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Moondrifter Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Slang and idioms

Hi~

Teachers.

I have a few questions about my English coursebook. (I happen to teach English.)

I find a lot of idioms and slang such as hit sb up, dressed to the nines, average Joe, touch base with sb...

and I am looking them all up in the dictionary.

Honestly, I can guess their meanings from the context but I don't think I've heard them before.

I've taught a lot of phrasal verbs and collocations but not idioms and slang.

I've never thought idioms and slang are absolutely necessary to communicate in English.

As a native speaker, I need your advice.

Would you recommend studying (for myself) and teaching them to my students?

I am thinking of picking just a few (not all of them)

Thank you in advance.

  

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This dictionary has an "idioms" section. com/be+dressed+(up)+to+the+nines It covers all common and uncommon idioms. There is an unofficial dictionary for street language (slang) too, but a lot of the content deals with unsavory topics (***, drugs)

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  • This dictionary has an "idioms" section.
  • com/be+dressed+(up)+to+the+nines It covers all common and uncommon idioms.
  • There is an unofficial dictionary for street language (slang) too, but a lot of the content deals with unsavory topics (***, drugs)
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This dictionary has an "idioms" section.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+dressed+(up)+to+the+nines

It covers all common and uncommon idioms. There is an unofficial dictionary for street language (slang) too, but a lot of the content deals with unsavory topics (***, d

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Do you teach both how to speak English as well as how to read and write English? I would say that becoming familiar with slang and idioms is essential to understanding spoken English. But that isn't necessarily the case with written English. I hope that helps!
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