Longman Talks About Love and Learning English

Author: Thomas McKinley, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The purpose of this book is to enable readers to express love and gratitude fluently in English to those they love. Another main objective is to help readers learn English in a novel way, by simulating the romantic process of the book's protagonists with peers to enhance conversational skills. The content is presented in Chinese-English parallel format, suitable not only for daily conversations but also for personal letters. The story begins with female college student Luo An and English training school teacher Tony Clinton meeting at a bar in Beijing, providing readers who enjoy communicating with foreigners with a simulated real-life conversation. The entire book includes a total of 520 basic sentence patterns, which are clear and easy to understand, and can be utilized extensively. The main text is divided into three chapters, progressing step by step. From initial contact to parting ways, it fully illustrates the emotions one wishes to express. In the first chapter "Starting the Relationship," it teaches you how to open up to someone you admire with a few sentences, thereby deepening mutual understanding and inviting them out for further connection. The second chapter "Developing the Relationship" allows the gradually blossoming sweet love to be fully expressed, and by praising each other, strengthens emotional closeness. However, life is unpredictable, and when once deeply loved individuals no longer feel the connection, the third chapter "The Relationship Breaks Down" will also offer a beautiful memory.