Download or read book McGraw Hill s Conversational American English written by Richard A. Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learnmore than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easily As a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not only do you know what a person is saying to you, but that you can use the expression yourself! More than 3,000 expressions are organized by theme, so you can find what you are looking for quickly. And each topic is illustrated to further help you understand context. The book features: Common expressions are batched into 350 themes, ranging from general greetings and asking how someone is, to the more specific needs, like showing disbelief, asking someone’s intentions, and expressions for a forgotten word or name A comprehensive thematic glossary provides an additional means for the learner to locate expressions by key words and concepts Topics include: Basic Social Encounters, Greetings, Small Talk, Introductions, Ending a Conversation, Good-Byes, Agreeing, Disagreeing Conversational Encounters, Focusing Attention, Launching the Conversation, Making Friends, Complex Matters, Disputes, Discussion and Resolution, Polite Encounters, Prefaces, Communication Barriers

Download or read book English Conversation Practice written by Grant Taylor and published by McGraw-Hill College. This book was released on 1967-01-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conversational Routines in English written by Karin Aijmer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is surprising how much of everyday conversation consists of repetitive expressions such as 'thank you', 'sorry', would you mind?' and their many variants. However commonplace they may be, they do have important functions in communication. This thorough study draws upon original data from the London-Lund Corpus of Spoken English to provide a discoursal and pragmatic account of the more common expressions found in conversational routines, such as apologising, thanking, requesting and offering. The routines studied in this book range from conventionalized or idiomatized phrases to those which can be generated by grammar. Examples have been taken from face-to-face conversations, radio discussions and telephone conversations, and transcription has been based upon the prosodic system of Crystal (1989). An extensive introduction provides the theory and methodology for the book and discusses the criteria for fixedness, grammatical analysis, and pragmatic functions of conversational routines which are later applied to the phrases. Following chapters deal specifically with phrases for thanking, apologising, indirect requests, and discourse-organising markers for conversational routines, on the basis of empirical investigation of the data from the London-Lund Corpus of Spoken English.

Download or read book A Conversation Book 2 written by Tina Kasloff Carver and published by Longman. This book was released on 1999-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Videodisc recording that tells the story of a man named Luis, his problems, and his search for the right job. It is designed for adult ESL students at introductory to intermediate levels, and provides practice in English listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Download or read book The Grammar and Lexis of Conversational Informal English in Advanced Textbooks written by María Dolores Fernández Gavela and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grammar and Lexis of Conversational Informal English in Advanced Textbooks defends the view that the acquisition of conversational English depends highly on the kind of materials available to L2 learners. The need to acquire a proficient competence in English is growing exponentially in an incessantly demanding society, but it is the oral skill, and more specifically the ability to communicate in everyday situations, that learners are calling for. The current learning process, nonetheless, is not particularly effective, as is shown in the data collected by the Eurobarometer and published in June 2012, which shows that only 38% of the Europeans surveyed were able to maintain a conversation in English, although 67% believed it to be the most useful language to learn for personal development. The present study supports the idea expressed in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that a language is learnt “reactively, following the instructions and carrying out the activities prescribed for them by teachers and by textbooks” (2001: 141). Consequently, these materials should reflect the everyday use of informal discourse and allow learners to analyse, understand and interpret the different underlying messages conveyed by means of lexico-syntactic, as well as paralinguistic, elements. The book is divided into seven chapters in which various different linguistic aspects of conversation are dealt with. In the opening chapters, spoken language is presented and approached as a multidimensional entity, particularly as the sum of lexico-syntactic and socio-linguistic elements. The following chapters provide a description of the main characteristics of conversational English based on corpus-informed grammars and publications. The final chapter analyses twenty ESL textbooks in order to determine how corpus data has influenced the materials designed for the acquisition of conversational discourse.

Download or read book 301 written by K'ang Yü-hua and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intensive, one-volume beginning course for adults that can be used in classrooms or for self-study. The 40 lessons develop an 800-word vocabulary and 301 basic conversational sentence patterns. Students should be able to carry on simple conversation upon completion.

Download or read book Epistemic Stance in English Conversation written by Elise Kärkkäinen and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first corpus-based description of epistemic stance in conversational American English. It argues for epistemic stance as a pragmatic rather than semantic notion: showing commitment to the status of information is an emergent interactive activity, rooted in the interaction between conversational co-participants. The first major part of the book establishes the highly regular and routinized nature of such stance marking in the data. The second part offers a micro-analysis of "I think," the prototypical stance marker, in its sequential and activity contexts. Adopting the methodology of conversation analysis and paying serious attention to the manifold prosodic cues attendant in the speakers utterances, the study offers novel situated interpretations of "I think." The author also argues for intonation units as a unit of social interaction and makes observations about the grammaticization patterns of the most frequent epistemic markers, notably the status of "I think" as a discourse marker.

Download or read book Written and Spoken English written by Erle Elsworth Clippinger and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book English Conversational Topics Intermediate Level written by Alexander Pavlenko and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Speech Plasma Method, this volume has proved to be virtually indispensable for fluency practice at intermediate level, helping foreign students of English master the language in the shortest possible time. A freelance journalist discusses the most common examination topics (19 main topics and more than 50 subtopics) used by schools and universities throughout the world. Narrating personal stories she gives opinions and explains her views on a variety of subjects. When you read about her experiences, you will be drawn into her world and feel like you made a new friend. You will get so involved into her life that you will be able to speak easily and fluently about your new friend and also about yourself for hours and hours on end. Audiobook version of the volume is available in the Kindle Store.

Download or read book Preston Lee s 2 in 1 Book Series Beginner English Conversation English Lesson 1 20 For Vietnamese Speakers written by Kevin Lee and published by Preston Lee Books. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Best-sellers in 1 book! Everything you need to master the English language! Part one of this book includes Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Vietnamese Speakers. Part two of this book includes Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Vietnamese Speakers. Have fun and learn English the easy way. This book has been written for all ages, children and adults alike. Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Vietnamese Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons - 40 fun worksheets for easy learning - Over 40 useful sentence patterns - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Step-by-step grammar development - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Vietnamese translations Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Vietnamese Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons for everyday English conversation - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Activity pages for easy learning - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Vietnamese translations Preston Lee’s 2-in-1 Book Series is the absolute best way to learn English. Written by ESL specialists, Kevin Lee and Matthew Preston have taught English as a Second Language for over 20 years around the world. The lessons in this book have been carefully chosen to help the learner really understand a range of topics for everyday talk. This book series includes everything you need to become an excellent and fluent English speaker!

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Download or read book Preston Lee s 2 in 1 Book Series Beginner English Conversation English Lesson 1 20 For German Speakers written by Kevin Lee and published by Preston Lee Books. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Best-sellers in 1 book! Everything you need to master the English language! Part one of this book includes Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For German Speakers. Part two of this book includes Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For German Speakers. Have fun and learn English the easy way. This book has been written for all ages, children and adults alike. Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For German Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons - 40 fun worksheets for easy learning - Over 40 useful sentence patterns - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Step-by-step grammar development - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include German translations Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For German Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons for everyday English conversation - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Activity pages for easy learning - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include German translations Preston Lee’s 2-in-1 Book Series is the absolute best way to learn English. Written by ESL specialists, Kevin Lee and Matthew Preston have taught English as a Second Language for over 20 years around the world. The lessons in this book have been carefully chosen to help the learner really understand a range of topics for everyday talk. This book series includes everything you need to become an excellent and fluent English speaker!

Download or read book Preston Lee s 2 in 1 Book Series Beginner English Conversation English Lesson 1 20 For Chinese Speakers written by Kevin Lee and published by Preston Lee Books. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Best-sellers in 1 book! Everything you need to master the English language! Part one of this book includes Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Chinese Speakers. Part two of this book includes Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Chinese Speakers. Have fun and learn English the easy way. This book has been written for all ages, children and adults alike. Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Chinese Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons - 40 fun worksheets for easy learning - Over 40 useful sentence patterns - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Step-by-step grammar development - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Chinese translations Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Chinese Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons for everyday English conversation - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Activity pages for easy learning - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Chinese translations Preston Lee’s 2-in-1 Book Series is the absolute best way to learn English. Written by ESL specialists, Kevin Lee and Matthew Preston have taught English as a Second Language for over 20 years around the world. The lessons in this book have been carefully chosen to help the learner really understand a range of topics for everyday talk. This book series includes everything you need to become an excellent and fluent English speaker!

Download or read book Preston Lee s 2 in 1 Book Series Beginner English Conversation English Lesson 1 20 For Russian Speakers written by Kevin Lee and published by Preston Lee Books. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Best-sellers in 1 book! Everything you need to master the English language! Part one of this book includes Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Russian Speakers. Part two of this book includes Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Russian Speakers. Have fun and learn English the easy way. This book has been written for all ages, children and adults alike. Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Russian Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons - 40 fun worksheets for easy learning - Over 40 useful sentence patterns - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Step-by-step grammar development - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Russian translations Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Russian Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons for everyday English conversation - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Activity pages for easy learning - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Russian translations Preston Lee’s 2-in-1 Book Series is the absolute best way to learn English. Written by ESL specialists, Kevin Lee and Matthew Preston have taught English as a Second Language for over 20 years around the world. The lessons in this book have been carefully chosen to help the learner really understand a range of topics for everyday talk. This book series includes everything you need to become an excellent and fluent English speaker!

Download or read book Preston Lee s 2 in 1 Book Series Beginner English Conversation English Lesson 1 20 For Polish Speakers written by Kevin Lee and published by Preston Lee Books. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Best-sellers in 1 book! Everything you need to master the English language! Part one of this book includes Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Polish Speakers. Part two of this book includes Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Polish Speakers. Have fun and learn English the easy way. This book has been written for all ages, children and adults alike. Preston Lee’s Beginner English Lesson 1 – 20 For Polish Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons - 40 fun worksheets for easy learning - Over 40 useful sentence patterns - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Step-by-step grammar development - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Polish translations Preston Lee’s Conversation English Lesson 1 – 20 For Polish Speakers. - 20 excellent lessons for everyday English conversation - Practice tests to reinforce learning - Activity pages for easy learning - Frequently used verbs in 4 grammatical forms - 20 practical and commonly used idioms - Vocabulary words include Polish translations Preston Lee’s 2-in-1 Book Series is the absolute best way to learn English. Written by ESL specialists, Kevin Lee and Matthew Preston have taught English as a Second Language for over 20 years around the world. The lessons in this book have been carefully chosen to help the learner really understand a range of topics for everyday talk. This book series includes everything you need to become an excellent and fluent English speaker!

Download or read book English Conversation For Indian Students written by Yardi and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Conversation for Indian Students is eminently suitable for use by adult learners of the language in India. It presents the unique feature of the language by way of an introduction, substantiates this with twenty sample dialogues, and concludes with an analysis of the stress and intonation patterns of English. The book can be put to effective use in English language classrooms in India.