13.5.1 Creative Writing: Narrative Composition

• Idioms: bite off more than you can chew; own up to something; have a lot on your plate; call it a day; a piece of cake; hold your tongue
• Using idioms in context, not word-for-word translation
• A narrative on emergency response at a road crash that weaves in the idioms

• explain the meaning of specified idioms in context
• create well-written narrative compositions using the specified idioms
• appreciate the role of idioms in creative writing

“What makes a story memorable?”

“What is the importance of using idioms in communication?”

“How can we respond effectively to a road crash that occurs in our vicinity?”

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1. Six idioms in true situations
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Learn the six set idioms with a situation each. Do not translate word by word. Wrong situation, wrong idiom.
2. A crash-response narrative with idioms
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Plan and write a short story of helping at a road crash. Use at least three set idioms in true contexts. Peer review.