Another 150 Really Useful English Phrases.: 150 Really Useful English Phrases, #2
By Jenny Smith
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Do you want to have fun while learning English?
Do you want to move from intermediate to advanced English?
This is the second book in the very popular '150 Really Useful English Phrases' series.
After years of teaching intermediate students who never seemed to improve I decided to find out what the problem was. Essentially, intermediate students get stuck because learning at this stage is a different type of learning than at the beginner stage. You have mastered the grammar and the basic vocabulary but most textbooks just carry on like nothing has changed. But what you need at the intermediate stage is not just more dry grammar and lists of words, but to be exposed to as much 'real' English as possible. This will help you start understanding what people actually say and not just 'textbook' English. It will also help you to naturally get a feel for the language.
Every new phrase in introduced in the real context of a short story or an article. So by having fun and reading something interesting you will be learning naturally rather than having to force yourself to study. It's a simple fact that if you are having fun you will learn quicker and more easily.
This book is 100% in English with no help from your native language. This will help you to do what advanced speakers can do, and that is: think in English. This series of books is an excellent way to be exposed to 'real everyday English phrases' but with the guidance of clear explanations and examples in simple English. Basically it uses simple language to introduce more complex phrases.
All of the phrases in this book are in common use and are the key to unlocking fluency. I have only included phrases which I have heard recently in conversation or on the radio or television. If it is in this book it is in everyday use.
So if you would like to move up from the intermediate level, please press the buy button on the top right hand corner of this page to get started today.
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Another 150 Really Useful English Phrases. - Jenny Smith
Another 150 Really Useful English Phrases
© Jenny Smith 2013
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All rights reserved. No part of this book can be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without the permission of the publisher. The only exceptions are short quotations and some non-commercial uses allowed by copyright laws.
All efforts have been made to make the contents as accurate as possible. However if there are inaccuracies the publisher cannot be held liable. This book contains short stories and example sentences, all of which are fictitious and not based on any real event or person.
How does this book help you move from intermediate to advanced English?
Reason 1. It will help you understand everyday English by introducing 150 commonly used phrases. It also features both descriptions and examples so students can fully understand the meaning of the phrases.
Reason 2. It makes learning fun and interesting. All of the phrases are used in context in interesting short stories and articles. You can see how the phrases are actually used in everyday life.
Reason 3. It uses easy to understand English to introduce more difficult phrases. So you can improve smoothly.
Reason 4. One of the things about being an advanced speaker is that you can speak fluently on any subject. The stories are all about particular subjects and feature the phrases you will need to speak fluently on that subject.
This book is written for people who have reached the intermediate level but are finding it difficult to move forward. By studying phrases in context in a fun and interesting way you will be improving naturally and be learning English that people actually use rather than just ‘classroom English’.
If you find this book useful I would very much appreciate it if you took a few moments to write a review.
Contents
How does this book help you move from intermediate to advanced English?
Boy Hears Girl
The Dead End Job?
Fake
A Tale of Three Careers
The Art of Negotiation
Does Ambition Equal Happiness?
The Time Travel Record Shop
Teenage Runaways
Never a Lender or Borrower Be
Conclusion
Boy Hears Girl
Part One
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I have never been what you would call a ladies man. It’s not that I don’t like women or that I don’t want to go out with them, it’s just that I’ve never been that confident. Because of this, my mother is always worrying about me and trying to fix me up with people from her work. Anyway, a few years ago I was just on my way home from a disastrous date with someone my mother had set me up with when I decided to stop at a bar to drown my sorrows. I was sitting at the bar when I heard a woman talking on the phone. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on her conversation, but there was something about her voice that caught my attention.
Phrases:
Not what you would call: this phrase is used when you want to politely say that the person or thing is completely different to the ‘adjective’ or ‘noun’ that follows the phrase. So for example, ‘She’s not what you would call hardworking’ means that she is not at all a hard worker. She is lazy.
Example 1: He’s not what you would call handsome.
Example 2: She’s