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  • ISBN-10: 0470747471
  • ISBN-13: 9780470747476
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  • Formāts: Multiple-component retail product, part(s) enclosed, 368 pages, height x width x depth: 231x185x23 mm, weight: 680 g, Contains 1 Paperback / softback and 1 CD-ROM
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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 English Chapter 2: Basic English Grammar Chapter 3: Greetings and Introductions

Part II: English in Action Chapter 4: Shopping and Numbers Chapter 5: Eating Out Chapter 6: Out on the Town Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time Chapter 8: Talking on the Phone Chapter 9: At the Office and Around the House Chapter 10: Written English - Newspapers and Signs

Part III: English on the Go Chapter 11: Money Chapter 12: Checking into a Hotel Chapter 13: Asking Directions and Getting Around Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies

Part IV: The Part of Tens Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Speak English Quickly Chapter 16: Ten Favourite English Expressions Chapter 17: Ten Holidays to Remember Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English

Part V: Appendices Appendix A: Phrasal verbs explained Appendix B: Common Verbs [ Agree, Can / be able, Come, Do, Go, Have, Make , Need, Put, Think] English Irregular Verbs Appendix C: About the Downloadable Content
Introduction 1(6)
What's Special about English?
1(1)
About This Book
2(1)
Conventions Used in This Book
2(1)
Foolish Assumptions
3(1)
How This Book Is Organised
3(1)
Part I Getting Started
3(1)
Part II English in Action
4(1)
Part III English on the Go
4(1)
Part IV The Part of Tens
4(1)
Part V Appendices
4(1)
Icons Used in This Book
4(1)
Where to Go from Here
5(2)
Part I Getting Started
7(46)
Chapter 1 You Already Know a Little English
9(12)
Realising that You Already Know Some English
9(1)
Avoiding False Friends across the Languages
10(1)
Meeting Some Differences between British and American English
11(2)
Using International Words in English
13(1)
Perfecting Pronunciation and Stress
14(4)
Sussing out sounds
14(1)
Stressing words and sentences
15(3)
Investigating Intonation
18(3)
Chapter 2 Basic English Grammar
21(20)
Constructing Simple Sentences
22(1)
Working on More Complex Sentences
23(1)
Forming Questions
23(6)
Subject/object questions
25(1)
Indirect questions
26(1)
Question tags
27(2)
Using Verbs and Tenses
29(9)
Present tenses
29(3)
The past
32(3)
The future
35(2)
Other expressions
37(1)
Using Conditionals
38(3)
Chapter 3 Getting to Know People
41(12)
Chatting with Strangers
41(2)
Talking about the Weather
43(2)
My Family and Other Animals
45(1)
Telling Jokes and Anecdotes
46(7)
Part II English in Action
53(142)
Chapter 4 Shopping and Numbers
55(20)
Shopping in the High Street
55(9)
Shop opening times
58(1)
Shopping for clothes and shoes
59(5)
Going to the Supermarket
64(2)
Visiting the Market
66(3)
Buying fruit and vegetables
66(1)
Buying meat and fish
66(1)
Measuring up: weights and volumes
67(2)
Practising Your Numbers
69(6)
Money
70(1)
Dates
71(1)
Shop floors
72(3)
Chapter 5 Eating In and Out
75(24)
Taking a Look at British Meals
75(2)
Breakfast
75(1)
Lunch
76(1)
Dinner
77(1)
Eating In
77(3)
Ordering takeaway food
77(1)
Eating at a friend's house
78(2)
Going Out to Eat
80(19)
Choosing where to eat
80(5)
Booking a table
85(1)
Arriving at a restaurant
86(1)
Ordering food and drink
87(2)
Complaining about the food
89(2)
Ordering dessert and coffee
91(1)
Asking for the bill and tipping
92(7)
Chapter 6 Out on the Town
99(16)
Asking Someone Out
99(2)
Arranging to Meet
101(3)
Deciding Where to Go
104(6)
The cinema
104(2)
Concerts
106(1)
Pubs
106(4)
Visiting Friends
110(2)
Knowing What to Talk About
112(3)
Chapter 7 Hobbies and Free Time
115(16)
Talking about Your Hobbies
115(4)
I know what I like!
116(1)
In my experience
116(1)
Not as often as I'd like
117(1)
Just in time
117(2)
Enjoying Yourself Indoors
119(5)
On the box
121(2)
Read all about it
123(1)
Heading Outside
124(1)
Getting Involved in Sports
124(7)
Playing sports
125(1)
Joining a gym or health club
126(1)
Watching sports
127(4)
Chapter 8 Talking on the Phone
131(22)
Making Different Sorts of Phone Call
131(11)
Social phone calls
133(2)
Enquiry phone calls
135(4)
Automatic answering services
139(1)
Work phone calls
140(1)
Conference calls
141(1)
Getting the Message
142(6)
Voicemail
142(1)
Leaving and taking a phone message
143(4)
Phone numbers and spelling
147(1)
Text messages
148(1)
Dealing with Communication Problems
148(5)
Chapter 9 At the Office and Around the House
153(24)
Working in an Office
153(7)
Getting a job
154(2)
Travelling to work
156(1)
Arriving at reception
157(1)
Talking about your work
158(1)
Meeting work colleagues
159(1)
Looking at Housing in the UK
160(7)
Postal addresses
162(1)
Email and web addresses
163(3)
Typical British houses
166(1)
Finding Somewhere to Live
167(10)
Sharing a flat
168(4)
Inviting guests and staying with other people
172(5)
Chapter 10 Written English
177(18)
Looking at Newspapers and Magazines
177(7)
Understanding newspaper headlines
180(1)
Getting personal
180(2)
Reading your horoscope
182(2)
Deciphering Signs
184(3)
Filling in Forms
187(2)
Writing Letters
189(1)
Communicating Electronically
190(1)
Differentiating between Spoken and Written English
191(4)
Part III English on the Go
195(72)
Chapter 11 Money, Money, Money
197(14)
Splashing the Cash: Coins and Notes
197(1)
Getting Your Money from a Cash Machine
198(2)
Using Your Credit Card
200(3)
Paying by card
200(1)
Losing your card
201(2)
Using a Bank
203(1)
Changing Money
204(3)
Sending and Receiving Money to and from Another Country
207(4)
Chapter 12 Finding a Place to Stay
211(14)
Finding Accommodation
211(4)
Youth hostels
211(1)
Guesthouses and B&Bs
212(1)
Hotels
212(3)
Booking Your Accommodation
215(4)
Booking on the Internet
215(1)
Booking over the phone
216(3)
Checking In
219(1)
Complaining about the Accommodation
220(1)
Checking Out
221(4)
Chapter 13 On the Move
225(28)
Making Travel Plans
225(5)
Travelling to the UK
226(1)
Staying legal: Visa and passport requirements
226(1)
Deciding what to pack
226(1)
When in Rome...
227(2)
Recommending places to visit
229(1)
Booking a Flight
230(8)
Checking in and going through security
232(3)
Eating and shopping on board
235(1)
Landing and leaving the airport
236(2)
Getting Around
238(5)
Using the Underground
238(2)
Travelling by train
240(1)
Going by bus
241(2)
Taking a taxi
243(1)
Renting a Car
243(2)
Asking for Directions
245(3)
Describing Towns and Cities
248(5)
Chapter 14 Handling Emergencies
253(14)
Getting Help Quickly
253(1)
Dealing with Health Problems
254(4)
Describing your symptoms
254(3)
Visiting a dentist
257(1)
Coping with Crime and Legal Problems
258(5)
Getting into trouble
258(2)
Reporting trouble
260(3)
Visa and Residency Problems
263(4)
Part IV The Part of Tens
267(32)
Chapter 15 Ten Ways to Learn English Quickly
269(8)
Spending Time in the UK
269(1)
Travelling to English-Speaking Countries
270(1)
Tuning In to Radio and TV
270(1)
Listening to Music and Podcasts
271(1)
Watching Movies and DVDs
272(1)
Surfing the Web
273(1)
Chatting with a Keypal
273(1)
Getting a Second Life
274(1)
Reading Books
275(1)
Playing Games
275(2)
Chapter 16 Ten Favourite English Expressions
277(6)
A Bit Much
277(1)
At the End of the Day
278(1)
Fancy a Drink?
278(1)
Fingers Crossed
279(1)
Good Weekend?
280(1)
How's It Going?
280(1)
See You Later
280(1)
Tell Me About It!
281(1)
Text Me
281(1)
You Must Be Joking!
282(1)
Chapter 17 Ten (Actually 11) Holidays to Remember
283(8)
Multicultural Celebrations
284(1)
Public (or Bank) Holidays
285(1)
New Year (1 January)
285(1)
Chinese New Year (January or February)
286(1)
Valentine's Day (14 February)
286(1)
St Patrick's Day (17 March)
286(1)
Mother's Day (March) and Father's Day (June)
287(1)
Notting Hill Carnival (London, August)
288(1)
Halloween (31 October)
288(1)
Bonfire Night (5 November)
289(1)
Armistice Day (11 November)
289(2)
Chapter 18 Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English
291(8)
Actually
291(1)
Bless You!
292(1)
Bon Appetit!
292(1)
Come to Think of It
293(1)
Do You See What I Mean?
294(1)
Hang on a Minute
294(1)
Lovely Day!
295(1)
Not Being Funny, But
296(1)
The Thing Is
297(1)
You Know What?
297(2)
Part V Appendices
299
Appendix A Phrasal Verbs
301(8)
Defining Phrasal Verbs
301(2)
Seeing Why Phrasal Verbs Are Special
303(1)
Practising Phrasal Verbs
304(1)
Meeting the Most Common Phrasal Verbs
305(4)
Appendix B Common and Irregular Verbs
309
Considering Common Verbs in English
309(1)
Can / be able to
310(1)
Do
311
Gavin Dudeney is Project Director at The Consultants-E, a company specialising in online learning and teaching in education. He works regularly with the International House World Organisation and other leading teaching entities. Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy at The Consultants-E. She works as a teacher and teacher trainer, both online and face-to-face, and gives seminars and workshops around the world.