Chatting with foreigners - Extraordinary English (Includes CD)

Author: Jin Li
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Do you want to chat with foreigners? Most people would answer affirmatively. Can you chat with foreigners? Most people would answer negatively. Have you ever had such a dilemma: You’ve studied English for many years, memorized a lot of words, phrases, and grammar, and even scored well on exams, but when talking with foreign friends, you often feel inadequate—either your expressions aren’t natural enough or you lack topics to discuss. After a simple opening, the conversation often stalls, and both parties awkwardly stare at each other. How can you change this situation? Read this book! This book carefully selects forty-three topics that both you and your foreign friends might be interested in and expands on them extensively. It not only helps you broaden your communication range but also enriches your conversation content, making interactions with foreign friends more interesting, in-depth, and smooth, allowing you to chat freely with them. This book has the following features:
Rich and Innovative Topics. This book aims to help readers communicate better with foreign friends, dividing the entire book into four parts with a total of forty-three topics: "Urban Life," "Small Talk," "Folk Culture," and "Beautiful China." It includes not only traditional Chinese culture and famous scenic spots that foreign friends are interested in but also hot topics that most modern people care about.
Logical Structure, Dual Improvement. The book is structured reasonably, with the compiler designing four sections for each topic: "Opening Phrases," "Scenario Dialogues," "Etymology," and "Topic Expansion." Horizontally, it helps readers enrich their topic reserves, while vertically, it teaches them how to expand topics, improving their oral skills in both directions.
Simple and Practical Opening Phrases. Whether a conversation is engaging largely depends on the opening line. In the "Opening Phrases" section, the compiler lists 15–20 opening lines related to the topic, teaching readers how to start a conversation effortlessly.
Scenario Dialogues, Learn and Apply. In the "Scenario Dialogues" section, the compiler carefully selects and designs 2–4 short dialogues related to the topic, providing readers with practical and applicable dialogue examples to inspire further conversation.
Etymology, In-depth Analysis. The "Etymology" section provides detailed explanations of idiomatic and practical phrases or short sentences used in the "Scenario Dialogues." These expressions are commonly used and popular in daily spoken conversations, subtly increasing readers’ repertoire of natural expressions.
Topic Expansion, Broadening Conversations. As the name suggests, the "Topic Expansion" section extends the topic. Readers can combine the methods from the previous sections with the content of this section to broaden the scope of their conversations, making the content deeper and the topics endless.
We believe this book will give you a fresh experience. When you close the book, we hope you’ll truly be able to chat confidently!