English Idioms in Use

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By Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell,

Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages:  192
Publication Date:  2002-10-28
Sales Rank:  554016
ISBN / ASIN:  0521789575
EAN:  9780521789578
Binding:  Paperback
Manufacturer:  Cambridge University Press
Studio:  Cambridge University Press
Average Rating:  5


This reference and practice book looks at the most colourful and fun area of vocabulary - idioms. This book will appeal to students from intermediate level upwards who want to understand the English really used by native speakers. Over 1,000 of the most useful and frequent idioms which learners are likely to encounter are presented and practised in typical contexts, so that learners using this book will have hundreds of idioms 'at their fingertips'.

Review:

A Useful Text

This book contains 60 units of idioms for classroom, personal or tutorial use. Each unit gives idioms, meanings, examples and plenty of exercises, and it also has an answer key in the back. I found the layout very user friendly and very well done. Keep in mind when buying this text that it presents idioms, not slang or colloquial idioms. Some of these idioms are a little dated, but the vast majority are well worth learning, especially for conversation and listening comprehension in everyday life. I would recommend this text be used for intermediate to advanced ESL students. I enjoyed using this book in my class and found it well received by the students.


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