Culture. Stories. Conversation.

English lessons with something to talk about.

Learn everyday American English through stories about food, travel, and life around the world. Follow the conversation, pick up useful expressions, and share what you think.

For adults · A2, B1 and B2 story language

Travelers waiting for a train in JapanTea being served at a table in IstanbulBread baking in a traditional Moroccan ovenRice and side dishes in a Japanese train lunch

A different starting point

Start with a situation you can discuss.

Short passages give a story room to develop. Photographs, thoughtful questions and optional sentence help leave room for conversation.

01

Follow the story

Read one scene at a time. Notice what people do, what they leave unsaid, and what might happen next.

02

Explore a perspective

Use food, customs and everyday choices to compare experiences without reducing a whole culture to one story.

03

Build your response

Move from understanding a scene to explaining an opinion. Sentence frames and Korean question support are available.

In the library

Explore food, travel and everyday life.

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A Japanese boxed meal with several small dishes

Japan · Food & expectations

You Picked What?

They know each other's tastes. So why does each think the other ordered the wrong lunch?

Tea being served at a table in Istanbul

Türkiye · Hospitality & assumptions

The Second Cup

Two sisters shelter in a pottery shop. An offer of tea leaves one of them wondering what is expected in return.

Round Moroccan bread

Morocco · Food & community

Not for Sale

A couple follows the smell of fresh bread, but the loaves are not for sale. The explanation changes their plans.

Before & after a lesson

Your lesson continues at home.

Invited students can take an optional reading check before meeting, then return to stories covered in a lesson. New lessons open during class.

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