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What are Idioms?
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a definition. |
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Idioms
are phrases that are not intended be
taken literally. An idiom's meaning
is very different than the meaning
of each of its individual words. For
example: "The red car caught my
eye." We know that a car cannot
catch and that an eye cannot be
thrown. We must understand the
meaning of the idiom "caught my eye"
to understand what is being said. |
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Overview |
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Pronunciation Power Idioms is a
combination of lessons and exercises
for teaching and reviewing English
idioms. |
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Begin
the program by learning the 104
idioms and then try the variety of
exercises or test your knowledge in
the Idiom Quiz section. |
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Help
using the program is built into the
product. |
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Lessons |
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Read
about the idiom you have chosen and
listen to the sentence which uses
the idiom in context. |
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With
each idiom you will see a picture
that relates to the actual meaning
of one of the words. You will see
all of the forms of that word, an
idiomatic phrase, a definition of
the idiom and a sample sentence
using the idiom. |
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Exercises -
Each Exercise section has 10
units each with a number of multiple choice
questions for study or review. These
sections include: |
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Exercise A
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Choose the idiom that
would best replace the underlined
phrase in the sentence. |
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Exercise B
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Choose the phrase
that would best replace the
underlined idiom in the sentence. |
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Exercise C
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Choose the idiom that
would best complete the sentence. |
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Quiz
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Choose the definition
that best describes the idiom. |
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Exercise and
Quiz Reviews |
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When
you have finished all of the
exercises in a unit, you will see
your score as well as a list of the
questions you have incorrect. You
can then review your answers, redo
the exercise or try a new exercise. |
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