wide Comfortable Confused Back to the competition!

39. Catch one’s eye Be attractive Look after someone Very angry at someone Back to the competition!

40. Beside the point Out of topic Be close to someone Moreover Back to the competition!

41. Great Job!! That’s right!! Keep your voter and get ready to the next idiom Back to the competition!

42. Sorry!! Wrong answer  You just lost one voter!! Try again Back to the competition!