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Idioms

C1Unit 2

Idioms

Imagery, meaning and restraint

6 lessons68 min109 words

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Lessons

  1. 1

    Body idioms

    About 11 minutes · 54 steps

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  2. 2

    Animal idioms

    About 11 minutes · 55 steps

  3. 3

    Money and work in idioms

    About 10 minutes · 52 steps

  4. 4

    Proverbs and their limits

    About 10 minutes · 52 steps

  5. 5

    Idioms in the media

    About 12 minutes · 61 steps

  6. 6

    Using idioms without overdoing them

    About 14 minutes · 71 steps

  7. Unit test

    20 questions · Pass mark: 80%

1 star: complete the lesson. 2 stars: at least 85% accuracy. 3 stars: at least 98%.

What you’ll learn

  1. Recognise figurative meanings and keep the pronouns each expression needs.
  2. Distinguish a playful comparison from an insulting judgement.
  3. Use imagery for work and spending without replacing precise amounts.
  4. Match a proverb to a situation and assess the limits of its lesson.
  5. Identify the judgement in an idiomatic headline and separate it from facts.
  6. Edit an image-heavy text for its audience without losing the personal voice.

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