USE JUST THE RIGHT PHRASES AND NAVIGATE DAILY LIFE IN THE
UNITED STATES LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH How do you ask for
directions? What questions should you ask a potential babysitter?
How do you explain your allergies to a healthcare professional?
This handy reference is your guide to surviving and thriving in the
United States, whether as a visitor or as a long-term resident.
Hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases will help you converse
with people you meet, speak withbusiness owners and their
employees, and become engaged in U.S. society. Inside find examples
of Perfect Phrases for ...the doctor: Are there any side effects
with this medication? ...the library: Do you have audiobooks?
...the service station: My insurance company wants the estimate in
writing...the bank: I''d like to talk to someone about a home equity
loan...the dentist: This is where it hurts.
關於作者:
Natalie Gast is the founder and principal of Customized Language
Skills Training, a full-service language training company
established in 1986. CLST, among other services, provides
tailor-made onsite programs--such as English as a Second Language
ESL, accent modification, and presentation skills and writing
skills for the foreign born--in business and industry. Her company
also "trains the trainer" in ESL subjects and on supervising and
coaching multicultural work forces. Gast has a master''s degree in
TESOL and had previously been a college instructor.