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101 American English Riddles : Understanding Language and Culture Through Humor 1st Edition

by Harry Collis (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Humorous riddles with comic illustrations help ESL students gain new insights into American language and culture. Each riddle is accompanied by text that helps students grasp and master the underlying linguistic and cultural reasons why the joke is funny.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0844256064
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0844256061
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    McGraw Hill
  5. Publication date
    February 9, 1996
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.4 x 8.9 inches
  8. Print length
    144 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 1st edition (February 9, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0844256064
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0844256061
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.4 x 8.9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Juan M Gomez Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
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Very interesting and useful book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Teaching through humor
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
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ESL students want to understand American culture as well as the language, and this book helps them do both. A lighthearted way for them to get some "inside information" about American life and lingo. Recommended
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Linna
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014
Good!
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S and T
3.0 out of 5 stars Riddles are OK, but the book is too small ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016
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Riddles are OK, but the book is too small, one can read it in 20 minutes, + time to guess answers - 1 hour and then...you can use it only once, you remember all the answers and the logic behind them.
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Tony E.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2014
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Good for ESL
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John McCann
3.0 out of 5 stars Only for students of English as a second language.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2001
I can see that this book would be helpful to someone trying to learn English. A native speaker will find very little of interest here.
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オアシス
4.0 out of 5 stars 気楽に楽しく、そして役に立つ
Reviewed in Japan on June 5, 2003
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中には抱腹絶倒物があります。楽しく読めて英語の感覚が次第に分ってきます。makeを通常の意味と使役動詞の意味で引っ掛ける等、英語ならでは、日本語に訳しようの無い感覚です。あえて注文をつけるとすると、なぞなぞの問題の直ぐ下に答えを匂わせる絵が書いてあることで、これがなかったら結構考えさせられ、もっと面白いと思います。この１０１シリーズはすべて絵が面白いのでほかのものもお勧めです。
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