White Elephant - English Idioms

The idiom "white elephant" refers to an expensive item that is costly to maintain, for example: Shortly after Tanya inherited her aunt's castle, it turned out to be a white elephant she could not afford. The phrase originates from a long time ago when white elephants where regarded as precious and even holy in Asia, especially in Thailand. When the king was displeased with someone, he would gift them a white elephant as the upkeeping would likely ruin them.

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There still a lot to learn.... Providing activities for the learners are the most interesting part of teaching because in this part you will see how effective you are as a teacher. You need to explain everything in a way that everyone will understand and everyone will participate. Giving them instructions and see them doing what they can is fulfilling.We further break young learners into 2 groups - 5 to 9 and 9 to 13. During maturation, children go through a psycholinguistic development process in which involves the students' ability to understand more concrete concepts and theories. Because of that, teachers of young learners will then need to beware of the differences and vary the class activities.

White Elephant - English Idioms

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