Long description:

Watch your students' self-confidence soar as they become fluent in the use of English idioms and expressions.

This two-level program closes the gap between classroom and authentic language with:

Join the Club 1 (Low-Intermediate to Intermediate) is structures to help students quickly internalize 135 of the most common and useful English idioms and expressions.

Join the Club 2 (Intermediate to Advanced) features over 400 more expressions to be practiced and reviewed.

Watch your students' self-confidence soar as they become fluent in the use of English idioms and expressions.

This two-level program closes the gap between classroom and authentic language with:

Join the Club 1 (Low-Intermediate to Intermediate) is structures to help students quickly internalize 135 of the most common and useful English idioms and expressions.

Join the Club 2 (Intermediate to Advanced) features over 400 more expressions to be practiced and reviewed.

Table of Contents:

Join the Club 1

Idioms for Academic and Social Success

Chapter 1: no big deal, grab a bite, nuts about, check out, bucks, kidding, crack up, awesome, jerk, keep your fingers crossed, feel like, broke, hang out, buddy, cool

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Chapter 2: jock, give up, no pain no gain, bug, classy, laid-back, go bland, show off, nerd, never mind, can't stand, beat, money to burn, kick back, fall for someone

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Chapter 3: fix someone up, put down, bogus, big head, hit the books, slob, rip off, dressed to kill, get with it, I bet, junk food, goof off, swamped, blow it, cut it out

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Review: Chapters 1, 2 and 3

Chapter 4: in the same boat, look forward to, backseat driver, get over, down-to-earth, see someone, get together, in hot water, sweet tooth, hang on, blind date, go through, open-minded, make good time, give it a shot

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Chapter 5: hunk, talk someone's ears off, come in handy, get along, long time no see, ring a bell, come over, a morning/night person, figure out, have it together, pushy, lemon, break up, get in shape, on someone's back

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Chapter 6: know-it-all, stress out, neat, have a crush on someone, easy come easy go, shape up or ship out, be into, steal, run into, fake, folks, show up, stuck-up, stick with it, play the field

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Review: Chapters 4, 5 and 6

Chapter 7: knockout, come up with, hot, hit the sack, keep an eye on, chicken, take turns, nosy, drop off, back in a flash, work out, step on it, loaded, brain, put your foot in your mouth

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Chapter 8: turn down, call it a day/night, lend a hand, wild, shortcut, have time to kill, bummer, luck out, get even, fish for compliments, sixth sense, get it, climb the walls, straighten up, tough

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Chapter 9: count on, weird, the works, better late than never, have had it, sweetheart, turn in, fed up with, out in left field, wishy-washy, for real, have something wired, fill in, creepy, a blast

Part I: Work It Out

Part II: Information Gap

Part III: It's Halftime

Part IV: Tune In

Part V: The Chat Room

Review: Chapters 7, 8 and 9

Appendix A- New Expression Guide and List

Appendix B- Answer Key

Appendix C- Transcripts: Tune In

Appendix D- Suggestion Box

Appendix E- Grammar Guide

Appendix F- Index/Glossary