Idioms and colloquialisms

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Can any one help me by telling me a good book for English learners to use, when trying to improve their vocabulary to include idioms and colloquilisms

Junta-104 · Accepted Answer

This companion is good !! "Speak English Like American"

http://books.google.com/books?id=isE_7kJN9CgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Speak+english+like+american&ei=dz7aSezpNo3WzAS6qpjDBw&client=firefox-a

Kooyeen · Answer

I suggest just using the dictionary to check the meanings, and picking up idiomatic expressions and vocabulary naturally by reading or listening regularly. I used to look for that kind of ESL material too, until I realized picking up expressions and vocabulary by practicing was much more natural and easy... and it gives the best results.

"Speak English like an American" will teach you how to speak like... an American, ok, but what kind of American? Are you sure it'll be the kind of American that is right for you? If you just practice and pick up the language naturally in contexts you are interested in, your English will improve much more naturally, and it'll be likely to be more idiomatic.
Good luck

Anonymous · Answer

Personally I find a very useful method to be to get learners to watch English-language films, news reports, or even YouTube short-form video; get them to jot down words or expressions (more often than not colloquialisms) that they don't understand, and then just Google them. It takes a little time but the explanation, having been researched, tends to stick better. Plus, having seen the expression used on video and in a real-life context seems to help retention.

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