Reading and books

The Joint Forces Language Test, JFLT in short, is a certificate which verifies the candidate’s linguistic competences as per the STANAG NATO parameters. The test is divided into Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. 1. Check your Vocabulary for Military English Do you want to take this exam? If you form part of the Armed Forces…

Very often when preparing for an English exam it is not enough to study grammar and rules.  It can be a bigger help to look at real life English, such as articles published in newspapers or magazines in English.  This is also very important for those who have already passed their exams.  Leggere articoli in…

The many works of Agatha Christie are considered a beloved treasure – not just in England, but all over the world. These crime novels are quite accessible to readers and English students at an intermediate level. For more information about learning English through reading Christie novels I recommend reading this article. The beauty of her novels…

John Peter Sloan‘s method has, by now, managed to convince many new students and teachers. Brick by brick, word after word, you learn the language without wasting time on unnecessary rules or ones which are rarely used in English. Mr. Sloan studied this new method that will appeal especially to those who have a very basic…

Obsessed with phrasal verbs? Looking for, looking after. . .and so on and so forth! Phrasal verbs are all the verbs in English followed by a preposition or adverb, completely changing the verb’s original meaning. Having trouble memorizing them? Convinced that whoever invented phrasal verbs however many years ago was a crazy person? Fortunately, with…

Do you need English for your job, or to help you at school, or to support you in your studies at home?Do you prefer a manual that does not take anything for granted, a book that you can follow step by step to teach you very patiently, all the secrets of the English language, point…

Assimil –  The Intuitive method. English (B2) is an intermediate (B2) level English course. You can purchase it directly here. The Assimil method: 2 phases Assimil is a method based on the idea that intuitive language assimilation is a natural process, rather than an artificial learning task. Assimilation refers to how a child learns a language without…

Assimil. The intuitive method. Perfecting English, is an English course for independent study at the intermediate or advanced level. It’s available for purchase either on its own or with audio recordings in CD or mp3 format. Who the course is best for Assimil’s Perfecting English series is designed for language learners who want to cross the…

About eleven years after the novel The Little Friend and more than twenty after Dio di illusioni (titolo in inglese The Secret History), Donna Tartt came out with another exciting novel called Goldfinch. This important book by the American writer neo – winner of the Pulitzer Prize it is an immeasurable literary work.  Goldfinch, literally…

By now we’ve all heard of The Fault in Our Stars, the gripping novel by John Green, published in 2012, which has already become a big hit among both teenagers and adults alike, especially since it has now been adapted to a film of the same name, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. The film was…