English Language Learning

Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the listener on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.

In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you’re aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don’t need to have anything important to say - you simply need to say it well.

Master Chinese with Learn Chinese - Word Power 101. This audiobook is a completely new way to learn Chinese vocabulary fast - and for free! Start speaking Chinese in minutes with the powerful learning methods you will master in this book. The vocabulary words you'll find in Learn Chinese - Word Power 101 were hand selected by our Chinese language teachers as the top 101 most frequently used words in the Chinese language.

The Official IELTS Prep Listening Strategies audiobook has everything you need to prepare and excel on the listening section of the IELTS! This powerful audio course was created by expert IELTS tutors and teachers who know the test and all its variations inside and out. Audio learners will find the presentation to be an exceptional learning experience that gives excellent preparation and guidance toward scoring high on the IELTS.

Do you want to learn Finnish the fast, fun, and easy way? And do you want to master daily conversations and speak like a native? Then this is the audiobook for you. Learn Finnish: Must-Know Finnish Slang Words & Phrases is designed for beginner-level learners. You learn the top 100 must-know slang words and phrases that are used in everyday speech. All were hand-picked by our team of Finnish teachers and experts.

No longer a Spanish beginner? Welcome to Lower Intermediate Spanish, Volume 2! Master Spanish conversation the fun, fast and easy way! Speak with anyone, anywhere. Start speaking Spanish in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Lower Intermediate Spanish. Our native Spanish hosts break down all the sentences, grammar, and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

Want to immerse yourself in the Polish language and speak at a native level? Curious about Poland and the culture? Then this audiobook is for you! With Advanced Polish, you get Polish-only lessons and learn the all about the country, culture, history, folklore, arts and popular destinations. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar.

Learn the basics of the Cebuano language with this introductory course designed for complete beginners. This elementary course will equip you with practical vocabulary and phrases for everyday use. It's ideal if you're looking to experience more enriching travel in the Philippines or to better connect with your heritage. Whether you aim to communicate with locals during your travels or want to explore the language of your ancestors, this course lays the groundwork for effective basic communication.

There are short stories and long stories, easy to listen stories and complex ones that will require your undivided attention and teach you more complex grammatical structures. This means the book has something for everyone.

If the book tells a true story, you're listening to nonfiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you get the facts on nonfiction.

Compact Irish Phase 1, Unit 1 contains 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and isolated vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. The lesson contains full practice for all vocabulary introduced in this unit.

If you are interested in learning Spanish quickly and easily, then you need to listen to this book! The problem with most phrase books is that they are teaching the wrong phrases or at least uncommon phrases. This book is full of the most common phrases you will use while speaking Spanish. Designed as a quick reference and an easy-to-use study guide, this inexpensive and up-to-date book offers fast, effective communications. The perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in Spain and Latin America, it features words, phrases, and sentences that cover daily use phrases.

This course includes lessons one through five from the French Level 3 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken-language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures.

Each lesson of Swedish Phase 1, Units 1-5 provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons.

In Long Live Latin, Gardini shares his deep love for the language - enriched by his tireless intellectual curiosity - and warmly encourages us to engage with a civilization that has never ceased to exist, because it’s here with us now, whether we know it or not. Thanks to his careful guidance, even without a single lick of Latin grammar listeners can discover how this language is still capable of restoring our sense of identity, with a power that only useless things can miraculously express.

This is the original "Little Book," without add ons by later writers. This is a treasure to writers because it "omit(s)" needless words" and subject matter Professor Strunk did not believe was core to better writing. The brevity encourages relistening to deepen one's knowledge of the subject, the point made by Professor Strunk to his students: "the knowledge comes from rereading" or in our case, relistening. This unabridged version has 25 tracks: 1. Preface. 2. Introduction.

With Pimsleur, you’ll become conversational in French - to understand and be understood - quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. This course includes Lessons 26-30 from the French Level 3 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures.

Expert language teacher Mark Frobose talks you through the program in English while a trained native Italian speaker teaches you to speak Italian the way it is really spoken. This highly acclaimed method is so easy and so fast that you'll be speaking Italian within minutes of receiving your program and enjoying the process!

Whether you're working in a hotel, in hospitality, or in tourism - you will meet native English speakers. So, if you are worried that customers and guests may not understand you; if you're worried you won't understand their fast English pronunciation; and if you want to start speaking perfect English; then Perfect English for Hotel, Hospitality & Tourism Staff is for you.

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), also known as Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic, is the variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech. Surprise your friends! Astonish your family! With Pimsleur®, you’ll be speaking and understanding like a native in no time. Thirty-two minutes a day is all it takes.