Author(s): Gavin Dudeney

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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 and Chapter 3: Greetings and Introductions; and 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 and Chapter 10: Written English - Newspapers and Signs. This title also includes: Part III - English on the Go - Chapter 11: Money, Chapter 12: Checking into a Hotel, Chapter 13: Asking Directions and Getting Around and 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 and Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English; and, 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 and Appendix C: On the CD.