Download or read book English Dialogues and Summaries Pre Intermediate Level written by Alexander Pavlenko and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is designed for the students who can speak English quite fluently at elementary level, would like to improve their speaking skills and transit into intermediate level. The book is aimed at the development of the learner's fluency in speech through fluency practice drills. The volume contains 40 dialogues and 80 fluency practice stories. Each dialogue is followed by two stories which are summaries or free interpretations of the conversation narrated by the participants of the dialogue. The material of the volume includes more complex grammar like Past Tenses, Reported Speech, Passive Voice, Conditional Sentences and other complicated structures. The series is based on the Speech Plasma Method. The Speech Plasma Method uses special Speech Fluency Drills to generate a super active area, "speech plasma" thus producing all the necessary conditions for spontaneous, automatic speech. Once created in your mind, speech plasma acts as a stimulator for further language learning. The bigger and stronger your speech plasma grows, the more fluently you speak, the easier it is to absorb new words and grammar rules, the faster you read, and the better you understand oral texts.
Download or read book English Conversational Topics Pre Intermediate Level written by Alexander Pavlenko and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of stories on fifty topics will help students of English go through the most vulnerable period of learning - pre-intermediate level. At this stage students do not see their progress clearly enough and often feel increasingly anxious and frustrated. All the fifty stories are accounts of Julia's everyday life. Being a real person Julia tells her stories in a very natural way revealing her own style and manner, repeating the same grammatical structures and word combinations. As a result, students easily remember the stories, speaking more and more fluently. Fluency practice drills that accompany each topic accelerate the transition from pre-intermediate into intermediate level. The series is based on the Speech Plasma Method. The Speech Plasma Method uses special Speech Fluency Drills to generate a super active area, "speech plasma" thus producing all the necessary conditions for spontaneous, automatic speech. Once created in your mind, speech plasma acts as a stimulator for further language learning. The bigger and stronger your speech plasma grows, the more fluently you speak, the easier it is to absorb new words and grammar rules, the faster you read, and the better you understand oral texts. Audiobook version of the volume is available on Audible.
Download or read book The Nutshell Guide to Fluent English written by Li Zi Chuang and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of a series which aims to help English Language Learners to become fluent in Spoken English. It is the first in a planned series of three and caters for those Learners who are ready to move up to the ESL (English as a Second Language) Pre-Intermediate level in Spoken English.We begin here because, in terms of the spoken language, the leap from the Elementary to the Pre-Intermediate level is one of the biggest hurdles faced by English Language Learners. It is one of the greatest hurdles because it is at this stage that the Learner must move from simple spoken forms to a degree of fluency that begins to use more complex forms of the language. As a result, it is at this point that a Learner can become stuck and either give up trying to become fluent in Spoken English or fail to make any real progress.There are two main reasons for this. The first is that native English speakers do not speak the language in the same way that they write it. The spoken word very often bears little resemblance to the written word. The second is that a Spoken language must be learnt - it cannot be taught. By this we mean that, while all learning is a two-way process between the instructor and the learner, when it comes to learning to speak a language, something more than 80% of the work must be done by the Learner on their own. One of the obvious areas where this is true is in the need to learn vocabulary. To become fluent in a spoken language, a great many new words must be learnt - and only the Learner can do that. The instructor cannot learn them for him.How that vocabulary is learnt is a large issue. By far, the vast majority of Learners try to do this by memorising list of English words and their equivalent meanings in their native language. This does not work. It cannot work because it is an unnatural way in which to learn a language. It is also very boring, many, perhaps most, Learners have great difficulty in memorising, and being able to use, long lists of words and translations. In this book you will discover a new way to learn the vocabulary that you need, and how to make it fun to learn.The emphasis in this book is on practical use of the language. In each Unit, Learners are given the opportunity to extend their vocabulary and to practice speaking the language of the native speakers. We have called this Idiomatic Spoken English, or everyday English. All of the examples and dialogues in this book use this language. It is not slang (or street language) but a language that uses all the shortcuts and tricks that native speakers use to keep a fluent and rhythmic flow of words when they speak. Successfully reproducing the rhythm of English (Enunciation) is one of the main secrets of being able to speak the language fluently. In this book we describe how that rhythm is actually built up and use the work of some of the great English poets to help the Learner to get a feel for the very beautiful cadences that English is capable of. Each Unit includes a full poem (or occasionally an extract from a very long poem) with notes about the rhythm (metre) of the poem together with its meaning and background.Of no less importance than Enunciation is Pronunciation. All Learners, no matter what their native language might be, have some difficulty in pronouncing English correctly. For this reason, great emphasis is placed on the Sounds of English, and each Unit includes examples and rigorous exercises for two of the 44 sounds that make up the English language.The first three Units of the book set out the essential foundations of The Nutshell Way to learn to speak English fluently. Some of the six basic principles (introduced in Unit One) on which this is based may well surprise many Learners (and not a few Instructors). But our experiences as Instructor and Learner have shown us that this radical approach is not only workable but absolutely necessary if A Learner is to clear the hurdle and Learn to speak fluent English with conf
Download or read book 101 Conversations in Intermediate English written by Olly Richards and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** New Intermediate Edition! *** Improve your spoken English from home with 101 real-world conversations in intermediate English. Real English people don't speak like your textbook... so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak! This book fixes that. For the first time, you'll learn to move beyond beginner level, and speak English in the real world! With 101 authentic conversations in intermediate English, so you'll become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to communicate like a local. 101 Conversations in Intermediate English transports you into a real-world story that unfolds between six English characters, told by the people themselves. Over 15,000 words of real English, you'll immerse yourself in a gripping English drama and get an education in natural English in the process. Here's what you'll get: 101 conversations in intermediate English, so you can learn the real English spoken in the street, understand spoken English with ease, and have English roll off your tongue more fluently Over 15,000 words of dialogue - an unparalleled resource that will immerse you in English, at a level you can understand. You'll learn real spoken English without getting lost or overwhelmed Real, daily spoken English throughout - it's as if we held up a microphone and recorded the exact words coming out of people's mouths - so you can learn the expressions that real people use on the street (not in textbooks). You'll sound more authentic when you speak and make English-speaking friends more easily. Situational dialogues from typical daily circumstances, so you can prepare yourself to survive realistic English encounters, in shops, cafés, and on the street, making meeting people second nature Conversations that are carefully written to be accessible for intermediate learners (B1-B2 on the CEFR), so you can learn from real, spoken conversations, without having to go through the rollercoaster of difficult conversations with strangers Each conversation is limited to around 15 lines of dialogue (150 words), so you can get that crucial sense of achievement and motivation when you finish each conversation, and say "I actually understood all of that!" Summaries of each conversation which contextualise each dialogue, so you can easily follow the plot and enjoy the story without getting lost The story is set in England and includes expressions that are typical in British English. However, since the conversations use mostly "neutral" English, you'll have plenty to learn, whether you're learning the English of America, England, or Australia. Created by Olly Richards, internationally-renowned language teacher and author, 101 Conversations in Intermediate English gives you an experience in real English that you won't find anywhere else. You'll be better prepared for using English in the real world, speak with more confidence, and take a giant leap towards fluency in English! SCROLL UP AND GRAB YOUR COPY NOW
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 Speak Fast written by Ahmad JAVADI and published by . This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEVEL The book is intended mainly for pre-intermediate students - students who have already studied basic English conversation. It concentrates on words that pre-intermediate students want to use, but often cause difficulty. Some advanced students who have problems with essential conversation words will also find this book useful.The book is not suitable for the elementary learner.HOW THE BOOK IS ORGANIZEDThere are 58 units in the book. Each unit concentrates on a particular speaking topic. For a list of units see the contents page at the beginning of the book.Each unit consists of two facing pages. On the left, there is vocabulary and sentence examples. On the right, there are questions and paragraphs. HOW TO USE THE BOOK The units are not in order of difficulty, so it is not intended that you work through the book from beginning to end. Every learner has different problems, and students should use this book to help them with the unit they find difficult. It is suggested that students work in this way: Use the contents page to find which unit deals with the topic the student is interested in. Study the vocabulary and sentences on the left-hand page of the chosen unit.Use the right-hand page to read the questions and paragraphs. TO THE TEACHERSpeak Fast was written as a self-study book for students, but teachers may also find it useful as additional course material in cases where further work on conversation is necessary.The book will probably be most useful at the pre-intermediate level (where all, or nearly all, of the material will be relevant). It can serve both as a basis for revision and as a means for practicing new sentences. It will also be useful for some more advanced students who have problems with common words and need a book for reference and practice. The book is not intended to be used by elementary learners.The units are not ordered according to level of difficulty, so the book should not be worked through from beginning to end. It should be used selectively and f flexibly in accordance with the topic areas students need to work on.The book can be used for immediate consolidation and for revision or remedial work. It might be used by the whole class or by individual students needing extra help. The left-hand pages are written for the student to use individually, but they may be used by the teacher as a source of ideas and information to base a lesson plan. The student then has the right-hand page as a record of what has been taught and can refer to it in the future. Additionally, individual students can be directed to study certain units of the book by themselves if they have difficulties not shared by other students in their class.
Download or read book Meet Kate written by Nilgrib Banerjee and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listening-Reading-Writing-Speaking-Comprehension-Pronunciation-Vocabulary!Author's GreetingsGreetings teachers and students! This book was written for the sole purpose of bringing aboutactual improvement in the level of English of students who are stuck for a long time at the preintermediate level. In spite of numerous lessons, sometimes pupils seem to show no improvementin their overall English level and their performances in listening, reading, speaking, writing,vocabulary and pronunciation. The reason is not always evident and the text books or teachersor students cannot be blamed directly or indirectly. Too many factors govern a person's progresswhile learning a foreign language and there are no immaculate books or curricula that can domagic with English language studies. However, I have tried to make this book enjoyable andfunny so that students enjoy the learning process and also willingly work hard to see their ownprogress. I have also included a note to the teachers, describing in details the methods of usingthis book to its full effects. I hope the book serves its goal and satisfies students and teacherseverywhere in the EFL / ESL field. Cheers! -NeilNote to teachersGuidelines for effective use of this bookRead the passages in each lesson slowly and clearly for the students so that they can listen tothe pronunciations and the flow and intonations of the sentences. Read twice if necessary.Ask the students to read the passage slowly and clearly. The probable new and difficult wordshave been listed out in the vocabulary / pronunciation section. Pronounce each word for thestudents to listen and repeat. Ask the students to make sentences with each word in the list.Give them examples if they are unable to grasp the contextual meanings of the words.Ask the students to read the passage again using the right pronunciations. Thereafter, proceedwith the dialogues to give the students a fair idea about how people generally talk undersimilar circumstances. The Conversations are role playing games in which the teachers andthe students both participate. This is a fun-activity.After this, go on to ask them the comprehension questions. Make them speak as much aspossible and ask them to avoid giving answers in monosyllables like 'Yes' or 'No.' They mustsupport their answers with reasons and descriptions if required. Help them with hints if theyget stuck. Follow up with the general conversation questions (related to the texts in eachlesson) to make the students think and come up with their own answers.After each lesson there is an activity page and it is a good opportunity to introduce more newwords to the students. Describing pictures or speaking on pre-defined topics will helpstudents speak more and more and gain more confidence while speaking.The book can be used as a workbook and the students can write down answers and noteswhile they study. At the end of each lesson, ask the students if they had had any difficulty withany part of the lesson and review that part again. Overall, please do not be in a hurry to finishthe book! This book can be repeated twice to give the students a more thorough practice ofEnglish. Good luck and happy teaching. -Neil
Download or read book Conversation Analysis and Language Alternation written by Anna Filipi and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together researchers in conversation analysis who examine the practice of alternating between English and German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Vietnamese in the classroom. The collection shows that language alternation is integral to being and learning to become a bilingual, and that being and learning to become a bilingual are accomplished through a remarkably common set of interactional objects and actions, whose sequential organisations are quite similar across languages and educational sectors. This volume therefore shows that having recourse to more than one shared language provides an important resource for getting the work of language learning and teaching done through an orderliness that can be described and evaluated. The findings and the suggested pedagogical applications described in the volume will be of significant interest to researchers and teachers in a range of fields including second and foreign language teaching and learning, conversation analysis, teacher education and bilingualism.
Download or read book English Short Stories Intermediate Level written by Alexander Pavlenko and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Speech Plasma Method, the book is designed to teach students to speak English at intermediate level. The volume contains twenty short stories and special training drills. This volume will enable foreign students of English to feel more comfortable with the language at a more advanced level. The book is a collection of stories told by people in everyday conversational manner. The stories are accounts of incidents or ideas which the people interviewed consider interesting or entertaining. They are not intended as great works of literature, rather as examples of people using their language naturally. The stories are the sort of tales that you might hear in a pub or at a party, reflections on anything from weather and inquisitive neighbours to a passion for music and how it can help handicapped children. At times amusing, surprising, entertaining or simply hard to believe, they are all related in the kind of natural informal style which language learners so often wish to imitate. This collection will help show you how to do just that. Audiobook version of the volume is available in the Kindle Store.
Download or read book Advanced English Conversation Dialogues written by Jackie Bolen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speak English fluently like a native speaker with these advanced English conversation dialogues. What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? These idioms and phrases in Advanced English Conversation Dialogues are designed to improve your English quickly and easily. Jackie Bolen has nearly fifteen years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written dialogues filled with helpful idioms and phrases in American English, plus each dialogue has practice exercises. You'll improve your English vocabulary in no time at all! Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to... Learn some new English idioms and phrases Have a variety of authentic dialogues at your fingertips Improve your American English Speak English fluently and confidently Have some fun while learning English Pick up your copy of the book today. Advanced English Conversation Dialogues by Jackie Bolen will help you stay motivated while consistently improving your English skills.
Download or read book English Collocations in Dialogue Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily written by Jackie Bolen and published by Jackie Bolen. This book was released on 2021-01-02 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Learn hundreds of English collocations in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common words that are used in the USA and around the world. Find out how people speak American English in real life. That's where English Collocations in Dialogue comes in. You'll see the collocation used in a dialogue, find out what it means and then get an opportunity to practice what you've learned. It's everything you need to improve your English vocabulary and score higher on the TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS exams. Jackie Bolen has fifteen years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. With her help, you'll improve your English vocabulary and conversational skills in no time at all! Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to... Have hundreds of collocations in American English at your fingertips. See how they are used in real life. Improve your American English. Speak English fluently and confidently. Have some fun while learning English vocabulary. Improve your TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS score. These are the collocations that you'll hear over and over again in real life. Spend time mastering them and you'll be speaking and writing English like a pro. Speak more fluently and gain some confidence with this book. Yes, it really is that easy! English Collocations in Dialogue by Jackie Bolen will help you stay motivated while consistently improving your English skills. Get your copy today. "
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 Pacesetter Pre Intermediate Workbook written by Derek Strange and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-07-27 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammar is the starting point of the syllabus. The problem-solving approach to grammar helps students to work out for themselves the meaning and use of structures. Practice activities help students use the grammar in everyday situations. Motivating topics draw on students' own experiences and develop their interest in the world around them. Integrated skills work presents students with a variety of activities that develop their confidence and fluency in speaking, reading, writing and listening. The variety of texts, discussions and dialogues is supported by practical tasks that help students to use and understand the new language. A systematic vocabulary syllabus combined with learning-to-learn skills encourage students to develop their own strategies for remembering new words. A lively photo-story in the first two levels presents informal language and a cultural reference as it follows the everyday lives of a group of British teenagers. The two upper levels contain a series of free-standing short stories which develop extensive reading skills. Practical 'Learn to learn' features help students to develop their study skills, record new vocabulary and organize their language learning. You can start the course either with Pacesetter Starter, which is for beginners, or Pacesetter Elementary, which is suitable for those who have achieved a basic level of English. A helpful review section at the end of each unit summarizes the main learning points and provides a reference for revision work. Three consolidation units in each level revise key grammar points, vocabulary and dialogues through controlled and freer activities. The projects at the end of these units provide an opportunity for students to produce more substantial and personal pieces of work.
Download or read book The First 20 Hours written by Josh Kaufman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Download or read book English Conversational Topics Upper Intermediate written by Alexander Pavlenko and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Speech Plasma Method, the book is designed to teach more advanced students to speak English. The volume contains nineteen conversational topics. All the stories are accounts of Thomas's everyday life. Being a real person Thomas tells his stories in a very natural way revealing his own style and manner, repeating the same grammatical structures and word combinations again and again. As a result, students easily remember the stories and start speaking more and more fluently. Narrating personal stories he gives opinions and explains his views on a variety of subjects. When you read about his experiences, you will be drawn into his world and feel like you made a new friend. You will get so involved into his 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. The stories are told in simple, everyday colloquial style. Audiobook version of the volume is available in the Kindle Store.
Download or read book First Discussion Starters written by Keith S. Folse and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Discussion Starters includes conversation activities that teachers and students have loved in the best-selling Discussion Starters and More DiscussionStarters, this time for lower-level ESL/EFL students. First Discussion Starters contains: *a variety of tasks and exercises based on real situations from all over the world serious discussion topics such as censorship, prison conditions, and cloning *topics that are lighter in nature such as lotteries, pets, and travel *activities that require students to work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic *several kinds of oral fluency activities such as problem-solving tasks, court cases, "finish the story," "put the story together," and small group presentations *links to related websites for each unit
Download or read book 101 Conversations in Simple English written by Olly Richards and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your spoken English from home with 101 real-world conversations in simple, everyday English. Real English people don't speak like your textbook... so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak! This book fixes that. For the first time, you'll learn to speak English in the REAL world, with 101 authentic conversations in simple, spoken English, so you can become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to communicate like a local. You'll be transported into a real-world story that unfolds between six characters, told by the people themselves in 101 authentic conversations. Over 15,000 words of real English, you'll immerse yourself in a gripping drama and get an education in natural English in the process. Here's what you'll get: 101 conversations in simple English, so you can learn real English as spoken in the street, understand spoken language with ease, and have English roll off your tongue more fluently With over 15,000 words of dialogue, you'll have an exciting resource that will immerse you in English, at a level you can understand, so you can learn real spoken English without getting lost or overwhelmed Real, daily spoken English throughout - it's as if we held up a microphone and recorded the exact words coming out of people's mouths - so you can learn the expressions that real people use on the street (not in textbooks). You'll sound more authentic when you speak and make English-speaking friends more easily. Situational dialogues from typical daily circumstances, so you'll prepare yourself to survive realistic English encounters, in shops and cafés, and make meeting people and making arrangements second nature Conversations that are carefully written to be accessible for beginners (A2-B1 on the CEFR), so you can start to learn from real, spoken conversations, even as a beginner, without having to go through the rollercoaster of difficult conversations with strangers Each conversation is limited to around 15 lines of dialogue (150 words), so you can get that crucial sense of achievement and motivation when you finish each conversation, and say "I actually understood all of that!" Summaries of each conversation which contextualise each dialogue, so you can easily follow the plot and enjoy the story without getting lost The story is set in London, England and includes some expressions that are typical in British English. However, the conversations use mostly "neutral" English that will help you if you're learning American English, or any other variety of English too! Created by Olly Richards, internationally-renowned language teacher and author, 101 Conversations in Real Spoken English gives you an education in real English that you won't find anywhere else. You'll be better prepared for using English in the real world, speak with more confidence, and take a giant leap towards fluency in English! SCROLL UP AND GRAB YOUR COPY NOW
