All-around American idioms: Beginner's Edition: Beginner's Edition

Author: Bai Anzhu
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is personally written by Bai Anzhu, a Master of Education from Harvard University in the United States, ensuring you learn authentic American idioms and gain a better, comprehensive understanding of the cultural connotations of English! The idioms selected in this book cover a wide range, including everyday expressions and situational idioms, allowing you to communicate seamlessly and comprehensively with foreign friends through this shortcut. Various practical scenarios are used, such as winning, parties, and more, making it absolutely practical!
150 primary English idioms and expressions are paired with engaging dialogues and exercises, bringing color to idioms and expressions. This book is specially designed to help readers learn 150 English idioms quickly and enjoyably. Each chapter introduces 5 new idioms through an interesting dialogue. The dialogues use natural spoken English, and by presenting how Americans respond in different situations, readers gain a deeper understanding of the cultural context.
Each idiom is followed by a meaning explanation. 3 sentence patterns are provided to enhance fluency in spoken English. The subsequent 2 idiom exercises test learners' comprehension and application of the idioms. After every 5 chapters, there is a reading unit that uses all the idioms introduced in the previous 5 chapters in an interesting story, followed by 5 reading comprehension questions at the end of the story.