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Preface

Who Can Benefit from

Using This Book?

Perfect Phrases for ESL: Everyday Business Life is for you if you are a
high-intermediate or advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) or
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner. Learning a language is a
lifelong process and learning American English is no exception. When
you first began learning English, your need was basic grammar and
vocabulary. Your need has now grown to mastering communication
skills in order to function in diverse real-life work-related situations.
This book has been created for you if you are living and working,
or intend to live, in the United States and join the global workforce
with American speakers of English, referred to as Americans in this
text. You may travel back and forth between your country and the
United States, you may work for a multinational company, or you may
work in an American company. You may even be self-employed. You
might be in school in the United States or in your country, deciding on
a career. In any of these cases, this book will advance your language
ability and boost your confidence in expressing yourself in business
situations.
Perfect Phrases for ESL: Everyday Business Life will be of value to
those in entry-level positions as well as those who have been in the

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