INTRODUCTIONMillions of foreigners come to America every year on businessand vacation. Unfortunately， most of them pay more attentionto packing their suitcases than to how they are going to com-municate once they arrive.In today's sophisticated world. a person can no longer considerhimself prepared to communicate in a foreign society by know-ing just some basic "survival" phrases. A much broader， diver-sified knowledge of the English language is now required to op-erate smoothly in the modern， high-tech information society inwhich we live.Cultural differences can also further complicate communica-tion. Would you be capable of speaking the necessary and ap-propriate English in the following situations？Reporting a car accidenthaving a problcm going through customsdescribing a sickness to an American doctorstaying with an American familyreporting a crime to the policemaking arrangements with a travel agenttalking to a telephone operatorrequesting repair work on a carasking for directions complimenting an American womenThe ideal solution would be to have a personal traveling com-panion who could always tell you exactly what to say in everysituation.This book， "EVERYDAY （ENGLISH） MINI-PHRASES1660，" is designed to be just that - a constant ESL referencecompanion to quickly give you the information you need -when you need it. With over 100 quick-reference topics， 1660mini-phrases， and 1500 vocabulary words， you'll be able tofind the right things to say for almost every situation you canthink of.Even if you can speak English fairly well， the organization ofthe information in this book makes it an indispensable referencetool for studying the English language. Everything you need tofunction competently in the U. S. is right here.Shawn and Marilyn Holley
CONTENTS
PART 1 MAKING FRIENDS
1. GREETINGS
2. INTRODUCTIONS
3. PERSONAL INFORMATION / HOBBIES
4. WEATHER PHRASES
PART 2 WORK DAY
5. WAKING UP
6. MORNING ROUTINE
7. GOING TO WORK
8. AT THE OFFICE
9. OFFICE PHONE
10. MEETING A CLIENT
11. OFFICE TALK
12. JOB INTERVIEW
PART 3 IN THE HOME
13. HOUSE WORK
14. HOME APPLIANCES
15. HOME REPAIRS
16. YARD WORK
17. FZVENING AT HOME
18. SLEEPING
PART 4 TRAVEL TO THE U. S.
19. ON THE PLANE
20. ARRIVAL / IMMIGRATION
21. ATCUSTOMS
22. AIRPORT INFURMATION
PART 5 SHOPS AND SERVICES
23. TELEPHONE
24. TAXI
25. HOTEL
26. RESTAURANT
27. BANK
28. POSTOFFICE
29. BARBER / BEAUTY SALON
30. LAUNDRY / DRY CLEANERS
31. SHOES
32. BOUTIQUE / CLOTHING STORE
33. CAMERA SHOP
34. DRUG STORE
35. GROCERY STORE
36. GIFT SHOP
37. BOOKSTORE / NEWSSTANI)
38. MUSIC STORE
39. OPTICIAN (EYE DOVCTOR)
40. DENTIST
41. DOCTOR
PART 6 SIGHT-SEEING
42. PLANE TRAVEL / TRAVEL AGENCY
43. SIGHTSEEING / TOURS
44. SIGHTSEEING QUESTIONS
45. DRIVING A CAR
46. GAS / SERVICE STATION
47. ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
48. CAR PROBLEMS / ACCIDENTS
49. PARKING
PART 7 ENTERTAINMENT
50. MOVIES
51. EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
52. MUSIC / CONCERTS
53. TV AND VIDEOS
54. SNACK BAR
55. SPECTATOR SPORTS
56. PLAYING SPORTS
57. SWIMMING
58. GAMES
59. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
PART 8 SOCIAL SITUATIONS
60. IN AN AMERICAN HOME
61. BEING A HOST
62. DINNER DATE
63. COFFEE SHOP
64. DATING COMPLIMENTS
65. GIFTS AND CONGRATULATIONS
66. SENSITIVE SITUATIONS
67. ARGUMENTS / FIGHTING
68. COMMANDS / ORDERS
PART 9 PERSONAL
69. PERSONALITIES
70. HEALTH
71. SMOKING
72. GROOMING / IMAGE
73. MONEY
74. STRESS
75. FEARS(
76. OPINIONS
77. GOALS AND DREAMS
78. PET PEEVES
79. COUNTRIES / LANGUAGES
80. CALENDAR, AGE,ETC.
81. RELIGION
82. EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS
83. OCCUPATIONS
PART 10 REFERENCE SECTION
84. DAYS AND DATES
85. TIME
86. EMERGENCIES
87. CRIME / SOCIAL PROBLEMS
88. U. S. STATES AND CAPITALS
89. U.S. PLACES OF INTEREST
90. U.S. PRESIDENTS
91. NUMBERS
92. U. S. CURRENCY / MEASUREMENTS
93. HOLIDAYS
94. COMMON SIGNS
95. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
96. U.S. GOVERNMENT
97. WAR
98. HUMAN BODY
99. ANIMALS
100. AMERICAN NAME BRANDS
101. MAGAZINES &. NEWSPAPERS
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