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Santanu Sinha Chaudhuri, a teacher who worked for the British Council Teaching Centre (Kolkata), teaches General English, Business English, and Spoken English to adult learners. He has conducted numerous workshops at renowned institutions on diverse topics such as presentations, International English, and dealing with difficult people. Presently, he is a freelance English teacher and corporate trainer specializing in business communication and training IELTS examinees. Santanu also translates Bengali literary fiction into English, and writes essays and creative non-fiction, some of which are available on his blog.1 His translated books such as Of Man and Earth, The Mountain of the Moon, and Faces and Other Stories have been brought out by some of the leading publishers of India. He has also contributed articles and translations to a number of newspapers, magazines, and literary journals.

• Acknowledgements for the First EditionAcknowledgements for the Second EditionThe Rules of the GameSecret Mantras for Assured SuccessCommunication and LanguageWords and SentencesLanguage and StyleDifferent Classes of WordsSentence PatternsTest 1: Reviewing the BasicsLet’s Talk About the PresentEveryday Activities and Universal TruthsI am Fine, How Are You?Special Test: Vocabulary around OccupationsTalking about YourselfTalking about OthersAsking QuestionsCounting ThingsA School of Fish Or Group NounsWhere Are You Going, My Pretty Maid?We Eat …Test 2: Present TensesTo the Past, on a Time MachineOrdinary Verbs, Helping VerbsThree Forms of VerbsThe Film Has Already Started …We’ve Been Studying EnglishTo the Past, on a Time MachineI Was in HyderabadI Was Sleeping when My Boss Walked InThe Runaway BrideHe Had Been Saving All His lifeThe Great Plains, the Grand CanyonTest 3: The Blast That Wasn’t (A Test on Describing the Past)The Future and a Little MoreTalking about the FutureI’ll be Travelling Next SaturdayThe Future Is PerfectAcademic LanguageTest 4: Can We Review the Future?When Verbs Are Not AloneRani Loves DancingIn Japanese, Ikiru Means to LiveVerbs + Prepositions: Were You Waiting for This Book?Phrasal Verbs: Don′t Drop Off as You Read ThisMore Phrasal VerbsTest 5: Joe Was Shocked to Find His Wallet EmptyNuts and Bolts of the English LanguageA, An, or The?Nuts and Bolts of the English LanguageTalking about TimeMore on PrepositionsTest 6: New Zealand Burglar with a ConsciencePart 7: Some Practical and Useful LanguageI Can Speak English FluentlySuggestions and PermissionsTalking about Possible Future EventsPossibilities Now …We Should, We Must, We’ve Got To …The Versatile WouldWish You Good LuckTest 7: Modal VerbsLanguage “Clear as Sunlight, Crisp as Sand”“How Green Was My Valley”A Big Brown Furry DogComparing Cats with DogsUnfortunately, Bullet Singh Slipped AwayHow Hot Is Your Tea?Speaking: She, Her, Herself, HersMore Spoken Language and PronounsTest 8: Adjectives, Adverbs, and PronounsFrom Simple to Complex LanguageClauses Can Be RelativeThe Adhesive Called Relative PronounConditions and ResultsTom Sawyer Is DyingIf Lara Dutta Had Married Brian LaraReporting Another Person’s WordsWas Majnu Loved by Laila?Test 9: Complex Sentences? They Are Simple!Part 10: Let’s Talk BusinessBusiness Vocabulary: An IntroductionBusiness Communication Is ChangingInternational EnglishEnd Game, Although the Game Never EndsAppendix A: Irregular VerbsKey to Practice Tasks and TestsIndex

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