Exploring spoken English
Carter, Ronald ;
Exploring spoken English - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. - 160 p. : illustrations ;
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Language-in-action --
Comment-elaboration --
Service encounters --
Debate and argument.
A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. Exploring Spoken English is a practical guide to the features of natural spoken English, designed for teachers and advanced learners of English for use in groups and for self-study. The material consists of 20 varied extracts of authentic spoken English drawn from the Cambridge University Press and University of Nottingham corpus of spoken English. Each unit contains an activity for the reader and a line-by-line commentary offering new insights into grammar, vocabulary and discourse patterns in the text. Audio CDs to accompany this book, available to purchase separately, contain all the extracts, some re-recorded for the purposes of clarity.
0521560497 (hardback) 9780521560498 0521568609 (pbk.) 9780521568609
English language
English language -- Variation.
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
428.3 / CAR
Exploring spoken English - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. - 160 p. : illustrations ;
Narrative --
Identifying --
Language-in-action --
Comment-elaboration --
Service encounters --
Debate and argument.
A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. Exploring Spoken English is a practical guide to the features of natural spoken English, designed for teachers and advanced learners of English for use in groups and for self-study. The material consists of 20 varied extracts of authentic spoken English drawn from the Cambridge University Press and University of Nottingham corpus of spoken English. Each unit contains an activity for the reader and a line-by-line commentary offering new insights into grammar, vocabulary and discourse patterns in the text. Audio CDs to accompany this book, available to purchase separately, contain all the extracts, some re-recorded for the purposes of clarity.
0521560497 (hardback) 9780521560498 0521568609 (pbk.) 9780521568609
English language
English language -- Variation.
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
428.3 / CAR