Perfect Phrases For Esl Everyday Situations

Author : Natalie Gast
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071773053
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations written by Natalie Gast and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USE JUST THE RIGHT PHRASES AND NAVIGATE DAILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH How do you ask for directions? What questions should you ask a potential babysitter? How do you explain your allergies to a healthcare professional? This handy reference is your guide to surviving and thriving in the United States, whether as a visitor or as a long-term resident. Hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases will help you converse with people you meet, speak with business owners and their employees, and become engaged in U.S. society. Inside find examples of Perfect Phrases for . . . . . . the doctor: Are there any side effects with this medication? . . . the library: Do you have audiobooks? . . . the service station: My insurance company wants the estimate in writing. . . . the bank: I'd like to talk to someone about a home equity loan. . . . the dentist: This is where it hurts.

Author : Natalie Gast
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071608397
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases ESL Everyday Business written by Natalie Gast and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you'll know what to say at the right time in any situation ESL specialist Natalie Gast knows from her experience that the workplace presents some unique situations. In this book she presents scenarios, business slang, and other linguistic issues that typical language texts don’t go into--for example, how to break the ice with small talk or ask for clarification. These hundreds of phrases will help you not only survive but thrive in your chosen field.

Author : Diane Engelhardt
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071774076
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases for ESL Conversation Skills written by Diane Engelhardt and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use just the right phrases and master the art of conversation like a native speaker of English How do you share an experience from your home country? What should you say to start a conversation? How do you offer someone your advice? This handy reference will help you navigate social and business situations, with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases that will help you converse with friends, collaborate with co-workers, and engage those around you. Inside find examples of Perfect Phrases for . . . Introductions - Let me introduce myself. Invitations - How about going to dinner on Friday? Decisions - What are our options? Disbelief - You're pulling my leg! Gifts - That's very thoughtful of you.

Author : Diane Engelhardt
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 13 : 9781264285631
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversational Skills, Premium Third Edition written by Diane Engelhardt and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy ESL phrase guide that helps you converse like a native English speaker—now enhanced via app with audio recordings of key expressions If you’re an intermediate level speaker of English, you know that idiomatic speech, slang and other English phrases can create a barrier to conversing confidently in casual and work-related situations. In Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills, Premium Third Edition you’ll find a phrase guide that allows you to say the right words at the right time in any setting with perfect confidence. Written in an accessible, easy-to-understand way by a highly experienced ESL instructor, Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills helps you navigate idiomatic speech and nuanced conversation with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases and example dialogues. You’ll discover phrases for talking with friends, offering opinions, collaborating with co-workers, addressing misunderstandings, and more—including common slang expressions frequently used by native English speakers. Now enhanced with audio recordings of key expressions available online and via app, Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills give you the confidence you need to participate fully and confidently in any situation. Features: •Clear, straightforward style, geared specifically for non-native speakers •Ideal level for intermediate ESL (nonnative) speakers of English •Essential phrases to communication in any situation •Helpful direction on idiomatic speech and nuanced conversation •Useful phrase clusters that range from formal to casual speech •Audio recordings of key phrases and conversations via app

Author : Diane Engelhardt
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 13 : 9781260010701
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills, Second Edition written by Diane Engelhardt and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use just the right phrases and master the art of conversation like a native speaker of English Starting and maintaining a conversation in a second language can be particularly challenging. What should you say to begin a conversation? How do you know whether to use casual or formal speech? With this book as your guide, you’ll learn how to say the right words at the right time in any situation. Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills is filled with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases to help you navigate your way through social and business situations. There are phrases for talking with friends, offering opinions, collaborating with co-workers, addressing misunderstandings, and more. The book also includes common slang expressions you can use to sound more like a native speaker. The book features: • Hundreds of helpful English phrases for everyday communication • New: An updated chapter on conversing via phone or video chat • Advice on navigating idiomatic speech and nuanced conversation • Clarification on when to use formal and casual/informal speech • Advice from an expert ESL teacher with more than 20 years’ experience teaching English

Author : Natalie Gast
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071608362
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases for ESL Advancing Your Career written by Natalie Gast and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed for intermediate and advanced level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) or English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learners already in, or planning to be in, the workforce in the United States, and it will help you reinforce the skills you have in order to be more valuable to your employer.

Author : Elena Polyudova
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443871362
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Acquiring Lingua Franca of the Modern Time written by Elena Polyudova and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a selection of current strategies in the studying of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) from the perspectives of modern linguistic theory and praxis. Educators from various different countries examine current methods of English language learning in a global environment in which it has become a contemporary lingua franca. Several chapters in the book are taken from the session “ESL Studies” held at the 111th PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association) conference. This volume discusses issues connected with the study of English as a second language by students from various different countries, such as Australia, the European Union, Italy, the Russian Federation, and the USA, and with several different native languages, such as Arabic, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. The chapters form a rich mosaic of interconnecting themes, highlighting the diversity of present-day processes of teaching ESL throughout the world.

Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071741321
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English written by Richard Spears and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn more 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

Author : Jean Yates
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 007176304X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practice Makes Perfect English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners written by Jean Yates and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the words and phrases necessary for handling everyday situations Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners helps you develop your vocabulary by providing practice in word-building and encouraging you to analyze new words for an ever-increasing vocabulary. Each chapter of this comprehensive book focuses on a theme, such as family or travel, so you can build your language skills in a systematic manner. As you lay the foundation for an increasing vocabulary, you are able to perfect your new words with plenty of exercises and gain the confidence to communicate well in English. Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary offers you: More than 220 exercises Concise grammatical explanations A new chapter on contemporary vocabulary An answer key to gauge your comprehension With help from this book, you can easily speak or write in English about: Different occupations and jobs * American holidays and traditions * Taking the train * Growing your own garden * Where it hurts on your body * Your house * Your family and friends * What you studied in school * Your favorite TV show * Your family's background . . . and much more!

Author : Lou Fant
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071642390
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Phrases in American Sign Language for Beginners written by Lou Fant and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick and easy phrases in ASL for daily life Perfect Phrases for American Sign Language provides 150 essential phrases for hearing-impaired users of ASL and those who interact with them. ASL expert Barbara Bernstein Fant--carrying on the work of her late husband Lou--and illustrator Betty Miller make it easy for you to pick up key signs for everyday communication without having to have prior knowledge of signing. This handy reference is perfect for comfortably and confidently communicating with loved ones, coworkers, patients, or anyone who uses ASL.