Compare Idioms Across Different Languages

Deepen language awareness by comparing idiomatic expressions across multiple cultures.

Teaching Context:
Perfect for Year 6 to Year 10 students learning any additional language.

Basic AI Prompt:
Give me five idioms in Spanish and their English equivalents.

Enhanced AI Prompt:
You are learning about idioms in different languages. Ask AI to give you five idioms from your target language (e.g. French, Japanese, Italian), explain what they literally mean, their cultural meaning and the closest English equivalent.

Spice it Up (Optional Extension):
Turn your favourite idiom into an illustrated poster or digital flashcard.

Lesson Implementation:
Introduce idioms with humorous or confusing examples. In groups, students use the AI prompt to explore idioms in their chosen language. They complete a template with literal meaning, cultural meaning and visual interpretation.

Students create a class display or digital gallery of illustrated idioms using Canva or PowerPoint. This encourages cultural insight and vocabulary retention.

Got ideas on different ways to use this prompt? Share them with the class in the comments below!

Also, if you liked this, you'll love the thousands of subject-specific AI prompts in our books section!