60 units of vocabulary reference and practice Self-study and classroom use Second Edition Advanced Felicity O'Dell Michael McCarthy. CAMBRIDGE ::: UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia 4843/24, 2nd Floor, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, Delhi -110002, India 79 Anson Road, #06-04/06, Singapore 079906 Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.org Information on this title: www.org/elt © Cambridge University Press 2017 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.
First published 2010 Second Edition 2017 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1110 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in Dubai by Oriental Press A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-131-6629734 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Information regarding prices, travel timetables and other factual information given in this work is correct at the time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such information thereafter. Contents Acknowledgements 3 Idioms to talk about. Using this book 4 In this section the units are organised around the topic or functional area where they are most likely Learning about idioms to be used.
In this section the units deal with key aspects of what idioms are and how you can use them. m Films, plays and books D What are idioms? m Relationships - friends and family IJ When and how are idioms used? m People - character and behaviour U Using reference resources m Crime and punishment II Common metaphors in idioms m Work II Using idioms accurately m Business news a m Business meetings Playing with idioms D Idioms from other varieties of English m Money D Modern idioms m Society m Daily life Types of idiom m Positive feelings In this section the units deal with specific types III Negative feelings of idiom. D Similes m Problems IIiJ Binomials m Arguing Idioms used in. OJ Proverbs This section focuses on some of the written contexts m Cliches and fixed statements where idioms are frequently found.
m Other languages m Journalism Gm Advertising Idioms from the topic area of. In this section the units are organised around the m Formal writing aspect of life from which the idioms have originated. Idioms used in conversation m Sailing This section focuses on ways in which idioms are m War and conflict typically used in spoken language. m Advising and warning m Transport ID Telling stories ID Animals EIJ Responding to what people say m Parts of the body ID Agreeing and disagreeing m Games and sport cm Expressing success and failure m Ancient myths and history li,I Emphasising m Shakespeare m Literature m Learning m Science and technology English Idioms in Use Advanced 1 Idioms using these keywords: m Life and live In this section each unit focuses on one keyword m Dead and death which has given rise to a particularly large number of English idioms.
m Mind m Play and game Im Hard m Half m Fall Im) Two rm Own m All Key 126 m No Phonemic symbols 158 m Hand m Heart Index 159 2 English Idioms in Use Advanced Acknowledgements Joy Godwin wrote two new units for the Second Edition: Unit 23, Learning, and Unit 38, Arguing. The publishers would like to thank Joy for her contribution to this edition. The authors and publishers acknowledge the following sources of copyright material and are grateful for the permissions granted. While every effort has been made, it has not always been possible to identify the sources of all the material used, or to trace all copyright holders.
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Illustrations emc design Ltd: pp. 48, 56, and 112; Christopher Flint (Lemonade Illustration) : 19 and 59; John Goodwin (Eye Candy Illustration) : pp. 10, 37, 45 and 105; 419 Ludm ila (KJA Artists) : pp. 13, 47, 49, 65, 101 and 119; John Lund (Beehive Illustration): pp.
40, 55, 67 and 79; Katie Mac (NB Illustration): pp. 15, 43, 63, 94 and 97; 302 Martina (KJA Artists): pp. English Idioms in Use Advanced 3 Using this book Why was this book written? It was written to help you take your knowledge of idioms to a more advanced level. The ability to use idioms accurately and appropriately is an indicator that you have a truly advanced level of English, and so this book pays attention to the productive use of idioms as well as to the comprehension of their meaning.
Many of you will have already worked with English Idioms in Use Intermediate, and this book builds on the work done there. However, it does not matter if you have gained your knowledge of idioms in a different way. We do not assume that you have used English idioms in Use Intermediate, although we do present and practise different idioms from those that were presented in the lower-level book. How were the idioms in this book selected? The idioms which are presented in this book were mainly selected from those identified as significant by the CANCODE corpus of spoken English, developed at the University of Nottingham in association with Cambridge University Press, and the Cambridge International Corpus of written and spoken English (now known as the Cambridge English Corpus).
The idioms selected are all also to be found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary 4th Edition, where you can find additional usage notes and examples. You can search this dictionary on line by going to the following website: http://dictionary.org How is the book organised? The book has 60 two-page un its. The left-hand page explains the idioms that are presented in the unit. You will usually find an explanation of the meaning of the idiom, an example of it in use and, where appropriate, some comments on when and how it is used.
The exercises on the right-hand page check that you have understood the information on the left-hand page and give you practice in using the material presented. The units are organised into seven sections: Learning about idioms (Units 1-8) gives important information relating to idioms in general, such as what they are and how to use them accurately. Types of idiom (Units 9-13) looks at some different types of idiom, dealing with such areas as Similes and idioms from other languages. Idioms from the topic area of.
(Units 14-24) focuses on idioms originating from different topic areas. For example, a great many idioms in English are based on sailing, a result of Britain's history as an island with a strong dependence on the sea. This section therefore opens with a unit dealing with id ioms originating from the topic area of Sailing. Other units in this section deal with, for example, idioms based on Parts of the body, Games and sport and Literature.
Many of us find it interesting to learn about the origins of idioms, and studying them in this way can also help to fix their meaning in your memory. Idioms to talk about. (Units 25-38) focuses on the topic areas where certain idioms are frequently used. For instance, there are units dealing with idioms used when talking about Money, about Society or about Problems.
Idioms used in. (Units 39-41) looks at three types of w riting where distinct types of idioms are used - Journalism , Advertising and Formal writing. Idioms used in conversation (Units 42-47) presents idioms used in conversations from a functional point of view. For example, there are units dealing with Telling stories, Agreeing and disagreeing and Emphasising.
Idioms using these keywords (Units 48-60) groups idioms according to the keywords that they centre on. Unit 53, for instance, presents and practises idioms using the word hand, while Unit 59 focuses on idioms using the verb fall. 4 English Idioms in Use Advanced The book also contains a key and an index, listing the idioms we deal with and indicating the units where they can be found. How should I use this book? We strongly recommend that you do the first two units in the book first - What are idioms? and When and how are idioms used? - as these give you basic information that underpins all the other units.
After that, you may work on the units in any order that you prefer. What else do I need in order to work with this book? You need a notebook or file so that you can write down the idioms that you study in the book as well as any others that you come across elsewhere. You also need to have access to a good dictionary. We strongly recommend the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, as this gives you exactly the kind of information that you need to have about idioms.
Your teacher, however, may also be able to recommend other dictionaries that you may find useful. So all that remains is to say if you want to stand out from the crowd (Unit 40), start studying t he idioms in this book. There 's no time like the present! (Unit 40). We hope you'll find this an enjoyable and useful way to keep up and extend your knowledge of English idioms in use.
English Idioms in Use Advanced 5 1 What are idioms? Formulaic language Idioms are a type of formulaic language. Formulaic language consists of fixed expressions which you learn and understand as units rather than as individual words, for example: type of formulaic language I examples greetings and good wishes Hi there! See you soon! Happy birthday! prepositional phrases at the moment, in a hurry, from time to time sayings, proverbs and quotations It's a small world! Don't put all your eggs in one basket. To be or not to be - that is the question.