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to the

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phrasebook.

I t contains

many

words

and

expressions

hich

you

have een

and

used

n

your

Language

o

go

Students'

ook.

nd

many

more

which

you

can use

in simi lar

anguage

o

go

si tuat ions.

How o

use lr is

Phrasebook

There

are wo

ways o

get

the

most out

of thls

book

First'

ou

can

go

through

1

and

Jind

words and

phrases

ou've

studied

Youmay

want to

note

down a

Iransldt

n or

how

To

prorounce t

Secondlv,

ou

ca'-r

se l to

t

nd

words dnd

e\plessions

whel

yol

need

rhem

n real- l i ie

i ruat ions.

se

he Contel ts

sI on Lhe

e\t two

pdges

to

helo

vou

ind he

word or

phrase

ou're

ooking

or '

World Engl ish

Manycountries

round

he

worldspeak

English

s a

mother

ongue:

the USA,

Canada,

outh

Africa,

Britain,

reland,

ustra

a and

New

Zealand,

or example.

Many

othercountries,

uchas

India,

Nigeria nd

Singapore.

qe

Lng'tsl 'as

he

anguoge

i

goverrment, oucat ion

nd

trade.

English

s alsoused

n many

countries

or tourism'

nternational

business,

cademic

onferences,

ntertainment,

roadcasting

nd he

lnternet.

hereare

sometimes

ariations

n vocafJulary

rammar,

spell lng

nd

pronunciation,

ut

the

Language

eople

use s sti l l

English,

and

s understood

y every

other

English

speaker

round

he

world.

n his

phrasebook, iiferences etween

British nd

American

English

re

shown

by

(UK)

and

(US)

respectrvely.

As a

learner f

English,

ou

may

speak

a

variation l

English,

ut

you

are

sti l la

member

of the

World

English peaking

ommunity.

nglish

doesn't

ust

belong

o the

English,

it alsobelongs

o

you.


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Contents

Basic

phrases

Page

G

reeting and

meeting

people

Pa e

Saying

ello

lntroducing

ourself

Making

ntroductions

Welcoming

eople

Formsof address

Thanking

Responding

o thanks

Common

expressions

Saying

oodbye

Learnng a language

Language

roblems

Parts f speech

lrregular

erbs

Numbers

Cardinal

umbers

Ordinal

umbers

Decimals

Timesand

dates

Tellinghe ime

,

llmesof he

da y

Daysof

the week

Months

Dates

Seasons

Festivals

Expressions

f ime

Page

Page

Pa

e

Making

pol i te

conve satron

Page 2

Making uggestrons

nd

invitations

Accepting

uggestions

nd

invitations

Retusing uggestions

nd

invitations

Complimenting

Responding

o comPliments

Staning

conversation

Talking bout

he

weather

Small al k

Asking

or

permission

Giving

ermission

Refusing

ermission

Making,

cceptang

nd

refusing

oJfers

Making,

ccepting

nd

reJusing

equests

Showing

ou're

istening

Celebrating

Apologising

Gett ingaround

Page4

Askingabout

places

n a town

Giving

irections

Banks

Currency

Asking

or travel

n{ormation

Air travel

Rail ravel

Car

hireand

axis

s

I anguageo

go

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Accommodation

Hotel

hrases

Goingout

Fruit

Meai

Restaurants

Fami ly

members

Leisu

e act iv i t ies

Sport

Music

Musical

nstruments

Hea

th

At thedoctor's

Pansol the

body

At

the

chemist

Signs

Personal

nformafio

n

Page7

Business

Page 7

Arriving or an appointment

Business

mall alk

Computers

Telephoning

Page

8

Makinga

personal

al l

Answering

personal al l

N,4aking

business

al l

Answering

business

al l

lvlaking

call rom

a

payphone

Sending

ext

messages

Shopping

Expressing

ikes

and dislikes

Page 6

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Page

24

Pa

e

24

Pa

e

25

Page

6

Essential

rocenes

Snacks

Shops

Clothing

Colours

Books

and stationery

Ta king about

meals

Page2z

Meals

Food

preJerences

Dairy

produce

Drinks

Asking

or assistance

Pase6

Deal ingwith

problems

Page

6

Abbreviat ions

Pa

e

26

Writ ing le t ters

an d

e-mai ls

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Writingan

nformal

etter

Writinga

formal etter

Addressing

n envelope

Writinge-mails

US and UK

English

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Basic

phrases

yes

no

please

thanK

ou

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{OTE

In

tJK

and US

Englash,

eople

usually ay

p/ease

nd

thank

you

moreoften han

in someother

anguages.

Greeting

nd

Saying

hel lo

meeting

people

lnformal

Formal

Hello.

Good

morning.

Hi.

Goodafternoon.

Goodevening.

A:

How are

you?

B: Fine

hanks.

Nice o

meet

you.

And

You.

CULTUNE

OTE

How are

yau?is

a

general greeting.

You don't

have to

give

details

lnt roducing

oursel f

l 'm

Marie.

l 'm

from France.

Sorry.

=

apologise.)

Sorry?

=

Could

ou

repeat hat?)

Excuse

me, ...

(to

attract omeone's

ttention)

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Making

ntroductions

A: Juan,

his

s Helen.

Welcoming

people

Come

n.

B: Nice o

meet

you,

Juan.

Forms

f address

You write

You

say

Mr

Mister

Mrs

Missis

Miss

Miss

Ms M:tzz

Dr

Doctor

Prof.

Professtr

Thanking

Thanks.

Thank

ou .

CUITUNE

IE

Youcan

ose hese

orms of address

o

introduce

omeone

r refer o

them:

Youdon't

often

use hem

when

You

alk

to someone,

Hella,

Mr

Brown).

People

uchas

waiters

and

policeman

mightsay sir or madam o you,butYou

don't reply

with si ot

madam

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CULTIJBE

{OTT

In UK English,

eople

in

reply to lhani

vou

often

donl

sayanything

Responding

o thanks

You're

welcome.

Common

xpressions

OK.

Great

Let's

go .

Saying

goodbye

lnformal

Formal

Bye

Goodbye

Bye bye

See

you

tomorrow.

Havea

niceday.

US)

Have

a

good

trip.

Have a

good

weekend.

Learning

language

Language

roblems

l'msorry,

don't

nderstand.

What's

his n

English?

Could

ou

repeat hat,

please?

How

do

you

say Euch

n English?

Could

vou

speak

more

slowly?

How

do

you

spell

evening?

Do

vou

speak

talian?

How do

you

pronounce

his

word?

What does

forecast

mean?

Partsof

speech

noun

pronoun

verb

preposition

adiective

adverb


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lrreg

arverbs

Verbs

with the

same infinitive,

past

simple

and

past participle

infinitive

cost

pu t

rcad

hitdl

infinitive

bnng

build

bu y

feel

find

get

have

hear

learn

leave

lose

make

meet

pay

say

sell

send

sit

s,pend

teach

tell

think

understand

past

simple

cost

pu t

rcad

hedl

past

participle

cost

put

read

red/

Verbs

with the

same

past

simple

and

past

participle,

ut

with

different

infinitive

past

simple

brought

built

felt

found

got

ha d

nearo

learnt/

earned

left

lost

made

met

pard

said

solo

sent

spent

taught

told

thought

understood

past

participle

brought

built

bought

felt

tound

got

nao

heard

learnt/

earned

left

lost

made

met

pard

sard

soto

sent

sat

spent

taught

told

thought

understood

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o

go

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Verbs

with

the

same

infinitive

and

past

participle

but

a different

past

simPle

infinitive

become

come

Verbs

with

a different

infinitive,

past

simple

and

past

participle

past

simple

became

came

pa'st

imple

broKe

past

participle

become

come

past

participle

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broKen

chosen

done

drawn

drunk

dnven

eaten

infinitive

be

break

cnoose

do

oraw

drink

onve

ea t

fall

give

go

grow

ring

see

shake

sing

speak

SW M

take

wear

write

tallen

given

gone

grown

rung

seen

shaken

sung

spoken

SWUrn

taken

written

cnose

di d

drew

drank

drove

fell

gave

went

grew

rang

SA W

shook

sang

spoke

swam

took

wore

wrote


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Numbers

Cardinal

umbers

1-90

0 zero lnought oh

ni l

'l one

2 two

3 three

4 fou l

5

f ve

11 e leven

12 twelve

13

thirteen

14 fourteen

15

f f teen

21 twenty

on e

22 twenty-two

23 twenty-three

24 twenty-tour

25 twenty-f

ve

100-' ,r 00

100 a

one

hundred

101 a

hundred ndone

102 a hundred nd wo

103 a

hundred nd hree

200 two hundred

300 three

hundred

400 four hundred

500

iive hundred

600 six

hundred

Ordinal

numbers

1st

f i rs t

2nd second

3rd

thlrd

4th

iourth

5th fitth

6th sixth

7th seventh

Brh

eighth

gth

ninth

1oth enth

Lansuase

o

so

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ra**"2j

Decimals

1.1 one

point

on e

2.4

two

point

ou r

3.6 three

poinl

si x

0.1

nought/zero loh

ornt

ne

3.02 threepoint nought zero oh two

si x

7 seven

8 eight

9 n ine

10

ten

16

17

18

19

20

30

40

50

60

7D

BO

90

sixteen

seventeen

erghteen

nineteen

twenty

rnrny

lorty

fi fty

slxty

seventy

erghty

ninely

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In Bri lain,

he USA and

Austra

a,

you

Lrse he

dec mal

point

o separale

ecimal

numbers:

.1 NOT

i] -

You sea

commao

separate

undreds

rom housands

ndhundred

thousands

rom

milions 1,100,275

NOT

ffioffi

OR ffiOe*

t.5 e l l l r l

lj5

7,500

sevenpo nt f ive /

se./erFeemffia

nve

,{

seven housand

ive hundred

/

700 seven

hundred

800 eighthundred

900

ninehundred

1,000 a/one thousand

1,001 a/one housand ndone (UK)

a/one housand

ne

(US)

1100

one

housand ne

hundred

UK )

eleven

hundred

US )

Times

and dates

Tel l ing he

t ime

1 a.m.

one o 'c lock

n the

mornlng

1

p.m.

one

o'clock

n the afternoon

6 a.m.

s ixo'clock

n

he

mornlng

6

p.m.

slx o'clock

n he evenlng

11 p.m. eleveno'c ock at nrght

12

p.m.

twelve

(o'clock)

oo n

12 a.m.

twelve

o 'c lock)

idn ight

It's sixo'clock

tn the morntng.

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For he igure 0,

you

usua y say:

fof

things

ike telephone

umbers

'

and. ' for sums

and d

gi ts

,

fo. footbal scores

UK )

It's eleven

o'clock

at

ntght.


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L-LanquaSe

to

So

Elementary

hraseboot

Fest ivals

New Year'sDay

lndependence

ay

US)

Labor Day

(US)

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Eve

Christmas

ay

New

Year'sEve

BankHoliday

UK)

Public

Holiday

US)

cutTUSt

{0Tr

Inmany nqlish-speaking

ountries,hristmasnd

NewYear re he

most

importantestivals,utbecause

eople

f

many afferentultures

ive here.

celebrate

manydifferent estivals.

lst January

4th July

first Monday

n

September

3'lst October

fourthThursdayn November

24th

December

25th December

31st

December

Expressions f t ime

It's Monday oday.

It was Sunday

yesterday.

It was Saturday

he day before

YesterdaY.

It will be

Tuesday omorrow

It will be Wednesday

he day

after tomorrow

Thismorning,

went to work.

Thisevening,

'l l be late.

Making

suggest ions

and

invi tat ions

Would

you

ike o come o

a

party

next Saturday?

How about

having

party?

Let's

go

out.

Last

night, stayed n.

Nextweek,

'm

going

away.

l 'm away

or a fortnight.

UK )

l'm away o r two

weeks.

Saturday

nd Sunday re

he

weeKeno.

We usually

ee riends

t the

weekend.

UK)

We usually ee riends ver

he

weekend.

US)

Making

polite

conversation

Accepting uggestions

and

nvitations

oK.

Sure.

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go

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nr"*Ooo*

Refusing

uggest ions

nd

invi tat ions

l'msorry

can't.

'mbusy.

l 'm afraid

'm doingsomething

lseon Saturday

CULTUSE

{OTE

lf

you

refusean

nvitation,ry to

saywhy

yoo

can'taccept

lt's rude

ust

o say

vo

Responding

o comPliments

Thank

ou .

Com

pl iment ing,

You ook

great

What a

lovely oat/dressl

Start ing

a

conversat ion

Do

ou

now nyone

ere?

Talking

bout

he

weather

Niceday,

sn't t?

Smal l

alk

Excuse

e.

Howannoyingl

l'm sorry

o hear hat.

Giving

permission

Yes, f course.

Making,

accepting

Lovely/Terrible

eather

Pardonme.

Oh,

dear.

That's

great

What a

shamel

Refusing

ermission

l'm

very orry ut

..

Sorry,'mafraid

..

and

refusing

offe

s

A: Wouldvou

ikeme

to open he

window?

B; Yes, han ks.

Shall

do that

or

you?

That would

be

great

No,

t's OK, hanks.

Making,accept ing

nd

refusing

equests

A:Could

ou

urn

hemusic

own,

lease?

B:Sure

oK '

Of

course.

Right.

I 'm afraid.. .

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L--

Showing

you're

istening

Uh-huh.

Really?

Celebrat ing

Happy

Binhday

Congratulations

Apologis ing

Sorry.

Excuse

e.

UK)

CUI.TURI

{OTE

In Britain

nd he USA,

People

often

nod heir

headand

make

noises,

ike

yes

and

uh hut, to

show

hey're istening.

Happy/ erryChristmasl

Happy

hanksgivingl

I m sorry.

Pardon

e.

US )

HappyNew Year

Getting

around

Asking

about

p laces

n a town

Excuse

me,

where's he

library/the

mainsquare/the

market/the

museum/the

old own/the operahouse?

What

ime does

t open/close?

ls therea

museum?

Are here

any

good

bars/good

places

o

eat?

Giving

direct ions

Go

up down

along

his street

Go straight

head.

It's n

Trafalgar quare.

Banks

Can/Could

Can

Could

Can/Could

Please

ak e

It 's n Park

ane.

UK )

It 'son

Park

venue.

US )

Turn eft.

Turn

ight.

Make

eft./Make

right.

US )

havecash/ten-dollar

i l ls/ten-pound

otes,

please?

pay

by credit

card/debit

ard?

have

your

signature,

lease?

this o the

cashier

Currency

There

are

OO

pence

n a

pound.

f1.25

one

pound

wenty-five

UK )

Thereare

100cents

n a dollar.

$1

25

a dollar

wenty-five

US )

a

ten-pound

note

How much

does

it

cost?

a ten-dollar

il l

a dime

=

'10

cents

a nickel

=

25 cents

Asking

or travel

nformation

ls therea taxi

stand/metro

tation

underground

tation

UK)/subway

station

US)

nearhere?

Wherecan

buy a ticket?

l'd like

a one-way

icket

US)/single

UK)

o Oxford,

lease

a

round rip

(US)/return

UK)

o

Cambridge,

lease.

What

platform

s the train

o ...

?

What

gate

s the

Plane

o ...

?

How

much s a

round rip

o Seattle?

What ime is he next rain o ... ?

Does

his bus

go

to ...

?

Air t ravel

JFKairport

s n

New York.

Domestic

l ightsare

rom Terminal

ne .

International

l ights

are

rom Terminal

wo .

Where's

he check-in

esk?

Window

or aisle?

Your

light

eaves rom Gate

36 .

Can see

your

boarding

ard,

Please?

Showyourboarding ardan d

go

into Departures.

You collect

your

baggage

at

the baggage

eclaim.

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ustoms

and

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.

Therearesix

seats n the compartment

There's

buffetcar

f

you're

hungry but

no dining ar'

Youcan ake he

sleeper

vernighto

Scotland.

Showyour icket o the ticketcollector.

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go

Elemenl"n

nrar"*o,

Personal

nformation

Name

-Address

Car

hire and

axis

Where's

he

nearest ab stand

US)/taxi

ank

UK)?

Carnegie

all,

lease.

Accommodation

Hotel

ph

ases

Do

you

haveany

ooms

ree?

I'd ikea single

oom/single

ed/room

with a shower/

roomwith a bath/roomwatha view

How much

s he

room

per

night/per

person?

Could

have he

key or

room .....

please?

Do

you

have oom service?

When

s check-out

ime?

Can

leavemy

luggage ere?

ls therea

pool/garage/

estaurant?

Could

ou

calla taxi,

please?

Could

have

your

passport,

lease?

Sorry,

we're full.

Take he elevator

US)/l ift

UK)

o

the {irst

loor.

The

porter

wil l take

your

bags

o

your

oom.

Pleaseeave ourkey with the receptionisvateception

Going

out

What are

you

doing

onight/tomorrow

ight/at he

weekend

UK)

over

he

weekend

US)?

What'son

at the cinema

UK)/movie

heater

U

S)/

opera theatre?

l'd l ike o

go

to

a restaurant

bar

ca{6 club

concert.

How much

s it?

ls it expensive?

Whaf ime

does

t close?

Date

t birth

Maritalstatus

ingle

manied

occupation

Passpoft

Sx

Msa

male

female

What

do

you

do ?

Wheredo

you

live?

Place f

birth

separated

divorced

widowed

hssport

umber

Signature

What's

our

ob?

How

ong re

ou

staying

ere?

Business

Arr iv ing

or

an appointment

I

havean appointment

ith the

manager t

3

p.m.

Here's

my business

ardwith

all my

details

My colleague

poke o

you

ast

week.

Could

sDeak o

someone

n the sales

department?

CU[TUNT{OTE

In Britain nd

he USA,

people

usually

rive on

time

or

appointments

Howevet

t s not so

important

or most social

ngagements

Business

mal l

a lk

Nice o meet You.

Good o

see

you.

(UK)

How's

your

amilV/wife/

husband

partner?

CUI-TU8E

{OTE

Even n business

meetings,

British

ndAmerican

eople

usually pend

some

time on small

alk.But

most meetings

will

havea resull

or an agreement

o

that everybody

nows

what

happens ext.

Youusually

makesmall

alk duringa

mealandvou

often onlv

discuss

usiness fter

you

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he USA

often use

first

names, ven

n business

ituations

and

with moresenior

olleagues.

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o

qo

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rom a

payPhone

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al l

U

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everse-cha

ge call

UK), lease

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he receiver,

isten

or the dial

one,dial

your

number,

wail for

the ringing

one.

lf the

ine s busy,

ou'll

hear

he engaged

on e

lf

you

can't

get

through,

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lf

you

want a

number,

hone

nlormation

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umber

s 911

(US)/999

UK )

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phone

booth

US)/phone

ox

(UK)

ver

here

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coins,a

creditcard

or a

phone

ard

n

a

payphone.

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ine's aulty.

lhe area

code or

London

s 020.

Jane's

elephone

umber

s 223

4652.

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us on Freephone

800

010

1000

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us

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1

800

234-5678

US).

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hash

the

hashkey

(#).

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star

key

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before

ar e

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CD-ROM

hardware

mouse

disk

modem

printer

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a

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personal

a l

monitor

computer

laptop

screen

scanner

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speak

o

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please?

software

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a

personal a l

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s FrankGreen.

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(US)/

hat

(UK)?

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out

at the

moment

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ou've

got

the

wrong

number.

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eached

rankGreen's

olce

mall.

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eave

message.

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a business

a

l

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have he

sales

department?

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you

asr.

h,m

hpr o call

me bacK,

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o

Ms

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Please?

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a business

al l

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take

a message?

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ou've

got

the

wrong

number'

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ou,

goodbye.

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numbers

n a

phone

umberndividually

nd

not n

pairs

n he UK

where wo

consecutive

umbers

re he same

you

can say

alolrlrre.

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oh

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three-oh

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ext

messages

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messages

rom

your

mobile

phone

o

people ou

know

we l'

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which ound

ike he ullforms

f the

words.

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no answet.

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he USA.

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letters

n words;

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what

HW

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SPK

speak

CLD

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want

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PLS

please

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some

examples

f how

you

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abbrevlations:

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you

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all

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PARTY

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or a

great

partY.

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roce

es

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offee/fruit

uice.

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ou

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any

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ater?

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ice/sugar/tea/toi let

aper?

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a sandwich

a

bag/packet

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of chocolate

a

bottle

of water

a can

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a

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dress

jacket

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shorts

shoes

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est ba

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US)/

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and

he USA,

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ay

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usuallY

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ash

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you?

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on?

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ou

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i l n

a

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lght

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grey purp

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you

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first

course

lunch

second

ourse

dinner

dessert

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p

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usual ly

wo

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someihrn9

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ou

pass

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oil

pepper

salt,

lease?

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preferences

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chicken

fish.

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meat

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scissors

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novel

paper

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postcard

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egg

yoghurt

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beeJ

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pork

sausage,

hop);

am;bacon

lamb

chop)

chicken

f ish

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cabbage

carrot

garl ic

lettuce

mushroom onion

potato

tomato

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table or two,

please?

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see he menu?

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non-smoking?

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you

ready o order?

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pizza, lease.

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you

haveanyvegetarian

ood?

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don't

eat meat.

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l ike

some

ish,

please.

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you pass

he salt,

please?

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large?

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you

likesome

more?

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ou,

hat

was delicious.

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you

ike he bil l?

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l ike

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vegetarian.

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t

got

nuts

n it?

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produce

butter

ice

cream

cheese

(German)

or

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sh)

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hink ts strange

o say

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t"nltnll

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wine

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o

go

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members

father

oa o

so n

parents

grandfather

grandpa

informal)

grandson

uncle

nephew

boyfriend

fianco

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activities

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' - l

mother

mom

(US)/mum

UK )

daughter

grandmother

gran,

granny

informal)

granddaughter

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ikesand

dis l ikes

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your

avourite

hop/food/book?

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I loveeating

talian

ood.

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TV

programme

s Who

wants

to be a

millionaire?

aunl

niece

girlfr iend

fianc6e

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usica

inst ruments

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you play

an nstrument?

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p lay

he

piano/gui tar/ f lu te /ce l lo /v io l in / t rumpet.

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you play

he

keyboards/the

rums?

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.

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lease?

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faint/

shivery/ ot.

l've beensick.

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shoulder

arm

leg hurts.

l ' ve

hud my arm.

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I

havea cold/a cough/a headache/a ash/a

sore hroat/sunburn/

a stomachache.

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lf

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l l n

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to a doctot who wi lgive

you

a

I

'

l)r.strplol].

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go

to a

i]hellr/sl

s

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\

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our prescnption.

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go

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casrrrt f

or

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]

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or the

enre/seidy n r

{US).

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athletics

diving

running

skiing

basketball

football

golt swimming

cycllng

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do

you

like?

What sportdo you do/play?

Who's

your

avourite

layer?

What's

your

avourite

eam?

Who's

playing?

Who's

winning?

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rock folk

classical

az z

baseball

soccer

nocKey

fishing

boxing

tennis

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of the body

ea l

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asprnn

medicine

contraceptives

tablets

cream

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s

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,

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out

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mail

US)/

ost

(UK)

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put

your

etter n an envelope.

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he

letter n

the

mailbox

US)/postbox

UK).

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US)/postcode

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your postcode?

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s

a

postcard

o

Europe?

I need

two

first-clasi stamps.

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informal et te

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Date

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abbteviattons

re

followedby a full stop.so

it's clear

hat

hey

e short

versions

f a

word.

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British

English,

ou

often

leave

ut he

full stop

l the

last etter

of the abbreviation

is a so he

last

etterof the

fullword.

Greeting

Opening

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part

of letter

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UK

Rd

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US

full

word

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Road

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o

go

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@tm

l : "

r 1men

Hm

Asking or assistance

Could

ou

helpme,

please? Helpl

Where

are he

toilets?

Dealing

with

problems

How

can

help

vou?

My

watch

s broken

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phone

doesn't

worl ' .

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speak

10 he

manager?

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problem.

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Ave.

avenue

Dr doctor medical ndacademic)

#

number

Rd

road

RSVP

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eply

(French:

Repondez,

s'il

vous

plait.l

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street

Union

St

=

Union

Street)

St

saint

St

Paul's

Saint

Paul's)

Tel.

telephone

umber

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that although

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Mrs

arc

abbreviatrons,

hey are

almost

never

used

n their

ul l

orms.

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ro

oo

er"mentary

hrasebook

Writing

a

formal

letter

Sender's

ddress

007

7th Avenue

New York

NY

23300

USA

Person

or company

--->

New

York

City

Council

receiving

he

letter

CitY

Hall

New

York

WednesdaS

7

February

Greeting

--

--

-->

Gentlemen

US)/DearSir/Madam

UK)

Opening

---

--

--> I am writing

about

..'

Main part of letter

-> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Final

comment

-->

I look

forward

to

hearing

rom

you'

Yours

truly

(US)fYours aithfullv

(UK)

Signature

--

---->

Jam,s

A

Davizs

Name-

-

,--,--->

James

A Davies

Position

--

-

---->

Managing

Director

CUI,IUEE

{OTE

In British

English,

ou

write Yours

faithful/yat

he

end of

a formal

letter

f

you

don't

know

he

name

of the

Person

ou

are

writing

o

lf

you

do,

you

end

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etter

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n envelope

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bill

collphone

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chips

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gas

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.N'I M XOIE

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Englishars

ust

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languap.

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grammai

spelling,

pronunciation

6nd

voc8bulary

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you

will

usuallybe able

o

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18/18

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Author acknowledgements

lwoold

l ike o thank

bothJudithKing, he publisher f the Languageo go

series.

nd

Bernie

HaYden,

he developrnent

ditor,

or he

many

hours

we

spent

together

discussing

what

needs

o

go

Into a

phrasebook

Special

hanks

are

due to

Dave

Hayden

or his contribution

o the

section

on

text

messaging THX

2 DAVE).

Finally,

hanks

o Catriona

Watson_Brown

or

her meticulous

editing and

consistently

sef

l advice.

Publishing

cknowledgements

The

publishers

ould

ike o express

heirsincere

hanks

o

Bernie

Hayden

or

his contribution

o the

development

of

the Language

o

go

Phftsebooks

and

to

Catriona

Watson-Brown

or her

work as

Phrasebook

ditor

and

prolect

manager

Thanks realsodue o Dorothy

Rippon

or

hervaluable

ditorial

nputand

o

Matt

Wolf for

his advice

on US

usage

Designed

by

Steve

Pitcher

Cover

design

by Juice

Creative

lllustrated

by Noel

Ford

Front

cover

photographs eft to right:

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