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8 fantasy books to help you learn English
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If you’re looking for an adventure full of magic, mystery and (at times) mayhem without ever leaving your house, try learning English by being whisked...

8 festive books to help you learn English
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This holiday season, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit (and improve your English vocabulary skills) than by reading some festive novels...

5 everyday hacks to help you learn a language
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Effective language learning just doesn’t happen in a classroom. For lifelong language skills, research shows that immersing yourself in the language i...

How to get in the mood for Halloween (for couch potatoes)
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For 2000 years people have been celebrating what we know today as Halloween. It all kicked off over in Ireland when the Celts started ‘Samhain’, a fes...

8 dystopian books to help you learn English
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If you’ve ever been morbidly fascinated with what the future might look like if pressing societal threats are left unaddressed, then dystopian literat...

10 books for English learners that will make you love reading
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“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J.K. RowlingReading in another language is a dream for many. It takes perseverance an...

10 best books to learn English with
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Everyone may be on their smartphones all day every day nowadays, but there’s something uniquely charming about sitting down to read an actual book. Th...

8 Shakespearean insults to win arguments with your friends
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Do you usually lose arguments with your buddies? Are you often the butt of the joke in your friendship group and you wish you had a witty quip to turn...

How to make the most of your time at home: Learn a language from your couch
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Living in the digital age has its perks – especially when it comes to language learning (and dog videos): gone are the days when you had to lug around...

New York: An ode to the mighty Strand Bookstore
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18 miles of books. That’s about 5 miles longer than the entire island of Manhattan. And it’s all contained in one old, dusty place just below Union Sq...