Brush up your English

Conversations of real use/Hasznos beszélgetések

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Litt D.

Marie D. Hottinger

Szerkesztő

W. G. Hartog

Grafikus

Phyllis R. Ward

London

'Litt D.: Brush up your English ' összes példány

Kiadó:	J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
Kiadás helye:	London
Kiadás éve:	1938
Kötés típusa:	Vászon
Oldalszám:	128 oldal
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Nyelv:	Angol
Méret:	19 cm x 13 cm
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Megjegyzés:	Phyllis R. Ward 14 fekete-fehér rajzával illusztrálva.

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PREFACE
There are two important things to be said about this book. Firstly, it is not intended for beginners, but for those who already know somé English. Secondly, it represents the English spoken every day, and not the peculiar language which still figures in a good many grammar books. It is essential for the foreign visitor to England to realize what a great difference there is between the written and the spoken language, and to have plenty of practice in the latter; otherwise, though he may be able to make himself understood, he will find great difficulty in imderstanding what is said to him. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their friends have not tried to make things easy; that is not the way to learn spoken English, for it is not an easy language. But they have used no expression which is not in common use. Their object has been to show how people really speak. Their only hope is that this book will help the visitor to England to get over that feeling of helplessness which so often afflicts him when he hears normál conversational English for the first time.
The vocabularies at the bottom of the pages do not pretend to be perfect literary translations. They merely give an idea of what Mr. and Mrs. Smith are talking about. Only the more important words and phrases are given, for the reader of this book will profit far more by it if he understands it in English than if he always has his native language present in his mind.
I think perhaps I ought to add a word about the vocabularies. Charles and Mary don't know much French and Germán. That 's the real reason they wouldn't go abroad, not the children being seasick (see Conversation i). Besides, what they knew they had learned in Switzerland. I told them that several friends abroad had pointed out funny expressions in the vocabularies, such as 'Mercerie' or 'glátten.' 'But we heard that in Switzerland,' they both cried with one voice. 'Besides,' Charles went on, ' Mary was always bad at languages.' Mary gave him a crushing
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CONTENTS
PAGB
Prefach v
PART I CONVERSATIONS
1. At Breakfast 3
2. introducing the mactavishes 5
3. James Buys a Hat 8
4. Guests and a Menu 10
5. A Bus-ride 13
6. lünch at the club . . . . . . . -15
7. Dressing . . . . . . . . . .18
8. arrival of the guests . . . . . . .21
9. A Dentist's BILL 23
10. What is a Haberdasher? .25
11. Charles Catches Cold 27
12. The Doctor's Visít 28
13. A Wedding Present 30
14. Men and Money 32
15. Shopping 34
16. The Post Office 37
17. At the Hairdresser's 39
18. The Travel Agency 42
19. Shoes 43
20. Books and Stationery. James Does the Family Shopping . 45
21. Packing 47
22. The Journey to the Seaside 49
23. In the Train 51
24. A Wet Afternoon and a Crossword Puzzle . . . 53
25. Tea at the Tea-room 56
26. A Game of Bridge 58
27. wlreless 6°
28. Touring 62
29. The Austin Runs Well and Charles Asks the Way . 65
30. The Austin Runs Badly 66
31. The Hotel 68
32. Night in the Hotel 70
33. Home at Last 73
correspondence 75
Appendix:
Somé Useful Words 83
General Information 87
Language 90
General Hints 106
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PART II
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS
Preface
1. at the smiths' flat in paris .
2. On the Calais Boát
3. At Dover
• 4. in the Train
5. In the Dining-car
6. At Victoria Station
7. ON the WAY to the hotel
8. At the Hotel
9. Breakfast at the hotel
10. Plans for the Day
11. At the Hairdresser's
12. At the Tailor's
13. At the Bank
14. Lunch at the Hotel
15. About a Flat
16. On the Way to the Flat
17. At the Flat
18. Leaving the Hotel
19. The Smiths at their Flat
20. At the Grocer's
21. At the Butcher's
22. At the Hosier's
23. A Fitting at the Tailor's
24. At the Greengrocer's
25. At the Ironmonger's
26. The Smiths' Flat
27. About the Theatre
28. At the Opera
29. About Joining a Library
30. About a Shorthand-typist
31. At the Tobacconist's
32. At the Dairy
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