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FRENCH SENTENCE BUILDERS – B to Pre – LISTENING – STUDENT: French Sentence Builders (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
This booklet contains exercises for students to fill in .
The French Listening Booklet matches to the minutest details the content of the 19 units included in the best-selling workbook for beginner-to-pre-intermediate learners “French sentence builders”, by the same authors.
For best results, the two books should be used together.
This book fully implements Dr Conti’s popular approach to listening-skills instruction, L.A.M. (aka Listening-As-Modelling), laid out in his seminal work: “Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Learners how to Listen” (Conti and Smith, 2019).
L.A.M. is based on the concept that listening instruction should train students in the mastery of the key micro-listening skills identified by cognitive psychologists.
Each unit contains around 13 listening tasks, which provide continuous and extensive recycling of the target constructions and vocabulary items and address the development of the key listening micro-skills.
The tasks include engaging and tested Conti classics such as: “Spot the intruder”, “Missing details”, “Faulty transcript”, “Break the flow”, “Faulty translation”, “Gapped translation” and “Listening slalom”, alongside more traditional listening comprehension tasks.
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Récits – Les Objets Perdus – Joanna: Language Gym: French Sentence Builder – Readers
Les Objets Perdus is a story about friendship, resilience and finding the value in the things we take for granted. Written for, and with input from, GCSE French students, Les Objets Perdus is the ideal accompaniment to the GCSE French course.16-year-old Joanna has run away to France looking for freedom and independence. Arriving in Paris, she is looking forward to enjoying good food and experiencing the French culture. When she loses her money, her passport, and her bag, however, she finds herself alone and hungry in a chaotic and intimidating city. But a chance encounter with the enigmatic Michel, and his temperamental cat, Madame de Pompadour, leads her to unexpected adventures and the chance to look at life from a different angle.
Will Michel help Joanna to find her feet? And will Joanna learn how this kind, educated man ended up living on the streets?
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Récits – Les Objets Perdus – Joanna: Language Gym: French Sentence Builder – Readers
Les Objets Perdus is a story about friendship, resilience and finding the value in the things we take for granted. Written for, and with input from, GCSE French students, Les Objets Perdus is the ideal accompaniment to the GCSE French course.16-year-old Joanna has run away to France looking for freedom and independence. Arriving in Paris, she is looking forward to enjoying good food and experiencing the French culture. When she loses her money, her passport, and her bag, however, she finds herself alone and hungry in a chaotic and intimidating city. But a chance encounter with the enigmatic Michel, and his temperamental cat, Madame de Pompadour, leads her to unexpected adventures and the chance to look at life from a different angle.
Will Michel help Joanna to find her feet? And will Joanna learn how this kind, educated man ended up living on the streets?
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FRENCH SENTENCE BUILDER – GCSE REVISION: French Sentence Builders – GCSE (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
This book is meant as a revision resource for GCSE French. It can be used independently by students as well as for teacher-directed classroom practice. It contains 16 units which focus mainly on the themes: myself, family and relationships, daily activities, my role model, hobbies and leisure.
Each unit consists of a knowledge organiser recapping the target sentence patterns and lexical items, a series of receptive vocabulary building activities; a set of narrow reading texts and activities; a set of translation tasks. The tasks are graded in order to pose an increasingly demanding but manageable cognitive load and challenge and are based on Dr Conti’s P.I.P.O. framework:
Pre-reading tasks (activation of prior knowledge and pre-teaching)
In-reading tasks (intensive exploitation of texts)
Post-reading tasks (consolidation)
Output (pushed-output tasks)
Consistent with Dr Conti’s E.P.I. approach, each of the 16 units in the book provide extensive recycling of the target lexical items both within each unit and throughout the book, across all the dimensions of receptive and productive processing, i.e.: orthography (single letters and syllables), lexis (both words and chunks), grammar/syntax (with much emphasis on functional and positional processing), meaning and discourse.
The recycling occurs through input-flooding and forced retrieval through a wide range of engaging, tried and tested, classic Conti tasks (more than 20 per unit). These include student favourites such as slalom writing, faulty translation, spot the missing detail, sentence puzzles, etc.
Table of contents
1 Introducing yourself
2 Describing yourself, your family and friends
3 Talking about your hobbies and interests
4 Describing a typical day in school
5 Describing what you do after school
6 Talking about a typical weekend
7 Talking about what you did last weekend
8 Talking about when you were younger
9 Discussing the qualities of a good friend
10 Describing the qualities of a good partner
11 Saying why you don’t get along with people
12 Saying why I get along with people
13 Saying why I argue with my parents
14 Discussing why couples break up
15 Talking about a person you admire
16 Bringing it all together – Parts 1-5
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Italian Sentence Builders – Primary – Book 1 – ANSWER BOOK (The Language Gym)
This is the ANSWER BOOK for Italian Sentence Builders – Primary – Book 1Read more
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Spanish Sentence Builders – A Lexicogrammar approach: Beginner to Pre-intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
This is the newly updated SECOND EDITION!
This version has been fully re-checked for accuracy and re-formatted to make it even more user-friendly, following feedback after a full year of classroom use by thousands of teachers across the world. Spanish Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by two modern languages educators with over 40 years of extensive classroom experience between the two, both in the UK and internationally.
This ‘no-frills’ book contains 19 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
Each unit includes:
1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
2) A set of vocabulary building activities;
3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;
5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning.Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over.
This occurs throughout each unit of work as well as in smaller grammar, vocabulary and question-skills micro-units located at regular intervals in the book, which aim at reinforcing the understanding and retention of the target grammar, vocabulary and question patterns.Read more
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GERMAN GCSE REVISION – SELF, FAMILY & FRIENDS, LEISURE & DAILY ACTIVITIES (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
This book is meant as a revision resource for GCSE German. It can be used independently by students as well as for teacher-directed classroom practice. It contains 16 units which focus mainly on the themes: myself, family and relationships, daily activities, my role model, hobbies and leisure.
Each unit consists of a knowledge organiser recapping the target sentence patterns and lexical items, a series of receptive vocabulary building activities; a set of narrow reading texts and activities; a set of translation tasks. The tasks are graded in order to pose an increasingly demanding but manageable cognitive load and challenge and are based on Dr Conti’s P.I.P.O. framework:
Pre-reading tasks (activation of prior knowledge and pre-teaching)
In-reading tasks (intensive exploitation of texts)
Post-reading tasks (consolidation)
Output (pushed-output tasks)
Consistent with Dr Conti’s E.P.I. approach, each of the 16 units in the book provide extensive recycling of the target lexical items both within each unit and throughout the book, across all the dimensions of receptive and productive processing, i.e.: orthography (single letters and syllables), lexis (both words and chunks), grammar/syntax (with much emphasis on functional and positional processing), meaning and discourse.
The recycling occurs through input-flooding and forced retrieval through a wide range of engaging, tried and tested, classic Conti tasks (more than 20 per unit). These include student favourites such as slalom writing, faulty translation, spot the missing detail, sentence puzzles, etc.
Table of contents
1 Introducing myself
2 Describing myself, my family and friends
3 Talking about my hobbies and interests
4 Describing a typical day in school
5 Describing what I do after school
6 Talking about a typical weekend
7 Talking about what I did last weekend
8 Talking about when I was younger
9 Discussing the qualities of a good friend
10 Describing the qualities of a good partner
11 Saying why I don’t get along with people
12 Saying why I get along with people
13 Saying why I argue with my parents
14 Discussing why couples break up
15 Talking about a person I admire
16 Bringing it all together – Parts 1-5Read more
£21.80 -
Primary Arabic Sentence Builders – Part Zero: Arabic Sentence Builders – Primary (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
ABSOLUTE BEGINNER ARABIC SENTENCE BUILDERS – A lexicogrammar approach – PRIMARY – BOOK ZERO is meant as an introduction to Arabic for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge of the language. The purpose of this book is for students to learn the alphabet, practise reading and writing the Arabic script and communicate basic phrases about their name, age and how they are feeling. This book is primarily aimed at students with zero level of Arabic but can also be used to consolidate previous knowledge.Audio tracks
These are available for all units. Whenever you see an audio icon, it means that there is some kind of listening exercise or opportunity. These audios have been made by a native speaker team and can be accessed, free of charge, at:
language-gym.com, in the AUDIO section. This section can be freely accessed without a subscription.ABSOLUTE BEGINNER ARABIC SENTENCE BUILDERS – A lexicogrammar approach – PRIMARY – BOOK ZERO contains the following chapters:
1. The Alphabet
2. The vowels
3. Sukoon
4. Nunation
5. Stretched vowels
6. Doubled consonants
7. The sun and moon letters
8. I can say my name and my age
9. I can greet and say how I amThere will be a follow-up “BOOK ONE” which students can move on to once they complete this book.
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FRENCH SENTENCE BUILDERS – B to Pre – ANSWER BOOK: Sentence Builder (The Language Gym)
This is the answer booklet for “French Sentence Builders – A Lexicogrammar approach” by Gianfranco Conti and Dylan Viñales.
French Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by three modern languages educators with over 55 years of extensive classroom experience between the three, both in the UK and internationally. This ‘no-frills’ book contains 19 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
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Italian Sentence Builders – Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
Italian Pre-intermediate to Intermediate Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by three modern languages educators with over 70 years of extensive classroom experience between them, both in the UK and internationally.This ‘no-frills’ book contains 15 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
Each unit includes:
1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
2) A set of vocabulary building activities;
3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;
5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning.Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over.
Alongside the macro-units you will find:
Question-skills units: two pages on understanding and creating questions. These micro-units occur after every unit in the book, so as to recycle the same question patterns in different linguistic contexts;
Revision workouts: these are retrieval practice tasks aimed at keeping the previously learnt vocabulary alive. They too occur at regular intervals, after every other unit.Please note that The Language Gym language-gym.com website is an ideal supplement to this booklet. Our website recycles every single lexical and structural item found in this book many times over via self-marking vocabulary, reading & listening workouts, in addition to engaging and fun games and a powerful Verb, Listening Trainer and Vocab Trainer.
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£19.90 -
French Verb Grammar Pivots – Beginner to Pre-intermediate: Unlocking French Grammar – Beginner to Pre Interm. (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
The French Verb Pivots book focuses on the present indicative, but also covers the immediate future, and aller + infinitive. It is aimed at learners in the A1-B1 proficiency range. It was conceived both for classroom and independent use, whatever the method, setting or course, as it offers ample opportunities for practice through a wide range of activities designed to appeal to learners with a variety of cognitive styles and learning preferences.It can be used to introduce the target verbs and associated grammar and lexicogrammar patterns to absolute beginners. It can also be useful if you teach lower-to-intermediate learners (years 9 to 11 in the U.K.) in order to consolidate, expand and deepen their mastery of those verbs and patterns. The latter learners, in our experience, are often able to master verb formation, but lack depth of knowledge, i.e. knowledge of verb collocations (which lexis the verbs partner with) and colligations (the rules which bind the verbs with what comes before and after them in a sentence).
Each of the 9 macro-units start ‘small’ with the target verb being learnt within very basic sentence patterns and in the first person only. As each unit progresses the target verbs are modelled in sentence patterns which gradually increase in length and complexity. In order to enhance transferrability of learning and lexical depth, each verb is also practised with a variety of lexical sets. For instance, the verbs Être & Avoir are practised, in context, with animals, classroom objects, clothes, physical description, emotional and physical states, age, etc.
Traditional grammar and lexicogrammar intersect throughout the whole book, as, in order for the learners to be able to become creative with each sentence pattern, they must also master the manipulation of the changeable items in each sentence such as verbs, adjectives, pronouns determiners, etc. The teaching of grammar arises organically from the need to enhance the generative power of each target sentence pattern – this is a major innovation of this book.
The book is very mindful of cognitive load. Hence, each instructional sequence gradually increases the cognitive challenge, with receptive activities in the initial section of each sub-unit paving the way for the productive ones located at the end and with each task priming the next. It goes without saying that the repeated processing and the constant recycling also makes it easier for the content to become effortlessly entrenched.
How can one supplement this book to enhance its impact?
Please note that this book is best used in synergy with language-gym.com and sentencebuilders.com. Both websites feature self-marking games and activities based on its content.Read more
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French Primary Sentence Builders: French Sentence Builders – Primary (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
French Primary Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner students, co-authored by five modern languages educators with over 90 years of extensive classroom experience between the five, both in the UK and internationally.
This book is fully photocopiable but may not be scanned and shared
This ‘no-frills’ book contains 10 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, listening, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout. Each unit in the book includes:
- a sentence builder modelling the target constructions, introduced by questions to guide communication;
- a set of Listening-As-Modelling activities to train decoding skills, sound awareness, speech-segmentation, lexical-retrieval and parsing skills;
- a set of reading tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
- a set of translation tasks aimed at consolidation through retrieval practice;
- a set of writing tasks targeting essential writing micro-skills such as spelling, functional and positional processing, editing and communication of meaning.
- answers to all activities, including transcripts
Based on the E.P.I. principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over. Alongside the units you will find: No Snakes No Ladders tasks created to practise speaking skills with an engaging and fun board game that can be photocopied and played in groups of 3 students.
Please note that The Language Gym www.language-gym.com website is an ideal supplement to this booklet. Our website recycles every single lexical and structural item found in this book many times over via self-marking vocabulary and reading workouts, in addition to engaging and fun games and a powerful vocab, listening, sentence & verb trainer.
This book is fully photocopiable but may not be scanned and shared
Equivalent to ISBN 9783949651359
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Spanish Verb Grammar Pivots – Beginner to Pre-intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
The Spanish Verb Pivots book focuses on the present indicative, but also covers the immediate future, and gustar + infinitive (as well as ‘verbs like gustar’). It is aimed at learners in the A1-B1 proficiency range. It was conceived both for classroom and independent use, whatever the method, setting or course, as it offers ample opportunities for practice through a wide range of activities designed to appeal to learners with a variety of cognitive styles and learning preferences.It can be used to introduce the target verbs and associated grammar and lexicogrammar patterns to absolute beginners. It can also be useful if you teach lower-to-intermediate learners (years 9 to 11 in the U.K.) in order to consolidate, expand and deepen their mastery of those verbs and patterns. The latter learners, in our experience, are often able to master verb formation, but lack depth of knowledge, i.e. knowledge of verb collocations (which lexis the verbs partner with) and colligations (the rules which bind the verbs with what comes before and after them in a sentence).
Each macro-unit starts ‘small’ with the target verb being learnt within very basic sentence patterns and in the first person only. As each unit progresses the target verbs are modelled in sentence patterns which gradually increase in length and complexity. In order to enhance transferrability of learning and lexical depth, each verb is also practised with a variety of lexical sets. For instance, the verb Tener is practised with animals, classroom objects, clothes, physical description, emotional and physical states, age, etc.
Traditional grammar and lexicogrammar intersect throughout the whole book, as, in order for the learners to be able to become creative with each sentence pattern, they must also master the manipulation of the changeable items in each sentence such as verbs, adjectives, pronouns determiners, etc. The teaching of grammar arises organically from the need to enhance the generative power of each target sentence pattern – this is a major innovation of this book.
The book is very mindful of cognitive load. Hence, each instructional sequence gradually increases the cognitive challenge, with receptive activities in the initial section of each sub-unit paving the way for the productive ones located at the end and with each task priming the next. It goes without saying that the repeated processing and the constant recycling also makes it easier for the content to become effortlessly entrenched.
How can one supplement this book to enhance its impact?
Please note that this book is best used in synergy with language-gym.com and sentencebuilders.com. Both websites feature self-marking games and activities based on its content.Read more
£19.90£22.80 -
Italian Primary Sentence Builders – Book 1 (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder)
Italian Sentence Builders – Primary – Book 1 contains 10 units which concern themselves with a specific communicative function, such as ‘I can say my name and age’, ‘I can talk about the weather’, ‘I can say what’s in my town’. You can find a note of each communicative function in the Table of Contents.Each unit includes:
- a sentence builder modelling the target constructions, introduced by questions to guide communication;
- a set of Listening-As-Modelling activities to train decoding skills, sound awareness, speech-segmentation, lexical-retrieval and parsing skills;
- a set of reading tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
- a set of translation tasks aimed at consolidation through retrieval practice;
- a set of writing tasks targeting essential writing micro-skills such as spelling, functional and positional processing, editing and communication of meaning.
Each sentence builder at the beginning of a unit contains one or more constructions which have been selected with real-life communication in mind. Each unit is built around that construction but not solely on it. Based on the principle that each E.P.I instructional sequence must move from modelling to production in a seamless and organic way, each unit expands on the material in each sentence builder by embedding it in texts and graded tasks which contain both familiar and unfamiliar (but comprehensible and learnable) vocabulary and structures. Through lots of careful recycling and thorough and extensive processing of the input, by the end of each unit the student has many opportunities to encounter and process the new vocabulary and patterns with material from the previous units.
Alongside the units you will find: No Snakes No Ladders tasks created to practise speaking skills with an engaging and fun board game that can be photocopied and played in groups of 3 students.
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£15.70 -
Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate – French Sentence Builders (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
French Pre-intermediate to Intermediate Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by two modern languages educators with over 40 years of extensive classroom experience between the two, both in the UK and internationally.This ‘no-frills’ book contains 15 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout.
Each unit includes:
1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
2) A set of vocabulary building activities;
3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;
5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning.Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over.
Alongside the macro-units you will find:Question-skills units: two pages on understanding and creating questions. These micro-units occur after every unit in the book, so as to recycle the same question patterns in different linguistic contexts; Revision workouts: these are retrieval practice tasks aimed at keeping the previously learnt vocabulary alive. They too occur at regular intervals, after every other unit.
Please note that The Language Gym language-gym.com website is an ideal supplement to this booklet. Our website recycles every single lexical and structural item found in this book many times over via self-marking vocabulary, reading & listening workouts, in addition to engaging and fun games and a powerful Verb, Listening Trainer and Vocab Trainer.
Read more
£19.90 -
French Sentence Builders – A Lexicogrammar approach: Beginner to Pre-intermediate (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder Books)
French Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by three modern languages educators with over 55 years of extensive classroom experience between the three, both in the UK and internationally. This ‘no-frills’ book contains 19 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout. Each unit includes:1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions;2) A set of vocabulary building activities;3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks;5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning. Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over. This occurs throughout each unit of work as well as in smaller grammar, vocabulary and question-skills micro-units located at regular intervals in the book, which aim at reinforcing the understanding and retention of the target grammar, vocabulary and question patterns.
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Spanish Sentence Builders – TRILOGY – Part I (The Language Gym – Sentence Builder)
The book contains 15 macro-units which concern themselves with a specific communicative function, such as ‘Describing people’s appearance and personality’, ‘Comparing and contrasting people’, ‘Saying what food you like and dislike’ or ‘Saying what you and others do in your free time’.Each unit includes:
- a sentence builder modelling the target constructions;
- a set of listening activities to model and input-flood the target language
- a set of vocabulary building activities which reinforce the material in the sentence builder;
- a set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text;
- a set of translation tasks aimed at consolidation through retrieval practice;
- a set of writing tasks targeting essential writing micro-skills such as spelling, functional and positional processing, editing and communication of meaning.
- a “Bringing it all together” section to recycle and interleave the target language seen in previous units
At the end of each term, there is also an End of Term – Question Skills unit. These units are designed to model asking and answering the key questions which have been studied throughout the term. This is also an additional opportunity for structured production as students move towards routinising the language and producing spontaneous speech by the end of the term.
Each sentence builder at the beginning of a unit contains one or more constructions which have been selected with real-life communication in mind. Each unit is built around that construction but not solely on it. Based on the principle that each E.P.I instructional sequence must move from modelling to production in a seamless and organic way, each unit expands on the material in each sentence builder by embedding it in texts and graded tasks which contain both familiar and unfamiliar (but comprehensible and learnable) vocabulary and structures. Through lots of careful recycling and thorough and extensive processing of the input, by the end of each unit the student has many opportunities to encounter and process the new vocabulary and patterns with material from the previous units.
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Dutch For Dummies
Dutch is spoken by 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium, and is an official EU language. For English speakers, written Dutch can be fairly straightforward to pick up, although the pronunciation can be more of a challenge.whether you’re just visiting or planning to stay on a long-term basis. Dutch For Dummies is the essential guide for everyone from students and holidaymakers, to those wanting to speak Dutch for business purposes.
From numbers and vocabulary to greetings, popular expressions and proper etiquette, this clear, easy-to-follow guide will have you speaking Dutch like a native in no time.
Dutch For Dummies includes:
- Introductory grammar and vocabulary
- Meeting and getting to know people
- Dining out, shopping, leisure time and the workplace
- Dealing with emergencies
- Tips on how to pick up Dutch quickly
Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version
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£17.20£19.90Dutch For Dummies
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Japanese For Dummies Audio Set
Want to speak Japanese? Don’t have a lot of time? Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you’ll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away.This completely practical, portable learning system lets you set your own pace and skip around to explore topics that interest. Three one-hour CDs introduce the basics of Japanese, get you familiar with the languages structure, and prepare you to use the language in real-world situations. You can play them on any car or home stereo, copy them to your computer, and load the pre-converted files onto your mp3 to play them wherever and whenever you want. A 96-page compact guide helps you find your way around the CDs and handy Japanese/English dictionary for quick reference on the go. You’ll discover how to:
- Begin communicating in Japanese on a basic level
- Handle greetings and introductions
- Ask questions and understand the answers
- Build your vocabulary
- Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar
- Ask for directions
- Order a meal at a restaurant
- Understand Japanese parts of speech
- Form complete sentences and converse in Japanese
If you’re ready to start speaking Japanese, Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is the most effective, convenient, and friendliest tool you can use.
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£11.40£12.30Japanese For Dummies Audio Set
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Portuguese Phrases For Dummies
Are you thinking about traveling, studying, or working in Portugal or Brazil, but you don’t know any Portuguese? Want to improve your conversation skills with the Portuguese-speaking people in your life? Portuguese Phrases for Dummies is the perfect diving board for anyone looking to communicate and even become fluent in the language.As the fifth-most widely spoken language in the world, Portuguese can be heard in South America, Africa, Asia, and of course, Portugal. If you want to know basic Portuguese but don’t want a boring textbook that unloads tons of conjugation rules or long lists of words to memorize, then this quick-and-easy phrasebook will get your feet wet without overwhelming you. This friendly book covers a wide array of subjects both helpful and interesting, including:
- Numbers, days of the week, measurements, and time
- Making friends and small talk
- Enjoying every type of meal
- Shopping in markets and at stores
- Culture, leisure, and activities
- Work and transportation
- Finding a place to live
- Dealing with emergencies
- Slang and colloquial terms
- Phrases and particles to make you sound like a local!
Knowing these fundamentals, you’ll be able to communicate with Portuguese-speaking people and continue learning about the language and culture. With hundred of useful phrases at your fingertips, Portuguese Phrases for Dummies will give you a basic comprehension of this beautiful language and have you speaking instantly!
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£3.80£6.60Portuguese Phrases For Dummies
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Spanish For Dummies (European Spanish)
329 million people speak Spanish as a native language, it’s the third most spoken language in the world and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.Packed with practical lessons, cultural facts and handy references, this essential guide teaches learners everything they need to be able to speak mainland Spanish quickly and confidently. The book contains Spanish conversations spoken by native Spanish speakers in a variety of everyday contexts and is perfect for learning Spanish on the go.
Spanish For Dummies:
Is for those looking to learn European Spanish
Allows readers to learn how to use their skills in a variety of everyday contexts and discover common expressions and important holidays phrases that’ll make them sound fluent
Contains a list of ten ways to speak Spanish quickly and ten favourite Spanish expressions
Includes a Spanish-English mini-dictionary and common verb lists
learners can download the audio to an iPod and listen while on the move
Note – CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
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£11.00£16.10Spanish For Dummies (European Spanish)
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Hong Kong Sign Language: A Trilingual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions: A Trilngual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions
The dictionary represents a milestone of sign language research in Hong Kong. The signs collected in this volume reflect the varieties commonly adopted in Hong Kong; each of them is given a near equivalent in both Chinese and English and a brief description about its linguistic properties. The dictionary also lays the foundation of sign linguistics research and the development of sign interpreter training, the production of sign language teaching and learning materials.Read more
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15 Minute German: Learn in Just 12 Weeks (DK 15-Minute Language Learning)
Teach yourself German in just 12 weeks with this fun, user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course.
DK’s 15 Minute German is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn German fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into five daily 15-minute lessons with an easy-to-follow structure and spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping.
Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour illustrations, annotated images, and simple pronunciation guides for every word, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new German vocabulary. There is no writing or homework – you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice.
The course includes a fully redesigned free audio app that enables you to hear German words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book’s easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practise German conversation in real-life situations. Whether you’re a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there’s no easier way to learn German than with 15 Minute German.
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D.I.Y. Welsh WITH ANSWERS: Your step-by-step guide to building Welsh sentences
D.I.Y. Welsh is not a traditional grammar book. It’s a step-by-step guide designed to help familiarize you with the structures and spelling of formal written Welsh. Rather than bombarding you with rules to learn and lists to memorize, D.I.Y. Welsh makes grammar practical and fun by using a system of color-coded building blocks to introduce you to the parts of speech, and easy-to-follow exercises that walk you through creating your own Welsh sentences. With D.I.Y. Welsh, you’ll use emojis to learn the difference between masculine and feminine nouns, discover which mutations happen when, and practice using verbs in past and present tenses. Numbers and telling the time are also covered, and the book also includes two glossaries – one English-Welsh and one Welsh-English – to help you complete the exercises. Useful for anyone who finds grammar daunting or difficult, D.I.Y. Welsh is an interactive way to improve your written Welsh.Read more
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The Ultimate Spanish 101, Premium Second Edition: Complete First-Year Course
An entire semester of a classroom-based Spanish language course―all in one easy-to-use book and audio program!
Getting a solid foundation in grammar and basic vocabulary is essential for learning any language, andin Ultimate Spanish 101, Premium Second Edition, you’ll get an entire semester’s worth of Spanish language instruction in one complete book and audio program.
Written by experienced teachers Ronni Gordon and David Stillman, Ultimate Spanish 101 is organized into 16 chapters for 16 weeks of study. You’ll find short dialogs presenting new vocabulary and grammatical structures in context, grammar summaries that provide clear explanations of how the Spanish language functions, and numerous exercises that ensure grammar and vocabulary are mastered through practical situations. With its combination of course book and online support, Ultimate Spanish 101 gives you a straightforward, easy-to-use program to master the basics of reading, writing and speaking the Spanish language.
Ultimate Spanish 101, Premium Second Edition is supported by extensive materials online (via app and web), providing additional support that allows you to reinforce what you’ve learned with:
- Flashcards for all the vocabulary in the book, with audio for pronunciation help
- Spanish-English English-Spanish digital glossary for convenient quick reference
- Audio recordings of all the dialogues, for intonation, and audio exercises and drills that help you speak Spanish aloud
- NEW in this edition: additional audio exercises to practice speaking skills
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50 Swedish Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your Swedish one cup at a time (50 Coffee Breaks Series)
Transform your down time into ‘do time’.
The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Swedish Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Swedish by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual – from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte.
Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities – from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations – are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners and designed to keep you motivated while building your skills in key areas.
· Reading comprehension
· Writing skills
· Grammar confidence
· Translation abilities
· Vocabulary expansion
· Cultural awarenessBy practising Swedish in a fun and relaxed way in the time you have, you will stay on track to achieve your language-learning aspirations. So, pick up your preferred brew and this practical book, and make learning the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day.
For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped make it possible for millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: whether that’s while walking the dog, at the gym, or on their coffee break!
Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break’s characteristically friendly and conversational style. It’s the perfect complement to your studies.
The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid
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Mother Tongue: The surprising history of women’s words -‘Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book’ (Kate Mosse)
A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women’s words – of the language we have, and haven’t, had to share our lives.
‘Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book’ KATE MOSSE
‘Full of interesting observations … Entertaining’ PHILIP HENSHER, SPECTATOR
‘This superb book teems with historical marvels and their 21st century resonances.’ REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred
So many of the words we use to articulate the experiences women share feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are accurate but antiseptic. Slang often perpetuates stereotypes. Where are the plain, honest words for women’s daily lives?
From the dawn of Old English to the present day, Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides readers through the evolution of the words we have used to describe bodies, menstruation, sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, paid and unpaid work, and gender.
Along the way, she argues that, paradoxically, as women have made slow progress towards equality, we’ve lost some of the most expressive and eloquent bits of our vocabulary.
Inspired by Nuttall’s deep knowledge of the English language as well as conversations with her teenage daughter, this is a book for anyone who loves language – and for feminists who want to look to the past in order to move forward.
‘One of the wittiest and most insightful books of the year … A must- have for any lover of language, history or women’ BUZZ MAGAZINE
‘There is a nugget of joy and wisdom on every single page’ VICTORIA WHITWORTH, historian and author of Daughter of the Wolf
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Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fifth Edition
Improve your skills with the bestselling workbook on Spanish verbs―now updated and enhanced with new audio exercisesVerbs are the cornerstone of active language proficiency, so making sure you get a firm grasp on their forms and use is vitally important. In Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fifth Edition, you’ll find all the instruction and practice you need to achieve written mastery and feel more confident conversing in Spanish.
Written with extensive expertise and relatable humor by the veteran teacher and bestselling author Dorothy Richmond, this premium edition provides more than just the rules: You’ll find clear explanations on when and why particular verb tenses should be used, so you’ll gain a deeper understanding and find them easier to remember. You’ll also find powerful learning tools in addition to the vigorous workbook exercises, including audio exercises, unique to the app, that test recognition of verb forms, extensive recordings (including 110 conjugations), and the ability to record yourself (and replay) so that you can compare your pronunciation against native speakers.
You’ll also find:
• Streaming audio recordings of the answers to 106 exercises in the book, via digital support through iOS, Android, and the web
• Sets of flashcards for all the verb and vocabulary lists, now with Text-to-Speech for pronunciation guidelines
• Convenient digital auto-fill glossary makes look up quick and easy
• NEW: Audio exercises to test recognition of verb formsRead more
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Welcome to Welsh: Complete Welsh course for beginners – totally revamped & updated
A beginners’ course for Welsh learners, ideal for self-study. With 16 units using strip cartoons to present sentence structures and grammar points, plus dictionary section. New edition, completely redesigned and content revamped to teach the language you hear around you today. The original version has sold 70K copies since publication in 1984.Read more
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Lawyer’s Latin: A Vade-Mecum
Updated and expanded, this invaluable reference book was originally written as an aid for those disadvantaged by the deteriorating standing of Latin in our education system and by its use as legal terminology. Professional and comprehensive, yet lighthearted, it is immensely readable and has assumed a readership far beyond the lawyers for whom it was primarily designed to assist. All those interested in or curious about Latin may like to dip in to discover such particularly succinct phrases as uberrimae fidei (of the utmost [good] faith), in tenebris (in the dark), doli capax (capable, legally, of wrong or fraud) or mala fide (in bad faith). Few learn Latin in school and young lawyers with minimal knowledge of the language will experience considerable difficulty as they continue to meet it, particularly in old reported cases, academic articles, statutes and in decisions of EC institutions and even falling from the lips of renegade judges. When Latin brings progress and comprehension to a halt, what then? Reach for “Lawyers’ Latin”.Read more
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The Chinese Language for Beginners
A simple introduction to Chinese writing, pronunciation and intonation using short stories. Appropriate for beginner Chinese students of all ages.Reading basic Chinese becomes simplified in this highly attractive and unique manual designed for readers of all ages. Chinese writing, pronunciation, and vocabulary are described here in an entertaining and interesting manner to help beginners learn Chinese quickly. The author starts with simple characters and then combines these to make sentences and stories. This step-by-step process allows the reader to develop a basic knowledge of the complex Mandarin Chinese language with maximum comprehension. A section dealing with pronunciation and intonation and a vocabulary list of the characters used in the book are included as an aid for the reader. Beautiful, imaginative Chinese characters, hand painted by a professional calligrapher and amusing illustrations by the author supplement the text and make learning to read Chinese fun along with fancy.
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Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary
Authoritative and up-to-date, this fourth edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and over 120,000 translations of contemporary Chinese and English, with brand-new words in each language.More than just a dictionary, this handy reference book also includes a brand new section on communication giving you the tools you need to communicate effectively and understand aspects of another culture. The communication supplement gives help with all types of correspondence, including example letters, and emails to improve writing skills. It also includes a ‘useful phrases’ section to help you when travelling.
This dictionary is ideal for English and Chinese learners alike, with Chinese simplified and traditional characters as well as pinyin romanization used throughout. You can quickly find the character you need with look up in pinyin or by using the radical index. Mandarin pronunciations are provided in pinyin.
The new edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary is the perfect reference for student and adult learners needing an affordable, portable dictionary.
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Chinese Made Easy: Textbook Bk. 2: Simplified Characters Version: Textbook v. 2, (inkl. 2 Audio CDs)
Chinese Made Easy adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a second or foreign language. It is designed for young students taking GCSE/IGCSE/A-Level Mandarin Chinese Exams (UK), SAT II / AP Chinese Examinations (USA), IB Chinese Exam, Australian Mandarin exams, HSK (Mainland China), or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own. The course is in two levels, level one (books 1,2 & 3) and level 2 (books 4 & 5). Contents – Book 2 – Colours and clothing – Weather and holidays – Hobbies – Students daily routine – School subjects – School facilities – Making telephone calls The course features: – Task-based learning coupled with a focus on form and function – A wide variety of texts and practice materials – Up-to-date topics relevant to young students – Careful pacing for gradual progress in language skills – Clearly focused aims for each unit – Regular consolidation and reinforcement – Practical tasks and activities to practice use of the target language – Both simplified and original Chinese script in the vocabulary list – Language materials presented in a fun, interesting way – Highly attractive and colourful page designsRead more
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Chinese Flash Cards Kit Volume 2: Hsk Intermediate Level: HSK Levels 3 & 4 Intermediate Level: Characters 350-622 (Online Audio Included)
Flash cards remain an easy, effective tool for rapid memorization, and Tuttle’s flash cards are the best available today. The front of each card gives one Chinese character. On the reverse is as much information as a dictionary entry: stroke order, radicals, vocabulary, idiomatic phrases, and sample sentences. An audio CD gives native-speaker pronunciations. An excellent tool for HSK study, this second volume will help you master the 273 intermediate-level characters, along with their associated 1,360+ words and sentences.Whether at home or on the go, you can use these cards to learn several new characters every day, and watch your knowledge develop rapidly over time. This kit features:
- 273 hole-punched cards presenting the essential intermediate-level characters
- Native-speaker audio recordings of 1,360+ example words and sentences
- A 32-page study booklet with sorting indexes and practice tips
- Radicals, compounds and idiomatic phrases, plus traditional forms where applicable
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Talk Mandarin Chinese (Book/CD Pack): The ideal Chinese course for absolute beginners
Talk Mandarin Chinese (Book and CD) has already inspired thousands of people to learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch and find the confidence to give it a go.
This pack includes a 144-page, full-colour course book and 2 x 60-minute audio CDs.
Whether you’re learning for business, travel or just for fun, its straightforward, step-by-step approach will ensure you’re soon able to speak Mandarin Chinese in a range of everyday situations.
With its specially designed activities and clear, jargon-free grammar explanations you’ll quickly develop your language skills and make genuine progress right from the start.
- Make real progress using the successful, proven Talk method.
- Develop your language skills with tips and strategies to help you learn.
- Practise and learn with interactive activities to support every topic.
Other languages in the series: Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
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Chinese Conversations for Beginners: Mandarin Learning with Conversational Dialogues (Free Audio) – Chinese Short Stories Bilingual Book (Chinese Conversation Series)
Are you a Beginner Mandarin Learner looking to improve your spoken Chinese in the most effective way possible? If your answer is YES – this book is for you!
Learn Chinese with stories – The book is designed to immerse you in realistic daily conversations in modern China through short stories:
- Learn to speak like a Chinese native
- Resolve daily conversational tasks
- Build up your vocabulary with up-to-date words and phrases
- Explore modern China through fun short stories
- Gain powerful insights into Chinese culture
This book consists of 30 conversational dialogues for beginner students, following a consistent storyline in modern China. The conversations cover practical topics for daily use, including introducing yourself and others, asking friends out, ordering a meal in a restaurant, ordering a taxi, checking in to a hotel, talking to a doctor, opening a bank account, renting an apartment, celebrating Chinese New Year, and many more.
Master Spoken Chinese with Ease! Learn and enjoy with:
- Bilingual version of each dialogue with Chinese (including Pinyin) and English
- Chinese-only version of dialogues to encourage learning progression
- Key words and phrases highlighted in Chinese and English to ease your learning
- Learning tips and culture corner to enhance your understanding and insight
- Key vocabulary list to review and guide your learning
- FREE audio, recorded by native speakers, to help with your listening and speaking
Special Bonus: Audio files can be downloaded freely and are also available on the YouTube playlist
This book will serve as your best friend in this exciting Chinese learning adventure.
Be bold, dream big, and believe in yourself!
Note: Paperback is black and white print / eBook in full color
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Chinese Stories for Language Learners: A Treasury of Proverbs and Folktales in Chinese and English (Free Audio CD Included)
The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle’s Stories for Language Learners series is here! This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how the proverb is used today, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Audio recordings of the tales by native speakers are included, giving students a chance to improve their pronunciation and comprehension. Some of the proverbs featured in this collection include: “Painting the Eyes on the Dragon” Based on the story of a famous court painter in 6th century China who painted dragons, this proverb refers to the finishing touches needed to bring a work of art or literature to life. In a discussion, it refers to the final statements used to clinch the argument. “Waiting for Rabbits by a Tree Stump” Based on an ancient folktale about a foolish farmer who sees a rabbit kill itself in front of him by running into a tree stump, then gives up tilling his field to wait for more rabbits by the stump. This saying is applied to people who wait passively for luck to strike again. It also refers to impractical people who stick to one way of doing things only because it has worked for them once in the past. “Pure Water Has No Fish; Perfect People Have No Friends” Many versions of this historical tale exist. The one told here is about a 2nd century AD official sent to govern a far-flung outpost on the Silk Road who is fastidious in applying strict rules and thereby causes the local people to rebel against him. In the professional world, it is used to refer to people who do not like to work with an overly strict supervisor or colleague. Whether being used in a classroom or for self-study, Chinese Stories for Language Learners provides an educational and entertaining way for intermediate Mandarin learners to expand their vocabulary and understanding of the language.Read more
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Fundamentals of Chinese Characters
Fundamentals of Chinese Characters focuses on the connections between the shapes and meanings of basic Chinese characters, enabling students to learn to recognize and write Chinese characters before they learn to speak Chinese. Presenting fundamental knowledge of Chinese characters according to their intrinsic regularity rather than in the sequence often used in teaching spoken Chinese, this book enables teachers to offer students a course on Chinese characters alongside a Chinese language course at the elementary level. With interactive exercises, rhymes for all the characters covered in the book, and illustrations for all the basic characters, this book makes learning Chinese characters easy and fun.Read more
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Learn Chinese Vocabulary for Beginners: New HSK Level 1 Chinese Vocabulary Book (Free Audio) – Master 500 Words in Context (NEW HSK Vocabulary Series)
This book is your route to mastering your first 500 Chinese words!
Learn with full-sentence examples, accompanied by Simplified Chinese characters, Pinyin pronunciation aid, and English definitions and complete translations. Not only that, but it comes with FREE AUDIO and a dedicated chapter to help say ANY number from Zero to Billions in Chinese with ease.
With this book by your side, you will be well on your way to effective communication in Chinese!
If you are a beginner looking to build a strong foundation in Chinese or a student preparing for your New HSK Level 1 examination, then this book is for you!
Learn and enjoy with:
- Full list of vocabulary required for New HSK Level 1
- Simplified Chinese characters
- Pinyin pronunciation aid and English definition for every word
- Full-sentence examples with Pinyin and English translation
- Exclusive Chinese learning tips
- FREE downloadable audio, recorded by native speakers
This book will serve as your best friend in this exciting Chinese learning adventure.
Be bold, dream big, and believe in yourself!
This NEW HSK level 1 Vocabulary book is book 1 of our NEW HSK Elementary Vocabulary book Series, with a total of over 2000 Chinese words across 3 levels of learning. To ensure a seamless and effective learning experience, we strongly encourage you to acquire all three books in this series. Your commitment to consistent learning will undoubtedly yield remarkable results.
Note: The paperback is in black and white print; the eBook is in full color.
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Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Chinese Dictionary
Vibrant, realistic illustrations and unparalleled teaching support make the Oxford Picture Dictionary Program what every classroom needs to build students’ vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills.Read more
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