Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies® -- Contents at a Glance -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- What's Special about English? -- About This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- How This Book Is Organised -- Icons Used in This Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part I: Getting Started -- Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little English -- Realising that You Already Know Some English -- Avoiding False Friends across the Languages -- Meeting Some Differences between British and American English -- Using International Words in English -- Perfecting Pronunciation and Stress -- Investigating Intonation -- Chapter 2: Basic English Grammar -- Constructing Simple Sentences -- Working on More Complex Sentences -- Forming Questions -- Using Verbs and Tenses -- Using Conditionals -- Chapter 3: Getting to Know People -- Chatting with Strangers -- Talking about the Weather -- My Family and Other Animals -- Telling Jokes and Anecdotes -- Part II: English in Action -- Chapter 4: Shopping and Numbers -- Shopping in the High Street -- Going to the Supermarket -- Visiting the Market -- Practising Your Numbers -- Chapter 5: Eating In and Out -- Taking a Look at British Meals -- Eating In -- Going Out to Eat -- Chapter 6: Out on the Town -- Asking Someone Out -- Arranging to Meet -- Deciding Where to Go -- Visiting Friends -- Knowing What to Talk About -- Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time -- Talking about Your Hobbies -- Enjoying Yourself Indoors -- Heading Outside -- Getting Involved in Sports -- Chapter 8: Talking on the Phone -- Making Different Sorts of Phone Call -- Getting the Message -- Dealing with Communication Problems -- Chapter 9: At the Office and Around the House -- Working in an Office -- Looking at Housing in the UK -- Finding Somewhere to Live -- Chapter 10: Written English.

Looking at Newspapers and Magazines -- Deciphering Signs -- Filling in Forms -- Writing Letters -- Communicating Electronically -- Differentiating between Spoken and Written English -- Part III: English on the Go -- Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money -- Splashing the Cash: Coins and Notes -- Getting Your Money from a Cash Machine -- Using Your Credit Card -- Using a Bank -- Changing Money -- Sending and Receiving Money to and from Another Country -- Chapter 12: Finding a Place to Stay -- Finding Accommodation -- Booking Your Accommodation -- Checking In -- Complaining about the Accommodation -- Checking Out -- Chapter 13: On the Move -- Making Travel Plans -- Booking a Flight -- Getting Around -- Renting a Car -- Asking for Directions -- Describing Towns and Cities -- Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies -- Getting Help Quickly -- Dealing with Health Problems -- Coping with Crime and Legal Problems -- Visa and Residency Problems -- Part IV: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Learn -- Spending Time in the UK -- Travelling to English-Speaking Countries -- Tuning In to Radio and TV -- Listening to Music and Podcasts -- Watching Movies and DVDs -- Surfing the Web -- Chatting with a Keypal -- Getting a Second Life -- Reading Books -- Playing Games -- Chapter 16: Ten Favourite English Expressions -- A Bit Much -- At the End of the Day -- Fancy a Drink? -- Fingers Crossed -- Good Weekend? -- How's It Going? -- See You Later -- Tell Me About It! -- Text Me -- You Must Be Joking! -- Chapter 17: Ten (Actually 11) Holidays -- Multicultural Celebrations -- Public (or Bank) Holidays -- New Year (1 January) -- Chinese New Year (January or February) -- Valentine's Day (14 February) -- St Patrick's Day (17 March) -- Mother's Day (March) and Father's Day (June) -- Notting Hill Carnival (London, August) -- Halloween (31 October) -- Bonfire Night (5 November).

Armistice Day (11 November) -- Chapter 18: Ten Phrases That Make You -- Actually -- Bless You! -- Bon Appétit! -- Come to Think of It . . . -- Do You See What I Mean? -- Hang on a Minute -- Lovely Day! -- Not Being Funny, But . . . -- The Thing Is . . . -- You Know What? -- Part V: Appendices -- Appendix A: Phrasal Verbs -- Defining Phrasal Verbs -- Seeing Why Phrasal Verbs Are Special -- Practising Phrasal Verbs -- Meeting the Most Common Phrasal Verbs -- Appendix B: Common and Irregular Verbs -- Considering Common Verbs in English -- Investigating Irregular Verbs in English -- Meeting Modal Verbs -- Appendix C: On the CD -- Index.