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Short Stories in English for Intermediate Learners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn English the fun way!

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of English.

Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his 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 specifically for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 of 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 to help you progress confidently
· Realistic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
· Beautiful illustrations accompanying each story, to set the scene and support your understanding
· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way
· Pleasure! 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!'

With intriguing plots that will spark your imagination and keep you reading, Short Stories in English will take your grasp of English to the next level with key features to 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 all without ever feeling overwhelmed. 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 accelerate your journey towards fluency.

252 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2019

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30 reviews10 followers
June 19, 2022
I think folk tales are often more interesting than stories like the ones in this book
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5 reviews
March 6, 2025
I think it was quite good book, stories are fancy and really good picked ones. It is worth to read and also you might see that are you giving enough attention while reading the book with those end of the chapter tests.

I wish there would be couple more series of this book.
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22 reviews1 follower
March 27, 2022
Gostei bastante, as histórias são bem legais e ajuda bastante a melhorar o vocabulário.
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8 reviews
July 20, 2020
My first long English book.

It was organized by many short stories and divided as a few chapters which made me feel not burdens to read a book in English.

There's summary behind every story, it helped me to understand the whole story I just read.

Since I read this, I got confident to read English books, sometimes still hard though.

Btw it was a good start to make me feel less stressful to read English books :)
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