What you'll learn

How to form the most commonly used idioms

How to use idioms to make your language sound more fluent and natural

How to pronounce idioms correctly

How to write idioms

How to understand the idioms being used by native speakers

Requirements

If you are a non-native speaker, you should be at intermediate level or above.

Description

Who is this course for?Non-native speakers of English hoping to sound more natural and impressive in their English. And hoping to understand everyday English and write and speak colloquial English. You will need to be intermediate level or above.What are idioms?Idioms are expressions we commonly use in English that may sound like nonsense to a non-native speaker. That is why we need to learn their meanings one by one.Native speakers use idioms every day in written and spoken English.They are so common that learning idioms is essential to be able to understand and speak the language.In this course we learn the idioms in categories to help us remember them. One category connects the first 32 idioms we are going to learn. They all use a part of the human body in their construction. For example: 'He is head over heels.' Which means to be deeply in love.What is special about this course?Throughout the course we use visuals to maximise your ability to understand and memorise the idioms.Why are visuals so important?According to Education Consultant Dr Lynell Burmark: 'Unless our words, concepts, ideas are hooked onto an image, they will go in one ear… and out the other. Images, on the other hand, go directly into long-term memory where they are indelibly etched.'One study found that after three days, users retained only 10-20% of written or spoken information but almost 65% of visual information.This course is divided into teaching sections and testing sections.By the end of this course you will have learned 65 essential idioms, and be able to write complete sentences using idioms to describe images.We hope you will join us on this exciting learning journey!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Idioms 5-8

Lecture 2 Idioms 5-8

Section 3: Idioms 9-12

Lecture 3 Idioms 9-12

Section 4: Idioms 13-16

Lecture 4 Idioms 13-16

Section 5: Idioms 17-20

Lecture 5 Idioms 17-20

Section 6: Idioms 21-24

Lecture 6 Idioms 21-24

Section 7: Idioms 25-28

Lecture 7 Idioms 25-28

Section 8: Idioms 29-32

Lecture 8 Idioms 29-32

Section 9: Idioms 33-37

Lecture 9 Idioms 33-37

Section 10: Idioms 38-45

Lecture 10 Idioms 38-45

Section 11: Idioms 46-49

Lecture 11 Idioms 46-49

Section 12: Idioms 50-53

Lecture 12 Idioms 50-53

Section 13: Idioms 54-57

Lecture 13 Idioms 54-57

Section 14: Idioms 58-61

Lecture 14 Idioms 58-61

Section 15: Idioms 62-65

Lecture 15 Idioms 62-65

This course is for non-native speakers of English, of intermediate level and above, looking to make their spoken and written language more colloquial, fluent, colourful and creative.