Interchange Fourth Edition Intro | Pro & Updated
Zero , Mariana thought. That’s how she felt. Her English was a handful of memorized phrases: Hello , Thank you , Where is the bathroom? The rest was a fog.
She approached Ling, a quiet woman from Shanghai who always sat in the back. “Excuse me,” Mariana said, reading from her book. “What’s… your… favorite food?” interchange fourth edition intro
Ling’s face broke into a smile. “Dumplings. You?” Zero , Mariana thought
“This book,” he whispered, tapping his own copy. “It is a map. But not for streets. For… how to be human here.” The rest was a fog
“I would like… a coffee,” she said. Then, remembering Unit 4’s “Is there a bank near here?” she added, “And… is there a library near here?”
Amin leaned close. In Arabic, he whispered, “ أنا أحب تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية .” It sounded like a secret song. Then he said, “Now you. In Spanish.”