Watson, Donald
Practising idioms / Donald Watson - First edition - 87 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
1. Time and change -- 2. Sickness, health, age and death -- 3. Word, dreams, reality and deception -- 4. Ability, intelligence and understarding -- 5. Work, effort and progress -- 6. Money rich and poor -- 7. Social relations and behaviour -- 8. Moods and emotional reaction -- 9. Discussion, argument and anger -- 10. Problems, difficulties, success and failure -- 11. Worry, fear, courage and sympathy -- 12. Likes, dislikes, desires and love -- 13. People's character -- 14. Lifestyles -- 15. Talk, gossip and secrecy -- 16. Power, authority importance and criticism -- 17. Right, wrong, justice and punishment -- 18. Plans, hopes, possibilities and luck -- 19. Proverbs and sayings -1 -- 20. Proverbs and sayings -2 --
Practising Idioms is a workbook for students at intermediate level and above. It Provides practice in over 500 common and up-to-date idioms. The twenty units are organised thematically with mini-stories and dialogues running throughout, contextualising the idoms in realistic and interesting situations.
0175559198
English language--Figures of speech
English language --Idioms
428 / / W331p
Practising idioms / Donald Watson - First edition - 87 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
1. Time and change -- 2. Sickness, health, age and death -- 3. Word, dreams, reality and deception -- 4. Ability, intelligence and understarding -- 5. Work, effort and progress -- 6. Money rich and poor -- 7. Social relations and behaviour -- 8. Moods and emotional reaction -- 9. Discussion, argument and anger -- 10. Problems, difficulties, success and failure -- 11. Worry, fear, courage and sympathy -- 12. Likes, dislikes, desires and love -- 13. People's character -- 14. Lifestyles -- 15. Talk, gossip and secrecy -- 16. Power, authority importance and criticism -- 17. Right, wrong, justice and punishment -- 18. Plans, hopes, possibilities and luck -- 19. Proverbs and sayings -1 -- 20. Proverbs and sayings -2 --
Practising Idioms is a workbook for students at intermediate level and above. It Provides practice in over 500 common and up-to-date idioms. The twenty units are organised thematically with mini-stories and dialogues running throughout, contextualising the idoms in realistic and interesting situations.
0175559198
English language--Figures of speech
English language --Idioms
428 / / W331p