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Originally Posted by Anthony1000  Dear colleagues and friends,
I'm new to this forum and need some teaching tips.
This semester I'm teaching "a course in English idioms" at a college. I introduced "English Idioms in Use" by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell, CUP.
The problem with this book is that there's an answer key at the back of the book where studenst can copy the answers to the exercises. This has made life difficult for me. I'm at my wits end trying to find a way to get my students involved in practicing the idioms in context. I feel the course has become boring for them. 
I'd be appreciated for any tips or comments on interactive and interesting techniques which can be used to change the course.
Thanks
Anthony
P.S. I can't change the book!!!!!!! |
So don't change the book. Teach from it, try to get them to figure out the idioms from context the best you can.
But you can always supplement the course with extra worksheets/readings, can't you? That is what I would do.