Description
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 with business 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.
Author: Natalie Gast
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 11/28/2012
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780071770286
ISBN10: 0071770283
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
- Foreign Language Study | English as a Second Language
- Business & Economics | Business Communication | Meetings & Presentations
About the Author
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.
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