Learning English as a Foregn Language

Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

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