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Discover New York City and other English-speaking regions.
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Are you planning to visit the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand?
Here at Travel English, you will learn 200 key phrases and 1,000 of the most common words in English. Try our 60 free online lessons.
Getting Started in Basic English
Introduction
- Lesson 1: Introduction to the English language
- Lesson 2: Greetings and farewells
- Lesson 3: Introductions. First names, family names and introductions. Titles
- Lesson 4: Stating where you are from
- Lesson 5: Stating your age and giving your telephone number
- Lesson 6: Telling time
- Lesson 7: Stating the date and making appointments
- Lesson 8: Stating your address. Locations and directions
- Lesson 9: Talking about the weather
Talking about yourself, your family and friends
- Lesson 10: Talking about your family, relatives and friends. Key life events
- Lesson 11: Talking about your feelings and emotions
- Lesson 12: Talking about appearances, clothing and accessories
- Lesson 13: Talking about your home
- Lesson 14: Talking about your studies
- Lesson 15: Talking about your work
- Lesson 16: Talking about your leisure time interests and hobbies
- Lesson 17: Talking about your routines
Types of Tourism
- Lesson 18: Talking about your favorite landscapes
- Lesson 19: Talking about different types of tourism
- Lesson 20: Guides to tourism, hotels and restaurants
Planning and taking a trip
- Lesson 21: At the travel agency
- Lesson 22: At the airport. Check-in and departures
- Lesson 23: On the flight
- Lesson 24: Arrivals, immigration and customs
Local Transportation Options
- Lesson 25: Using the local transportation system
At the hotel
- Lesson 26: Types of hotel accommodation and rooms
- Lesson 27: Talking about different hotel jobs
- Lesson 28: Hotel check-in. Hotels in New York City
- Lesson 29: Room service and housekeeping
- Lesson 30: Visiting the pool, fitness center, spa
- Lesson 31: Visiting the business center
- Lesson 32: Checking out and paying hotel bills
At the restaurant, coffee shop, bar and pub
- Lesson 33: Talking about jobs in eating and drinking establishments
- Lesson 34: Talking about meals and ethnic cuisines. Restaurants in New York
- Lesson 35: Menus and ordering. Paying the bill and tipping
- Lesson 36: Talking about coffee shops, tearooms and cafés
- Lesson 37: Talking about pubs, bars and clubs
Using the banking system
- Lesson 38: At the bank
Exploring your destination and going sightseeing
- Lesson 39: Taking a city tour. Tour guides. Top attractions
- Lesson 40: Visiting a historic government building
- Lesson 41: Going shopping
- Lesson 41: Enjoying local festivals and celebrations. Cultural foundations in NYC.
- Lesson 42: Visiting a farmers’ market. Grocery shopping in NYC.
- Lesson 43: Visiting famous buildings, monuments and bridges
- Lesson 44: Talking about the local media
- Lesson 45: Visiting a museum and/or art gallery
- Lesson 46: Visiting a bookstore or library
- Lesson 47: Attending a musical performance
- Lesson 48: Visiting parks and gardens
- Lesson 49: Visiting a zoo and aquarium
- Lesson 50: Visiting a planetarium
- Lesson 51: Attending a sports event
- Lesson 52: Visiting a brewery, distillery or vineyard
- Lesson 53: Going to the beach
- Lesson 54: Visiting places of worship in New York City
Communications
- Lesson 55: At the post office
Getting healthcare
- Lesson 56: Taking health precautions
- Lesson 57: At a medical clinic or hospital
- Lesson 58: At the dentist
- Lesson 59: At the pharmacy
Dealing with emergencies
Links to other resources
- Take a visual tour of Australia
- Take a visual tour of Canada
- Take a visual tour of Ireland
- Take a visual tour of New Zealand
- Take a visual tour of the United Kingdom
- Take a visual tour of London
- Take a visual tour of the United States
- Take a visual tour of New York City
- Visit Europe. Discover the United Kingdom
- Visit Europe. Discover Ireland
Continue your studies
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