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
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 aprenderWelcome back, Aiko おかえりなさい、Aikoさん Te damos la bienvenida de nuevo, Aiko
Pick up where you left off. 続きから始めましょう。 Continúa donde lo dejaste.
The best way to improve is to keep going. Let’s continue your next lesson. 上達する一番の方法は、少しずつ続けることです。次のレッスンを続けましょう。 La mejor manera de mejorar es seguir avanzando. Continuemos con tu próxima lección.
Giving Clear Feedback at Work
Available in Study, Reading, and Listening. 学習・リーディング・リスニングで取り組めます。 Disponible en Estudio, Lectura y Comprensión auditiva.
Giving Clear Feedback at Work 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The full library すべてのレッスン La biblioteca completa
Find another useful lesson. 次に役立つレッスンを探しましょう。 Encuentra otra lección útil.
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.
Search and filter lessons レッスンを検索・絞り込む Buscar y filtrar lecciones
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A2: Tennis: Rallies, Court Surfaces, and Smart Choices
Understand tennis rallies, safe and risky shots, court surfaces, and four famous tournament examples.
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.
A2: Japan culture places seasons daily life
Learn how to explain Japan with simple facts about its map, places, seasons, food, daily life, and culture.
A1: Anime: Stories on Screen
Learn what anime is, learn a simple anime fact, and recommend one episode to a friend in easy English.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
B1: why people buy useless things on vacation
Explore why people buy souvenirs on vacation through memory, money, scarcity, identity, and regret.
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.
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.
B1: Sesame Street: A Street That Changed Children’s TV
Explain why Sesame Street became important. Talk about how entertainment, research, characters, and community can help children learn.
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.
B1: The Leverage Principle: Why Small Actions Can Create Big Results
Understand leverage as a serious life principle from physics, learning science, habits, feedback, business, and modern tools.
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.
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.
A1: Talking about what people like
Learn simple English for likes, free time, food, colors, places, and short reasons.
A2: South Korea
Learn how one country can have a capital city, old places, sea cities, islands, food, writing, and daily life.
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.
B1: AI Agent Swarms and Work in 2035
Understand what AI agents and agent swarms mean today, then discuss possible 2035 futures in clear B1 English.
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.
B2: Asteroid Bennu sample chemistry and chemistry before life
Explain why clean asteroid samples matter for the question of how life may begin, while separating evidence from speculation.
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.
using a laundromat to wash and dry clothes 32 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.
A1: a funny school story about pride, timing, practice, and help
Read a funny A1 storybook scene by scene. Follow the narrator and character lines, answer simple questions, and then act a gym role play with a partner.
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.
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.
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.
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.
B1: Meditation And The Social Brain
Learn how meditation may support calm attention and better connection with other people.
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.
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.
B1: Opening A Business Abroad: Research Before You Move
Learn how to research a foreign market before you spend serious money on an international business plan.
B1: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Man Who Built Music Like Architecture
Understand Bach's life, work, music, and legacy, then practice explaining why careful structure can create deep emotion in clear B1-B2 English.
B1: Getting To Know Someone
Practice getting to know a new person with concrete B1 questions.
A1: Choosing Something Fun To Do With Friends
Learn to ask, suggest, agree, and choose a fun activity with friends in simple English.
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.
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.
A2: Casual Conversation Branches
Practice weekly-life conversation with family, errands, feelings, hobbies, and next-week plans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A1: Transport: Ask Again and Confirm
Use simple English to ask again, repeat the key words, and confirm the next step at a station.
B1: Classical Music: History, Great Composers, and Why It Still Matters
Understand why classical music still matters, learn useful general-knowledge vocabulary for music and culture, and practice explaining personal taste in clear B1-B2 English.
B1: Thermacell’s latest smart mosquito system is bigger and more expensive
News lesson: Thermacell’s latest smart mosquito system is bigger and more expensive.
B1: How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s
News lesson: How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s.
B1: Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet
News lesson: Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying.
A2: For veterans, a place where peace can take root
News lesson: For veterans, a place where peace can take root.
A1: Cara Delevingne says new music was inspired by getting sober
News lesson: Cara Delevingne says new music was inspired by getting sober.
A2: Snack bar host workplace English
Practice a full snack bar host visit in simple workplace English.
A2: Korean and French Culture Are Set
Study Korean and French Culture Are Set to Rendezvous in a clear.
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.
B1: The Psychology of Menus
Understand how restaurant menus guide customer choices, and practice explaining those choices in clear B1 English.
B2: Lost Phone at the Station
Practice English for asking for help when a phone is missing at a station.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
B1: Memes: The Logic, History, and Power of Internet Culture
Understand how internet memes work as visual patterns, shared jokes, emotional shortcuts, and cultural signals.
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.
A2: International Transport: Get to the Right Place
Practice USA airport, England train.
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.
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.
A2: Sisyphus: The Man Who Pushed a Rock Forever
Greek mythology connects myth sources, ritual practice, and modern meaning.
B2: The Future Worker
Understand how AI agents, vibe coding, and agent-based marketing are changing work, programming, business, and the meaning of skill.
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.
C2: Google I/O 2026: The Agentic Operating System Arrives
Google I/O 2026 reframed AI as an agentic operating layer across Search, Gemini, Workspace, media, Android, and wearable devices.
A2: Work: Ask to Change a Schedule
Study Work: Ask to Change a Schedule in a clear English.
A2: Restaurant: Fix a Wrong Order
Politely explain a restaurant problem, give the correct order, and agree on a solution.
A2: Station Office: Report a Lost Item
Report a lost item, describe it clearly, and leave contact information for follow-up.
A2: Clinic: Explain Symptoms
Describe common symptoms, answer follow-up questions, and confirm what to do after a clinic visit.
A2: Bank: Explain a Card Problem
Explain a bank card problem, answer identity questions safely, and ask what happens next.
A2: Apartment: Call About a Repair
Study Apartment: Call About a Repair in a clear English news.
A1: Train Station: Ask for Platform Help
Ask where a train leaves, check the time, and understand simple station directions.
A1: Supermarket: Find and Pay
Ask where food is in a supermarket, understand simple directions, and pay at the checkout.
A1: Pharmacy: Ask for Medicine
Ask for simple medicine at a pharmacy, answer one easy question, and understand basic advice.
A1: Hotel: Check In
Check in at a hotel, give your name, ask about breakfast, and understand simple room information.
A1: Cafe: Order a Drink and Snack
Study Cafe: Order a Drink and Snack in a clear English.
A2: What Is Gintama?
Understand the basic world, main characters, comedy style, and serious side of *Gintama* in simple A2 English.
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.
B2: A Busy Morning A1 to B2 English Ladder
Study A Busy Morning A1 to B2 English Ladder in a clear.
B1: The Silk Road: More Than a Road
Study The Silk Road: More Than a Road in a clear.
B1: Opening a Business Branch on the Gold Coast
Discuss demand, rules, costs, and management for a Gold Coast branch.
B1: Kofu and Yamanashi Modern Cafe Culture
Study Kofu and Yamanashi Modern Cafe Culture in a clear English.
A2: The 10 best songs competing at (a very contentious) Eurovision
Study The 10 best songs competing at ( a very in a clear.
A2: No Joke, Ahead of His 100th Birthday
Study No Joke, Ahead of His 100th Birthday in a clear.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount
Study Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount in a clear.
A2: Hundreds of comedians unpaid by one of UK's biggest comedy festivals
Practice safe AI at work: protect data, write prompts, check facts.
B1: Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord and RDX prototypes
Study Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord in a clear.
Eurovision final lineup is confirmed after 5 more countries are sent packing
Study Eurovision final lineup is confirmed after 5 more in a clear.
B1: A Food-Lover’s Paradise in the Swedish Countryside
Study A Food-Lover’s Paradise in the Swedish Countryside in a clear.
B2: What the Jury Will Actually Decide in the Case
Practice safe AI at work: protect data, write prompts, check facts.
B2: Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
Practice safe AI at work: protect data, write prompts, check facts.
A1: Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup half-time show
Study Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup half-time show in a clear.
A1: How to buy a home in Japan as a foreigner
Study How to buy a home in Japan as a foreigner.
A1: CIA director meets with top officials in Havana, Cuban government says
Study CIA director meets with top officials in Havana in a clear.
B1: Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs
Study Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update in a clear English news lesson.
A2: Transportation English for Travel
A practical English lesson for traveling abroad
A2: Phone Problems English for Everyday Help
A practical English lesson for getting help when your phone does not work
B1: Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante
Clio, a Vancouver legal software company, has reached a major business milestone by bringing in $500 million a year i...
B1: Why Cats Act So Strange
Explore why cats knock objects down, stare at walls, choose boxes, and race around at night.
B2: Greek Mythology as a Cultural System
Greek mythology connects myth sources, ritual practice, and modern meaning.
B2: The Odyssey: mythology, symbols, characters, and the idea of home
Explore The Odyssey through Odysseus's journey, Greek gods, monsters, xenia, nostos, metis, temptation, intelligence, fate, and the meaning of home.
A2: Travel Abroad: USA, England, and Germany Roleplay
Practice USA airport, England train, and Germany ticket questions with family details.
B1: Workplace AI for Tax Office Staff
Practice safe AI at work: protect data, write prompts, check facts, use human review.
B1: Kofu Kosemachi Restaurant Cafe Food Guide
Kosemachi food guide: soba, Torimotsu, Fujiyama Hamburg Bolognese, cafes, and strawberry desserts.
B2: Gap Selling Sales Logic Explainer
Gap Selling connects the gap, root cause, business impact, risk, and next steps.
A2: Shopping Help at the Mall
Mia asks for help at the mall, chooses a shirt, and solves
A2: PUPPET SUNSUN
A2 visual explainer about PUPPET SUNSUN, its character world, short clips, and growth into TV, music, and shops.
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.
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.
B1: Why Roller Coasters Feel Scary but Are Designed to Be Safe
B1 site-only fun explainer lesson about why roller coasters feel scary but are designed to be safe. Keep it lively, surprising, educational, and logical.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
B1: Why Does Time Feel Faster as We Get Older?
A B1 non-story exploratory explainer about time perception, proportion, attention, novelty, routine, and memory.
B1: Dogs Around the World
Understand how dog choices are connected to housing, work, weather, history, and identity.
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