A complete English language course part 1

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A Complete English Language Course Gareth King

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King, Gareth

Colloquial English: a complete English language course /

Gareth King

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Includes index

1 English language – Textbooks for foreign speakers

2 English language – Spoken English – Problems,

exercises, etc I Title II Series

PE1128.K43 2004

ISBN 0–415–29953–5 (pbk)

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I dedicate this book

to the memory of my dear friend Buzz Burrell 1956–2003

who loved the English language always

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Acknowledgements ix Introduction x English spelling xi IPA symbols xii Grammatical terms used in this book xiii

1 Pleased to meet you! 1

2 Where are you from? 20

3 Could you tell me where the bank is? 33

4 Have you got any bread? 47

5 What shall we do today? 64

6 Hello, could I speak to Vicki? 81

7 What date is it today? 98

8 Can I make an appointment? 117

9 I’ve lost my passport! 135

10 Which do you prefer? 155

11 I’ll see you at half past five! 175

12 You can’t be serious! 194

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13 The people we met were fantastic! 209

14 What would you do? 226

15 I said you’d phone back later 241

Key to exercises 259 Reference grammar 276 Irregular verbs – alphabetical list 280 Irregular verbs by type 283 Grammar index 286

I thank Sophie Oliver and Suzanne Cousin at Routledge Language Reference Editorial for their unstinting support and encouragement throughout this project; the various reviewers of the original proposal for their positive response and helpful feedback; Linda Paulus, Production Editor, for her hard work and accuracy; the

Guardian and Daily Mirror newspapers for permission to use

material; my friends and colleagues in the bunker for populating a significant proportion of the book; my fellow CaRPistas in cix:carp for real and useful pedantry of a consistently high order; and of course Adam, Liam and Jonquil for being the best family in the world

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