
101 American English Proverbs with MP3 Disc
Enrich Your English Conversation with Colorful Everyday Sayings
Harry Collis(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 16. March 2009
Book
128 pages
978-0-07-161588-4 (ISBN)
Description
When it comes to American English proverbs, you're never too old to learn!
If you need inspiration for an arduous task, Americans will tell you "Rome wasn't built in a day." In other words, do not worry if something takes a long time to complete.
101 American English Proverbs takes the mystery out of common American English expressions like this one and explains their meanings in context. On the MP3 disk, native speakers read each of the 101 proverbs and dialogues that place them in context, so you can hear how English sounds and practice what you have learned.
Find out what American English speakers really mean when they say . . .
Don't put the cart before the horse.Too many cooks spoil the broth.Better late than never.Make hay while the sun shines.One man's gravy is another man's poison.Familiarity breeds contempt.
If you need inspiration for an arduous task, Americans will tell you "Rome wasn't built in a day." In other words, do not worry if something takes a long time to complete.
101 American English Proverbs takes the mystery out of common American English expressions like this one and explains their meanings in context. On the MP3 disk, native speakers read each of the 101 proverbs and dialogues that place them in context, so you can hear how English sounds and practice what you have learned.
Find out what American English speakers really mean when they say . . .
Don't put the cart before the horse.Too many cooks spoil the broth.Better late than never.Make hay while the sun shines.One man's gravy is another man's poison.Familiarity breeds contempt.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
ELT/ESL
Illustrations
101 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-161588-4 (9780071615884)
Schweitzer Classification
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Content
1 All Together Now
2 Try This
3 Watch Out!
4 Getting Ahead
5 It Never Works
6 It's Human Nature
7 Friend or Foe?
8 Words to Live By
9 Some Things Never Change
2 Try This
3 Watch Out!
4 Getting Ahead
5 It Never Works
6 It's Human Nature
7 Friend or Foe?
8 Words to Live By
9 Some Things Never Change