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Howto usetlrisPhrasebook Thereare two ways to get the most out of thls book First'you can go throughi1and Jindwords and phrasesyou'vestudied Youmay want to note down a Iransldton or how Toprorounceit Secondlv, vou ca'-ruse tl to t nd words dnd e\plessionswhel yol need Use t he Cont elt s lsI on Lhene\ t t wo pdges si ruati ons. rhem i n real -l i i e phraseyou're lookingfor' word or to helovou find the

Wo rld E n g lis h Many countriesaroundthe world speakEnglishas a mothertongue: the USA,Canada,SouthAfrica,Britain,lreland,Austraia and New Zealand,for example.Many other countries,such as India,Nigeriaand , ionand oi gover r m enteoucat Lqe Lng' tsl ' ast he languoge S i ngapore. international for tourism' countries in many trade.Englishis also used and the broadcasting entertainment, business,academicconferences, grammar, lnternet.Thereare sometimesvariationsIn vocafJulary peopleuse is still English, but the Language spelllngand pronunciation, English other by every and is understood speakeraroundthe world. In this phrasebook, diiferencesbetween Britishand AmericanEnglishare shown by (UK)and (US) respectrvely. As a learnerof English,Youmay speaka variationol English,but you are still a memberof the World Englishspeakingcommunity.English doesn'tjust belongto the English, it alsobelongsto you.

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G re e ting and m eet i n g p e o p le

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Sayinghello lntroducingyourself Makingintroductions Welcomingpeople Formsof address Thanking to thanks Responding Commonexpressions Sayinggoodbye

Learning a language problems Language Partsof speech verbs lrregular

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Numbers numbers Cardinal numbers Ordinal Decimals

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Times and dates Telling the time , llmes of the day Daysof the week Months Dates Seasons Festivals of time Expressions

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Making polite conversatron

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and Makingsuggestrons invitations Acceptingsuggestionsand invitations Retusingsuggestionsand invitations Complimenting to comPliments Responding Staninga conversation Talkingaboutthe weather Smalltalk Askingior permission Givingpermission Refusingpermission and Making,acceptang refusing oJfers Making,acceptingand reJusingrequests Showingyou're listening Celebrating Apologising

Gettingaround

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AskingaboutplacesIn a town Givingdirections Banks Currency Askingfor travelin{ormation Air travel Railtravel Car hireand taxis

Accommodation Hotelphrases

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Going out

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Business

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Arrivingfor an appointment Businesssmalltalk Computers

Telephoning

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Makinga personalcall Answeringa personalcall a businesscall N,4aking Answeringa businesscall lvlakinga callfrom a payphone Sendingtext messages

Shopping

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Essentialgrocenes Snacks Shops Clothing Colours Booksand stationery Tal ki ng about meal s Meals FoodpreJerences Dairyproduce Drinks

Fruit Meai Restaurants Family members

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Leisure activities

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likesand dislikes Expressing

Sport Music Musicalinstruments Health At the doctor's Pansol the body At the chemists

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Signs

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26 Askingfor assistance Pase 26 Dealingwith problemsPage Abbreviations

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Wr it ing let t er s and Page71 e- m ails Writingan informalletter Writinga formalletter Addressingan envelope Writinge-mails US and UK English

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Formsof address

yes no please thanKyou

You write Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr Prof.

Sorry.{= | apologise.) Sorry?(= Couldyou repeatthat?) Excuseme, ... (to attractsomeone'sattention)

I{OTE CULTURE peopleusuallysay p/easeand thankyoumoreoften than In tJKand US Englash, in someotherlanguages.

Greetingand meetingpeople Saying hello lnformal

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Hello. Hi.

Good morning. Goodafternoon. Goodevening.

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lntroducingyourself l'm Marie.

l'm from France.

Makingintroductions A: Juan,this is Helen.

Welcomingpeople Comein. 4

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Respondingto thanks

Thanks. Thankyou.

You'rewelcome.

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Sayinggoodbye

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OK. Great! Let'sgo.

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You say Mister Missis Miss M:tzz Doctor Professtr

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B: Finethanks. A: How are you? Niceto meet you. And You. rforE cuLTuBE

CUITUNEOIE Youcan ose theseforms of addressto introducesomeoneor referto them:

B: Niceto meet you, Juan.

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Bye! Bye bye! See you tomorrow. Havea nice day.{US) Havea good trip. Have a good weekend.

Goodbye!

Learninga language Languageproblems thisin English? I don'tunderstand. What's l'msorry, Couldyou repeatthat, please? Couldvou speak more slowly? Do vou speakltalian? What does forecast mean?

How do you say Euch in English? How do you spell evening? How do you pronouncethis word?

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lrregular verbs Verbswith the same infinitive,past simple and past participle infinitive cost put rcad hitdl

pastsimple cost put rcadhedl

pastparticiple cost put read/red/

Verbswith the same past simple and past participle,but with different infinitive past participle past simple infinitive bnng build buy feel find get have hear learn leave lose make meet pay say sell send sit s,pend teach tell think understand

brought built felt found got had nearo learnt/learned left lost made met pard said solo sent spent taught told thought understood

brought built bought felt tound got nao heard learnt/learned left lost made met pard sard soto sent sat spent taught told thought understood

Verbs with the same infinitive and past participle but a different past simPle past participle pastsimple infinitive become come

became came

become come

participle Verbs with a different infinitive, past simple and past past participle pa'stsimple infinitive be break cnoose do oraw drink onve eat fall give go grow ring see shake sing speak S WM

take wear write

broKe cnose did drew drank drove fell gave went grew rang SAW

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Deen broKen chosen done drawn drunk dnven eaten tallen given gone grown rung seen shaken sung spoken SWUrn taken written

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Numbers C a r d ina lnu m b e r s 1-90 0 zer olnought/ oh/ n i l 'l one 2 two 3 three 4 fo ul 5 f ive

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six seven eight nine te n sixteen seventeen erghteen nineteen twenty

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twenty one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-tour twenty-f ve

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one pointone two pointfour three poinl six nought / zer olohPor ntone three point/ nought/ zero/ oh two

C U LTU ENEOTT In B ri l ai n,the U S A and A us trai a, y ou Lrs ethe dec mal poi nt to s eparal edec i mal

numbers:1.1 NOTJi]fromthousandsandhundred hundreds Youusea commato separate OR ffiOe* thousandsfrom milions 1,100,275NOT ffioffi seve n po nt fi v e / se./erFeemffia nve ,{ seve n i hous andfi v e hundred /

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Times and dates T e llin gt h e t ime

100-',r 100 100 101 102 103 200 300 400 500 600

Decimals

700 sevenhundred 800 eight hundred 900 nine hundred 1 ,0 0 0 a /o n e th o u s a n d 1 ,0 0 1 a /o n e th o u s a n da nd one (U K ) a /o n e th o u s a n do ne (U S ) 1 1 0 0 o n e th o u s a n do n e hundred{U K ) elevenhundred(US)

a / one hundr ed a hundr edand on e a hundredand two a hundr edand t hre e two hundred three hundred four hundred iive hundred six hundred

CULT U RNEO I T F or t h e l i g u r e 0 , y o u u s ualy sa y: ,

fo f th in g s ike te le p h o n en umbers ' a n d .' fo r su m s and d gi ts fo . fo o tb a l sco r e s ( UK)

1 a.m. 1 p.m. 6 a.m. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 a.m.

one o' cl ockn t he m or nlng one o'clockin the afternoon si x o' cl ocki n t he m or nlng slx o'clockIn the evenlng eleveno'c ock at nrght twelve (o'clock)noon m idnight tw el ve(o' cl ock)

It's six o'clock tn the morntng.

It's eleven o'clock at ntght.

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You say half past seven seven thirty 8.35 eight thirty-five twenty-five to nine nine forty 9 40 twenty to ten a quarterafterfour(US) 10.45 ten forty-five a quanerto eleven(UK) {ourfifteen a quarteroJ eleven(US) twentyPastlive 1 1 .5 0 eleven fifty five twenty ten to twelve twenty-five pastsix 12.55 twelve fifty-five six twenty-five tive to one You write

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1 o'clock one o'clock five past two 2.O5 ten pastthree (UK) 3.10 ten after three (US) three ten 4 .1 5 a quanerpast{our(UK)

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Times of the day morning afternoon e ve n i n g night

until 12 noon until6 p.m. unt il10/1 1 p .m. until 6 a.m.

T{OTE CIJLTURI clockfor most times; but In Australiaand Eritain,you can use the Nvelve-hour you usuallyuse the twenty-tourhourclockfor timetables In th€ USA,you use the twelve-hourclockfor nearlyeveMhing,evenfor timetables. NOT'4tSrlt At 6 p.m. Wen does the plane teave? At 7.15 in the evening. NOT;4tq9/r15 What time does the tou stattT

Davsof the week Mondav Tuesday WednesdayThursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Dates You write 1st January 2nd February 3rd March 4th April sth May 2'lst June 3oth July

You say (UK) the first of January the second of February the thirdof March the fourth of April the fifth of MaY thd twenty-tirst of June the thirtiethof JulY

Yousay(US) Januaryfirst second February Marchthird Aprilfourth May{ifth Junetwenty-first Julythirtieth

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Months JAnUary February March April June 10

JUry August September October November December

Seasons spring

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autumn{UK) fall(US)

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Festivals New Year'sDay Day (US) lndependence Labor Day (US) Halloween Thanksgiving ChristmasEve ChristmasDay New Year'sEve BankHoliday(UK) PublicHoliday(US)

lst January 4th July first Mondayin September 3'lst October fourthThursdayin November 24th December 25th December 31st December

r{0Tr cutTUSt countries, Christmas andNewYeararethemost In manyEnqlish-speaking peopleof manydafferent livethere. cultures important festivals, butbecause celebratemanydifferentfestivals.

Refusingsuggestionsand invitations l'm sorry| can't.l'm busy. l'm afraidl'm doingsomethingelse on Saturday I{OTE CULTUSE lf you refusean invitation,try to saywhy yoo can't accept lt's rudeiust to say lvo

Respondingto comPliments you. Thank

Co mp lime n t in g , You look great! What a lovelycoat/ dressl

Startinga conversation here? Doyouknowanyone Talkingabout the weather Niceday,isn't it?

weather! Lovely/Terrible

Expressionsof time It's Monday today. It was Sundayyesterday. It was Saturdaythe day before YesterdaY. It will be Tuesdaytomorrow It will be Wednesdaythe day after tomorrow This morning,I went to work. This evening,l'll be late.

Last night,I stayedin. Next week, l'm goingaway. l'm awayfor a fortnight.(UK) l'm awayfor two weeks. Saturdayand Sundayare the weeKeno. We usuallysee friendsat the weekend.(UK) We usuallysee friendsover the weekend.(US)

Makingpolite conversation Makingsuggestions and invitations Would you liketo come to a party next Saturday? How abouthavinga party? Let'sgo out.

Acceptingsuggestions and invitations oK. Sure.

S ma ll t a lk me. Excuse Howannoyingl l'm sorryto hearthat. Giving permission Yes,of course.

Pardonme. That'sgreat!

Oh, dear. What a shamel

Refusingpermission l'mverysorrybut... ... Sorry, l'mafraid

Making, accepting and refusing offers A: Would vou like me to open the window? ShallI do that {or you?

B; Yes,thanks. That would be great! No, it's OK, thanks.

Making,acceptingand refusingrequests youturnthemusicdown,please? B:Sure A: Could oK' Of course. Right. I 'm af r aid. . .

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I{OTE CUI.TURI In Britainandthe USA,People often nod their headand make noises,like yes and uh hut, to show they'relistening.

Showing you're listening Uh-huh. Really?

Celebrating HappyBinhday! I Congratulations

Happy/MerryChristmasl HappyThanksgivingl

Happy New Year!

Currency Thereare lOOpencein a pound. Thereare 100 cents in a dollar. a ten-poundnote a ten-dollarbill a dime = '10cents a nickel= 25 cents

f1.25 one poundtwenty-five(UK) $1 25 a dollartwenty-five(US) How much does it cost?

Askingfor travel information Apologising I m sorry. Sorry. me.(UK) Pardonme.(US) Excuse

Gettingaround Asking about placesin a town Excuseme, where'sthe library/themain square/themarket/the museum/theold town/the operahouse? What time does it open/close? ls there a museum? Are there any good bars/goodplacesto eat?

Giving directions Go up/ down/along this street Go straightahead. Square. It's in Trafalgar

It'sin ParkLane.{UK) (US) It'son ParkAvenue. Turnleft./Turnright. Makea left./Makea right.(US)

Banks bills/ten-poundnotes,please? Ca n /Could havecash/ten-dollar Can/Could pay by creditcard/debitcard? Ca n /Could haveyour signature,please? Pleasetake this to the cashier

station{UK)/subway ls there a taxi stand/metrostation/ underground station(US)nearhere? Where can I buy a ticket? l'd likea one-wayticket (US)/single(UK)to Oxford,please a roundtrip (US)/return(UK)to Cambridge,please. What platformis the trainto ... ? What gate is the Planeto ... ? How much is a roundtrip to Seattle? What time is the next trainto ... ? Doesthis bus go to ... ?

Air travel JFKairportis in New York. Domesticflightsare from TerminalOne. flightsare from TerminalTwo. International Where'slhe check-indesk? Window or aisle? Yourflight leavesfrom Gate36. Can I see your boardingcard,Please? Show your boardingcardand go into Departures. You collect your baggageat the baggagereclaim. Go throughcustomsand into Arrivals

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Ra i l t r a ve l H. l'm in Seat22 in Carriage/Coach Thereare six seatsin the compartment There'sa buffet car if you'rehungry but no diningcar' Youcantake the sleeperovernightto Scotland. Show your ticketto the ticket collector.

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Do you haveany rooms{ree? I'd likea singleroom/singlebed/room with a shower/ room with a bath/roomwatha view How much is the room per night/perperson? CouldI havethe key for room ......, please? Do you haveroom service? When is check-outtime? Can I leavemy luggagehere? ls there a pool/garage/restaurant? Couldyou calla taxi, please? CouldI haveyour passport,Please? Sorry,we're full. Takethe elevator(US)/lift{UK)to the {irst tloor. The porterwill take your bagsto your toom. Pleaseleaveyour key with the receptionisvatreception

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What are you doingtonight/tomorrownight/at the weekend(UK)/ over the weekend(US)? What'son at the cinema(UK)/movietheater(US)/opera/ theatre? l'd liketo go to a restaurant / bar/ ca{6/ club/ concert. is it? How much ls it expensive? Whaf time does it close?

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Msa What do you do? Where do you live?

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What'syourjob? Howlongareyoustayinghere?

Business Arriving for an appointment I havean appointmentwith the managerat 3 p.m. Here'smy businesscardwith all my details My colleaguespoketo you last week. CouldI sDeakto someonein the salesdepartment? CU[TUNT I{OTE In Britainand the USA,peopleusuallyarive on time for appointments Howevet it s not so importantfor most socialengagements

Businesssmall talk Nice to meet You. Good to see you. (UK) How'syour familV/wife/ husband/ partner?

I{OTT CULTURE Peoplein Britainandthe USAoften use first names,even in businesssituations and with moreseniorcolleagues.

I{OTE CUI-TU8E Evenin businessmeetings,Britishand Americanpeopleusuallyspendsome time on smalltalk.But most meetingswill havea resullor an agreementso that everybodyknowswhat happensnext.Youusuallymakesmalltalk duringa mealand vou often onlv discussbusinessafteryou haveeaten

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Computers CD-ROM mouse modem

hardware disk printer

monitor laptop scanner

computer screen

software 1ax

Te l e phoning Ma k i nga pe r so nalcall Can I speakto Frank? Hi, it's Pete. C o u l d lleav eam es s a g e ? It's ringing.

It's engaged.(UK) It's busy.(US)

A n s we r in ga pe r sonalcall Hi, this is FrankGreen. Hello,FrankGreensPeakrng. Who's this (US)/that (UK)? l'm sorry,Mary'sout at the moment Ca n l tak e a m es s age ? Sorry,you'vegot the wrong number. You'vereachedFrankGreen'svolce mall. Pleaseleavea message.

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andnot ln pairs ln the UK Yousaythe numbersin a phonenumberlndividually where two consecutivenumbersare the same you can sayalolrlrre. You say You write oh-three'seven-eight oh one_fiveoh three-oh 0378015030 eight'twoone six-two'double 62AA21

Ma k i ng a bu sin esscall CouldI havethe salesdepartment? Canyou asr.h,m/ hpr to callme bacK,please? CouldI speakto Ms Howe, Please?

Sendingtext messages NOTE CULTUBE Youcan sendtext messagesfrom your mobilephoneto peopleyou know we l' The messagesare usuallyvery shortand informal,and often use abbreviations whichsoundlikethe fullformsof the words.

A n s w er in ga bu sinesscall Can I helpyou? C a nl t ak e a m es s age ? Sorry,you'vegot the wrong number' Thankyou, goodbye.

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Sh opping Essential g roce r les I needsomecoffee/fruitjuice. water? Haveyougot anymatches/mllk/mineral paper? rice/sugar/tea/toilet Coud I havesome

Sn a cks a sandwich a bag/packetof cr sPS(UK) a bar of chocolate a bottleof water a can oTcola a pieceof frult

Sh o ps ? Where'sthe nearest baker's/ bank/ bookshop/ chemlst's/ deLicatessen (US)/ shop/ (UK)/news optician's/shoe stand ls there a newsagent's agents shoppingcentre(UK)/shoppingmall {US)/supermarket/travel n e a rher e? What time do you oPen/close? : cuLTUBt N0TE i i

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beeJ(steak) pork (sausage, chop);ham; bacon lamb (chop) chicken fi sh

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breakfast lunch dinner

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cabbage carrot garlic lettuce mushroom onion potato tomato

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D r i n ks Cold m ilk water

Soft coke l u rc e

Alcoholic beer wine

Restau rants CouldI book a tableIor two, please? Can I see the menu? Smokingor non-smoking? Are you readyto order? l'll havea pizza,please. Can I havethe roastbeet, please. Do you haveany vegetarian{ood? '.1 CULTURE NOTE I'm sorry,but I don't eat meat. In E nghs h.there' s no ex pres son l i k e l'd likesome fish, please. !1ri i ,,-^r,i 8r' , :i poel rl(Frenc h),l r-,,i err Canyou passthe salt,please? (German) or .slrr.r.:,i.r!r(,(Po ish) Anythingelse? Manyv sitorsthinkits strangeto say t"nltnll*"11--,' Smallor large? Wouldyou likesome more? Thankyou, that was delicious. Would you likethe bill?

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Familymembers father oao son

mother m o m (U S)/mu m(U K) daughter

parents grandfather grandpa(informal) grandson uncle nephew boyfriend fianco

grandmother gran,granny(informal) granddaughter aunl niece girlfriend fianc6e

Do you playan instrument? Y es,I pl aythe pi ano/gu it ar / f lut e/ cello/ violin/ t r um pet . Do you playthe keyboards/thedrums?

Health At the doctor's . CouldI see the doctor,please? I feel ill/sick/faint/ shivery/hot. l've been sick. My shoulder/arm / leg hurts. l ' ve hud my arm. It hurts here. I havea cold/a cough/a headache/arash/a sore throat/sunburn/ a stomachache.

Leisureactivities E x p r essin gl i kesand dislikes What do you like doingin your sparetlme? What'syour tavouriteshop/food/book? I likeshopping. I love eatingltalianfood. My lavourite TV programme is Who wants to be a millionaire?

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B rtarn or the U S A , y ou go to a doc tot w ho w i l gi v e y ou a I l)r.strplol]. You then go to a i]hellr/sl s (UK) or a Dherrr;.!,/.//!qslJrts (US) to your prescnpti on.I n emergenc i es y, ou go to c as rrrtf or a.r' ri i .ri i ;i ri i ] \ col l ect r { U S ). or the enre/s ei dy n Y /rr'!?,ri '(U K ) -.,/

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diving basketball swimming

running football cycllng

baseball soccer nocKey

fishing boxing tenni s

What sport do you like? What sportdo you do/play? Who's your tavouritePlayer? What'syour favouriteteam? Who's playing? Who's winning?

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M usic pop rock folk soul classical jazz

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Signs

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mail (US)/post (UK) Youput your letterin an envelope. Put a stamp on the envelope. Put the letterin the mailbox(US)/postbox{UK). Don'tlorget the zip code (US)/postcode{UK). What's your postcode? How much is a postcardto Europe? I need two first-clasi stamps.

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How can I helpvou? The phonedoesn'tworl'. No problem.

My watch is broken Can I speak10 the manager?

Abbreviations Ave. avenue doctor(medicaland academic) Dr number # road Rd RSVP Pleasereply (French:Repondez, s'il vous plait.l street(UnionSt = UnionStreet) St saint(St Paul's= SaintPaul's) St Tel. telephonenumber Note that although Mr and Mrs arc they are almostnever abbreviatrons, used in their full forms. zo

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NOTE CUTTUBE are Manyabbteviattons followedby a full stop. so it's clearthat they re short versionsof a word. But In BritishEnglish,you often leaveout the full stop il the last letterof the abbreviation is a so the last letterof the fullword.

UK Rd Tel.

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Personor company----> New York City Council CitY Hall receivingthe letter New York

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T{OTE CUI,IUEE In BritishEnglish,Youwrite Yours faithful/yatthe end of a formal letterif you don't know the name of the PersonYouare writingto lf you do, you end Yourletter

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Nameand addressof person receivingthe letter

I look forward to hearingfrom you' Yours truly (US)fYours faithfullv (UK)

Writinge-mails I{OTE CUTTURE Peopleare often more informal when sendinge-mailmessages. But be carefulthat Your messagesare slill quiteformal when writingto businessPeople.

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