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Crucial Words for English Conversation
Crucial Words for English Conversation
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Book Introduction
A word from MD
"The Essential Words for English Conversation" contains only the most frequently used words in 16 conversation topics, accompanied by friendly pictograms.
The friendly words and engaging images help you keep reading the book without giving up.
In addition, we have included frequently used phrases to help you use the words in sentences.
- Park Sook-kyung, MD of Korean Language and Foreign Languages
Complete half of your conversation with essential vocabulary and memory booster images for each topic!

No matter what anyone says, the most important thing in conversation is words.
Even if it's not a complete sentence, if you just say the words correctly, the meaning is conveyed.
"The Essential Words for English Conversation" is a collection of words that can be used for conversation simply by writing them correctly, as well as words that Koreans often wonder, "What do you say in English?", organized by conversational topic.
Here, I am amazed at how the image of a burst of intimacy fits the word expression so perfectly.


If you get this far, you're halfway there.
The other half is phrases and sentences.
"You're wearing a ring I've never seen before.", "Cabbage is good for your stomach.", "I can't go outside because of the fine dust." These are phrases we use a lot these days.
You might wonder how often you'll have this conversation with a native speaker, but if you study conversation in Korea, you'll often meet native speakers in Korea, and after a typical self-introduction, you'll often talk about Korean situations or even about your own surroundings.
Words shine when they are put together in sentences.
Practical words, phrases, sentences, and memorable images provide the fun of turning the pages, along with the anticipation of what will come next.

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Chapter 1 Words & Phrases You Must Know
UNIT 1 Expressions to introduce myself
UNIT 2 Expressions for Expressing Time
UNIT 3 Expressions indicating location and direction
UNIT 4 Expressions for Numbers and How to Read Numbers
UNIT 5 Expressions for Weather and Meteorological Phenomena
UNIT 6 Expressions for describing objects
UNIT 7 Expressions for evaluating things
UNIT 8 Human Mood and Physical Condition
UNIT 9 Daily Routine
UNIT 10 Housework
UNIT 11 Anniversary, Event

Chapter 2 Human
UNIT 1 The Human Body (1) - External: Whole Body
UNIT 2 Human Body (2) - External: Face, Hands, Feet
UNIT 3 The Human Body (3) - Inside
UNIT 4 BODY TYPES, STYLE
UNIT 5 Face and Head Shape
UNIT 6 MOVEMENT (1) - FACE AND HEAD
UNIT 7 MOVEMENT (2) - BODY
UNIT 8 Personality and Attitude
UNIT 9 Emotions

Chapter 3 Clothing
UNIT 1 Various Clothing
UNIT 2 Clothing materials, patterns, and styles
UNIT 3 Miscellaneous goods and accessories
UNIT 4 Cleanliness and Grooming

Chapter 4 Food
UNIT 1 Ingredients (1) - Grains and Vegetables
UNIT 2 Ingredients (2) - Seafood, Meat, Eggs
UNIT 3 Ingredients (3) - Fruits, Nuts
UNIT 4 Ingredients (4) - Dairy Products, Seasonings
UNIT 5 Various foods
UNIT 6 RECIPE
UNIT 7 Kitchen Tools, Containers
UNIT 8 Taste
UNIT 9 Eating Out

Chapter 5 Housing
UNIT 1 HOUSING GENERAL
UNIT 2 House exterior, interior
UNIT 3 Furniture, Appliances
UNIT 4 Interior, Home Repair, Cleaning

Chapter 6 Human Relationships
UNIT 1 Various human relationships
UNIT 2 Dating, Relationships
UNIT 3 Dating, Marriage

Chapter 7 Health
UNIT 1 Physiological Phenomena
UNIT 2 Nutrition and Eating Habits
UNIT 3 Exercise, Health Management
UNIT 4 Diseases, Injuries
UNIT 5 Hospitals, Treatment, Medicine
UNIT 6 Death

Chapter 8 Leisure & Hobbies
UNIT 1 Leisure in General
UNIT 2 Travel
UNIT 3 Film, Play, Musical
UNIT 4 Music, Concert
UNIT 5 Book
UNIT 6 TV, Entertainment
UNIT 7 Sports
UNIT 8 Camping, swimming, surfing

Chapter 9 Jobs & Economy
UNIT 1 Company-wide
UNIT 2 Work
UNIT 3 Employment, Resignation, Unemployment
UNIT 4 General Economics
UNIT 5 Finance, Stocks, and Taxes

Chapter 10 Shopping
UNIT 1 Various stores
UNIT 2 Shopping in General
UNIT 3 Online Shopping? Overseas Direct Purchase Terminology

Chapter 11 Nation
UNIT 1 Politics
UNIT 2 Voting, Elections
UNIT 3 Diplomacy
UNIT 4 Military

Chapter 12 Society
UNIT 1 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare
UNIT 2 Human Rights, Gender Equality, and Welfare
UNIT 3 Disasters and Accidents
UNIT 4 CRIME
UNIT 5 LAW, TRIALS
UNIT 6 Media, Press
UNIT 7 Religion

Chapter 13 Traffic & Driving
UNIT 1 General Transportation
UNIT 2 Driving
UNIT 3 Finding Directions

Chapter 14 Smartphones, Internet, and Social Media
UNIT 1 Smartphone
UNIT 2 Internet, Email
UNIT 3 Social Media

Chapter 15 Education
UNIT 1 General Education
UNIT 2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Chapter 16 World & Environment
UNIT 1 World, Earth
UNIT 2 TOPOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 3 Nature, Matter
UNIT 4 Environmental Issues

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Publisher's Review
What's your reason and purpose for wanting to improve your English conversation skills? It's probably to be able to speak fluently and without stuttering or breaking the flow of conversation when you have the opportunity to speak with a native speaker.
How can we do that? First, we need to know a lot of vocabulary used in such conversations.
When you're in a hurry, you can continue the conversation and get through it just by saying the right words.
So, let me explain in detail why you should choose 『Crucial Words for English Conversation』 among the many vocabulary books out there.


Reason 1: The first vocabulary book I've read all the way through since my school days because of the words and images.
-We divided the topics we frequently borrow from in conversation into 16 categories and selected the most frequently mentioned words related to those topics.
And by associating the word with an image, such as a pictogram, that best represents the word, you can make it stick in your memory for a long time.
How did they manage to choose so meticulously? It's a series of words that leave me in awe.
The familiar words and images make you curious about what words and images will appear on the next page, so you'll keep reading the book until the end. This will be the first vocabulary book I've read all the way through since my school days.


Reason 2: Seamless usage that goes beyond words and encompasses phrases and sentences.
-In fact, just knowing the words doesn't solve everything.
Knowing that "subway" is the English word for "subway" allows you to use it effectively. In real-life conversation, you'll need to know phrases like "take the subway" and "get off the subway," as in "take subway line 2 and get off at Sadang Station."
So, in 『Crucial Words for English Conversation』, we cover not only words but also phrases and sentences with a 120% usage frequency, so that you can use them properly rather than just stopping at minor words.


Reason 3: The beauty of colloquial sentences that can be immediately translated into your own situation.
-Sentences like 'I'm the second of three siblings', 'It's -17 degrees Celsius today', and 'I can't go outside these days because of the fine dust' can be easily made into your own story by simply changing the words.
In other words, there's no reason not to read "Crucial Words for English Conversation," which is full of words that can be used to paraphrase colloquial sentences that can be used to tell your own story.








GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 6, 2020
- Page count, weight, size: 320 pages | 546g | 148*210*18mm
- ISBN13: 9788960498310
- ISBN10: 8960498319

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