IN THIS COURSE, we’re going to use unique situations and explanations to learn and master 100+ American English idioms. This course also includes 100+ multiple choice quizzes to test your English listening comprehension. First, we’ll explore each idiom in three parts: 1) example, 2) definition, 3) practice. Then, students will take a multiple choice quiz for each idiom which tests their understanding and comprehension of the example situations. In total, this course includes over four hundred (400) multiple choice questions.
*** This course is designed for students with an intermediate level of English.
THE TARGET ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE:
Expanding vocabulary skills
Improving understanding of essential English idioms
Improving listening comprehension skills
Increasing English communication fluency and proficiency
IN THIS COURSE:
Students will use 100+ video lessons to learn and master the most common American English idioms.
Students will take 100+ quizzes to check their understanding and listening comprehension skills.
Students will be tested on their ability to remember specific details from the example, definition, and practice sections of the idiom lessons.
COURSE FORMAT:
Watch video lessons using unique situations to explore and learn English idioms in context
Each video lesson has three parts: 1) example, 2) definition, 3) practice
Take a multiple choice quiz after each idiom video to check your understanding
The quizzes include listening comprehension questions about the situations described in the videos
THE IDIOMS ARE GROUPED BY CATEGORY:
Describing People (14 idioms)
Describing A Situation (23 idioms)
Responding To People (20 idioms)
Idioms For Effective Behavior (22 idioms)
Idioms For Neutral Behavior (9 idioms)
Idioms For Time, Frequency, Quantity (8 idioms)
Idioms For Negotiations (6 idioms)
AFTER TAKING THIS COURSE:
Students will be more confident using idioms commonly used in American English
Students will have greater listening, understanding, and comprehension abilities
Students will have a larger vocabulary and understanding of how idioms are used
Students will feel more confident as they continue their journey of English improvement
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Michael teaches American English. He was born and raised in the United States and speaks with an American accent. Michael is TESOL and TEFL certified. Since 2012, he has successfully taught customized English courses to students from around the world.
Michael has graduate and undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Criminal Justice. Prior to living in SE Asia, he was a U.S. Federal Investigator. Before that, Michael was a police officer. He’s fluent in the following languages: English, Spanish, American Sign Language, and Indonesian.
QUESTIONS:
What is the main focus of this course?
Do I need to have prior knowledge or experience with English before taking this class?
Will this course test me on what is taught?
Yes. After each idiom video, there is a multiple choice quiz which tests idiom understanding and comprehension of the situations described in the example, definition, and practice sections of the idiom explanation video. Since there are 100+ idiom videos, there are also 100+ multiple choice quizzes.
