Idioms and phrasal verbs Advanced.

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Part of the highly-successful Oxford Word Skills series, it helps students improve their vocabulary and vocabulary learning skills by presenting and practising over 1000 Idioms and Phrasal Verbs in everyday contexts. Lots of opportunity for personalization and review gives them the confidence to use their new vocabulary.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• Introduction to idioms and phrasal verbs
• 1 I can understand idioms
• 2 Idiom and metaphor
• 3 Introduction to phrasal verbs
• 4 I can use phrasal nouns and adjectivesPeople
• 5 I can describe character
• 6 I can describe people's behaviour
• 7 I can talk about relationships
• 8 I can talk about families
• 9 I can describe my emotions
• 10 I can describe physical actions
• Everyday life
• 11 I can talk about money
• 12 I can talk about wealth and poverty
• 13 I can talk about health
• 14 I can talk about driving and journeys
• 15 I can talk about eating
• 16 I can talk about study
• 17 I can talk about work
• 18 I can talk about business 1
• 19 I can talk about business 2Events
• 20 I can describe a family meal
• 21 I can describe a music festival
• 22 I can describe a date
• 23 I can descirbe a family wedding
• 24 I can talk about reunions
• 25 I can describe a football match
• 26 I can descirbe a conference
• What's in the news?
• 27 I can talk about the media
• 28 I can talk about crime
• 29 I can describe a demonstration
• 30 I can talk about politics
• 31 I can talk about conflict
• 32 I can talk about celebrity
• 33 I can describe extreme weatherCommunication
• 34 I can talk about communication
• 35 I can use the language of discussion
• 36 I can talk about presentations
• 37 I can talk about meetings
• 38 I can use idioms for commenting
• 39 I can use idioms for emphasis
• Human behaviour
• 40 I can talk about honesty
• 41 I can talk about competition
• 42 I can talk about humour
• 43 I can express criticism
• 44 I can understand and give advice
• 45 I can talk about problems
• 46 I can describe different attitudes
• 47 I can talk about decision-making
• 48 I can talk about risk-taking
• Styles of language
• 49 I can use informal spoken idioms
• 50 I can use common spoken responses
• 51 I can understand more formal idioms
• 52 I can use idioms in a legal context
• 53 I can use more formal prepositional verbs
• 54 I can understand idioms in written English
• Types of idiom
• 55 I can understand metaphors in phrasal verbs
• 56 I can use idiomatic noun phrases
• 57 I can use prepositional idioms
• 58 I can use similes
• 59 I can use fixed phrases with two key words
• 60 I can use sayings and proverbs
• Idioms - some interesting histories
• Answer key
• Answer key to review units
• List of spotlight boxes
• Word list / Index
• Key words