Practical Idioms : Using Phrasal Verbs in Everyday Contexts [Paperback]

Louis A. Berman (Author), Laurette Kirstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 9, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0844206725 | ISBN-13: 978-0844206721 | Edition: 2nd

This text uses a proven, field-tested method for effectively learning over 1,000 useful verb phrases providing examples of colloquial usage and exercises that promote critical thinking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (February 9, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844206725
• ISBN-13: 978-0844206721
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,496,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Idioms, November 1, 2000

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This review is from: Practical Idioms : Using Phrasal Verbs in Everyday Contexts (Paperback)

Practical Idioms helps English-language learners build fluency in English by focusing on one of its most widely used and expressive features: the verb plus particle phrase (for example, stand up, bring over, open up, slow down).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, June 8, 2001

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This review is from: Practical Idioms : Using Phrasal Verbs in Everyday Contexts (Paperback)

I think this books is an excellent resource for those who wish to speak English in a very natural manner. The methodology used in the book takes a very straight forward to the use of phrasal verbs an idiomatic phrases.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Idioms Sidekick, December 26, 2002

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Humberto A. Mancuso Jr. (Campinas, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews
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The task of learning idioms is daunting for ESL students. Approaching this matter lightly often leads to frustration. Berman and Kirstein have managed to avoid the traditional dictionary approach and made Practical Idioms an invaluable tool for the mastery of such phrases. I would shrink the over-1,000-idiom list and increase the number of exercises available. This might further help students in their struggle to harness idiom power for more authentic, near-native communication. Great buy!