Short Stories in English for Intermediate Learners
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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 English for Intermediate Learners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-approaching B2 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 way Carefully 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 · A bilingual word list · Full plot summary · 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 English for Intermediate Learners uses reading as the perfect tool to not only delight in learning English, but to start your journey towards fluency. Review: A fantastic tool for teaching ESL students. - I use Olly's Short Stories in English to tutor students in English as a Second Language. His method of learning a foreign language by reading for pleasure on your level is brilliant and it works. If you follow the advice on how to how best to read this book as explained in the introduction, you WILL improve. After my students read to themselves first, they then read to me and we review the vocabulary words at the end of the chapter together, in addition, to correctly pronouncing any words they needed help with. Then, they read the chapter again with an even better understanding and they love it. They hear they're own progress and I remind them to listen out for similar conversational phrases that they've read in the book, in real life conversations around them. I also use Olly's Short Stories in Italian for myself and purchased the Spanish and French versions as I've become totally motivated to enhance my linguistic abilities overall. This book is absolutely terrific! Review: Great book - A good book that fills a place in my library and the shipping/handling was great as was the interior of the book.
| Best Sellers Rank | #64,676 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #57 in English as a Second Language Instruction #87 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,452 Reviews |
L**A
A fantastic tool for teaching ESL students.
I use Olly's Short Stories in English to tutor students in English as a Second Language. His method of learning a foreign language by reading for pleasure on your level is brilliant and it works. If you follow the advice on how to how best to read this book as explained in the introduction, you WILL improve. After my students read to themselves first, they then read to me and we review the vocabulary words at the end of the chapter together, in addition, to correctly pronouncing any words they needed help with. Then, they read the chapter again with an even better understanding and they love it. They hear they're own progress and I remind them to listen out for similar conversational phrases that they've read in the book, in real life conversations around them. I also use Olly's Short Stories in Italian for myself and purchased the Spanish and French versions as I've become totally motivated to enhance my linguistic abilities overall. This book is absolutely terrific!
J**N
Great book
A good book that fills a place in my library and the shipping/handling was great as was the interior of the book.
M**L
Excelente libro para practicar inglés
Este libro me sorprendió bastante. Está bien diseñado para personas con nivel intermedio de inglés, porque las historias son fáciles de seguir pero al mismo tiempo introducen vocabulario nuevo sin ser abrumador. Algo que me gustó mucho es que las historias son cortas, lo que permite leer varias en poco tiempo sin cansarse. Además, el lenguaje es práctico, no tan académico, así que ayuda bastante para mejorar la comprensión en situaciones reales.
Y**A
. Excellent.
I loved it! Let me tell you something—it comes with vocabulary and questions to answer. Excellent.
A**R
Great collection!
When you're an intermediate student in a language, learning resources become not only tough to find. They tend to be ... ... boring! But this collection, which I was delighted to grab for my Kindle, has all the great features of other story collections by Olly that I've enjoyed in both Spanish and German. The stories use colloquial language so that you're getting exposure to the way people speak in situations that they actually live. Highly recommended. I have the print copy of his German short story book, so imagine this one looks just as cool as a paperback.
E**D
Libro
Me encanta este libro, 10000/10
M**O
Producto Recomendado
Excelente material de estudio
M**I
Seriedad
Este producto desapareció de mi Biblioteca junto con otros dos como por arte de magia.
S**R
My wife loves it
It helps her to learn english a bit faster.
R**.
A very good buy!
In my opinion, Olly Richards short stories are very interesting and challenging enough at my present level without getting into too many complex grammar situations. I have the short stories in Russian (A2-B1) for myself, and recently bought the second book of short stories in English for my Russian friend. So, we now do our best to regularly read to each other, correct pronunciation, while enjoying the same story line in each other’s native tongue. Unlike many similar books all the words have stress emphasis which is vitally important. Words are printed in a decent size font with clear letter identification, and each new story starts with an illustration which will give one some idea of the story theme. A few questions appear at the end of each chapter. Answers are provided. I can only vouch for the English and Russian short stories, however, I’m sure that those in many other languages will be equally well received. Great books! Great value! Great choice! Very happy indeed with them!
G**A
Très facile de suivre
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M**A
Perfekt book!
Best book!
S**K
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