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
Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little EnglishChapter 2: Basic English GrammarChapter 3: Greetings and Introductions
Part II: English in Action
Chapter 4: Shopping and NumbersChapter 5: Eating OutChapter 6: Out on the TownChapter 7: Hobbies and Free TimeChapter 8: Talking on the PhoneChapter 9: At the Office and Around the HouseChapter 10: Written English - Newspapers and Signs
Part III: English on the Go
Chapter 11: MoneyChapter 12: Checking into a HotelChapter 13: Asking Directions and Getting AroundChapter 14: Handling Emergencies
Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Speak English QuicklyChapter 16: Ten Favourite English ExpressionsChapter 17: Ten Holidays to RememberChapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English
Part V: Appendices
Appendix A: Phrasal verbs explainedAppendix B: Common Verbs [Agree, Can / be able, Come, Do, Go, Have, Make , Need, Put, Think] English Irregular VerbsAppendix C: About the Downloadable Content