Visualizing language features

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There are many ways to teach a language, some are more effective than others and not all of them work with all types of learners. I believe that visualising idiomatic language can help to bridge the gap between the literal and the figurative meaning. Show your students the picture first and draw their attention to the most salient aspects of it and then slowly get to the metaphor the image represents. You can later analyse the idiom and focus on grammar, words it consists of, pronunciation, connotations, the degree of formality, etc.