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Sentence Stretchers: An Easy Way to Sound More Fluent in Your Target Language

written by Holly Keenan

Make beginner speech more natural with sentence stretchers: short linking words and phrases that add detail, context and flow to simple ideas.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn how to use news in your target language with five active steps, reliable current resources and practical advice for choosing the right level.

written by James Johnson

Travelling overseas soon? Here's how to master the essentials phrases of the local language in just 7 days - so you'll feel ready to travel.

written by Guest Author

Susan Shain shares seven ways to reduce the cost of studying a language abroad, with current checks for visas, safety, fees and programme terms.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn how persistent practice can take a beginner towards expertise, with lessons from language learning, martial arts and long-term projects.

written by Guest Author

Guest author Luca Lampariello explains why mistakes matter in language learning and how reflection can turn them into useful feedback.

written by Benny Lewis

Explore nine unexpected places where Benny found speakers of the languages he was learning, from Japanese in Brazil to Irish in Canada.

written by Benny Lewis

Benny recounts a difficult month in Spain in 2005, when failed plans, strangers' help and an unexpected job changed how he saw people and systems.

written by Elizabeth Bruckner

Is German Uncovered any good for learning German? In this German Uncovered review, beginner learner Elizabeth shares her experience with the course.