Exercises in Everyday English Metaphorical Expressions

Exercises in Everyday English Metaphorical Expressions: A Cognitive Linguistics Approach is an exercise book suitable for Intermediate and Upper-intermediate learners, prepared primarily for self-study and classroom use. It concentrates on the use of common English metaphorical expressions, through which learners can express, among other things, their emotions and attitudes more concisely and more vividly. The book adopts a cognitive linguistics approach and is based on the Conceptual Theory of Metaphor, which emphasises the metaphorical nature of human thought. • 62 units, dealing with specific metaphorical concepts • Hundreds of common metaphorical expressions • Consciousness-raising exercises • Corpus-based exercises • Emphasis on both recognition and production • Use of WordArt to produce special learning effects • Use of relevant pictures to emphasise the underlying concepts • Full answer key Doing the exercises in this book will certainly improve your use of common metaphorical expressions