The Dairy of a Wimpy Kid: A Graded Material for Teaching Phrasal Verbs and Idiomatic Expressions in an ESL Classroom

Abstract

Brevity is the soul of communication, be it a small talk or a formal business exchange. Phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions are instrumental in maintaining brevity and accuracy. As these expressions are common in the slang of a native speaker, the second language learners find it difficult to master them. The phrasal verbs often keep mutating with slightest variant inflected to the root word.