Let's Get the Ball Rolling! Easy-to-Remember English Idioms - Language Book for Kids | Children's ESL Books

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Idioms make the English language a lot more interesting. They carry completely different meanings from their literal equivalents. Idioms are oftentimes linked to past beliefs; thus, they reflect history, culture and tradition. Help your child master English as a second language by exposing him/her to these easy to remember idioms. Go ahead and grab a copy today.

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• EAN13: 9781541925236
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Let’s Get the Ball Rolling!
Easy-to-Remember English Idioms
Language Book for Kids
Children’s ESL Books




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Copyright 2018
All Rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any way or form or by any means whether electronic or mechanical, this means that you cannot record or photocopy any material ideas or tips that are provided in this book.




In this book, we’re going to talk about common and easy-to- remember English idioms. So, let’s get right to it!







WHAT IS AN IDIOM?
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning that isn’t completely clear from the actual words in the phrase. For example, let’s say you use the phrase, “it’s raining cats and dogs.” You don’t really mean that cats and dogs are falling from the sky, you just mean that it’s pouring rain.








Sometimes historians know exactly where an idiom came from, but frequently there are lots of theories about the history of an idiom. No matter where an idiom started, it stuck in people’s minds, became part of the English language, and continued to be used for centuries. Many idioms come from events in history, social status, sports activities, or religion.











COMMON IDIOM 1
Get the ball rolling




WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
It means that you’re going to start something. It’s believed that this phrase was started in the late 1700s from different types of sports where a ball had to be put in motion for the sport to begin.





A SAMPLE SENTENCE
“Let’s get the ball rolling,” said the hostess at the start of the party.