Colloquial English

Subtitle:
The Complete Course for Beginners
Author:
Gary King; Gareth King
Format:
Softcover

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Colloquial English

Short description

"Colloquial English" is easy to use and completely up to date.
Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, "Colloquial English" teaches English as currently spoken and written in the UK through the medium of English itself. This course assumes a basic knowledge of English and is suitable for post-beginners, whether studying on their own or as part of a class.
Features include:
* full explanations and illustrations of grammatical terms
* pronunciation guide to help with areas of particular difficulty
* a variety of exercises to help learners to grow in confidence
* full answer key
Two 60-minute cassettes or CDs are available to accompany "Colloquial English." Recorded by native speakers, this audio material will help perfect pronunciation and listening skills.

Long description

Colloquial English is easy to use and completely up to date. Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, Colloquial English teaches English as currently spoken and written in the UK through the medium of English itself. This course assumes a basic knowledge of English and is suitable for post-beginners, whether studying on their own or as part of a class. Features include: * full explanations and illustrations of grammatical terms * pronunciation guide to help with areas of particular difficulty * a variety of exercises to help learners to grow in confidence * full answer key Two 60-minute cassettes or CDs are available to accompany Colloquial English. Recorded by native speakers, this audio material will help perfect pronunciation and listening skills.

Product details

Publisher:
ROUTLEDGE
ISBN:
9780415299534
Publication date:
January 2005
Length:
215mm
Width:
162mm
Thickness:
17mm
Weight:
367g
Pages:
304
Illustrations:
Illustrated
Readership:
ELT general
Illustrated:
Illustrated

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • English
  • facts and figures
  • The type of English taught in this book
  • How to use this book effectively
  • Pronunciation, spelling and intonation
  • Pleased to meet you! Greetings and introductions Identifying people
  • Where are you from? Talking about self, jobs and family
  • Where's the bank? Walking round town
  • Pointing things out
  • What shall we do today? Deciding on what to do
  • Eating and drinking out
  • Likes and dislikes
  • That's our bus! Using public transport
  • How much is this? Going shopping
  • It's hot today! Talking about the weather
  • I don't feel very well
  • Seeing the doctor
  • I've lost my passport! Reporting events
  • Asking for help
  • This one's better
  • Comparing things
  • Giving opinions
  • I'll see you at ten
  • Telling the time
  • Put the letter on the scales, will you? Giving and taking instructions
  • A bit of history
  • Talking about the past
  • What would you do? Thinking about possibilities
  • Talking about what might happen
  • Dear Bob
  • Communicating in writing
  • The flight's been delayed
  • More formal English
  • Newspapers and media

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