English Idioms in Use. Advanced. McCarthy M., Felicity O.

Cambridge University Press: 2017, 2nd. - 183p.; 2010 - 189p.

Improve your understanding of idioms in English. Explanations and practice of English idioms, written for advanced-level (C1 to C2) learners of English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities. Learn idioms in context, with lots of different topics, including 'Learning', 'Formal writing' and 'Telling stories'. Be confident about what you are learning, thanks to Cambridge research into how English is really spoken and written, and get better at studying by yourself, with study tips, follow-up tasks and an easy to use answer key.

Format: pdf ( 2017, 2nd., 183p.)

Size: 44 Mb

View, download: yandex.disk

Format: pdf ( 2010, 189p.)

Size: 6 Mb

View, download: drive.google

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements Using this book
Learning about idioms
What are idioms?
When and how are idioms used?
Using reference resources
Common metaphors in idioms
Using idioms accurately
Playing with idioms
idioms from other varieties of English
Modern idioms
Types of idiom
Similes
Binomials
Proverbs
Cliches and fixed statements
Other languages
Idioms from the topic area of...
Idioms to talk about...
Films, plays and books
Relationships - friends and family
People - character and behaviour
Crime and punishment
Work
Business news
Business meetings
Money
Society
Daily life
Positive feelings
Negative feelings
Problems
Arguing
Idioms used in ...
Journalism Advertising Formal writing
Sailing
War and conflict
Transport
Animals
Parts of the body
Games and sport
Ancient myths and history
Shakespeare
Literature
Learning
Science and technology
Idioms used in conversation
Advising and warning
Telling stories
Responding to what people say
Agreeing and disagreeing
Expressing success and failure
Emphasising
Idioms using these keywords:
Play and game
Half
Two
All
No
Hand
Heart
Life and live
Dead and death
Mind
Hard
Fall
Own
Key 126
Phonemic symbols 158
Index 159

Why was this book written?
It was written to help you take your knowledge of idioms to a more advanced level. The ability to use idioms accurately and appropriately is an indicator that you have a truly advanced level of English, and so this book pays attention to the productive use of idioms as well as to the comprehension of their meaning. Many of you will have already worked with English Idioms in Use Intermediate, and this book builds on the work done there. However, it does not matter if you have gained your knowledge of idioms in a different way. We do not assume that you have used English Idioms in Use Intermediate, although we do present and practise different idioms from those that were presented in the lower-level book.
How were the idioms in this book selected?
The idioms which are presented in this book were mainly selected from those identified as significant by the CAN CODE corpus of spoken English, developed at the University of Nottingham in association with Cambridge University Press, and the Cambridge International Corpus of written and spoken English (now known as the Cambridge English Corpus). The idioms selected are all also to be found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary 4th Edition, where you can find additional usage notes and examples. You can search this dictionary online by going to the following website:

Home <<< English Textbooks