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English learning speak english like an american 2004. This book and cd set is designed to help native speakers of any language speak better english. A guide for nonnative speakers offers real world advice about overcoming the most pressing, relevant, and stressprovoking speaking issues nonnative public speakers face. A guide for non native speakers offers real world advice about overcoming the most pressing, relevant, and stressprovoking speaking issues non native public speakers face. Every activity in speak now includes a speaking component. Apr 21, 2015 if you or your esl student are going to the united states for business, studying at an american university, or preparing for the toefl, its important to get acquainted with the american accent. Amid a multitude of english and american authors, there were very few books from beyond the englishspeaking world. These esl books have helped tens of thousands of english language learners and esl students improve their english. This book presents a history of american english in eight areas that influenced the development of the language. A highly recommended selfteaching tool for those who are familiar with the english language, yet who seek to take their fluency to new heights by mastering common english idioms. Public speaking in american english flashcards quizlet. When a person learns english as a second language, they are speaking english filtered through their first language. In these changes the english language in america has shared to as great an extent as the american people have shared in the development of the civilization of the modern world.
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