Make a difference in adult English with essential junior high school-level grammar! Following on from "Ultimate English Conversation (Vol. 1)," master 416 expressions using only 32 grammar items taught in the latter half of the second and third years of junior high school, combined with everyday vocabulary.
This book thoroughly strengthens your "basic English conversation skills" through training that combines text and audio. You'll gain the application skills to cleverly reuse simple sentence structures, as well as the explosiveness to speak quickly and accurately.
Following on from "Ultimate English Conversation (Vol. 1) 100% Mastery of Junior High School Level English Grammar," this book is perfect for those who want to "improve their speaking ability" as well as those eager to finally master English conversation!
Master 416 expressions using simple sentence structures (32 grammar items taught in the latter half of the second and third years of junior high school, combined with everyday vocabulary).
*For details on the grammar covered in this book, please see the table of contents.
● Can't speak English?! There are two reasons for this: ●
- Lack of understanding of sentence structure and meaning, i.e., grammar
- A significant lack of speaking practice
● What's special about this book? ●
This book thoroughly integrates audio and text to transform your "intellectual grammar knowledge" into "speaking ability."
Focusing on "quick response"*, students will master the language through shuffle (questions presented in random order) and role-play (repeating dialogue lines) until they are able to speak English expressions spontaneously without looking at the text.
* Quick response... Listen to audio in Japanese and quickly translate it into English.
This training, which doesn't give your mind or mouth a break, is extremely effective. Not only will you acquire the ability to speak quickly and accurately, but you'll also become adept at using simple sentences and broaden your range of expression.
By using this book to hone your "basic English conversation skills," you'll gain the confidence to speak confidently with native speakers.
*The contents of this book are an edited and revised version of the text and audio from "Ultimate English Speaking Vol. 2" and "Ultimate English Speaking Vol. 3" (both first published in 2009),
with an emphasis on output (oral speech).
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Quick Reference List of Parts of Speech
● Junior High School Level: Getting Serious After the Break ●
32 Comparatives
33 Superlatives
34 as + Positive + as
35 Comparative/Superlative Interrogatives
36 Interrogative Word + Comparative/Superlative
37 There is and There are
38 Infinitives Used as Adjectives
39 Infinitives Used as Adverbs 1 (Object)
40 Infinitives Used as Adverbs 2 (Reason/Evidence)
41 Infinitives Used as Nouns
42 Forms of "too" ~ "to do"
43 Gerunds
44 Coordinating Conjunctions (and/but/or/so)
45 Conditional Conjunctions: "if"
46 Time-Specific Conjunctions: "when"
47 Reasoning Conjunctions: "because"
48 Noun Clause-Introducing Conjunctions: "that"
● Junior High School Level: 3rd Year ●
49 so + Conjunction: "that"
50 Passive Voice
51 Negative and Interrogative Passives
52 Present Perfect Continuous
53 Interrogative Continuous
54 Present Perfect Experiential/Perfect-Resultative
55 Interrogative Experiential/Perfect-Resultative
56 Present Participle
57 Past Participle
58 Indirect Questions
59 Subject of Relative Pronouns
60 Object of Relative Pronouns
61 Verbs of Perception
62 Causative Verbs
63 Exclamatory Sentences
● I'll Show You Everything! Conversation Edition ●
"Even though I study harder than her."
"I had the air conditioner on full power."
"I can't do it as well as you."
"I wonder if they'll deliver it quickly."
"What's the biggest city in the world?"
"Is there anything I can use as a stepping stone?"
"I had some work to finish."
"I'm going to the zoo with my daughter to see the pandas."
"I'm so happy about that."
"You really love living dangerously! "
"These letters are too small for me to read! "
"What about a transfer within the company?"
"I was trying to send a message..."
"Can you tell them to check the list?"
"Why did you just go?"
"Because I'm taking violin lessons."
"I'm sure there are drawbacks."
"It was so boring I almost fell asleep."
"I was asked to do it, but I forgot."
"You shouldn't wash raw chicken."
"I've been working as an engineer in Shanghai for five years."
"How long have you been staying at this hotel?"
"I noticed you're interested in cute things."
"Have you ever been to our office?"
"I had a chance to talk to a gentleman."
"I'd like you to review the meeting minutes."
"Do you know when Mr. Adams will be back?"
"Can I get a copy of the materials handed out at the meeting?"
"I heard you bought that car my boss was talking about?"
"I saw you leaving the office a while ago."
"My boss won't let me make copies."
"What a tight schedule! "
Build a solid foundation and review your English with "Ultimate English Conversation (Vol. 1)"!
Useful phrases you can say in Volume 1!
All words in Standard Vocabulary Lists 1-3
[Included Item 1: CD-ROM]
●Basic Information: 1 CD-ROM (MP3 format) - 3 hours and 54 minutes of recording
●Languages: Japanese & English (Quick Response), English (Full Conversation)
●Contents: Practice various English conversation training exercises that combine text and audio, such as "Reading Aloud," where you read English sentences aloud while looking at the text, and "Quick Response," where you listen to Japanese audio without the text and quickly translate it into English and respond verbally.