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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!

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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...

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. 

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 ...

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.

A cropped photograph, a photo studio to close, and a secret kept for twenty-seven years. When Chiara returns to Salerno to clear out her late father’s photography studio, she expects nothing more than ten days of hard work and a bittersweet walk down memory lane. Assisting her is her niece Sara, a talented young graphic designer eager to uncover her family’s past. But when an unseen detail on the edge of an old 1999 photograph resurfaces, Chiara is forced to confront a decision she has spent nearly three decades avoiding—and the false accusation that permanently altered her sister ...

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 ...

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...

Pass the NCLEX—even if English isn’t your first language. This Second Edition of NCLEX Study Guide for Non-Native English Speakers is a fully updated and expanded resource for internationally educated nurses preparing for the 2025 NCLEX-RN exam, including the new Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) format. Written by Maria Isabel, R.N., a foreign-trained nurse who passed the NCLEX on her first try, this guide offers clear explanations, practical strategies, and compassionate encouragement tailored specifically for English language learners and non-native speakers. What’s inside: - Up-to-date ...

100 English Dialogs is an indispensable traveler’s companion. Particularly useful for readers who want to amplify and diversify their English skills, the purpose of this quick reference guide to vocabulary and structure is to raise awareness of improvement potential and provide exposure to spoken English, while encouraging and challenging readers to explore common patterns of usage that are essential to modern English communication. Beginners, intermediate, and advanced non-native speakers will be able to increase their vocabulary and conversational skills, while improving their command ...