Bilingual Q&A 18: How to learn idioms?
(1) It is easy to find allusions to idioms on the Internet. There are stories, and some are paired with videos or animations. Children like to listen to and watch them, and they are easier to understand. Some stories are a little complicated or difficult to understand. Teachers and parents can simplify or slightly modify them to make them easier for children to understand.
(2) It is more important to use idioms and use them when there is an appropriate opportunity. You can also give more examples to create a situation and use the idiom appropriately. If you don’t know how to use it, learning this idiom will be “in vain”! Some stories that usually use idioms provide the "situation" of the idiom. You can use it as a reference and try to connect it with children's daily life so that they can understand it.
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