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.

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.

What's the secret to speaking English better? It's mastery of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. And learning these idioms and phrases will not only help you speak better, it will help you understand Americans better. In this course, you'll join an American family as they go about their day-to-day lives. Along the way, you will master over 300 of today's most common English idioms and expressions!

Souhaitez-vous apprendre l'anglais plus rapidement et plus efficacement? Ce livre audio offre une méthode innovante et divertissante pour améliorer vos compétences en anglais. Grâce à la méthode audio parallèle, les débutants et les apprenants avancés peuvent développer leurs compétences linguistiques de manière efficace.

Splendiferous Speech explores the main sources of the American vernacular - the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the sensation-filled pages of popular 19th-century newspapers. It's a process that started with the earliest English colonists (first word adoption - the Algonquian raccoon) and is still going strong today. Author Rosemarie Ostler takes listeners along on the journey as Americans learn to declare linguistic independence and embrace their own brand of speech.

Improve your English vocabulary with this book of English words, phrases, expressions, idioms, and more. These lessons are designed for advanced English learners. Jackie Bolen has 20 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. With her help, you'll improve your English vocabulary in no time at all! Advanced English Conversations will help you . . .

Want to learn to speak authentic French quickly and easily and have fun in the process? Designed to teach you to speak French while on the go, Power French Accelerated is a refreshingly intense, upbeat and positive 8 hour audio language program whose 144 study units establish a challenging pace and friendly tone that are designed to keep you constantly motivated and learning to speak and understand real spoken French at optimal speed.

Croatian Phase 1, Units 6-10 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson 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. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Croatian.

Designed for your next trip to Italy or simply to your favorite Italian restaurant, or for any Italian travel, eating or cooking experience, this program will teach you how to flourish in travel and restaurant situations. Learn to travel with ease in Italy, to order food, pay the bill, or leave a tip. Learn to ask for important menu items. Even learn to create your own original Italian sentences for basic conversation and much, much more!

Had some experience in Persian? Up the challenge with Beginner Persian. Master the basics of Persian conversation! Start speaking Persian in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Beginner Persian. Our native Persian hosts break down all the sentences, grammar and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

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.

Embark on a unique journey that takes advantage of the scientifically proven method of sleep-assisted learning. With more than 10 hours of captivating content, our audiobook not only enriches your nights with the beautiful sounds of French but also leverages the power of sleep to reinforce memory consolidation.

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

How to speak English? Speaking English as a second language is not difficult! In this book, I provide a step-step method to learn 65 percent of the English language in three weeks, speak with American pronunciation, and improve the fundamentals of English grammar. What's inside this book? In this book are free tools which will aid, motivate, and inspire you to continue practicing English.

German Level 1 Lessons 6-10 builds on material taught in prior units. Each lesson 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.

With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach you will learn in a way that suits you – without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use, scribbling notes as you listen, or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of the German language and guide you through over 3 hours of everyday scenarios that are practical, fun, and applicable. Just listen, interact, and learn wherever you are.

Have you been trying to learn Chinese (Mandarin) and simply can’t find the way to expand your vocabulary? Do your teachers recommend you boring textbooks and complicated stories that you don’t really understand? Are you looking for a way to learn the language quicker without taking shortcuts? If you answered “Yes!” to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you! We’ve compiled the 2000 most common words in Chinese, a list of terms that will expand your vocabulary to levels previously unseen.

Learn how to speak the basics of the Ukrainian language with this book. Whether you have friends who are Ukrainian or you are planning a visit to the country, this is a simple guide that will help you do just that quickly and easily. With useful information about the history and traditions of Ukraine, you will be taken on a journey through topics from the basics of the alphabet and numbers to greetings, food and drink, and shopping.

Italy is a captivating country that has gifted the world with its rich history, the grandeur of the Roman Empire, the heart of the Christian faith, breathtaking cities, and enchanting coastlines. And let's not forget the countless varieties of pasta! To truly immerse yourself in this amazing nation, speaking the language is essential. Introducing "Learn Italian While Sleeping" by The Language Lab, the revolutionary audiobook that will transform your language learning experience effortlessly.

In the first part of this speech training manual, we provide practical exercises for difficult speech patterns, such as word endings, consonant clusters, schwa, and strong and weak forms of words. The second part is devoted to connected speech patterns. The third part deals with natural flow of speech, intonation, sentence stress, and onomatopoeia. The fourth part covers how to make your speech interesting to listen to using power, pitch, pace, and pause.