August 20th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Academic, Augmenting, Clichés, Commonly, context, English, Examples, Expressions, Idioms, increased, Language, Necessity, Proverbs, Setting, Slang, teaching, Used, Words
Product Description
The need for increased awareness of the necessity and function of incorporating into ESL curriculum commonly used English language idioms, clichés, colloquialisms, proverbs, slang words, and expressions is crucial. This research will reduce the number of unintentional, potentially detrimental, and misunderstood words or statements spoken in the ESL setting by native English-speaking ESL teachers and provide the ESL facilitator and students flexibility in communicating English with a wide array of variations.
The native English-speaking ESL teacher and the Spanish-speaking ESL students in Puerto Rico and other multi-lingual countries, elementary, secondary, and post-secondary ESL levels, are the targeted population.
The Increased…
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July 12th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: American, Conversational, English, Everyday, Expressions, Guide, Illustrated, McGrawHill's
Product Description
Learn more than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easily
As a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand–yet. McGraw-Hill’s Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not only do you know what a person is saying to you, but that you can use the expression yourself! More than 3,000 expressions are organized by theme, so you can find what you are looking for quickly. And each topic is illustrated to further help you understand context.
The book features:
- Common expressions are batched into 350 themes,…
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March 10th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: American, at, def, English, Everyday, everyday american expressions, Expressions, Idiom, Idiomatic, idiomatic american english: a step-by-step workbook for learning everyday, idiomatic expression, idiomatic expressions, Idioms, learn everyday american english, Learning, StepbyStep, Workbook
- ISBN13: 9780870117565
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
[The following excerpt from the Introductiion gives a clear idea of the book's contents.]
Idiomatic expressions give English its color and vitality. They are indispensable to the daily speech of the people and to the language of newspapers and books, television and movies. Whenever you hear a phrase whose meaning cannot be understood even if you know the definitions of the separate words involved, you have probably encountered an idiom. Mastering idioms requires a great deal of listening, studying, practice, and usage. You cannot ignore this part of the language:…
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February 14th, 2010
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: at, Comparisons, ESL, esl students, Expressions, fun expressions video for summer, Idiom, Idiomatic, idiomatic comparisons, idiomatic expression, idiomatic expressions, idiomatic expressions articles, Idioms, Start, Students, video with idiomatic expressions
It is inevitable and unavoidable. When you’re an ESL student you’ll sooner or later run across idiomatic expressions that will basically have you either scratching your head in puzzlement or laughing out loud. Though they may seem strange and unnatural to you, it is recommended that you try to learn some, at least a few at a time. But before you can effectively use these expressions, you must understand them and know in which contexts they’re used. There are idioms with food, expressions related to sports, and then there are comparisons with “as…as”. These last prove to be particularly interesting…
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January 13th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: American, american idioms, american idioms by category, at, Easy, easy american idioms, easy idiomatic expressions, Edge, English, Expressions, expressions with give, Give, Hundreds, Idiom, Idiomatic, idiomatic expression, idiomatic expression english to tagalog, idiomatic expressions, Idioms, simple idiomatic expressions
- ISBN13: 9781400022755
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
“It slipped my mind,” “Don’t fly off the handle,” and “I’m counting on you” are just a few of the idiomatic expressions that native English speakers use on any given day, but that can completely confuse non-native speakers. Easy American Idioms cuts through the confusion and teaches natural-sounding conversational English.
The lessons in Easy American Idioms focus on everyday situations: meeting people, expressing likes/satisfaction, expressing dislikes/displeasure, working, shopping, socializing, sports, television, going out, and more. Each section features useful and appropriate idiomatic expressions with dialogues interspersed between lessons.
KEY FEATURES:
· Package includes a…
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December 18th, 2009
Category: Books
Tags: American, american idiomatic expressions, american idioms, at, common american idiomatic expressions, def, Easy, English, Expressions, Idiom, Idiomatic, idiomatic expression, idiomatic expressions, Idioms, Improve, speaking, Understand, weeks
Product Description
This week-by-week calendar of idioms will assist learners of English to understand the meanings of American idioms found in common usage. The American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks consists of 3,300 frequently used idioms, provides concise and clear definitions of each idiom, and includes examples to show the context in which particular idioms are used.
American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking
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