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Explore our collection of books to support people learning English as a second language.

 

 

The following books are available in our flagship libraries: Chelmsford, Colchester, Basildon, and Harlow. All books can be ordered to other libraries from our catalogue.

Adults' ESOL Books

 

  • Arabic picture dictionary
  • English for everyone business english level 1 practice book. Level 1,;Practice book: a complete self study programme
  • English for Everyone. English Phrasal Verbs 
  • English for Everyone. English Vocabulary Builder
  • English for everyone. Illustrated English dictionary :
  • English for everyone. Level 1, beginner,;Course book: a complete self study programme
  • English for everyone. Level 2,;Course book: a visual self study guide to English for the workplace
  • English for everyone. Level 3 intermediate;Practice book
  • English for everyone. Level 4 advanced,;Practice book
  • English for Everyone. Level 4 Advanced. Course Book
  • English for everyone. Practice book: English grammar guide
  • English for everyone.: (Course book)
  • English for everyone.: (English grammar guide.)
  • English for everyone.: (Practice book)
  • English Ukrainian bilingual visual dictionary
  • English-Albanian Albanian-English dictionary
  • English-Dari & Dari-English One-to-One Dictionary. Script & 
    Roman (exam-suitable)
  • English-Farsi & Farsi-English One-to-One Dictionary
  • English-Pashto & Pashto-English One-to-One Dictionary. Script &
    Roman (Exam-Suitable)
  • English-Russian & Russian-English One-to-One Dictionary
  • My First Picture Dictionary: English-Dari
  • My First Picture Dictionary: English-Farsi with Over 1000 Words
  • My First Picture Dictionary: English-Pashto
  • Oxford essential Arabic dictionary: English-Arabic, Arabic-English.
  • Russian English bilingual visual dictionary
  • Ukrainian - English visual dictionary

 

 

Children's ESOL Books

 

  • English for everyone. Junior beginner's course
  • English for everyone. Junior beginner's practice book: look, listen, learn, and practise
  • English for everyone. Junior English dictionary