Complete English as a Foreign Language Revised: Teach Yourself eBook ePub
eBook - ePub

Complete English as a Foreign Language Revised: Teach Yourself eBook ePub

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Complete English as a Foreign Language Revised: Teach Yourself eBook ePub

About this book

Complete English as a Foreign Language is a comprehensive ebook language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level. This ebook is for use with the accompanying audio CDs containing two hours of audio (ISBN 9781473601604 ). This ebook contains only text and not the audio content. The new edition of this successful course has been fully revised and is packed with new learning features to give you the language, practice and skills to communicate with confidence. -Maps from A1 to B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages
-Teaches British English with American English alternatives
-10 learning units plus grammar reference and A-Z word glossary
-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick
-Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking
-Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner
-Culture notes - learn about the people and places of the English-speaking world
-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims
-Test Yourself - see and track your own progress Coming soon: get our companion app. English course: Teach Yourself is full of fun, interactive activities to support your learning with this course. Apple and Android versions available.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

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Saying hello

In this unit you will learn how to:
start a conversation using question tags
continue a conversation – short answers
continue a conversation – saying more
give invitations and make offers, using Would you like …?
use a/some with countables and uncountables
offer more (food and drink)
say yes and no to offers.

VOCABULARY

food and drink

PRONUNCIATION

question tags; rising intonation for offers; falling intonation for saying yes and no to offers
CEFR: Can ask people for things and give people things. Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type (A1). Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance. Can agree and disagree. Can make and respond to suggestions (A2).

The story

01.01* Our story begins on a plane.
Listen to the conversation one, two or three times.
Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
1 It’s _____________ in the plane.
a cold
b sunny
c hot
2 The conversation is about …
a London.
b a drink.
c dinner.
3 The woman would like …
a some Coke.
b to sleep.
c to eat.
Man It’s hot, isn’t it?
Woman Yes, it is – very hot.
Man Would you like a drink?
Woman M’m, yes, please.
Man What would you like?
Woman Some Coke, please.
* For an American English version, listen to 11.1.

Listening and reading

Cover the text of The story conversation.
Read the sentences.
01.01 Listen and complete the words.
Then read the text of The story conversation to check your answers.
1 a The man starts the conversation.
He says, I ____’s / h ____ ____ /, i ____ n’ ____ / i ____ ?
b The woman answers,
Y ____ ____, i ____ ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. About the author
  5. Introduction
  6. Key points about English pronunciation
  7. 1 Saying hello
  8. 2 Asking for things
  9. 3 Making conversation
  10. 4 Talking about your daily life
  11. 5 Giving explanations
  12. 6 Staying in contact
  13. 7 Travelling and handling money
  14. 8 Using public transport
  15. 9 Meeting friends
  16. 10 Finding accommodation
  17. Answer key
  18. Glossary
  19. Quick reference: communicative functions
  20. Quick reference: English grammar
  21. The story – American English audio transcripts
  22. Index
  23. Image Credits
  24. Copyright