Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations
Paperback Engels 2013 9780071770286Samenvatting
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 withbusiness 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.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
Who Can Benefit from Using This Book
Book Map: How to Use This Book
Acknowledgments
Active Learning Advice – "Don't Wait to Use Your English!"
Part 1 Locating Educational Opportunities in the USA
Chapter 1 – Nannies, Babysitters, and Early Learning Centers
Chapter 2 – Elementary and High School
Chapter 3 – Furthering Your Own Education
Chapter 4 – Language Training
Active Learning Advice – "Make Friends"
Part 2 Finding Your Way through the Health and the Medical Maze
Chapter 5 – Making and Keeping a Medical Appointment
Chapter 6 – Making and Keeping a Dental Appointment
Chapter 7 – Emergency Room and Hospital Care
Chapter 8 -- The Pharmacy
Active Learning Advice – "Watch TV in English"
Part 3 Discovering Community Resources
Chapter 9 – First Responders
Chapter 10 –The Post Office
Chapter 11 – The Bank
Chapter 12 – The Library
Chapter 13 – The Gas/Service Station
Chapter 14 -- The Supermarket
Active Learning Advice – "Speak English in One Room"
Part 4 In a Nutshell: Becoming an Active Learner in Your New Country
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan