Gavin Dudeney & Nicky Hockly 
Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies 

Do you know a bit of English, and want to improve without a teacher? Whether you’re a student, a traveller, or you just want to learn basic English, this plain-speaking guide will help you pick up the essentials so you’ll be understanding and speaking English in no time. Improve your grammar, speech, vocabulary and pronunciation at your own pace, and prepare yourself to get around in any English-speaking country comfortably – and without embarrassment!

Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies includes:

Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little English
Chapter 2: Basic English Grammar
Chapter 3: Greetings and Introductions

Part II: English in Action
Chapter 4: Shopping and Numbers
Chapter 5: Eating Out
Chapter 6: Out on the Town
Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time
Chapter 8: Talking on the Phone
Chapter 9: At the Office and Around the House
Chapter 10: Written English – Newspapers and Signs

Part III: English on the Go
Chapter 11: Money
Chapter 12: Checking into a Hotel
Chapter 13: Asking Directions and Getting Around
Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies

Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Speak English Quickly
Chapter 16: Ten Favourite English Expressions
Chapter 17: Ten Holidays to Remember
Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English

Part V: Appendices
Appendix A: Phrasal verbs explained
Appendix B: Common Verbs [Agree, Can / be able, Come, Do, Go, Have, Make , Need, Put, Think] English Irregular Verbs
Appendix C: About the Downloadable Content

Table of Content

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little English 9

Chapter 2: Basic English Grammar 21

Chapter 3: Getting to Know People 41

Part II: English in Action 53

Chapter 4: Shopping and Numbers 55

Chapter 5: Eating In and Out 75

Chapter 6: Out on the Town 99

Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time 115

Chapter 8: Talking on the Phone 131

Chapter 9: At the Office and Around the House 153

Chapter 10: Written English 177

Part III: English on the Go 195

Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money 197

Chapter 12: Finding a Place to Stay 211

Chapter 13: On the Move 225

Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies 253

Part IV: The Part of Tens 267

Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Speak English Quickly 269

Chapter 16 : Ten Favourite English Expressions 277

Chapter 17: Ten (Actually 11) Holidays to Remember 283

Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in English 291

Part V: Appendices 299

Appendix A: Phrasal Verbs 301

Appendix B: Common and Irregular Verbs 309

Appendix C: About the Downloadable Content 323

Index 327

About the author

Gavin Dudeney is Project Director at The Consultants-E, a company specialising in online learning and teaching in education. He works regularly with the International House World Organisation and other leading teaching entities.

Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy at The Consultants-E. She works as a teacher and teacher trainer, both online and face-to-face, and gives seminars and workshops around the world.