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Based on the Speech Plasma Method, this collection of stories on 50 topics will help foreign students of English go through the most vulnerable period of learning - pre-intermediate level. At this stage students do not see their progress clearly enough and often feel increasingly anxious and frustrated. All the 50 stories are accounts of Julia's everyday life.

El Arte de Aprender un Idioma Extranjero consiste en todas las cosas que desearía haber sabido en las distintas etapas de mi viaje de aprendizaje de idiomas durante los últimos 15 años: como aficionado, estudiante, académico y lingüista profesional. Este libro está diseñado para ayudar al estudiante a evitar muchos escollos y aprovechar las oportunidades, con lecciones sobre la elección del idioma meta, los viajes, el acento, la inmersión, la tecnología, los enfoques de aprendizaje y los hábitos de vida de los lingüistas profesionales.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 5,034 Lincoln lives with his mother in a small town in Texas. His life is quiet and lonely. He wants to find old friends, so he searches for them on Facebook. He finds someone from his high school class and they become friends. But is Lincoln’s Facebook friend really an old friend from high school? Lincoln’s friend invites him to New York. Lincoln is excited, and he plans his trip. He gets on the plane, but he doesn’t know that danger is waiting for him in New York.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 4,816 Yuka Nakata studies English. Her family owns a ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) near Kyoto. Now it is August. Yuka is helping her family at the ryokan. Yuka is happy. She can meet many guests and she can practice her English. Many things happen at the ryokan. Two guests go out for a day, but don't come back. Can Yuka find them? A guest loses his passport. Can Yuka help him? Is there a ghost in one of the rooms? Yuka tries to solve the mystery. Working at the ryokan is hard, but it is always interesting ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 7,937 Five short stories for learners of English. Janet is working alone one night. She hears a noise. What is it? Is someone else in the office? She looks around the office, but no one is there. Then, she receives some strange emails…Someone is watching her. Who is it? What do they want? Suzie and Chantelle go to a Halloween party. After the party, they find a taxi to take them home, but the taxi driver doesn’t plan to take them home… He drives faster and faster. “Stop! Stop! You are going to ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 4 B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 19,576 The 4th book in the Old Secrets - Modern Mysteries series. When James Winchester was a spy, he made many friends, and many enemies. Now someone wants him dead. Who is it? And why? The answers lie in James' secret past. The decisions James made in Cambodia in the 1970s and the Middle East in the 1980s come back to haunt him. They will either keep him alive, or have him killed. A fast-paced action story, which shows how our past choices can change our lives.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 10,088 There are five special Christmas stories in this book. It is Christmas Eve and Rick has not bought a present for his wife yet. All the shops are closed. What is he going to do? Then, he sees one shop that is still open. The hardware shop. But what can he buy for his wife in the hardware shop? Luckily for Rick, the present he chooses saves the family’s Christmas! The brass band girls play Christmas music in the town. Everyone loves their music, especially one old lady. When the old lady tries to...

¿Quieres dominar el vocabulario requerido para llevar a cabo conversaciones libremente en varias situaciones? El propósito principal del curso "150 Phrasal Verbs" es aprender y consolidar el aprendizaje de los más de verbos compuestos (phrasal verbs) que aparecen con más frecuencia en las conversaciones diarias y en textos escritos. El aprendizaje se da mediante la asociación de significados en su contexto. El juego de ejercicios de cada lección permite al estudiante perfeccionar y consolidar los verbos rápidamente. Se trata de un aprendizaje efectivo, fácil y accesible a todos.

In a gloomy, neglected house Miss Havisham sits, as she has sat year after year, in a wedding dress and veil that were once white, and are now faded and yellow with age. Her face is like a death’s head; her dark eyes burn with bitterness and hate. By her side sits a proud and beautiful girl, and in front of her, trembling with fear in his thick country boots, stands young Pip.

With relatable examples, reflective exercises, and actionable advice, How to English: Listening and Responding empowers you to turn everyday conversations into meaningful connections.

◆あの山形弁のダニエル・カールさんの英語本が登場。 日本に来てから30年以上、 山形で鍛えた方言で、テレビ等で活躍している著者が 8年7カ月ぶりの新刊を出版。 「ダニエルさんは、もう英語を忘れてしまったのでは？」 と思っている方、それは誤解です。 彼は日本でも英語を忘れないために、年に数回アメリカに帰省しており、 英語教育や国際交流などに力を入れているのです。 英語、日本語、山形弁、それに少しのドイツ語と、 マルチなタレントとしてだけでなく、マルチに語学も駆使されています。 そんなダニエルさん、外国人には通じないカタカナ英語、 いわゆる和製英語は"便利な英語？"で、 本人もアメリカで普通に使ってしまい通じないこともしばしば。 ということで、これから日本にワンサカやって来る外国人に通じる、 正しい英語をお伝えすべく、久々の本の出版となりました。 ◆これから大勢やって来る外国人に、本当の「おもてなし」を。 2014年に観光で日本に訪れた外国人は1300万人以上。 この10年で倍増しています。 日本文化が世界で流行り、これから2020年の東京オリンピックに向けて、 さらなる外国人観光客が日本にやって来ます。 おそらく外国人と交流する機会も増えるはず。 その時に困るのが、外国人に通じないカタカナ英語。 このカタカナ英語が実

This book takes a different approach to learning. It deals with human motivation and creating the right mind-set that will drive you rapidly to your language learning goal. It is presented in simple language that most anyone can easily understand and apply. It was written for the first-time foreign language learner looking forward to a fulfilling experience and for those who have already engaged in learning but have lost their motivation and are ready to give up.

Here is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Soak up the atmosphere of ancient Rome. Decide for yourself whether Caesar's power and ambition was a threat to the Republic, and whether assassination can ever be justified.

Expert speech trainer and veteran voiceover artist Peter Baker teams up with presenter and trainer Katy Brody and offer interactive audio exercises to help you speak English clearer. Whether it's moving to English-speaking countries like the USA, the UK, or Australia, or working in international settings where English is widely spoken, such as in business or tourism, mastering English communication can significantly improve personal and professional success.

ビジネスでの様々なシチュエーションが収録されています。ビジネスで使う英語を繰り返し聞き流すことで耳から習得してゆきます。初めは英語-日本語を聞き流し、シーンのイメージができるようになったら英語のみを聞いてもOKです。

Inglés para viajar es un audio en el que encontrarás las frases y el vocabulario necesarios para enfrentarte a cualquier situación típica de un viaje al extranjero, sobre todo cuando vas a países anglohablantes.

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn English With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in English — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will...

Find out how people speak English in real life. That’s where The Big Book of American Idioms comes in. You’ll see what the idiom means and the history behind it. Then, you'll see how it’s used in some example sentences. It’s everything you need to "bone up" on your English vocabulary! Get The Big Book of American Idioms to improve your English quickly and easily.

Christmas is humbug, Scrooge says - just a time when you find yourself a year older and not a penny richer. The only thing that matters to Scrooge is business, and making money. But on Christmas Eve three spirits come to visit him. They take him travelling on the wings of the night to see the shadows of Christmas past, present, and future - and Scrooge learns a lesson that he will never forget.

The Official IELTS Prep Speaking Strategies audiobook has everything you need to prepare and excel on the speaking section of the IELTS! This powerful audio course was created by expert IELTS tutors and teachers who know the test and all its variations inside and out.