Weapon idioms with Cap the Cat
About course
Idioms make our speech more bright and light. In order not to speak English like a robot, learn and use as many idioms as you can.
Our course ‘Fire English not Guns’ will help you for sure. 14 idioms inside this course are collected by topics - all of them are based on military metaphors. You will learn how to transform ‘conclude peace agreements’ into idioms.
You will learn what ‘pull the trigger' is, how to explain some useless actions as an idiom, and which famous movie has a military idiom name. Spoiler - ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’
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Level:
Intermediate
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40 minutes
- 5 lessons
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Teacher's language:
English
Course program
5 LESSONS
There`re dialogues utilizing idioms, explanations and pictures in every lesson. Lessons are based on the comic-strips about a cat named Cap and his owner. All cat and his owner`s dialogues are available to listen to - there is an audio for each of them which is quite useful for mastering the pronunciation.
LESSON 1
a real bargain | cost an arm and a leg | pricey
LESSON 2
cost a pretty penny | marked down | a highway robbery
LESSON 3
reasonable price | dirt cheap | outside one’s budget
LESSON 4
sky-high prices | cost next to nothing | rip somebody off
LESSON 5
exorbitant | pay top dollar | pay through the nose
Tasks
Test yourself
Bonus
Who is this course for
This course is suitable for any level. Dialogues aren't complicated, not only newcomers are going to be interested in the words and phrases, but also more advanced students.
Teachers will also be fancied by the course. It can be used at the lessons with your own students.
This course is a great fit for those who want to study new words followed by audios to master the pronunciation.
This course is for those who want to use metaphorical and figurative language instead of primitive and simple. For those who want to be witty in English as well.
What will you get after the course
You will enrich your language with new phrases and expressions, be able to make appropriate and witty jokes using military idioms, and perhaps start talking to your cat in English.
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Level:
Intermediate
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40 minutes
- 5 lessons
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Teacher's language:
English
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