Books by Diane Engelhardt

A handy ESL phrase guide that helps you converse like a native English speaker-now enhanced via app with audio recordings of key expressionsIf you're an intermediate level speaker of English, you know that idiomatic speech, slang and other English phrases can create a barrier to conversing confidently in casual and work-related situations. In Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills, Premium Third Edition you'll find a phrase guide that allows you to say the right words at the right time in any setting with perfect confidence.Written in an accessible, easy-to-understand way by a highly experienced ESL instructor, Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills helps you navigate idiomatic speech and nuanced conversation with hundreds of ready-to-use English phrases and example dialogues. You'll discover phrases for talking with friends, offering opinions, collaborating with co-workers, addressing misunderstandings, and more-including common slang expressions frequently used by native English speakers. Now enhanced with audio recordings of key expressions available online and via app, Perfect Phrases for ESL: Conversation Skills give you the confidence you need to participate fully and confidently in any situation.Features:. Clear, straightforward style, geared specifically for non-native speakers. Ideal level for intermediate ESL (nonnative) speakers of English. Essential phrases to communication in any situation. Helpful direction on idiomatic speech and nuanced conversation. Useful phrase clusters that range from formal to casual speech. Audio recordings of key phrases and conversations via app

Features 15 readings on interesting topics such as the technology of 21stcentury deep-sea treasure hunting, Pixar Studios' computer-generated movie magic, the Flying Doctors of Australia, and more. This title helps you: develop your reading comprehension skills at the intermediate level; and prepare for the comprehension sections of ESL tests.

Features the exercises and critical vocabulary that you need to advance your English skills. This book includes lengthy, complex passages to help you develop essential English reading and critical thinking skills. It covers topics such as DNA evidence, sustainable urban communities, the human genome project, and more.