Practical Everyday English with CD: A Self-study Method of Spoken English for Upper Intermediate and Advanced Students By Steven Collins

Practical Everyday English with CD: A Self-study Method of Spoken English for Upper Intermediate and Advanced Students By Steven Collins Editorial Reviews This is the best book on conversational English and phrasal verbs I've ever read. When, I'm in the UK, I never go anywhere without it."Hideki Noda (celebrated Japanese playwright): "Mr Collins's books cover exactly the gap that foreigners still have to cross in order to pass from just grammatically correct English to real daily English." Dr Juan Coderch (Senior Classics Tutor, The University of St. Andrews, Scotland From the Publisher Is your English good but still not fluent and natural? Study fifteen minutes a day with this book and audio CD, and see how quickly your conversation skills improve. Dr. Juan Coderch of the University of St. Andrews says, "Mr. Collins's books cover exactly the gap that foreigners still have to cross in order to pass from just grammatically correct English to real daily English." About the Author Steven Collins was born in London in 1960 and has lived most of his life there. He qualified as a lawyer (solicitor) in 1987, having done a Master's in Law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He then decided to make a complete change of career and went into T.E.F.L (Teaching English as a foreign Language). Having lived and taught in Italy and Spain for a short while, he returned to London in 1993 to write the Practical Everyday English series of books for advanced students. He has been a full time writer since 2008. Customer Reviews Book Highly Recommended by a Chinese User By Miffy Liang This is the best practical English book I've ever come across so far. I strongly recommend the book and its CD to everyone who has an aspiration to use the English language as natural as native English speakers. Both the textbook and the CD are considered as invaluable learning resources. I've used them to self-study real English for quite a while now. To date, I've built up many useful phrasal verbs and English expressions in my mind. I am able to apply them in my daily communications where applicable. I become more assertive when sharing ideas with English speakers. Certainly, my communications in English becomes more and more effective and efficient. I am really delighted with my noticeable improvement in the use of the English language. I appreciate the careful selection of phrasal verbs/idioms/colloquiums, which covers almost every aspect of our real life situations, from `your shoe laces are undone' to `a major breakthrough in peace negotiations between country heads'. By imitating those examples, I can use the right word/phrase in the right context. I can articulate my views and get them across to a wide range of audiences. Read more here...................