Head Over Heels

This EFL lesson is designed around Head Over Heels an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Exercise on body idioms, watching a short film and speaking Topic: Love and relationships Language: Idiomatic expressions related to parts of the body and relationships. Materials: Short film, body idioms worksheet and relationship questions Downloadable materials: head over heels lesson instructions body idioms worksheet realtionship questions Step 1 Write the following sentence on the board: “I always get butterflies in my stomach when I have to speak in public.” Ask your students if they can understand the idiomatic expression “to have butterflies in one’s stomach.” Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 “John’s madly in love with his new girlfriend; he’s head over heels” Step 5 Step 6 Step 7

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