Practice

We learn best by combining new ideas with our existing knowledge and applying our increasing skills in a variety of ways.

Learning is an active process, and our practice section gives you the opportunity to try out your language in a number of interesting scenarios.

• Dialogues - examples of real English in a range of authentic situations:
  • Clothes store - Eating out - Telephone - Bank - Hotel - Complaining - Selling - Borrowing - Plans & Excuses - Flying - Finding a home - The past - Electrical store - Crime - Preferences - Obligations
• Listening - have fun improving your listening skills.
• Speaking - learn to speak naturally and confidently by improving your English accent.
• Common Mistakes - avoid the most common mistakes made by learners of English.
• Your Real Star Sign - a fun way to discover the language of personality.
• The Reading Room - test your reading comprehension.
• Poetry - learn to analyze poems and start writing your own.

Understanding and Using English Grammar with Audio CD. The classic text for intermediate through advanced students provides a clear, visual presentation of grammar in terms easily understandable to students. Grammar explanations teach situationally appropriate English, both formal and colloquial and make distinctions between British and American usage. Each presentation is followed by graded activities that promote speaking, listening, and writing skills. With audio CD.

Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts. Covers almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. Special attention to the needs of non-native speakers includes usage restrictions and cautions as well as a phrase-finder index for on-the-spot reference. An essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today.