Getting the Picture: Everyday Listening/Speaking with Idioms [Paperback]

Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1992

This text presents eighty-seven idioms in a wide variety of real-life listening and speaking situations.
-- Authentic content includes informal conversations, public announcements, telephone messages, sports broadcasts, and business conversations.
-- Inductive and interactive exercises progress from controlled to less controlled.
-- Two review chapters include crossword puzzles, problem-solving tasks, and language games.

Product Details

• Paperback: 163 pages
• Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Publishers (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838426670
• ISBN-13: 978-0838426678
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,129,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Classroom or private tutoring EFL/ESL, January 14, 2003

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Mark "mgrubbs221" (Seoul, South Korea (temporarily)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting the Picture: Everyday Listening/Speaking with Idioms (Paperback)

I have used this book as a white American to teach Taiwanese and Korean people the use of these very common idioms in English. All the idioms are set in their context well, with easy to follow, yet challenging exercises. The cassette tape companion is useful but not necessary.

I have used this book for 3 semesters in a major language university in Seoul, Korea for teaching Conversational English and it seems to be a good tool for them.

Again, all the idioms presented within are pretty useful and not too hard to learn.