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$a EVERYDAY DIALOGUES IN ENGLISH
These dialogues cover a wide range of everyday situations, from buying groceries to flying, airplane. Theirvoc_abulary is that of everyday and the expressions and idiomatic construcuons " those heard thrue,American English is spoken. The purpose of the book is to acquaint those learning English with the vocabulary and partiih, forms of addresl used in these various situationr. fo, example, how does oneorder a meal in a restaurant? what i, tnI pri, followed conversationally in buying tickets fo, the theateror in attending a movie? what "re the common expressions to be used in making a telephone call? These are some of the things the book teaches, and naturally they are of im portance to anyone learning English. The book should be useful to all students who wish -to perfect tireir colloquial. and idiomatic English. It should also be valuable to the many persons of foreign birth living in the united states who feel the need for additional vLabulary and farther practice with idiomatic forms. The book can also serve as a travel guide for (hose visiting the united states. as tourists. since most of the situations met in the course of one s everyday experiences are covered in the book, the visitor can find-the vocabulary and expressions with which to make himseli under Good by the railroad clerk, the waiter in the restaurant, the bus or taxi driver, the shoe salesman, etp. Finally, the book is also designed as an advaneed conversation text. Since the dialogue form is used throughout, conversatioaal forms are naturally stressed. In addition, adequate drill and study exercises accompany each of the dia Iigues. Questions foilow each dialogue and provide a balis fot conversation between student and teacher The teacher should naturally expand upon these questions ald ask additional questioni of a similar sort. She should also modify the form of the questions in order to make them apply more closely to her particular group of students. For, if the question isi "On what corner did Mr. Smith get oir the bus? i she should iay to the next student, "Mary, iuhur " do you get on the bus every morning? " Do you pre fer the bus to ihe srb* ay? " To another student she might say, "John, is the bus usually crowded or empty " why " get on every morning? Where do you get ofi the bus? " In[t it way a great deal of normal conversation revolving around thu "ir "rtial voeabulary of the particular dialogue can easily result. Vocabulary and idiom drills follow the series of questions that.accomPany each dialogue Fo, mar supplement to this book, the author s Grd.ed Exerces in english is recommended. For further study of iciicnrs and idiomatii constructions, the student should see the author s Essential ldioms in English and Hord. book of lLmericon ,ldioms aitd ldiomatic usage.
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