Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part 1 Educational Situations in the United States

Active Learning Advice: Don’t Wait to Use Your English!

Don’t Forget Small Talk

Phrases for Small Talk

Chapter 1 Babysitters, Nannies, Day Care, and Early Learning Centers

Phrases to Use When Interviewing a Babysitter

Phrases for Instructing the Babysitter

Phrases to Say When Interviewing a Nanny

Phrases You May Hear at an Early Learning Center or Preschool

Phrases to Say When Visiting an Early Learning Center or Preschool

Phrases About Activities and Learning

Phrases About Special Needs

Phrases for the First Day

Chapter 2 Elementary and High School

Phrases for Learning About Your New School

Phrases for Learning About Your New School: Eating

Phrases for Discussing Problems in School

Phrases for Discussing Problems in School: Bullying and Safety

Phrases for Speaking with the Teacher and Other School Personnel

Phrases You May Hear While Visiting a New School

Phrases Specific to Middle School and High School Students

Chapter 3 Furthering Your Own Education

Adult Education

Phrases You May Hear About Adult Education

Phrases to Ask About Adult Education

Chapter 4 Language Training

Phrases You May Hear While Investigating Language-Learning Opportunities

Phrases You May Say While Investigating Language-Learning Opportunities

Phrases You May Say to Ensure Understanding

Part 2 Health and Medical Situations

Active Learning Advice: Make Friends

Chapter 5 Making and Keeping a Medical Appointment

Phrases You May Hear on Voice Mail When You Call a Doctor’s Office

Phrases You May Hear When a Person Answers the Telephone

Phrases You May Hear When Making an Appointment

Phrases to Say on the Telephone When Making a Doctor’s Appointment

Describing Aches and Pains

Phrases to Say in the Doctor’s Office or When Describing an Ailment

Phrases for Clarifying a Diagnosis

Phrases You May Hear from the Doctor or Nurse

Chapter 6 Making and Keeping a Dental Appointment

Phrases to Use to Find a Dental Office or Dentist

Phrases to Say on the Telephone Before the Dental Appointment

Phrases to Say About Insurance

Phrases to Describe Your Problem

Phrases You May Hear from the Dentist

Phrases to Use During the Dental Appointment

Chapter 7 Emergency Room and Hospital Care

Phrases You May Hear if You Call 9-1-1

Phrases You Say if Calling 9-1-1

Phrases You May Hear in an Emergency Room or at a Reception Desk

Phrases You May Hear from a Doctor or Nurse

Phrases You May Hear When Leaving a Hospital

Chapter 8 The Pharmacy

Phrases to Say When Calling or Talking to the Pharmacy

Phrases to Use in the Pharmacy

Phrases to Use When Talking with the Pharmacist

Phrases You May Hear on a Recorded Message When You Call the Pharmacy

Phrases You May Hear from the Pharmacist

Part 3 Discovering Community Resources

Active Learning Advice: Watch TV in English

Good Programs for Starting This Activity

Chapter 9 First Responders: Fire Departments, Police Departments, and Emergency Medical Personnel

Phrases You May Hear at Your Local Fire Department

Phrases to Say at the Fire Station

Phrases You May Hear at the Police Station

Phrases to Say at the Police Station

Phrases You May Hear When Calling 9-1-1 for Crimes and Fire (Nonmedical)

Chapter 10 The Post Office

Phrases You May Hear at the Post Office

Phrases to Say at the Post Office: Mailing

Phrases to Say at the Post Office: Services

Chapter 11 The Bank

Phrases You May Hear in the Bank

Phrases to Say in the Bank

Chapter 12 The Library

Phrases You May Hear at the Library

Phrases You May Hear at the Library: Disciplinary

Phrases to Say at the Library: General Services

Phrases to Say at the Library: Digital Services

Phrases to Say at the Library: Special Programs

Part 4 Around Town

Active Learning Advice: Speak English in One Room

Chapter 13 Getting Around: Asking Directions and Parking

Phrases to Get Started Asking for Information

Phrases for Asking Directions

Parking Downtown

Phrases for Parking Situations

Chapter 14 Gas and Service Stations

Phrases to Use at a Gas Station

Service Stations

Phrases You May Hear at a Service Station

Phrases to Use at a Service Station

Other Auto Resources

Chapter 15 The Supermarket

Phrases You May Hear at the Supermarket

Phrases You May Hear at Checkout

Phrases to Use at the Supermarket

Phrases to Use at the Supermarket: Problems

Phrases to Use at the Supermarket: Other Services

Phrases to Use at the Supermarket: Checking Out

Chapter 16 Shopping, Personal Services, and Entertainment

Phrases for Shopping in a Department Store

Phrases for Ordering Take-Out Food

Phrases for Going to the Dry Cleaner

Phrases for Visiting the Beauty Parlor, Beauty Salon, or Hair Salon

Phrases for Visiting a Barber Shop

Phrases for Going to the Movies

Appendix Becoming an Active Learner in Your New Country