
Learn common American idioms and their figurative meanings to sound natural in conversations, with examples like 'cost an arm and a leg,' 'think outside the box,' and 'hands are tied'.
Explore headlines and shows idioms such as keep up with the pace, bottom line, ballpark figure, red flag, and cutthroat competition to describe business updates.
Explore outsourcing, back burner decisions, and staying on one’s toes, using phrases like hit the nail on the head and cut to the chase.
Practice repeating and applying common English idioms through varied sample sentences to reinforce phrases such as think outside the box, hands are tied, and down to the wire.
Learn to simplify headlines from diverse sources and turn real-world news into relatable lessons. Use examples like sports field trips, crowdfunding, and business and policy stories to spark student inspiration.
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Learn 101 phrases, slang, and jargon from headlines in the news and shows, with native-speed examples to boost recognition and everyday communication.
Explore 30 catchy headlines with simplified definitions, learning key phrases like bear market, FOMO, up a creek, and other media and market terms for clear understanding.
Analyze medical headlines with jargon and abbreviations and learn simplified translations for terms like myocardial infarction, craniotomy, cholecystectomy, and angioplasty.
Explore courtroom dynamics in high profile cases, from not guilty verdicts and prosecutor embarrassment to defense preparation, strategic settlements, and cross-examining witnesses with expert testimony.
Study simplified sports headlines and match results across major leagues, highlighting key scores such as 3 to 0, 5 to 1, and 0 to 0.
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Explore industry jargon across weight loss, engineering, and tourism, paired with their simplified equivalents to improve clarity and audience understanding.
This post-intermediate to advanced CRASH COURSE examines the use of idioms, slang, and jargon in everyday language, exploring their meanings and providing examples of their usage. It covers idioms such as a long shot, corner the market," and slang words and jargon such as throwing shade, gucci and KPI.
Idioms are a type of figurative language that can be used to express complex emotions, thoughts, and concepts in a more concise and interesting way. They can be helpful for learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) to better understand and use figurative language. Idioms can also provide a better cultural understanding of people, adding an extra layer when it comes to communicating with others.
In this course, I will show you how to use some of the top idioms, slang words and jargon that are commonly used by native speakers in public, boardrooms, workplaces, and meeting spaces.
Some of the most significant idioms that you should employ at business will be presented to you. Learn how to say and understand the meaning of these difficult-to-remember English idioms.
Not only just regular English learners but also businesspeople, managers, executives and MBA students who want to take their English to the next level are the target audience for the course.
This class is designed to remain as one of the most popular on Udemy and promises to teach useful information in a way that is easy to understand and interesting to listen to.
In a nutshell,
Improve your understanding of English idioms, slang and jargon and start speaking with more creativity and variety.
...And my special thanks to Min Chu and Sabla Ivak for their contribution...