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| Idioms Home >> display all a bundle a drop in the ocean a little bird told me all ears all thumbs at the eleventh hour barking up the wrong tree be in stitches beat about the bush bite off more than you can chew blow your top burn the midnight oil bury the hatchet call a spade a spade can't make head nor tail of catch someone's eye chicken crocodile tears cross your mind dark horse dead of night dog's breakfast don't count your chickens donkey's years drag your feet drinks like a fish drop someone a line excuse my French face the music fall on your sword fiddling while Rome burns field day get cold feet get the sack golden handcuffs golden handshake keep an eye on kick the bucket let the cat out of the bag let your hair down like a bat out of hell makes my blood boil many happy returns money for old rope nice as pie off the record once in a blue moon pass the buck pay through the nose piece of cake pull someone's leg salad days save someone's bacon shut the stable door after the horse has bolted stick in the mud take it with a pinch of salt turn over a new leaf wet behind the ears when the cat's away the mice will play wouldn't hurt a fly Our recommendations to help your English A Year In the Life of an ESL Student: Idioms and Vocabulary You Can't Live Without Edward J. Francis. The book follows Andre, a student from Switzerland, as he spends a year completing his English studies at a private language school in North America: from his arrival at the airport, to getting around the city, to attending school, to hanging out with his classmates. All of the situations and corresponding language are real and directly relevant to adult ESL students. So join Andre on his one-year adventure. It's about to begin just outside the airport terminal. Pronounce It Perfectly in English with Audio CDs Jean Yates. ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially instructive. The new second edition presents a significantly increased number of exercises, all of them providing practice in every sound that is specific to American-style English. Emphasis is on stress and intonation patterns in conversational English. Recognition of these patterns is essential to fluent speech and listening comprehension. Understanding and Using English Grammar Betty Schrampfer Azar. The classic text for intermediate through advanced students provides a clear, visual presentation of grammar in terms easily understandable to students. Grammar explanations teach situationally appropriate English, both formal and colloquial and make distinctions between British and American usage. Each presentation is followed by graded activities that promote speaking, listening, and writing skills. More books on business English, grammar, listening comprehension, idioms and slang, TOEFL and TOEIC, vocabulary. |