Do you want to break out and start improving quickly?
Then this is the perfect book to help you move up to the advanced level and start using everyday English fluently. The 500 phrases in this book will help you make the leap from intermediate to advanced.
What made me want to write this book?
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. However, what you need at the intermediate stage is not just more dry grammar and lists of vocabulary, but to be exposed to as much ‘real’ English in as many ‘real-life’ situations as possible. This will help you start to understand what people are actually saying and not just ‘textbook’ English. It will also help you to naturally ‘get a feel’ for the language. Because I could not find a book that introduced everyday English phrases in a fun and engaging way I decided to write one myself.
How will this book help you?
Every new phrase is 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 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 so you are eased into a more advanced level.
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 are sick of being stuck and want to improve in a fun and engaging way, this is the perfect solution for you.
Table of Content
Table of Contents.
Do you feel ‘stuck’ in the intermediate level?_________________ 4
The New Business______________________________________ 6
The Summer Holiday___________________________________ 14
The Bully____________________________________________ 20
The Divorce and The Marriage____________________________ 26
The Fashion Show_____________________________________ 32
The End and then the Beginning__________________________ 38
The Birthday Party_____________________________________ 44
School Days__________________________________________ 47
Boy Hears Girl________________________________________ 51
The Dead End Job?_____________________________________ 57
Fake_________________________________________________ 65
A Tale of Three Careers_________________________________ 72
The Art of Negotiation__________________________________ 78
Does Ambition Equal Happiness?_________________________ 81
The Time Travel Record Shop____________________________ 86
Teenage Runaways_____________________________________ 92
Never a Lender or Borrower Be__________________________ 98
Reality TV! Reality?___________________________________ 103
Spread Betting_______________________________________ 110
The Secret? The Lie?__________________________________ 116
The Personality Makeover______________________________ 122
Unrequited Love______________________________________ 128
Do Children Still Play Outside?__________________________ 132
Jargon Buster________________________________________ 138
Death of the Job. Birth of Opportunity_____________________ 144
The Wind up Merchant_________________________________ 150
Internet Dating_______________________________________ 161
The Family Holiday___________________________________ 172
Goodbye____________________________________________ 180
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