GREETINGS AND GOODBYES -- 1. Introductions and Opening Conversations -- 2. Special Greetings -- 3. Meeting Old Friends -- 4. Saying Goodbye -- 5. Saying Thank You

GENERAL CONVERSATION -- 6. Asking People to Repeat -- 7. Asking Favors -- 8. Giving Compliments -- 9. Apologizing -- 10. Complaining -- 11. The Weather

GETTING HELP -- 12. Asking for Change -- 13. Making a Telephone Call (1) -- 14. Making a Telephone Call (2) -- 15. Asking for Directions -- 16. Making an Appointment

TRANSPORTATION -- 17. On a Bus -- 18. Taking a Taxi -- 19. At a Railroad Station -- 20. The New York City Subway -- 21. Making Airline Reservations -- 22. Renting a Car -- 23. At a Gas Station -- 24. On the Highway

AROUND TOWN -- 25. At a Hotel -- 26. Finding a Room -- 27. At a Bank -- 28. In a Post Office -- 29. Getting a Haircut -- 30. Shopping

FREE TIME -- 31. Planning and Evening Out (1) -- 32. Planning an Evening Out (2) -- 33. Buying Theater Tickets -- 34. Watching Television -- 35. Sports

FOOD AND DRINK -- 36. At Breakfast -- 37. At Lunch -- 38. At Dinner -- 39. At a Fast Food Restaurant -- 40. At a Cocktail Party

HEALTH -- 41. Asking About Health -- 42. At the Doctor's Office -- 43. At the Dentists's Office -- 44. At a Drugstore

"Around Town gives intermediate and advanced students a stimulating opportunity to learn and practice conversational American English. The book is conveniently divided into 44 different situations, each consisting of four short, informal dialogs. The lines in each dialog are interchangeable so that students may create as many as 256 variations. Following the dialogs are exercises that provide additional practice of some of the more important constructions. The expressions and phrases found in the dialogs are what native speakers would naturally say in those situations. By reading, acting out and practicing the dialogs and exercises, students can easily master these forms of everyday English." (Book Cover)

Intermediate and advanced ELLs.