English Made Easy
Learning English Through Pictures
VOLUME TWO
By Jonathan Crichton and Pieter Koster
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”
Most people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing. And his first love was naturally books—especially old and rare editions.
Immediately after WW II, serving in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur, Tuttle was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2006 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0969-8 (ebook)
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Contents
UNIT 1: Here’s a letter for you.
FUNCTION
• Communicating with friends
GRAMMAR
• Imperatives
• Prepositions
• Paired verbs
• Definite article
VOCABULARY
• Family relationships
• Correspondence
UNIT 2: Let’s check the flight number again.
FUNCTION
• Describing time
• Reporting events
• Checking details
GRAMMAR
• Reported speech
• Adjectives (present and past participles)
• Adverbs of frequency (1)
VOCABULARY
• Timetables and deadlines
• Feelings
UNIT 3: It’s a goal!
FUNCTION
• Talking about accommodation
GRAMMAR
• There is/are
• Prepositions
• Enough
• Too much
VOCABULARY
• Accommodation
• Quantity/division
UNIT
