This book is a self study guide for spoken English. It is designed in such a way so that people of all age groups can acquire good working knowledge of all language in a short time and can learn at home without a teacher.

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.

This is a helpful book for teachers and students who wish to improve their English pronunciation, and acquire the correct patterns of accent, rhythm, and intonation.

CD and book designed to teach idioms and expressions used in the American business world.

If you're a native Chinese speaker wanting to improve your conversational English, this book and audio CD set is for you... What's the secret to speaking English better? It's mastery of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. And learning these idioms and phrases will not only help you speak better, it'll help you understand Americans better. In this course, you'll join an American family as they go about their day-to-day lives. Along the way, you will master over 300 of today's most common English idioms and expressions! All idioms are defined in both English and Chinese. Discover why thousands of students from around the world are turning to Speak English Like an American to improve their everyday English skills...this book & CD sets is a fun and effective way to improve your English.

The greatest power at your command is not nuclear energy. It’s spoken English. English is your vehicle to success. Speak English like a master wordsmith to persuade – and to influence – to impress – and be counted among achievers! With thirty’ experience as a teacher of English, CEDRIC M.KENNY gives you all the essential lessons you need to gain confidence to speak English with flair. This book offers easy-to-follow practical guidelines to develop voice quality, improve vocabulary, correct speech irritants and become a polished conversationalist.