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The Short Stories in English for Intermediate Level ESL/EFL Learners are designed to improve your English quickly and easily. Jackie Bolen has more than 15 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written short stories in Canadian English about common experiences that people have living in Canada. Plus, each story has practice exercises to test your reading comprehension and vocabulary. Do the discussion questions with a friend, teacher or classmate. You'll improve your English vocabulary and reading skills in no time at all.

Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversation or speaking classes. During their decades of experience teaching English, authors Jackie Bolen and Jennifer Booker Smith have developed countless games and activities for their students. They're sharing their low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world.

In 103 Low-Prep ESL Speaking Games & Activities for Kids, Teenagers, and Adults, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your classroom. The highly detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. The teaching tips will help you avoid common pitfalls.

In 101 Activites and Resources for Teaching English Online, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own virtual classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better TEFL online classes today

Forget the boring textbooks you’ve been using for years about movies, family, and sports! Download this audiobook with dozens of dialogues about this important topic.

Find out how people speak English in real life. That’s where More Phrasal Verbs in Use: Dialogues, Definitions & Practice for English Learners comes in. First, you’ll see each phrasal verb used in a dialogue and then you’ll find out what each one means.

Improve your Italian by learning about climate change! Expand your vocabulary, reading, and speaking skills with this book for intermediate Italian learners. Learn about a topic that matters—global warming and climate change. Pick up this book if you want to: Learn new words, expressions, and phrases related to the environment. Improve your reading skills with the most important topic of our day. See how people talk in real life in Italian. Have some fun while learning. Learn with a friend (try out the discussion questions). Learn Italian through authentic conversations.

Speak English fluently like a native speaker by using dialogues. What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? These idioms and phrases in Advanced Dialogues for ESL (Part 2) are designed to improve your English quickly and easily. Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to...

Improve your French by learning about WWII. Expand your vocabulary, reading, and speaking skills with this book for intermediate French learners. Learn about a topic that matters: the Second World War. Pick up this book if you want to: Learn new words, expressions, and phrases related to WW2. Improve your reading skills with this important topic. See how people talk in real life. Have some fun while learning. Learn with a friend (try out the discussion questions). Learn French through authentic conversations. Sound like a native French speaker when you talk about WWII.

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 and conversational skills in no time at all!

Knock knock jokes are clean family fun and can bring some laughter to your house. Help kids improve their critical thinking skills in an engaging way.

Speak English like a native speaker with these daily life English expressions. What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? The idioms, phrases, words, and expressions in Daily Life English Expressions to Know are designed to improve your English quickly and easily.

You’ve probably used dozens of these idioms and phrases without ever giving them a second thought. Have you ever thought about where they come from? Find out all the origins and meanings of dozens of popular American English expressions and phrases.

In ESL Technology Games, Activities, and Resources, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. The teaching tips will help you avoid common pitfalls.

Speak travel English easily! There are more than 700 useful phrases, expressions, idioms, and words for airports, hotels, restaurants, sightseeing and more. Have confidence speaking English when travelling around the world. There are hundreds of common phrases and expressions in dialogues so you can see how they’re used in real life.

Improve your English ability in a fun way with these English Dialogues for Beginners. These easy English conversations and questions are designed for ESL/EFL learners at a high-beginner or low-intermediate level.

Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversion or speaking classes. Jackie and Jennifer are here to help. This audiobook will save you time when lesson planning, guaranteed.

Learn 365 American English idioms in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common idioms that are used in the USA and around the world. Find out how people speak English in real life. That’s where 365 American English Idioms comes in. You’ll see what the idiom means, the history behind it and then see how it’s used in some example sentences. It’s everything you need to "bone up" on your English vocabulary!

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook for Adults (Intermediate-Advanced ESL/EFL) by Jackie Bolen will help you stay motivated while consistently improving your English skills. Download now.

Learn hundreds of new English vocabulary words, expressions, phrasal verbs, and idioms in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common words that are used in the USA and around the world. Most importantly, improve your TOEFL, TOIEC, or IELTS score by mastering new vocabulary words. Maximize your score on English proficiency exams like the TOEFL test. That’s where this Vocabulary Builder Workbook for Adults (Beginner ESL/EFL) comes in. Speak more fluently, gain some confidence, and improve your English exam scores. Yes, it really is that easy!