Unit 1: At a party
Greeting and Leave-taking. 7
Introducing People/Oneself. 8
Starting a Conversation and Asking Questions. 9
Unit 2: At a dinner party
Receiving Guests. 13
Paying Compliments. 13
Offers. 13
Requests. 14
Drinks. 14
Shellfish and Soup. 15
Meat and Fish. 15
Vegetables and Fruit. 16
Dessert. 17
Unit 3: Inviting out
Inviting and Accepting/Refusing Invitations. 21
Making Suggestions. 21
Places of Entertainment. 22
Forms of Entertainment. 23
Unit 4: On the telephone
Telephone Calls. 27
Telephoning. 27
Useful Phrases. 27
The Alphabet and Most Common Words Used When Spelling Names on the Phone. 28
Unit 5: Shopping
Shopping Phrases. 33
Shops. 34
Goods. 35
Unit 6: In the street
Things You See in Town. 45
Vehicles. 46
Where in Town? 47
Asking for and Giving Directions in the Street. 47
Asking for and Giving Directions inside a Building. 48
Unit 7: Travelling
Ways of Travelling. 53
Travelling by Train. 53
Train Enquiry. 54
Travelling by Air. 54
Airport Enquiry. 55
Travelling by Car. 56
Crossing the Border. 57
Unit 8: Holidays
General Holiday Expressions. 65
Places to Stay on Holiday. 65
Staying in a Hotel. 66
Weather and Climate. 67
General Impressions. 67
Key. 75
Vocabulary list
Unit 1. 78
Unit 2. 80
Unit 3. 82
Unit 4. 84
Unit5. 85
Unit 6. 87
Unit 7. 90
Unit8. 92