“This book is the bomb!” —Mr. Kim

Idioms tend to be the most difficult for foreign learners to understand and for teachers to convey yet represent the most colorful language used in everyday conversation. Idiom Attack is a collection of 1200 North American idioms in common usage today, arranged in an easy to read and understand format. Four books of 25 chapters cover 100 areas of interest providing easy access to the target language as a learning resource for intermediate to advanced students of English.
 
Only the most useful idioms and phrasal expressions are included, with meanings in both English and the user’s language for comparison. Example sentences provide contextual support for more in depth understanding and practical application and stories challenge learners with the application of language with follow-up comprehension questions designed to coaxing them to use the target language. Finally, discussion questions to encourage deeper dialogue and practice with opportunities for reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Peter N. Liptak
When not teaching English to children in Korea or bringing students to Minnesota YMCA camps as young Ambassadors, Peter splits his time between working as a copywriter and an author and publisher. As a poet and purveyor of English, his desire to help the people of other nations in their struggles with the untamed beauty of the English language has led to teaching at universities in Korea and the writing of language acquisition books.
 
Completing an MA in Korean Studies at Yonsei University, Peter is now involved with several other writing projects including a series of children’s books, a translation of the collected works of the Korean poet, Baek Suk, guidebooks on Seoul and books on Korean language and culture.
 
Having learned the beauty of discovering and adapting to new cultures, he hopes to awaken the others to the possibilities the world has to offer. From mystic temples to jagged shores, he’s come to love exploring the world around him and is consistently drawn to the people that cross his path as he travels and writes.