Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills

by Diane Engelhardt

Have the confidence to converse like a native English speaker with just the right phrases

How do you start a conversation? What should you say to express disagreement? How do you offer someone your advice? This handy reference will help you navigate social and business situations, with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases and example dialogues that will help you converse with friends, collaborate with co-workers, and engage those around you.

Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills is filled with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases to help you navigate your way through social and business situations. There are phrases for talking with friends, offering opinions, collaborating with co-workers, addressing misunderstandings, and more. The book also includes common slang expressions you can use to sound more like a native speaker. And the new edition of this bestselling guide includes phrases for making contact, setting appointments, and leaving messages by phone.

Inside find examples of Perfect Phrases for . . .

Introductions: May I introduce myself?
Invitations: Would you care to join us for a drink?
Decisions: What are our options?
Determination: I’m not budging an inch on this.
Complaining: I have a lot on my plate right now.
Interrupting: Sorry, I didn’t catch that.
Making contact: I just wanted to touch base.

299 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 21, 2012

Reviews

[Minkpro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book for me. This book gave me samples of sentences to conversation in any situations very helpful.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks Engelhard!

This book was surprisingly helpful. Most of my doubts are now clear. Thank you for being part of my English learning journey.

[Tuncay Özdemir · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book provides you the list of phrases to use in certain situations. You may already know most of them but it’s not important. Just focus on the ones you’ve never heard of ☺️

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sex, ethnicity and other personal details. One heck of a conversation!