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    150 Really Useful English Phrases: Book 1.: 150 Really Useful English Phrases
    150 Really Useful English Phrases: Book 1.: 150 Really Useful English Phrases
    150 Really Useful English Phrases: Book 1.: 150 Really Useful English Phrases
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    150 Really Useful English Phrases: Book 1.: 150 Really Useful English Phrases

    By Jenny Smith

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    Do you want to become more fluent in English?

    Do you want to understand everyday language and not just 'textbook' English?

    I taught English  for many years and saw that many students get stuck at the high beginner/intermediate stage. They learn the basics and then can't move forward. This problem used to really frustrate me because I had lots of excellent students who were just stuck and eventually they would give up.
    I thought for a long time about what was wrong and then decided that it wasn't that the student didn't have ability but that what they were studying and how they were studying was not effective.
    I saw that even though they had good basic English they would read textbooks full of their native language (not English). I used to think 'why are they reading all this German/Japanese etc about English and not just reading English instead. I decided to see if I could fix this problem.
    I started assigning students homework like 'watch this English drama with subtitles and then without' or 'read a  short article every night for a month'. I found the results were amazing. My students started becoming much more fluent and confident. This convinced me that the best way to become fluent was to read or watch real English that was interesting to the students. So I started writing short stories using easy to understand English mixed with idioms and phrasal verbs that native English speakers use all the time.
    In this book I have added explanations in English so you don't mix up English and your native language in your mind. I have also included easy to understand examples which I recommend you note down in your notebook so you can remember them easily. 

    In my opinion, learning idioms, phrasal verbs and useful phrases is the best way to move your English forward as you will be using the vocabulary that English speakers use every day.

    If you would like to become more fluent and understand everyday English phrases then get stated today and press the button on the top right.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIsaac Perrotta-Hays
    Release dateJan 15, 2016
    ISBN9781524285234
    150 Really Useful English Phrases: Book 1.: 150 Really Useful English Phrases

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    150 Really Useful English Phrases - Jenny Smith

    150 Really Useful English Phrases

    ©Jenny Smith 2013

    All rights reserved. No part of this book can be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without the permission of the publisher. The only exceptions are short quotations and some non-commercial uses allowed by copyright laws.

    All efforts have been made to make the contents as accurate as possible. However if there are inaccuracies the publisher cannot be held liable. This book contains short stories and example sentences, all of which are fictitious and not based on any real event or person.

    How can I become fluent in English?

    This book is in English and is for intermediate students who want to gain fluency. Anyone who has studied a language knows that it is very difficult to move out of the intermediate level. After you learn the basics many students find it difficult to improve. This is because they only study grammar or lists of vocabulary. Also, textbooks tend to use the student’s native language to explain the grammar/phrase etc. After years of teaching I noticed that the only way students could improve in the intermediate level was to read and watch as much English material as possible and to learn English in English.

    This book uses easy to understand stories to introduce and teach you 150 common phrases which are used in everyday conversation.

    All explanations are in simple English to help you start to ‘think in English’.

    Idioms and phrasal verbs will help you move from the intermediate to the advanced level.

    You will sound more fluent and understand 'everyday' conversation if you can use English phrases.

    Rather than individual vocabulary, phrases will help you speak more smoothly and naturally.

    If you find this book useful I would very much appreciate it if you took a few moments to write a review.

    Also if you are looking for other great books to help you learn English, why not take a look at my other titles on my author page: Jennysmithenglish.com

    Contents

    How can I become fluent in English?

    The New Business

    The Summer Holiday

    The Bully

    The Divorce and The Marriage

    The Fashion Show

    The End and then the Beginning

    The Birthday Party

    School Days

    Conclusion

    The New Business

    Part One

    Years ago when I was still in my twenties and still working for a large company I decided to throw caution to the wind and start my own business. At the beginning it was by no means plain sailing and I had to get through a lot of bad times. At one point I  had a close shave with bankruptcy but I was able to get a big sale just in the nick of time and

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