101 Conversations in Simple English: Short Natural Dialogues to Boost Your Confidence & Improve Your Spoken English

Short Stories in English for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in English for Beginners will make learning English easy and enjoyable. 

Real English people don’t speak like your textbook, so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak. This audiobook fixes that. For the first time, you’ll learn to move beyond beginner level and speak English in the real world! With 101 authentic conversations in intermediate English, you’ll become confident in the words, phrases, and expressions you need to communicate like a local.

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 listening.    

「私」は虚構なのか？　生物はただのアルゴリズムであり、生物工学と情報工学の発達によって、資本主義や民主主義、自由主義は崩壊する。『サピエンス全史』の著者が描く衝撃の未来！

＜本書で紹介している主な技法＞
●志を立てる
1 やる気の資源を掘り起こす「学びの動機付けマップ」

★世界的ベストセラー『シリコンバレー式
最強の食事』著者、衝撃の書！

Grammar! For many of us, the word triggers memories of finger-wagging schoolteachers, and of wrestling with the ambiguous and complicated rules of using formal language. But what is grammar? In fact, it's the integral basis of how we speak and write. As such, a refined awareness of grammar opens a world of possibilities for both your pleasure in the English language and your skill in using it, in both speech and the written word.

When it comes to learning a new language, studies have actually found that memorizing words doesn't work in the long term. But then, why does the traditional education system still follow this gut-wrenching pattern of memorizing words when it only sets students up for failure? As we keep looking for an answer to that question, it’s time for you to try a new approach - one that will finally stick...

'The Snowman and the Snowdog' is the much-anticipated sequel to 'The Snowman' by Raymond Briggs. This enchanting audiobook reunites listeners with the Snowman and introduces them to an adorable new puppy-friend, the Snowdog.

 私たちはどこにいるのか。そして、どう生きるべきか――。 

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper... And thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed forever the world for its readers.

★★パターンがわかればどんどん話せる！★★中学英語レベルのシンプルで簡単なパターンでこんなにいろいろ話せます！

学校英語で刷り込まれる「翻訳英語」の呪縛から解き放たれない限り、米国に留学しようと永遠に英語は習得できない。「英語の頭をつくる」指導のプロフェッショナルが教える、「英語を訳さず理解する方法」のすべて！

〔いまを生き延びるための哲学〕「１人を殺せば５人が助かる。あなたはその１人を殺すべきか？」

「今日は私におごらせてください」「お見それしました」
→目上の人に使うと失礼なのはなぜ?
「すみません」「申し開きもできません」
→反省の気持ちがより伝わるのは?
「私淑する」「薫陶を受ける」
→直接指導を受けた相手を言うのは?

大人として身につけておきたい教養のひとつ、「語彙力」。
“語彙力のある人”や、“話していて知性を感じる人”は、適切な文脈で豊富な言葉を使いこなします。語源やニュアンスといった言葉の背景を理解したうえで、年齢や立場にあわせて、言葉を磨いているのです。

そこで本書では、言葉の意味だけでなく、「使用シーン」「成り立ち」「強さ、重み」「ニュアンス」といった基本知識に加え、知性あふれる言葉を日常で使いこなすための解説をつけました。

言葉の引き出しが少なくて、思っていることが伝わらない…
幼い言葉を使っているせいで、バカっぽく見られている?

そんな思いが少しでもよぎったら、是非、本書を読んでみてください。
普段の会話はもちろん、仕事でのやりとり、メールや手紙、お詫びするときなど、あらゆる場面で使える厳選200語が身につきます。