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Topics of the day:
   1. Questions on some idioms
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Date:    Sat, 18 Apr 1998 15:56:26 -0500
From:    Yu-Chih Doris Shih <yds1370@UNIX.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Questions on some idioms

Hello,
        My name is Doris Shih, I am from Taiwan, currently a doctoral
student in Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction  at Texas
A&M University. My emphasis lies in educational technology. Both Eva and
Karen are my classmates in one of the on-line courses.  I am very
happy to join Eva's LINGO-L listserv. I am excited and ready to learn
idioms of all languages!

        Well, I am not to share any idioms yet, but to ask a few in this
message.  Presently, I am taking an teaching adult ESL course, and I came
across one article "Teaching idioms in adult ESL classes" in _The Adult
Basic Education TESOL Handbook_.  It explained that newspaper and magazine
articles are filled with idioms, such as the ones below (in capital
letters). Can someone (Eva, Karen or any of you) maybe help to give a
background of these?  Thanks!!
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The President OFF BASE
She GOES LIKE SIXTY at Fifty
The President BACKS OFF
The U.S. ON TOP
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Doris:)
Doctoral Student, EDCI
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
USA

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