Selected texts of modern dialogue: a selection of passages of modern dialogue for oral practice in reading and the précis and comprehension of conversational English, with exercises / [by] W. J. Ball, M.A.

By: Ball, W. J. (Wilson James) [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English London : Longmans, 1955Edition: First published : 1955Description: x, 196 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): English language -- Conversation and phrase books
Contents:
A black affair -- A black affair (cont.)--The creative impulse -- An unusual travel agency -- Atlanta in Wimbledon -- No match for the Bumpkins -- The milk bottles -- Rival candidates -- I dreamt miss fiske was dead -- London landlady -- At the point of no return -- Two proposals -- The brains trust -- The cocktail party -- The lady's not for burning -- At cousin Francis's funeral -- The happiest man on earth (American) -- All about eve (American) -- Johnny pye anf folk-killer -- No news is new news -- Uneasy relations -- The inquest -- Far advanced English.

A black affair -- A black affair (cont.)--The creative impulse -- An unusual travel agency -- Atlanta in Wimbledon -- No match for the Bumpkins -- The milk bottles -- Rival candidates -- I dreamt miss fiske was dead -- London landlady -- At the point of no return -- Two proposals -- The brains trust -- The cocktail party -- The lady's not for burning -- At cousin Francis's funeral -- The happiest man on earth (American) -- All about eve (American) -- Johnny pye anf folk-killer -- No news is new news -- Uneasy relations -- The inquest -- Far advanced English.