Language Learning Joke Books

Improve Your Czech with Jokes is an excellent tool for foreigners who are trying to learn Czech. It is not for complete beginners but you'll be surprised how little Czech you need to understand the jokes. In the book there are 100 jokes in easy Czech. At the bottom of the page we give some vocabulary to help you understand the joke. If you're really struggling, go to the next page and you can see an English translation. Serious literature it is not; but it is around 3500 words of easy Czech.Good reasons for reading the jokes include:They're short – perfect for reading on the train to work.They're funny – you get rewarded with a laugh, or a groan, 100 times.The grammar is correct – you'll see the same structures and vocabulary again and again, helping you acquire the language naturally.This book will be great for you if you…know a bit of English,want it to be better than it is,are not a fan of heavy grammar books,have a good sense of humour.And there's more...In addition to the jokes there is a new feature called Keyhole Culture. Every 10 jokes there is a partially hidden image of something Czech with a question. The answer is revealed on the following page. This is just for fun and breaks up the book into sections.

Learn Portuguese With Jokes is a collection of 100 jokes in easy Portuguese and is a great way for you to improve your Portuguese. So how does it work?Joke: On each page you have a joke in Portuguese. The jokes have been selected so that they are not too difficult and don't rely on puns.Vocabulary: If your Portuguese is not great, you can read the vocabulary in blue before you start reading the joke.Translation: If you want to check your understanding, there's an English translation on the following page.Cartoons: Some amusing cartoons will help set the joke in context.The book has proved very popular with thousands of people who have a basic knowledge of Portuguese - give the sample a try and see what you think. I've been writing since 1984, had my first book published in 1989 and have published another 55 books since then. I write mostly for teenage learners of English but also write a lot of short stories.