ESL/ELF (English as a Second Language) IDIOMS & PROVERBS

IDIOMS AND PROVERBS

FLB1027 VIDIOMS: ACTIVATING IDIOMS FOR ESL $99.00
Softcover book/2 DVD set, 210 pp., Reproducible
This book and DVD set will help your ESL students learn 90 idioms through a variety of activities, including role play, oral exercises and workbook pages. Divided into 15 humorous and comprehensive lessons, with 6 idioms per unit, this is sure to be an asset to your classroom.

AL3812 MEN CAN GET EMBARRASSED TOO! $18.95 R. Firsten, Softcover, ISBN:9781882483815 Deceptive cognates can lead to embarrassing situations or seriously incorrect translations. This book is designed for Spanish speakers learning English, or English speakers learning Spanish. Over 100 clear explanations and examples, an illustrated glossary, interactive exercises will help the students master the correct usage.

BA4581 MODISMOS INGLESES PARA HISPANOS $9.99 Softcover, ISBN:9780764137525 Directed towards Spanish-speakers, this book translates idiomatic American English into understandable Spanish. Approximately 2000 idioms are used in a sentence to further clarify meaning.

BA2488 A DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN IDIOMS $16.95 Makkai, Boatner & Gates, Softcover, ISBN:9780764119828 With over 8,000 defined idiomatic words and colloquialisms, this easy-to-use reference helps increase fluency for students of English, travelers, and even native English speakers. Each entry is used in an example sentence to help the student better understand both the meaning and usage of the idiom. A multilingual preface is also included.

BS0021 DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN QUOTATIONS $14.95 Hardcover, 638 pp., ISBN:9780670100026 Miner & Rawson. This dictionary is organized in a browser-friendly, single column format and includes over 500 topics and over 5000 quotations. An excellent reference book of American quotations, starting with "Abolition" through "Zeal". This dictionary will help you understand how Americans think.

MGH9074 SLANG AMERICAN STYLE: More Than 10,000 Ways to Talk the Talk $13.95
R. Spears, Softcover, 576 pp., ISBN:9780844209074
A wonderful browsing book as well as a carefully researched reference tool, Slang American Style offers definitions and usage examples for more than 10,000 expressions. Phrases and words can be found either by looking in the dictionary section itself, or by using the “phrase-finder” index. Fun to read and packed with information, this contemporary dictionary includes terms that are likely to be heard in movies, on television, in the streets, and on college campuses.

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