Practical Social English: Quick and Easy·Beginner's Edition

Author: Li Chunyao
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Publishing Date: 2005-02-01
Features: With China's entry into the World Trade Organization, our international exchanges have become increasingly frequent, making oral English expression and communication skills more important than ever. English is no longer just a business mantra for white-collar workers but has become a survival skill in the open China. The author has been engaged in teaching English in higher education for many years and deeply understands that improving oral English proficiency lies not only in speaking and practicing more but also in mastering the ways of oral expression. Therefore, to meet the needs of in learning spoken English, we have specially compiled this set of "Practical Social English: Short, Fast, and Easy," divided into two volumes: the Beginner's Guide and the Improvement Guide. This book emphasizes the learning of commonly used functional notional expressions. It breaks down the entire conversation process step by step and teaches it to beginners to achieve the goal of easy memorization and learning. The book consists of 20 units, each including Introduction (Introduction), Model Dialogues 1, 2, and 3 (Three Conversational Examples), and Notes (Notes), Background Information (Background Information), Common Expressions (Common Phrases), and Practice (Practice). The Practice (Practice) is divided into two parts: Controlled Practice (Controlled Practice) and Work in Pairs, Discussion (Free Practice and Discussion). The reference answers for Controlled Practice (Controlled Practice) are provided at the back of the book. Each line of English dialogue in the book is accompanied by a Chinese translation, and the main sentence patterns are highlighted in bold to help readers remember and master them. The content of this book is comprehensive, the language environment is realistic, the language examples are standard, and the scenarios are vivid and interesting. It pays attention to the process of language communication in different settings, including conversational examples on topics such as applying for overseas study, computer usage, and group overseas tours. The author sincerely hopes that the day readers finish this book will be the day they master fluent and appropriate spoken English; and the author hopes that readers will provide valuable feedback on this book.