Real English for real life 実生活で使える英語 Inglés real para la vida real

Learn English through real stories and real situations. 本当の物語と実際の場面から英語を学びましょう。 Aprende inglés con historias reales y situaciones cotidianas.

Start with one clear lesson. Ovi will help you find the next useful step. まずは一つの分かりやすいレッスンから。Oviが次の役立つ一歩をご案内します。 Empieza con una lección clara. Ovi te ayudará a encontrar el siguiente paso útil.

A good place to start 最初におすすめのレッスン Un buen lugar para empezar

A1 · Reading & Discussion

Horse Riding: Ride Slowly and Safely

Learn what horse riding is, how a rider starts safely, what a saddle and reins do, and why some jockeys become famous.

Start learning 学習を始める Empezar a aprender

More lessons for you あなたにおすすめのレッスン Más lecciones para ti

Four real lessons from Ovi’s free library. Oviの無料ライブラリーから選んだ4つの実用的なレッスンです。 Cuatro lecciones reales de la biblioteca gratuita de Ovi.

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The full library すべてのレッスン La biblioteca completa

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Browse every free lesson, or open the quiet search and level tools when you need them. 無料レッスンをすべて見たり、必要なときだけ検索とレベルのツールを開いたりできます。 Explora todas las lecciones gratuitas o abre la búsqueda y los niveles solo cuando los necesites.

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Difficulty 難しさ Dificultad All difficulty すべての難しさ Todos los niveles
Easier やさしい Más fácil Harder 難しい Más difícil
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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Why Villains Are Interesting

In this lesson, you will learn why villains are often some of the most interesting characters in stories. You will see how villains create conflict, show human darkness, and help heroes grow.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Heroes in Comics

Comic heroes last when they are simple enough to recognize and deep enough to reuse. A strong hero usually has a clear symbol, a strong problem to solve, and a world that can hold many stories.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Giving Clear Feedback at Work

Feedback is part of normal workplace communication. It helps people improve, solve problems, and keep doing what works well. Clear feedback is not just honest. It is also specific, respectful, and useful.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: choosing useful technology

Technology is not useful just because it is new or popular. A useful tool solves a real problem in a simple way. It may save time, reduce stress, help you study, or support your work.

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B2 Reading Lesson Students

B2: Luxembourg: Castles, Old Streets, Wine, and Formula 1

Explain how Luxembourg connects fortress history, old streets, castle culture, Moselle wine, and a nearby Formula 1 race, and use those contrasts to discuss travel with deeper knowledge.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Italy: Food, Famous Places, and History

In this lesson, you will learn simple facts about Italy. You will read about Italian food, famous places, and important history. You will also learn a few useful words for talking about Italy.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Pablo Picasso: A Famous Artist

In this lesson, you will learn who Pablo Picasso was, why people still remember him, and what made his art special. You will also learn about the Blue Period, Cubism, and Guernica, which is a famous anti-war painting.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Anime: Stories on Screen

Learn what anime is, learn a simple anime fact, and recommend one episode to a friend in easy English.

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B1 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B1: Theo Jansen's Strandbeest: How Walking Structures Think

Explain how Theo Jansen's Strandbeesten turn wind and repeated linkages into walking sculptures, and use them to discuss design, failure, and learning from prototypes.

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A2 Reading Lesson Public

A2: South Korea: Seoul Food, Places, and Shopping

Understand where South Korea is, what makes Seoul feel both old and modern, how food places are different, and why the main shopping areas are not all the same.

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A2 Reading Lesson Public

A2: My First Trial Lesson

Learn how to explain your English goal, your level, your schedule, your worries, and your study habits before a first English class.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Cafe Coffee and Working at a Cafe

Learn how a cafe works, what common coffee drinks mean, and how cafe staff can help customers choose, order, and fix a small drink problem.

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A1 Reading Lesson Public

A1: Horse Riding

Learn what horse riding is, how a rider starts safely, what a saddle and reins do, and why some jockeys become famous.

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B2 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B2: Living Composers Who May Shape the Future

Learn how to discuss living famous composers with evidence, not hype, and practice judging musical legacy in careful B1-B2 English.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Moominvalley and Tove Jansson

Explain who Tove Jansson was, how Moominvalley began, and why a gentle story world can still talk about fear, freedom, family, and belonging.

Illustration 1: The Court: Space and Choices 19
A2 Reading Lesson Public

A2: Tennis: One Court, Big Choices

Learn the basic shape of tennis. Explain why one point can feel important. Describe what great players do well.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Important Questions for Real Life

Learn useful question words and question patterns for real life. First understand the parts. Then practice questions for people, places, time, prices, meaning, and help.

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B2 Reading Technical Lesson Public

B2: How the brain builds reality

Understand how the brain uses predictions to build experience, why the feeling of "self" can be studied as a mental model, and why psychedelic science should be discussed carefully as research, not as a simple lifestyle recommendation.

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B2 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B2: AI Agents, Voice Tutors, and the Next Wave of AI Products

Understand the latest shift in AI from chatbots to workflow systems, and practise advanced English for discussing agents, voice tutors, multimodal tools, cost controls, and responsible product decisions.

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A2 Reading Lesson Public

A2: South Korea

Learn how one country can have a capital city, old places, sea cities, islands, food, writing, and daily life.

Practical English lesson illustration for The learner can ask useful rental-counter questions and explain basic driving/return rules for a tourist car rental in Japan. 27
A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: renting and driving a car in Japan as a tourist

Read a simple A2 travel article about renting and driving a car in Japan. Learn what documents tourists may need, what to ask at the rental counter, and how to drive safely on Japanese roads.

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B2 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B2: NASA deep space laser data links

Explain how laser data links can move more information through deep space and why pointing, weather, and distance make the work hard.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: checking in at a hotel and asking the front desk for help

Read a simple A1 to A2 travel article about hotels. Learn what happens at check-in, what to ask about the room, and how to call the front desk for a small problem. Then practice a hotel role play.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: using a laundromat to wash and dry clothes

Read a simple A1 laundromat article. Learn what a laundromat is, how people use machines, and how to ask for help before a short role play.

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B1 Reading Lesson Public

B1: The Piano Stairs: Can Fun Change Behavior?

Understand how one playful public space experiment used music to change a small daily habit, then practice explaining how design can make better choices feel easier in clear B1 English.

English lesson illustration for Igor Stravinsky: The Composer Who Made Rhythm Feel Dangerous 35
B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Igor Stravinsky Russian composer and conductor

Understand Igor Stravinsky's life, major works, musical style, and legacy, then practice explaining how modern art can feel shocking at first but important later in clear B1-B2 English.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: listening to Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Read a simple A1-A2 music passage. Practice English for talking about a band, songs, live shows, favorite music, and why a song feels good.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Going to a World Cup Football Match

Read an A1 match-day passage. Practice simple English for tickets, seats, kickoff, halftime, snacks, cheering, and leaving after a World Cup football match.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: The History of Tea

Tea looks simple: leaves and hot water. But one cup can carry medicine, monks, trade, empire, guests, and daily comfort.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Playing Video Games

Learn simple English for talking about video games: where you play, what kind of game you like, why you like it, and how friends choose a game together.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: working at a winery

Read a simple A1 workplace passage. Explain a winery workplace, name daily duties, and use a separate role play to talk with a visitor.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Sanrio and Hello Kitty

A short B1 explainer about how Sanrio and Hello Kitty use simple character design to make everyday products feel personal.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Taking a Taxi

Read a simple A1 taxi passage. Use dictionary support, quick checks, and a separate role play to give an address, check payment, and ask for a receipt.

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A1 Reading Lesson Public

A1: Shopping for Clothes

Read a simple A1 clothes-shopping passage. Use dictionary support, quick checks, and a separate friend role-play to talk about clothes, sizes, colors, and prices.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Shopping at a Convenience Store

Read the original A1 convenience-store passage. Use dictionary support, quick checks, and a separate friend role-play to talk about what people buy at a konbini.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: sending a package at the post office

Read a simple A1 post-office passage. Use dictionary support, quick checks, and a separate role play to send a package, write an address, and ask about arrival.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Ordering at a Bakery

Read a simple A1 article about bakeries. Learn what bakeries sell, how people choose food, and how bakeries can feel different in Japan and other countries. Then practice ordering in a role play.

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B1 Reading Lesson Public

B1: Do We See the World as It Really Is?

Understand the idea that the brain may not show us reality directly. Instead, it may show us a useful interface that helps us survive, act, and question our first impressions.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Buying Medicine at a Drugstore

Read a simple A1 drugstore passage. Use dictionary support, quick checks, and a separate role play to ask for medicine and check basic advice.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Asking for Directions in a Station

Read a simple A1 station passage. Use dictionary support, quick checks, and a separate role play to ask for a platform, exit, and train line.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Shopping at a Supermarket

Read five simple supermarket paragraphs. Answer one comprehension question and one personal question for each paragraph. Use grammar cards connected to the same text.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: The Surprise Cake Mystery

Read and perform a fun A2+ story with two roles, clear emotions, apologies, problem-solving language, and a happy ending.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Why Some Objects Become Special

Understand why normal objects can become emotionally, symbolically, and financially valuable, then practice explaining value with clear B1 English.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Why Apps and Menus Guide Our Choices

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand how menus, apps, and websites can guide people's choices. Recognize common design tools such as defaults, placement, labels, social proof, and urgency messages.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: The Psychology of Menus

Understand how restaurant menus guide customer choices, and practice explaining those choices in clear B1 English.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: At the Clinic: Say What Hurts

Learn how to say what hurts. Say when it started. Answer simple questions at a clinic. Ask what to do next.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Apartment Repair: Explain the Problem

Learn how to contact an apartment repair office and explain a problem at home. Say where the problem is. Give simple details about when it started. Explain how serious it is. Arrange a repair time. Confirm the next step.

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B2 Reading Lesson Students

B2: AI Assistants at Work: Help, Risk, and Judgment

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to explain how AI assistants can support everyday office work. Identify common risks when using AI-generated content. Describe why human judgment remains important.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Workplace: Explain a Small Mistake

Explain a small mistake at work in calm English. Say what happened, take responsibility, explain the fix, and agree on the next step.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Phone Store: Explain a Data Problem

Explain a phone data problem in simple English. Say what is not working, describe when it started, ask about the plan, and choose a safe fix.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Delivery: Fix a Missed Package

Use simple English when a package does not arrive. Explain the problem, check the address, ask about the next delivery, and confirm the safe next step.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: City Office: Ask About a Form

Ask about a city office form in simple English. Explain what you need, ask which part to fill in, check the documents, and confirm where to submit it.

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B2 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B2: The Hero Story in Greek Myth

Understand the deep logic of Greek hero stories: why heroes leave normal life, face chaos, seek glory, suffer because of power, and often return changed.

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B1 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B1: Tokyo Gas Group energy internship

Help a parent understand what a Tokyo Gas Group internship can teach, how city gas and LPG work, and how to judge the future of an energy company.

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B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: The History of Gelato

Learn how gelato became what it is today by following a clear path from ancient cold treats to modern factories and global cafés.

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B2 Reading Lesson Students

B2: The Future Worker

Understand how AI agents, vibe coding, and agent-based marketing are changing work, programming, business, and the meaning of skill.

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B2 Reading Technical Lesson Students

B2: Australia Branch Business Catch-Up: Kawara, Cafe, and First Market Test

Use the Australia trip and the research reports to discuss whether a Japanese kawara and cafe company could realistically test a Brisbane or Gold Coast branch, what collaboration model might work, and what information is still missing.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: Clinic: Explain Symptoms

Describe common symptoms, answer follow-up questions, and confirm what to do after a clinic visit.

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A1 Reading Lesson Students

A1: Hotel: Check In

Check in at a hotel, give your name, ask about breakfast, and understand simple room information.

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A2 Reading Lesson Students

A2: What Is Gintama?

Understand the basic world, main characters, comedy style, and serious side of *Gintama* in simple A2 English.

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A2 Conversation Lesson Students

A2: Weekly Catch-Up Conversation

This lesson helps students talk naturally about their week, daily life, family, hobbies, work, feelings, and small events. The goal is not perfect English. The goal is to speak more comfortably, build longer answers, and connect ideas naturally. Listening note: Speaking-first sheet: no full Listen mode. Use audio only for longer or difficult lines when a model pronunciation helps.

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B1 Explainer Lesson Students

B1: Why Cats Act So Strange

Explore why cats knock objects down, stare at walls, choose boxes, and race around at night.

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A2 Explainer Lesson Students

A2: PUPPET SUNSUN

A2 visual explainer about PUPPET SUNSUN, its character world, short clips, and growth into TV, music, and shops.

Maya checks her bag and waits for the bus during her morning routine. 129
A1 Explainer Lesson Students

A1: Maya's Morning Routine in London

Practice a simple A1 daily routine with Maya: wake up, eat breakfast, find a bag, take the bus, and go to work.

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A2 Explainer Lesson Students

A2: Daily Life, Family, and Practical English Review

A practical review lesson about daily life, family, habits, hobbies, food, colours, travel, and confidence, with short checks and open speaking follow-ups after each part.

Illustration for Food that surprises people around the world. Create a B2 to low-C1 non-story explainer lesson about unusual foods fro... 132
B2 Explainer Lesson Students

B2: Food That Surprises People Around the World

Food that surprises people around the world. Create a B2 to low-C1 non-story explainer lesson about unusual foods from different countries and why people eat them. Cover at leas...

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A2 Explainer Technical Lesson Students

A2: Chiikawa: Small, Cute, and Surprisingly Deep

An A2 culture explainer about why Chiikawa feels both cute and deep, from its shy main characters and strange world to its short anime, kawaii appeal, and real-life emotions.

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B1 Explainer Technical Lesson Students

B1: How Animation Creates Movement

A fun B1 technical explainer about how animation creates the illusion of movement through frames, timing, key poses, in-between motion, body language, and visual tricks that mak...

Illustration for Architecture and how design shapes everyday life 135
B1 Explainer Technical Lesson Students

B1: Architecture and how design shapes everyday life

A B1 non-story explainer about architecture, materials, climate design, public space, function, and how buildings shape daily life.

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B2 Explainer Technical Lesson Students

B2: Investing vs Building a Business: Which Compounds Better?

A B2 technical explainer comparing public-market investing with building or owning a business through control, risk, liquidity, leverage, dilution, market size, cash flow, and l...

A student and a friendly dog looking at a world map. 138
B1 Reading Lesson Students

B1: Dogs Around the World

Understand how dog choices are connected to housing, work, weather, history, and identity.