Essential English Phrases

This book is Volume 1-3 of the very popular series 150 Really Useful English Phrases. Do You Feel Stuck in the Intermediate English Level? Do you want to break out and start improving quickly? Then this is the perfect book to help you move up to the advanced level and start using everyday English fluently. What made me want to write this book? After years of teaching intermediate students who never seemed to improve I decided to find out what the problem was. Essentially, intermediate students get stuck because learning at this stage is a different type of learning than at the beginner stage. You have mastered the grammar and the basic vocabulary but most textbooks just carry on like nothing has changed. However, what you need at the intermediate stage is not just more dry grammar and lists of vocabulary, but to be exposed to as much ‘real’ English in as many ‘real-life’ situations as possible. This will help you start to understand what people are actually saying and not just ‘textbook’ English. It will also help you to naturally ‘get a feel’ for the language. Because I couldn’t find a book that introduced everyday English phrases in a fun and engaging way I decided to write one myself. How will this book help you? Every new phrase is introduced in the real context of a short story or an article. So by having fun and reading something interesting you will be learning naturally rather than having to force yourself to study. It’s a simple fact that if you are having fun you will learn quicker and more easily. This series of books is an excellent way to be exposed to ‘real everyday English phrases’ but with the guidance of clear explanations and examples in simple English. Basically it uses simple language to introduce more complex phrases so you are eased into a more advanced level. All of the phrases in this book are in common use and are the key to unlocking fluency. I have only included phrases which I have heard recently in conversation or on the radio or television. If it is in this book it is in everyday use. So, if you are sick of being stuck and want to improve in a fun and engaging way, please press the buy button on the top right of this page to get started today.

To understand English well, you need to know its many phrases and idioms. This book explains over 6,000 phrases, idioms, and cliches to help you understand the English language in clear, concise English.

With questions and answer sections throughout, this book helps you to improve your written and spoken English through understanding the structure of the English language. This is a thorough and useful book with all parts of speech and grammar explained. Used by ELT self-study students.

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What are Phrases? In simple words, phrases are a ‘group of words’ which have a particular meaning when used together. Phrases may contain two or more words. You can also define ‘phrase’ in the following words: A phrase is a group of words acting as a single part of speech and not containing both a subject and a verb. Or A phrase is said to be an apt, brief and cogent expression. Or A phrase is a small group of words that may stand together on its own. NOTE: Phrases containing two or more words are widely used in daily English. Below is the list of phrases in alphabetical order. SAMPLE THIS: Common English Phrases -- A -AFFECTED [Meaning: suffering] Common Phrases: Cyclone-affected areas Explosion-affected people Famine-affected region Flood-affected city Rain-affected families Violence-affected community -AFFLICTED [Meaning: badly affected] Common Phrases: Disease-afflicted infant Drought-afflicted villages Terror-afflicted countries AGE Common Phrases: Advancing age Age-defying beauty products Age gap Age-old conventions / custom / tradition / social norms Cut-off age Lower / upper age limit Marriageable age Old-age complications ALL- [Meaning: each and everyone; completely; in the highest degree] Common Phrases: All-out offensive All-state shutdown All-terrain truck All-weather roads All-woman bank ANIMAL Common Phrases: Animal instincts Animal rights groups Animal-human conflict Aquatic animal Stray-animal feeders ANTI- [Meaning: the opposite of; opposite to; preventing] Common Phrases: Anti-aircraft missiles Anti-auto theft squad team Anti-bacterial treatment Anti-biotic drug Anti-competitive practices Anti-copying act Anti-corruption body / watchdog Anti-drug drive Anti-encroachment drive Anti-extremism campaign Anti-graft activist / court Anti-hate laws Anti-inflammatory effect Anti-liquor stir Anti-malarial medications Anti-national destabilizing agenda Anti-national elements / mindset Anti-obscene calls cell Anti-people policies Anti-poaching steps Anti-rowdy squad Anti-sabotage team Anti-spam legislation Anti-terror cooperation / system Anti-terrorism intelligence unit Anti-theft checking campaign -ARMED [Meaning: carrying or having weapons] Common Phrases: Nuclear-armed countries / state Rifle-armed guard Shotgun-armed policeman ATTACK Common Phrases: Arial attacks Attack-site Cowardly attack Dreadful terror attacks Maximum impact attack Sectarian attacks Vigilante group attack ATTENTION Common Phrases: Attention-grabbing headline / stunts Attention-seeking behavior ATTITUDE Common Phrases: Attitude problem Broad-minded attitude Callus / confrontation / negative / obstinate / positive attitude Phrases starting with ‘-ed, -en, etc. Words’ Abandoned dug-cum bore well Accumulated anger Agitated mob Alleged student Animated cartoons Appalled silence Apprehended litigation Armed conflict / uprising Assumed name Attempted robbery Also Note: Construction-allied industries Flight-associated headaches Huge-accounted wealth Internationally acclaimed poet State-advised price Phrases starting with ‘-ing Words’ Acting chairman of the city Adjoining banks Ailing former leader Aspiring candidates for MITs Aspiring immigrants to Germany Aspiring policeman Awe-inspiring crafts Other Common Phrases – A Abode of the gods Abortive bid Abrupt departure Absolute authority Absorbent paper Abstract principles Academic excellence / qualifications Academically bright student Access control system Accident insurance / spot / site Accused applicant Aches and pains Active involvement / part / participation Actively zealous Actual fact Acutely conscious Adhesive quality Administrative error / sources Admissible evidence Adolescent boys / girls Advance notice / tax / warning / booking Adventurous mind Adverse circumstances / effect / experience / verdict Advertising campaign Advisory body / committee Aerial display fireworks Agreement of negotiation Air-conditioned bus Aluminum foil Amateur photographer Ambitious project Ample hint An American of Indian descent Analytical survey Ancestor worship Ancient civilization Ancillary services Animated cartoons / discussion Annual ancestor worship Annual budget / income / meeting / report Anxious face Apocalyptic moment Application form Approaches and departures Aptitude test Aromatic fragrance / oils Art exhibition Artificial fertilizer / limb As above so below Assembly elections Asylum-seekers Atheist ideology Atomic energy Attention motion / span Auspicious day / moment Autonomous province Average income community Award ceremony Awareness rally