Learn to speak english (workbook)

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Donna Deans Binkowski, Ph.D.

Eduardo A Febles, M.A.

Based on original content by:

John B Romeiser, Ph.D.

The Complete Language Learning System

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© 1999 Corel Corporation Adobe Acrobat © 2002 Adobe Systems Incorporated All rights reserved by their respective parties Speech recognition is provided by Scansoft, Inc eLanguage and Learn To Speak are trademarks or registered trademarks

of eLanguage, LLC QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license The QuickTime logo is registered

in the U.S and other countries Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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How To Use Your Workbook

The Learn To Speak program will be your principal tool for gaining listening comprehension and conversation

skills, but this text can serve as a handy reference tool for vocabulary and grammar questions, as an aid duringyour conversations with the onscreen characters, and as a workbook for reviewing and practicing grammar.The text is organized into eight major sections which have been marked by tabs to facilitate access:

Basic Expressions contains all the expressions introduced in the Basics Course of the program Use this

section to review and practice common phrases You may also want to refer to this section as you practicebranching Conversations with onscreen characters

Story and Action contains the dialogues from all the lessons in the Comprehensive Courses Use this section

to review the dialogues and to practice your reading skills You may also want to refer to this section as youpractice branching Conversations with onscreen characters

Grammar contains a reference grammar The content of the grammar largely coincides with the content and

organization of the Grammar Guide in the program Use this section to learn about specific grammar points,

such as the Present Tense of Regular Verbs, or to review entire categories, such as Verbs or Nouns

Exercises contains exercises for selected grammar points The exercises are drawn from the program content,

but have been modified to fit a textual format Use this section to practice your grammar when you are unable

to use the program, and to see where you need more practice

Answer Key contains the answers to the exercises.

Appendices contains handy grammar charts and a grammar glossary.

Vocabulary contains the vocabulary from your Learn To Speak program It is arranged alphabetically

according to the foreign language

Indices contains alphabetical indices of selected grammar points and the Story and Action dialogues.

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Basic Phrases 1

GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS 1

GETTING INFORMATION 2

INTRODUCTIONS 3

GETTING ACQUAINTED 4

MAKING FRIENDS 5

Story and Action Dialogues 7

TRAVEL 7

Immigration and Customs 7

Changing Money 8

Public Transportation 9

Checking into a Hotel 10

Making a Phone Call 11

Renting a Car 12

Asking for Directions 13

A Flight to the West Coast 14

BUSINESS 15

Making an Appointment 15

Meeting an Attorney 16

Applying for a Credit Card 17

A Washington Traffic Jam 18

An Invitation 19

California Dreaming 20

A Business Lunch 21

Collecting Your Inheritance 22

EVERYDAY LIFE 23

Dining Out 23

At the Movies 24

Shopping at the Mall 25

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Finding an Apartment 26

Moving Day 27

Shopping for Groceries 28

At the Laundry 29

At the Gas Station 30

Car Trouble 31

A Fender Bender in Chicago 32

A Household Emergency 33

Under the Weather 34

At the Doctor’s Office 35

At the Dentist’s Office 36

Grammar Topics 37

NOUNS 37

Definite and Indefinite Articles 37

Singular and Plural Forms of Nouns 37

Irregular Noun Plurals 38

Count and Noncount Nouns 39

Using “Some” and “Any” 39

Using “few,” “little,” “a few,” and “a little” 40

ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, AND PRONOUNS 41

Placement of Adjectives and Adverbs 41

Using Comparisons 41

Subject Pronouns 42

Object Pronouns 43

Placement of Object Pronouns 43

Possessive Adjectives 44

Possessive Pronouns 45

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 45

Forms of “Other” 46

Reflexive Pronouns 46

Relative Pronouns: Subjects 46

Relative Pronouns: Objects 47

Using “Whose” 47

Using “Where” 48

Using “When” 48

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VERBS 49

The Present Tense 49

The Forms of “to do” 49

The Verbs “to be,” “to have,” and “to go” 49

Contractions 50

Formation of “-ing” Verbs 50

Using Gerunds 51

The Emphatic Form of the Present 52

The Simple Past Tense 52

Irregular Verb Forms 54

The Present Perfect Tense 55

Imperatives (The Command Form) 56

The Future Tense 56

The Past Perfect Tense 57

The Progressive Form of the Present 57

The Past Progressive Tense 58

Tense Formation (Past Progressive) 58

The Future Progressive Tense 58

Tense Formation (Future Progressive) 58

Tiêu đề	Learn to speak English
Tác giả	Donna Deans Binkowski, Ph.D., Eduardo A. Febles, M.A., John B. Romeiser, Ph.D.
Trường học	eLanguage, LLC
Chuyên ngành	Language Learning
Thể loại	Workbook
Năm xuất bản	2005
Thành phố	Unknown

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