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Essential English Idioms

This course is intended to assist students who may have a medium to broad vocabulary range but who still struggle with both phrasal verbs and idioms. Although the main focus will be phrasal verbs and idioms, students will have ample opportunities to practice what they learned through reading, writing and speaking. This course will also allow student to broaden their vocabulary range, regardless of where they are on the spectrum. In order to increase the course's effectiveness, only common idioms and phrasal verbs will be studied as to add a strong element of practicality. This level of practicality can be immediately seen by students when they interact with others in the community.

Highlights

• Improve your ability to talk using everyday English.
• Increase your understanding of idioms and phrasal verbs.
• Make your English sound more natural.

Timetable

Class Outcomes

Students will be able to:
Identify and use various everyday idioms effectively
Use phrasal verbs in both spoken and written English
Improve their ability to communicate with others in English
Better understand and participate in casual discussion with English speakers

Delivery Methods

Pair work, group work and role-play
Controlled, semi controlled and free practices
Constant review of covered topics from teacher
Field Trip

Attendance Policy

Attendance is an integral part of this class. Students who miss more than 3 days per session will find it very difficult to improve or keep up.

Materials

The teacher will copy handouts for the students to complete during the class.