Our new Level 3 graded reader is now available from Amazon and Kobo!
Ai Hayashi is a normal Japanese high school student. Or is she? Ai has strange powers. She can’t tell anyone about her secret life until she meets Sei, a new student at her high school.
Sei has secrets too. The two young people are caught up in a mysterious world that they don’t understand. There will be surprises. They will face danger. Can they fulfill their destiny? Or will their mission result in their deaths?
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to focus on the important points”.
Cut to the ……
a) chase
b) sound
c) verse
d) line
The answer is below!
Answer: a) chase
Cut to the chase!
Example: “I’m busy, so cut to the chase. What do you want to tell me?”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to start thinking sensibly”.
Come to (one’s) …….
a) mind
b) reason
c) senses
d) logic
The answer is below!
Answer: c) senses
Come to (one’s) senses!
Example: “Liam came to his senses and decided to leave the job he hated.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very shy or nervous”.
As …….. as a mouse
a) timid
b) dark
c) light
d) sweet
The answer is below!
Answer: a) timid
As timid as a mouse!
Example: “I was surprised Jane wanted to sing. She is as timid as a mouse!”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “I wasn’t offended or upset by what you said.”
No offense ……
a) against
b) made
c) said
d) taken
The answer is below!
Answer: d) taken
No offense taken!
Example: A: “Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you.” B: “It’s OK. No offense taken.”
Our latest graded reader “Wall of Secrets” (Level 3 – A2/B1) is now available from Amazon and Kobo.
Joshua grew up believing that his father died in a boat accident. One day, he finds something in an old book which changes his life. It leads him to a woman who knew his father. Or did she? Who was his real father? Why won’t his mother tell him the truth? As Joshua tries to find out, the wall of secrets surrounding his father, and his own life, comes crashing down.
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very kind and generous”.
Have a heart of …..
a) sugar
b) gold
c) kindness
d) consideration
The answer is below!
Answer: b) gold
Have a heart of gold!
Example: “Helen has a heart of gold. She is always helping people.”
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