Exploring Spoken English

A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts.

Ronald Carter (Author), Michael McCarthy (Author)

9780521568609, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 March 1997

162 pages
23.8 x 16.9 x 1.1 cm, 0.3 kg

'Exploring Spoken English is hugely informative and would be an undoubtedly valuable addition to the shelves of anyone concerned with oral interaction.' Issues, 1998

A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. Exploring Spoken English is a practical guide to the features of natural spoken English, designed for teachers and advanced learners of English for use in groups and for self-study. The material consists of 20 varied extracts of authentic spoken English drawn from the Cambridge University Press and University of Nottingham corpus of spoken English. Each unit contains an activity for the reader and a line-by-line commentary offering new insights into grammar, vocabulary and discourse patterns in the text. Audio CDs to accompany this book, available to purchase separately, contain all the extracts, some re-recorded for the purposes of clarity.

Subject Areas: ELT grammar [ELGG]