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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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Lonely Planet Fast Talk French: Guaranteed to Get You Talking (Phrasebook)
Although you can get by in France without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk French is the concise language guide that is guaranteed to get you talking with confidence.
Taste your way around the cellars of Champagne, explore the sights of Paris, or grab that great shopping bargain.
Essential phrases to meet all your travel needs
How to get local recommendations
Easy-to-use pronunciation guides
Expert tips to boost your confidence
About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.
‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ New York Times
‘Lonely Planet. It’s on everyone’s bookshelves; it’s in every traveller’s hands. It’s on mobile phones. It’s on the Internet. It’s everywhere, and it’s telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ Fairfax Media (Australia)
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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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4000 Word Search for Adults Large Print (200 Themed Puzzles): Big Puzzle Books for Adults – Anti eye strain, keep brain working for Adults,Seniors & Teens (wordsearch book for…
– Word Search for Adults Large Print :
✔ Word Search – A carefully designed book with easy-to-read large font size, the book is aimed at all audiences for Adults,Seniors & Teens
✔ With 200 puzzles on a variety of topics, this book is a good choice to help you relax, entertain and train your mind.
– Inside the Book :
- ✅ 200 Themed Puzzles – 4000 Word = Many Hours of Fun ( easy to difficult ).
- ✅ SIZE: 8.5” x 11”.
- ✅ Perfect Gift for Adults,Seniors & Teens
- ✅ BIG PUZZLE – Anti eye strain, keep brain working
- ✅ Easy-to-read 18-point typeface
- ✅ PUZZLE SOLUTIONS – Solutions at the end of the book
✔ Quickly experience the challenge by ordering now!
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An Inspector Calls: AQA GCSE 9-1 English Literature Text Guide: Ideal for the 2024 and 2025 exams (Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 SNAP Revision)
Exam Board: AQA
Level: GCSE Grade 9-1
Subject: English Literature
Suitable for the 2023 examsEverything you need to revise for your GCSE 9-1 set text in a snap guide
Our An Inspector Calls Snap Revision Text Guide has everything you need to score top marks on your GCSE Grade 9-1 English Literature exam right at your fingertips! Revise An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley in a snap with this handy guide.
- Refresh your knowledge of the plot, context, characters and themes
- Pick up top tips to ace your AQA exam
- Plenty of practice questions included in every section
- Packed with every quote and extract you need
- Examples of how to plan and write your essay responses
- QR codes link directly to online videos providing further analysis of the text
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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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Oxford Essential French Dictionary: French- English – English-French
The Oxford Essential French Dictionary is a new compact French-English and English-French dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel, work, or study.The latest words in each language have been added, reflecting all aspects of life today, from computing and technology to lifestyle and business. Additional features include guides to French and English pronunciation, as well as help with both French and English verbs.
The Oxford Essential French Dictionary is ideal for anyone in need of a handy quick reference. An essential book for the study of French.
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Short Stories in French for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way! (Foreign Language Graded Reader Series)
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
“I love Olly’s work – and you will too!” – Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly – enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.
What does this book give you?
· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller – making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
· Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
· Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
· Pleasure! It’s much easier to learn a new language when you’re having fun, and research shows that if you’re enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won’t experience the usual feelings of frustration – ‘It’s too hard!’ ‘I don’t understand!’
· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free wayCarefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including
· A glossary for bolded words in each text
· Full plot summary
· A bilingual word list
· Comprehension questions after each chapter.As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in French for Beginners will make learning French easy and enjoyable.
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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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Italian Sentence Builders – Primary – Book 1 – ANSWER BOOK (The Language Gym)
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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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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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Norwegian Wood: Discover Haruki Murakami’s most beloved novel
‘A masterly novel’ New York Times
‘Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami’s writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility’ Guardian
Read the haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar.
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire – to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.
*Murakami’s new book Novelist as a Vocation is available now*
‘Evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around’ Time Out
‘Poignant, romantic and hopeless, it beautifully encapsulates the heartbreak and loss of faith’ Sunday Times
‘This book is undeniably hip, full of student uprisings, free love, booze and 1960s pop, it’s also genuinely emotionally engaging, and describes the highs of adolescence as well as the lows’ Independent on Sunday
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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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A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction
Twenty-three-year-old Zhuang (or Z as she calls herself – Westerners cannot pronounce her name) arrives in London to spend a year learning English. Struggling to find her way in the city, and through the puzzles of tense, verb and adverb; she falls for an older Englishman and begins to realise that the landscape of love is an even trickier terrain…
Xiaolu Guo was named as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists
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Dysgu Cymraeg: Mynediad (A1) – De Cymru/South Wales – Fersiwn 2
The national Welsh for Adults course book for learners at Entry Level. South Wales version. The book is intended for use in class. Each unit looks at a different theme and introduces new vocabulary and language patterns. The course will provide practice for developing speaking, reading, writing and listening.nThis is the second edition suitable for classes from July 2021 onwards.nn
Hwn ywx27r cwrs cenedlaethol ar gyfer oedolion syx27n dysgux27r Gymraeg ar lefel Mynediad. Fersiwn De Cymru. Maex27r llyfr ix27w ddefnyddio mewn dosbarth. Mae pob uned yn cyflwyno thema wahanol, ynghyd â geirfa a phatrymau iaith newydd. Maex27r cwrs yn datblygu siarad, darllen, ysgrifennu a gwrando.nn
Hwn ywx27r ail fersiwn a gaiff ei ddefnyddio mewn cyrsiau o fis Gorffennaf 2021 ymlaen.
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The “Everything” Learning German Book: Speak, write, and understand basic German in no time
Order das beste Bier at Oktoberfest! Hitch a ride on der Autobahn! Say “Wilkommen” to your neuen deutschen Freunde!
Learning to sprechen Sie Deutsches is fun–and far easier than you might think. German and English are closely related–you already know viele Phrasen! With this guide, you will make sense of this fascinating language in no time.
This practical, hands-on Buch comes with easy-to-understand lessons, useful exercises, and a CD for pronunciation help. Building on the German language’s close relation to English, this all-new edition covers everything from basic introductions to verb conversions. You will learn to:
- Ich möchte ein Berliner, bitte. Order food with ease.
- Wie viel kostet der Käse? Ask how much items cost.
- Der Vater kaufte seinem Sohn ein Fahrrad. Understand direct and indirect objects.
- viel / mehr / am meisten. Use superlatives to communicate more effectively.
- Der Ball wird von dem Mann geschlagen. Know when to use passive voice.
Whether you want to sample das stoutest Lager or converse with your grandparents in their native tongue, you’ll soon discover just how easy it is to learn German!
This edition includes completely new material on:
- Rules of spelling and punctuation
- Appropriate language for correspondence in German, including e-mail
- Updated exercises
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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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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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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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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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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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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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French Short Stories: Thirty French Short Stories for Beginners to Improve your French Vocabulary
Do you struggle to find French reading material for beginners and intermediates?
Look no further! Introducing French Short Stories!
***French Short Stories are written in French from France????????***Improve your French with 30 easy French stories for beginners and intermediates.
30 short stories easily readable, covering everyday topics. The stories cover a variety of themes, including travel, friendship, family, and more. They are written in clear and concise language, making them easy to understand for beginners. The book also includes questions and answers for each story, allowing readers to test their comprehension and reinforce their understanding of the vocabulary. Read 1 story a day for 30 days and improve your French in only a month!French Short Stories has been written by a French teacher for French learners from beginner to intermediate level. Reading a story and answering the questions will take you less than 15 minutes a day.
Each chapter includes:
– A French short story easily readable with only 250 words and highlighted focused vocabulary to learn faster.
– The English translation of each story.
– Focused vocabulary including parts of speech, in French and in English.
– Multiple choice questions for beginners.
– Short answer questions for intermediate.
But not only! At the end of the book, you will find a French-English glossary of all the highlighted vocabulary in the stories.Improve your listening skills
Each story has been recorded in slow and clear French by a native French speaker (me).
Download the audio of all the stories for free and start improving your French listening skills today.Grab your copy today and enjoy learning!
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Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, Premium Fourth Edition (NTC FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Learn the Correct Verb Tenses for Speaking and Writing in Spanish!
Mastering verb tenses in another language can be challenging. This accessible workbook provides a clear and engaging presentation of all aspects of Spanish verbs, combined with extensive practice that is ideal for beginning and intermediate language learners. There are plenty of examples illustrating why and when to use certain verb tenses. With numerous skill-building exercises, comprehensive verb conjugation tables, and new audio recordings and interactive review quizzes, you’ll learn to speak and write in Spanish in no time at all. The author uses humor and a healthy helping of celebrity references to keep you entertained while your learn.
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses will help you:
•Learn when and why to use different verb tenses•Reinforce your knowledge with everyday examples covering a wide range of topics•Build your verb skills using engaging exercises•Test your memorization with interactive quizzes•Study on-the-go with McGraw-Hill Education’s unique Language Lab app•Develop better pronunciation through extensive streaming audio recordingsRead more
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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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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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Easy Learning Italian Complete Grammar, Verbs and Vocabulary (3 books in 1): Trusted support for learning (Collins Easy Learning Italian)
The home of trusted Italian dictionaries for everyday language learning.
A handy 3-in-1 Italian study book: grammar, verbs and vocabulary in one volume, ideal for beginners who need a clear and easy-to-understand Italian reference and revision guide.
This book gives you the essential tools to help you progress quickly in your study of Italian. The grammar, verb and vocabulary sections have been designed for all those learning Italian at school, in an evening class, for work or for leisure.
- Grammar: this section provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points are highlighted throughout the text as a means of reinforcement. Hundreds of examples of real Italian illustrate clearly the grammatical points being made. In addition, a full glossary gives clear and simple explanations of grammatical terminology.
- Verbs: you will find 120 fully conjugated regular and irregular verbs in this section. Each is self contained in a double-page spread showing all the major tenses. Major constructions and idiomatic phrases are given for all verb models, as well as hundreds of examples of real Italian to show you how verbs are used in context . An index contains thousands of verbs which are cross-referred to their conjugation model.
- Vocabulary: this handy section covering 50 topics (such as family, free time, careers, computing, education, food and drink, health, shopping) gives you all the vocabulary you need to communicate effectively in Italian.
With its clear, user-friendly grammar, all the most important Italian verbs shown in full, and an extensive vocabulary guide, this book gives you all the elements to start speaking and writing with confidence in Italian.
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Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition (NTC FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
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The most hands-on, practical workbook for learning to read, write and speak Spanish flawlessly
Practice, practice, practice―and improve your ability to read, write and speak Spanish as it’s really used. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition has everything you need to progress from beginning to advanced fluency, from clear explanations and practical examples to all the practice required for language mastery.
This updated, new edition boasts enhanced audio support online and via mobile app, ensuring you’ll speak the language as well as you write and speak it. In addition to recordings of the answers of more than 200 exercises in the book, the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app now includes audio for hundreds of example sentences throughout the book, along with text-to-speech pronunciation for all vocabulary flashcard lists.
Practice Makes Perfect Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition features:
• 350 exercises in 26 units covering all aspects of Spanish grammar, with explanations that include useful/helpful comparisons with English grammar
• Author has a proven teaching record, with extensive experience as an educator and curriculum developer
• Clear explanations and thorough exercises
• Recordings of exercise answers, and, new to this edition: example sentences and vocabulary lists
• Exercises for use either in the classroom use or for individual studyRead 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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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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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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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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Chinese Flash Cards Kit Volume 1: Characters 1-349: Hsk Elementary Level: HSK Levels 1 & 2 Elementary Level: Characters 1-349 (Online Audio for each word Included)
A native speaker of Chinese knows 5,000 to 10,000 characters. For English speakers, that fact alone summarizes the challenges of learning Chinese! To succeed in mastering Chinese characters, there are 3 secrets: learners need to begin with the most useful characters, study them in the most effective order, and use repetition galore. Flash cards are ideal for this, and the Chinese Characters Flash Cards Kit offers the learner the right characters in the right learning order.Read 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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Chinese Stories for Language Learners: Elementary (Free Audio) – Bilingual book of folktales, idioms, fables, proverbs, myths and modern fun stories (Chinese Story Series)
Do you know that the most effective and fun way of learning Mandarin Chinese is through story reading and listening? Do you also know that the key to building up vocabulary is through reading broadly and extensively?
Start your learning journey with a rich variety of Chinese stories from ancient to modern China. Learn from 25 fun stories with expanded learning content, written and selected specially for elementary-level students (HSK1-3). A bilingual book of Chinese folk tales, idioms, fables, proverbs, myths, and modern fun stories.
With this book, you will:
- Build up and expand essential Chinese vocabulary
- Master 50 Chinese sentence patterns with examples in context
- Uncover the original stories of Chinese traditional festivals
- Discover life lessons and wisdom from China’s greatest classics
- Learn witty Chinese idioms and proverbs and their original stories
- Gain powerful Chinese cultural knowledge and insights
This is a unique learning journey full of fun stories. Each story is structured to assist your learning whilst making it entertaining and memorable! Enjoy and learn with:
- Bilingual story in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English
- Chinese-only version of the story for self-assessment
- Key Vocabulary list to help you learn and review
- Sentence Patterns with examples in context
- Engaging activities or exercises to help you to reflect
- Learning Tips and Culture Corner to enhance your understanding
- FREE AUDIO, recorded by native speakers, to help with listening and speaking
Special Bonus: MP3 audio files can be downloaded 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 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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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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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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