Take It Easy American Idioms
- List Price: $48.05
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 2
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Publish date: 04/01/2000
Description:
For nearly 20 years, Take It Easy has helped students master American idioms. Focusing on practical, widely used expressions and two-word verbs, this new edition features 170 high-frequency idioms, as well as new listening and speaking activities. All four skills -- reading, listening, speaking, and writing -- are practiced in each chapter.
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Take It Easy, Second Edition presents idioms within chapter themes in a variety of contexts, from conversations and movie reviews to surveys. Numerous exercises, progressing from receptive to productive, help students gain mastery in:
-- Noticing and understanding idioms in various contexts.
-- Using idioms in speech and writing.
Features new to this edition include:
-- More extensive content and practice of idioms.
-- More authentic language.
-- New "Getting Started" section opens each unit with warm-up exercises to activate students' background knowledge.
-- Additional interactive, communicative, and personalized activities.
-- New review section at the end of the first five chapters.
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