English Idioms in Use Advanced Book with Answers: Vocabulary Reference and Practice

English Vocabulary in Use

by Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy

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.

Genres: Language, Linguistics, Nonfiction

182 pages, Paperback

Published August 4, 2017

Reviews

[The Moon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It probably would have been good but there was less than five idioms I didn't know

[Mayor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good guide with modern-day examples.
The theory part was flexible in using idioms in sentences and different contexts (newspaper headlines, dialogues, e-mails, horoscopes) and therefore avoiding monotony.

The exercise section was mostly good, although in later units I wished there had been more tasks, since the idioms were a tad more difficult and since those units also begin to focus on idioms having a common word (hand, heart, life, death etc.), so they all kind of mush together even after finishing the designated tasks.