Introduction……………………………………………………………………….4
Chapter I. Idioms as a subject of linguistic research
1.1 Idioms from the standpoint of modern linguistic knowledge.............................9
1.2 Idioms in the system of linguistic and cultural knowledge.................................13
1.3 Idioms with evaluation of intellectual qualities of a person’s activity as semantic dominant of English language picture of the world……………………………….17
Outcomes of the first chapter………………………………………………29
Chapter II. Analysis of idioms characterizing person’s activity: semantics and structure
2.1 Structural types of idioms characterizing a person’s activity…………………..31
2.2 Functional peculiarities of idioms denoting person’s activity…………………40
2.3 Semantic types of idioms denoting person’s activity………………………….54
Outcomes of the second chapter……………………………………………58
Chapter III. Ways of teaching idioms at school
3.1 The methods of teaching idioms at school…………………………………….59
3.2 Experiment organizing ……………………………...………………………...72
Outcomes of the third chapter……………………………………………..85
Conclusion..……………………………………………………………………… 86
Used literature...…………………………………………………………………...90
Glossary....………………………………………………………………………...95
Appendix.…………………………………………………………………………96
