Lesson Plans
Lesson 22 - Famous Phrases of the Sea
Subject: Language Arts - Grade Level: 4- 8
Objective
Students will learn the meanings and origin of some commonly used proverbs and phrases of the sea.
Materials
- Handout
- Some Proverbs and Phrases of the Sea taken from book entitled, Naval
Customs Traditions and Usage, 1939.
Activities/Procedures
Note: Teacher writes sea phrases and proverbs on the board. Before giving students the handout, let them read the proverbs and phrases of the sea without giving them their meanings. See if the students can derive their meaning from just reading the phrases. Have students write down in their own words what they think the phrases mean. Note: Teacher and students can have an open class discussion on the meaning of the phrases and how they are used and applied today in our own language usage. Have students ever heard these expressions or sayings used before by people?
Assessment
Give students handout worksheet entitled, "Some Proverbs and Phrases of the Sea." Students are to match the proverbs and sea phrases with their correct meanings. Note: Teacher can discuss with students the origins of these proverbs and sea phrases and how they are now used today.
Some Proverbs and Phrases of the Sea (Match phrases to correct meanings) Worksheet
1. Davy Jones's Locker_______
2. It is an Ill Wind That Blows No Man Good________
3. Like a Fish Out of Water_________
4. Shipshape_________
5. The Fish That is Bred in the Sea Swims Best__________
6. To Be Above Board__________
7. To Be Three Sheets in the Wind___________
8. To Know One by the Cut of His Jib___________
9. Life of Reilly (Riley)__________
10. Wet Your Whistle__________
Answers (Meanings):
A. It means a sailorman's good time and all that goes with it.
B. To take a drink of liquor.
C. To size up; to make a personal estimate of; to judge character and capabilities by appearance.
D. Very drunk
E. "I take it, that men do best what they are trained for."
F. To have nothing concealed, nothing below deck, frank, honest, open minded.
G. Neat, clean, all rigging coiled and flemished down.
H. When a person is not suited to their job or environment or is not able to perform a certain task.
I. Every wind is a fair wind for some ship under sail.
J. A familiar name among sailors for Death in the ocean.
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