The Idiom Adventure: Fluency in Speaking and Listening
Fromonce in a blue moontogo with the flow, idioms bring English to life. The Idiom Adventure: Fluency in Speaking and Listening,by Dana Watkins, uses the language of authentic advertisements to engage students while helping them master the often confusing task of decoding American idioms.High-interest thematic units feature authentic newspaper and magazine ads and contain a broad mix of controlled listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities to help increase fluency while providing a glimpse into American culture, humor, and values.Each unit provides an effective mix of exercises to address varied learning styles:Warming Upincludes games, problem-solving activities, and questions for pair or group discussion.Getting to Know the Idiomsincludes three interrelated activities emphasizing listening, reading, and definitions.Practicing the Idiomsprovides a variety of listening, reading, and practice exercises to help students begin using idioms appropriately in different contexts.Finding the Idioms in Adspresents authentic, often humorous ads.Using the Idiomsuses games, story-telling, role-playing, and other creative activities to provide opportunities for spoken and written practice.The book is accompanied by anAudio Programfor classroom or individual use. Audioscripts and complete glossaries appear at the back of each book.