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 \nStories and Idioms from Real Life  \nOxford University Press  \n198 Madison Avenue  \nNew York,NY 10016 USA  \nGreat Clarendon Street  \nOxford OX26DP England  \nOxford New York  \nAuckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong KarachiKuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City NairobiNew Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto  \nWith offices in  \nArgentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France GreeceGuatemala Hungary Italy Japan South Korea Poland PortugalSingapore Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam  \nOXFORD is a trademark of Oxford University Press  \nISBN-13:9780194372794  \nISBN-10:0194372790  \nCopyright 2000 by Oxford University Press  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nHuizenga.Jann.  \nCan you believe it?:stories and idioms from real lifejfannHuizenga.  \np.cm.includes index.Contents:bk.1ISBN-13:9780194372794ISBN-10:0194372790  \n1.English language—Textbooks for foreignspeakers.2.English language—United States—Idioms.3.Americanisms.4.Readers.L.Title.PE1128.H7772000428.6°4-dc2100-021653  \nNo unauthorized photocopying.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication uay be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transnitted,in any form or by anymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying.recording,or otherwise.without the priot writen permissiou of Oxford University Press.  \nThis book is sold sabject to the condirion that ik shall not.by way oftrade or otherwise,be lent,resold,hired oxt.or otherwise circulatedwithout the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or coverother than that in which it is published and wishout a similarcondition including this condition being imposed on the subsequentpurchaser.  \nEditorial Manager:Susan Lanzano,Janct Aitchison  \nEditor:Lynne Barsky  \nSenior Production Editor:Ralbyn E.Clemente  \nAssociate Production Editor:Justin Hartung  \nDesign Manager:Lynne Torrey  \nDesigner:Elizabeth Onorato  \nArt Buyer/Photo researcher:Stacy Godlesky  \nProduction Manager:Abram HaHl  \nProduction Controller:Shanta Persaud  \nPrinting(last digit):109  \nPrinted in Hong Kong  \nAcknowledgments  \nHustrations and realia by Patrick Merrell,Wally Neibart.Tom Powers,  \nWilliam Waitzman  \nCover illustration by Ken Condon  \nThe publishers would like to thank the folowing for their permission to reproducephotographs:APWorldwide;Rachel Cobb;Wayne Lockwood,David A.Northcott/Corbis:Bill Cramer:Jann Huizenga;Norman Y.Lono/PeopleWeekly c.1998;Jack Hollingsworth/Photodisc:Joshua Sheldon/Photonica;Gavriel Jecan,William Whitehurt/The Stock Market;SidAvery|Stockfood;Ron Lee Brown/Tony Stone.  \nCredits  \nThe stories in this book have been adapted from the followingmaterial:p.2,The New Mexican,December 3.1997:p.6 Ann Landers inThe New Mexican,November 11,1997;p.9,Reuters on-line,January 22,1999;p.10,Reuters on-line,November 1.1998;p.13.The Associated Presson-line,June 7,1998;p.14,Reuters on-line July 3,1998;p.18,Reuterson-line,January 1.1999:p.21.Morning Edition,Nationa Public Radio,December 31,1998;p.26,Moriing Editfon,National Public Radio,October 9,1998;p.30,The New Mexican,January 24,1999;p.33,TheAssociated Press on-line.September 301998;p.34.The Funny Times;p.38,Chicago Sun-Times,December 1,1998;p.42,The London DailyTelegraph,September 5,1998;p.45.TheAssociated Press on-line.June 7,1998;p.50,The Associated press on-line.November 14,1998:p.53.Morming Edition,National Public Radio.December 2,1998;p.54.PeopleWeekly,November 2,1998;p.57,Moming Edition,National Public Radio.November 27.1997;p.58.The New Mexican,May 8.1998;p.62.personal interview.January 5,1999;p.66,People Weekly.September 21,1998:p.69.People Weekly.September 21.1998.  \n# Can You Believe It?Stories and Idioms from Real Life\n\nBook 1  \nJann Huizenga  \nIn this book you will enjoy learning everyday idiomatic American English through amazing,true stories from around the world.  \nWhen you study vocabulary,it is not enough to learn individual words.Everyday English is filledwith expressions that are two or more words long,such as tum ove","cbCair0pTB1r9adT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair0pTB1r9adT","pdf",10889763,126,"English","# What is an idiom?\n## What is a fixed expression?\n## What is a phrasal verb?","[{\"question\":\"What is an idiom in this book?\",\"answer\":\"An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual parts.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book explain fixed expressions?\",\"answer\":\"Fixed expressions like “take a vacation” or “be at death’s door” can be understood as a whole, but translating them word-for-word may not match the learner’s language.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the recommended process for learning idioms?\",\"answer\":\"The steps include reading quickly for the main idea, listening several times while looking at pictures, studying the idioms, completing them, retelling the story using only pictures, and then practicing through dialogue, writing, dictation, and fill-in activities.\"}]","Can You Believe It? 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