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Idioms - secret

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Secrets - idioms - matching dominoes

C1

20

groups: 3-4

Twelve matching dominoes. Idiomatic expressions for revealing secrets - 'Let the cat out of the bag' etc.

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Idioms related to secrets - gapped sentence cards

C1

20 mins

groups: 3-4

Nine cards with gapped sentences containing idioms for keeping / divulging secrets.

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Vocabulary sets

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Secrets - idioms

behind closed doors

give the game away

keep schtum

keep something to yourself

keep something under your hat

let something slip

let the cat out of the bag

mum's the word

my lips are sealed

off the record

spill the beans

The Great Train Robbery

<i>Black Mirror</i>

Escape from the canyon