English for Social Interaction: Social Expressions

Description

The English for Social Interaction series is intended to help foreign learners acquire spoken English skills so that they can engage in fluent communication.

Social Expressions presents a series of 30 passages, dealing each with a situation that is commonly found in the course of everyday life. For example, the passage may be about shopping, or going out for a meal, visiting the doctor, and so on. The key expressions are explained, supported by example sentences and, where relevant, Language Help notes. Exercises with accompanying answers are also included for self-testing.

Table of Contents

1. Telephoning
2. Saying goodbye
3. Making introductions
4. Expressing anxiety
5. Apologizing
6. Local Shopping
7. High street Shopping
8. Special greetings
9. Giving thanks
10. Wishing people

Author Biography

Betty Kirkpatrick has a long and distinguished career as editor, publisher and writer of English reference books. She was the editor of Chambers Twentieth Dictionary (1983), the editor of Roget`s Thesaurus (1987 and 1988) and compiler of the Oxford Paperback Thesaurus (1994). Her Dictionary of Cliches (1996), published by Bloomsbury, is also available in a US edition and a Japanese edition. A language consultant to the Encarta Dictionary (1999), published by Bloomsbury, and to Collins School Dictionaries (2000), she used to write a weekly language column for the Herald newspaper, based in Glasgow