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 Appendix C: On the CD Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Master English from scratch and navigate English–speaking countries with confidence Want to get to grips with spoken English and need a helping hand? Whether you′re a student or a traveller, this expert guide equips you with the skills to understand and speak English in no time. Perfect your pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary and learn how to use key English greetings and expressions in any context – from the train station to the cinema! Start at the beginning — learn basic English grammar, introduce yourself and practise formal and informal greetings Try out your skills — buy food at the market, arrange to meet friends in town, describe where you live and learn to read signs, emails and newspapers Become more confident — use English at the bank, understand directions and timetables, check into a hotel and describe medical symptoms Act native — discover the best ways to learn English quickly and drop in phrases and expressions that make you sound fluent The companion audio CD is packed with over 50 dialogues in English, to help you use your skills in a variety of common situations, from chatting at the bus stop, to ordering a dessert or discussing the football match. Open the book and find: How to form simple sentences and use tenses accurately Advice on pronunciation, intonation and word stresses Tips on making small talk and telling anecdotes The differences between spoken and written English How to speak confidently on the phone and write good text messages Day–to–day phrases to use in the office Regular and irregular verbs explained Favourite English phrases and expressions
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Gavin Dudeney is Project Director at The Consultants–E, a company specialising in online learning and teaching in education. He works regularly with the International House World Organisation and other leading teaching entities. Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy at The Consultants–E. She works as a teacher and teacher trainer, both online and face–to–face, and gives seminars and workshops around the world.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful- for teachers and those helping someone to learn English
16 April 2010
By M. W. Hatfield
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This is actually a very useful book. Unfortunately, the pitching and marketing are completely wrong. Basically, it is an aid for teachers or for fluent English speakers to enable a non-native speaker to learn English. As such, it's invaluable, and should earn five stars.
However, it is being marketed at complete novices, and as such, it is written in far too complex terms and is nowhere near accessible enough to someone working on their own. In the right hands- eg a teacher, a relative, a fluent English speaker helping a friend to learn the language, it offers excellent advice ( by the way, much of which would be very useful to native English speakers- this would make an excellent classroom tool for any PGCE English student teacher).
But given to a non-native speaker without a strong basic grounding, it will be confusing, difficult and ultimately pointless.
Use it properly! There are many good things here...but it needs help.
How about a rename?
"Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Dummies?"
Much better!
However, it is being marketed at complete novices, and as such, it is written in far too complex terms and is nowhere near accessible enough to someone working on their own. In the right hands- eg a teacher, a relative, a fluent English speaker helping a friend to learn the language, it offers excellent advice ( by the way, much of which would be very useful to native English speakers- this would make an excellent classroom tool for any PGCE English student teacher).
But given to a non-native speaker without a strong basic grounding, it will be confusing, difficult and ultimately pointless.
Use it properly! There are many good things here...but it needs help.
How about a rename?
"Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Dummies?"
Much better!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Pallus the Phallus
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English is my mother tongue, although I'm only educated to 'O' Level standard.
I found this book hard to follow, confusing, unhelpful, and without humour.
I could not in a million years see how it would possibly benefit someone with rudimentary English. Right from the introduction and the explanatory text, the book is written using complicated terms and explanations.
But then it goes on to suggest alternatives for "Excuse me?" with terms such as "Eh?", doesn't forbit the term "Innit?" and gives suggestions for texting like 'yr a gr8 m8'. Lord love a duck, what planet are they on?
It should be called 'An out-of-touch Professor's Guide to English..'
My girlfriend is Brazilian and has a good grasp of basic English but I didn't even bother trying to explain the complicated terms and exercises in this book.
I just don't get it. In the book it suggests that the reader may have picked-up just a few English words from pop songs, films and popular media. So if that's who the book is aimed at, why is it written like a teaching aid instead of a 'Dummy's Guide'?! It's as clear as mud and as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Very poor and unhelpful. If I was an EFL student, reading this would make me learn Spanish instead.
There are only two people I can think of who will benefit from this book -the authors!
I found this book hard to follow, confusing, unhelpful, and without humour.
I could not in a million years see how it would possibly benefit someone with rudimentary English. Right from the introduction and the explanatory text, the book is written using complicated terms and explanations.
But then it goes on to suggest alternatives for "Excuse me?" with terms such as "Eh?", doesn't forbit the term "Innit?" and gives suggestions for texting like 'yr a gr8 m8'. Lord love a duck, what planet are they on?
It should be called 'An out-of-touch Professor's Guide to English..'
My girlfriend is Brazilian and has a good grasp of basic English but I didn't even bother trying to explain the complicated terms and exercises in this book.
I just don't get it. In the book it suggests that the reader may have picked-up just a few English words from pop songs, films and popular media. So if that's who the book is aimed at, why is it written like a teaching aid instead of a 'Dummy's Guide'?! It's as clear as mud and as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Very poor and unhelpful. If I was an EFL student, reading this would make me learn Spanish instead.
There are only two people I can think of who will benefit from this book -the authors!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Di Zendle
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Format:Paperback
I bought this book as as an English teacher, hoping to use some of the material in it to teach classes. Thus, this review won't be helpful for those buying the books for self-tutoring, but rather those buying it as an aid to teaching.
If you're running a bit scarce on material for classes and your syllabus is relaxed enough that you can include your own stuff, this book is an invaluable aid for planning lessons. Grammar and vocabulary points are fleshed out into developed narratives, and one can easily plan a lesson around the content covered in each section. Of course, photocopying sections of the book would be illegal, and not the sort of thing a TEFL teacher would EVER do - but if you were to copy out pages by hand you could easily use them as handouts.
All in all, I'd highly recommend this book as an aid to classroom prep - it's saved me a lot of time and effort lately, and students seem to respond really well to the book's content.
If you're running a bit scarce on material for classes and your syllabus is relaxed enough that you can include your own stuff, this book is an invaluable aid for planning lessons. Grammar and vocabulary points are fleshed out into developed narratives, and one can easily plan a lesson around the content covered in each section. Of course, photocopying sections of the book would be illegal, and not the sort of thing a TEFL teacher would EVER do - but if you were to copy out pages by hand you could easily use them as handouts.
All in all, I'd highly recommend this book as an aid to classroom prep - it's saved me a lot of time and effort lately, and students seem to respond really well to the book's content.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
English learning book of much nice good
Of language, English hard like granite phallus. For dummy, book useful to make help with speak, so speak is better and for nicer understanding inside ear by talking man guy. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Wayne Redhart
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor - derivative - clumsy
This is a massively popular series, but this volume is basically having a laugh. To be of real use, books like this need to be rooted very much in specific and realistic... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Withnail67
3.0 out of 5 stars
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I selected this book as a gift for a Moroccan family who had been kind enough to host me for a week. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2010 by J. Dawson
1.0 out of 5 stars
I have not receive this item
i bought this book from amazon on 21th July, and i still not receiving my book, well how can i rate this item huh?
Published on 22 Aug 2010 by TENG
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting a useful, typical 'Dummies' style
Main problem I have with this book is English is my mother tongue so a bit hard to relate to a book that aims to teach it as a foreign language. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2010 by MJ King
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite sure who this was written for...
Generally, seeing a title in the "Dummies" series is indicative of quality. I can remember winning one of the very first Dummies books in a competition and being thrilled with the... Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by A. I. McCulloch
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing and lacking in interest
Coming from an EFL background, I was looking forward to reviewing this product but was sorely disappointed. My initial impression of the book was not good as it looked very bland. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Mr. Nadim Bakhshov
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not so great...
The book is apparently designed to help those learn English as a new language, yet it is peculiarly written in English itself. This is the first thing that will strike you. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2010 by Fireball Dragon
4.0 out of 5 stars
For mid intermediate level or above?
It's a well designed book, but I think if the reader is a complete beginner or at an elementary level, he/she might struggle a bit, because it contains slightly too many letters... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by dovefancier
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doeas it says on the front.
Really this book is clear and easy to understand, and best of all in chunk size pieces that will make it easy for others to handle, also if english is already the one in use it... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2010 by Vin
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