Perfect Phrases for Esl: Conversation Skills, Second Edition

By Diane Engelhardt

Book Overview

Have the confidence to converse like a native English speaker with just the right phrases How do you start a conversation? What should you say to express disagreement? How do you offer someone your advice? This handy reference will help you navigate social and business situations, with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases and example dialogues that will help you converse with friends, collaborate with co-workers, and engage those around you. Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills is filled with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases to help you navigate your way through social and business situations. There are phrases for talking with friends, offering opinions, collaborating with co-workers, addressing misunderstandings, and more. The book also includes common slang expressions you can use to sound more like a native speaker. And the new edition of this bestselling guide includes phrases for making contact, setting appointments, and leaving messages by phone. Inside find examples of Perfect Phrases for . . . Introductions: May I introduce myself? Invitations: Would you care to join us for a drink? Decisions: What are our options? Determination: I'm not budging an inch on this. Complaining: I have a lot on my plate right now. Interrupting: Sorry, I didn't catch that. Making contact: I just wanted to touch base.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1260010708
• ISBN13: 9781260010701
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"