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Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Gavin Dudeney (Author), Nicky Hockly (Author)
9780470747476, Wiley
Multiple-component retail product, part(s) enclosed, published 11 December 2009
368 pages
23.1 x 18.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.68 kg
Do you know a bit of English, and want to improve without a teacher? Whether you're a student, a traveller, or you just want to learn basic English, this plain-speaking guide will help you pick up the essentials so you'll be understanding and speaking English in no time. Improve your grammar, speech, vocabulary and pronunciation at your own pace, and prepare yourself to get around in any English-speaking country comfortably - and without embarrassment! Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies includes: Part I: Getting Started Part II: English in Action Part III: English on the Go Part IV: The Part of Tens Part V: Appendices
Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little English
Chapter 2: Basic English Grammar
Chapter 3: Greetings and Introductions
Chapter 4: Shopping and Numbers
Chapter 5: Eating Out
Chapter 6: Out on the Town
Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time
Chapter 8: Talking on the Phone
Chapter 9: At the Office and Around the House
Chapter 10: Written English - Newspapers and Signs
Chapter 11: Money
Chapter 12: Checking into a Hotel
Chapter 13: Asking Directions and Getting Around
Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Speak English Quickly
Chapter 16: Ten Favourite English Expressions
Chapter 17: Ten Holidays to Remember
Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English
Appendix A: Phrasal verbs explained
Appendix B: Common Verbs [Agree, Can / be able, Come, Do, Go, Have, Make , Need, Put, Think] English Irregular Verbs
Appendix C: About the Downloadable Content
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little English 9 Chapter 2: Basic English Grammar 21 Chapter 3: Getting to Know People 41 Chapter 4: Shopping and Numbers 55 Chapter 5: Eating In and Out 75 Chapter 6: Out on the Town 99 Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time 115 Chapter 8: Talking on the Phone 131 Chapter 9: At the Office and Around the House 153 Chapter 10: Written English 177 Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money 197 Chapter 12: Finding a Place to Stay 211 Chapter 13: On the Move 225 Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies 253 Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Speak English Quickly 269 Chapter 16 : Ten Favourite English Expressions 277 Chapter 17: Ten (Actually 11) Holidays to Remember 283 Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English 291 Appendix A: Phrasal Verbs 301 Appendix B: Common and Irregular Verbs 309 Appendix C: About the Downloadable Content 323
Part II: English in Action 53
Part III: English on the Go 195
Part IV: The Part of Tens 267
Part V: Appendices 299
Index 327
Subject Areas: Linguistics [CF]
