Foreign Language Study

Can pride and first impressions stand in the way of true love? Discover it in Spanish! Step into 19th-century England and experience the timeless romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy—now fully accessible for Spanish learners. Reading authentic literature can feel overwhelming when you constantly have to pause for a dictionary. This Level A2 (Pre-Intermediate) graded reader is carefully adapted to give you a smooth, engaging reading experience using natural, simplified Spanish and Comprehensible Input. What you will find in this book: Engaging Storytelling: The complete classic ...

Learn hundreds of new English vocabulary words, expressions, phrasal verbs, and idioms in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common words that are used in the USA and around the world. Most importantly, improve your TOEFL, TOIEC, or IELTS score by mastering new vocabulary words. Maximize your score on English proficiency exams like the TOEFL test. That’s where this Vocabulary Builder Workbook for Adults (Beginner ESL/EFL) comes in. Speak more fluently, gain some confidence, and improve your English exam scores. Yes, it really is that easy!

This book is a collection of the funniest and most interesting folklorist idioms that will allow you to discover hidden aspects of the Italian culture. Each idiom is presented with its translation, historic and geographical background, and an explanation of its meaning. The goal of this collection is to give the reader a deeper understanding of the Italian language and interpretation of life.

From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in French for Intermediate Learners uses listening as the perfect tool to not only delight in learning French, but to accelerate your journey towards fluency.

Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3...

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of German. Short Stories in German for Intermediate Learners has been written specifically for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and, most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when listening.

You'll discover high-frequency words that have appeared in previous TOEFL tests, increasing your chance for better test results! All audio is carefully narrated by two professional voiceover artists for easy listening and quick learning. If you're preparing for the TOEFL, and want to get on the fast track to better results, then this audio course is for you!

Lisbon, 1483. Giacomo is seventeen, an apprentice cartographer with nothing to lose, when he redoes a colleague's calculation for fun and finds it wrong: the distance to Asia everyone is betting on is less than a quarter of what it should be. The colleague's name is Cristoforo Colombo, and he already knows. For nine years Giacomo watches the project be rejected, mocked and finally funded almost by accident, ends up the one man aboard the Santa Maria trusted with the true, secret logbook of the voyage — and after the landfall of 12 October 1492, does a second calculation he never tells ...

It’s 1985. The Bellport Evening Star, a weekly community paper headed by its sassy editor Vivian Allegra, covers both the humorous and serious issues that regularly erupt in this small village. When she agrees to host a teen exchange student from Catania for a year, Francesca, who descriptively discusses her ancient home city and is hilarious in her observations of American life and who teams up with Black student Keisha with her beautiful Broadway dancer aunt for the upcoming Step competition, life starts taking off. Actually it does for all of them. These are three strong women who in ...

This meditation and self-hypnosis program is perfect for both beginners and those who are experienced with hypnosis. It'll help you open up the language center of your mind so that you are at the optimal peak for learning and retaining information, specifically the French language. Your focus and memory will increase and become sharper, and you'll find that you're more motivated to study and learn French.

Master intermediate Italian naturally with Learn Italian with 5 Romantic Thrillers: The Complete Italian Secrets Bundle. Are you tired of dry grammar textbooks or Italian novels that are too difficult to follow? This comprehensive collection bridges the gap by combining real, gripping fiction with structured pedagogical tools. Designed specifically for B1-B2 language learners, this bundle features five standalone mystery-romance novels set in iconic Italian cities, allowing you to build vocabulary and fluency without feeling overwhelmed. Why this Italian Graded Reader Bundle is recommended ...

Behind the Wheel Spanish Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Spanish, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Spanish. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons...

If you're looking to score a perfect five on your AP US Government exam, look no further. Whether it's reviewing the Constitution or learning about civil rights, AudioLearn is your complete study guide to The US Government. Best of all, you get a complete free AP US Government test!

Improve your Italian vocabulary and absorb real grammar naturally while solving a thrilling murder mystery set in Rome! When a cold case resurfaces in the historic streets of Trastevere, American journalist Arthur Finch starts asking the questions nobody wants to hear. To find the truth, he will need his instinct, his notebook — and the help of Rome's most feared prosecutor. Specially written for A2-B1 (Pre-Intermediate) language students, this graded reader combines the suspense of a classic detective story with a complete, structured learning framework. Designed for maximum ...

Albanian - The 100 most important words Learn Albanian Language Albanian is the national language in Albania and in the Kosovo and is also spoken largely in Macedonia and Montenegro and Southern Serbia . With this collection, I would like to explain the basic concepts so that you will be able to communicate in this beautiful, ancient language. 100 most important words and phrases in English/Albanian. Courses English/Albanian for beginners. Really effective method. Tags: learn albanian language, learn kosovo language, albania, mesoni shqip

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Russian. Short Stories in Russian for Intermediate Learners has been written specifically for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and, most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when listening. 

Rome, 1849. Nicolò is eighteen and has spent three months learning to photograph the breaches French cannons open in the walls every night, for a master photographer who taught him one rule above all: a steady hand is rarer than a rifle. Then a courteous officer starts asking for an extra copy of every print, always of the same weak points in the walls, and one evening a print goes missing that nobody remembers taking. Eleven years later Nicolò is his own master, following Garibaldi’s campaign in Sicily with a camera on his back. In a crowd of newly arrived officers he sees a face he ...

More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten presented the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said to "give body and soul to the Yiddish language," The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists, politicians and students, as well as a perennial best seller for three decades.

Now that you know the basics of Spanish, put your knowledge into practice with the unique stories and dialogue lessons offered in Spanish Level 2. Read a story about a couple in a restaurant and then practice ordering yourself a campechano, maybe a cerveza (o dos!) while you're at it. Or read a...

Florence, 1478. Tommaso is sixteen, comes from a village of stonecutters, and has just been taken on as an apprentice in the most famous workshop in the city. For months he does nothing but grind colours ten hours a day. Then he meets the young painter everyone speaks badly of: a man who, instead of painting, takes clocks apart to find out why one wheel turns faster than another. His name is Leonardo. One evening a wool merchant comes in with his hand closed in a fist. Inside is an iron ring with a golden seal, a wolf engraved on it, and a request: a copy so exact that nobody could tell it ...