English Idioms: A Complete Study Course

by RonaldLister (Author)

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  1993

  $3.21

  The understanding and proper use of idioms and colloquialisms is difficult for students of English as a foreign language to understand, for they contain some of the most difficult forms of speech - idioms, phrasal verbs, compound nouns and adjectives, and they often occur in groups. Nowadays, the use of colloquialisms is prevalent in most spheres of human activity, and a knowledge of them is indispensable when dealing with an English-speaking public on a professional or cultural level. This guide has been written in order to give an understanding of idioms and their proper use. It consists of 30 work modules containing 3700 colloquialisms and the modules are designed to coincide with the 30 weeks in the academic year, with about three hours study each week for every module, but the book is equally suitable for self-study.