American Idioms and Some Phrases Just for Fun

by Edward Swick

ESL students taking intermediate-level courses will find this book a helpful supplement to their classroom textbook. Just as important, they'll see it as a reliable guide to the intricacies of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764108077
• ISBN13: 9780764108075
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.7" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great for ESL!

My Intermediate and advanced ESL students really enjoy working with these idioms.They are gaining a whole new appreciation and understanding of the English language. The practice exercises are great and give me ideas for further practices.

Essential for true english comprehension

Having been fortunate enough to have had Ed Swick as an instructor over 15 years ago, I knew this book would be excellent. American Idioms and Some Phrases Just for Fun is more than just fun, it is essential for those who desire a true understanding of the English language. Due to it's lighthearted approach it is addtionally an excellent gift for foreign friends.

A Great Beginning

As an experienced ESL instructor I am always looking for new and innovative materials for my students. American Idioms and Some Phrases Just for Fun is a harmless, though practical, and recreational book. It's style is sensitive to the all-too-often fear of learning English, not only for the ESL student but the native speaker as well! In addition, the activities in the book are easily adapted to any ESL/ESOL/Bilingual Ed teacher inservice components, specifically applied linguistics. Once the native or non-native participant finishes, he or she will probably want to forge on to more advanced materials without hesitation.