Idiom Adventure, The Audiocassette

From once in a blue moon to go with the flow, idioms bring English to life.  The Idiom Adventure: Fluency in Speaking and Listening, by Dana Watkins, uses the language of authentic advertisements to engage students while helping them master the often confusing task of decoding American idioms.

High-interest thematic units feature authentic newspaper and magazine ads and contain a broad mix of controlled listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities to help increase fluency while providing a glimpse into American culture, humor, and values.

Each unit provides an effective mix of exercises to address varied learning styles:

• Warming Up includes games, problem-solving activities, and questions for pair or group discussion.
• Getting to Know the Idioms includes three interrelated activities emphasizing listening, reading, and definitions.
• Practicing the Idioms provides a variety of listening, reading, and practice exercises to help students begin using idioms appropriately in different contexts.
• Finding the Idioms in Ads presents authentic, often humorous ads.
• Using the Idioms uses games, story-telling, role-playing, and other creative activities to provide opportunities for spoken and written practice.