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English you can picture. Conversations you can make your own.

Discover English through illustrated situations, useful expressions and conversations with the Sticky Men family and Charlie.

Created by English teacher and author Zuzana Jureňová.

Sticky Men Level 1 student book cover: stick figures in a cut-out house of picture cards Sticky Men Real Conversation in English Levels 1 and 2 cover: friends on a sofa greeting a cat Sticky Men and Charlie Adjectives in Action cover: friends and Charlie at a café table with a tiny slice of cake

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Featured: Sticky Men & Charlie

Your English has a personality. Let it show.

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Expressions, Collocations & Idioms book cover

Expressions, Collocations & Idioms

Know the words. Catch the meaning.

Explore useful phrases, collocations and idioms through examples, humour and speaking practice.

A2–C2 · 232-page paperback

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Adjectives in Action

Find a better word than “nice”.

Describe people, places and feelings more precisely, with collocations, grammar and practice.

A2–C2 · 216-page paperback

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Nouns + Verbs in Action book cover

Nouns + Verbs in Action

Give your ideas better words.

Build useful word partnerships and turn advanced vocabulary into conversations and challenges.

B2–C2 · 172-page paperback

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See it. Say it. Make it your own.

  1. See it

    Notice the situation, the characters and the expression.

  2. Say it

    Try the phrase aloud. Listen to how it feels in a conversation.

  3. Make it your own

    Change the situation. Build a reply you would actually use.

The Sticky Men collection

Meet the books. Find your next step.

Nine illustrated books in three series. Start with the original Sticky Men levels, move on to real conversation, then build your vocabulary. Choose a book below to see its paperback listing on Amazon.

Original Sticky Men series

Student books with the cards · Levels 1–3
  • Sticky Men Level 1 student book cover: stick figures in a cut-out house of picture cards
    Book 1

    Sticky Men — Level 1

    Student book with the cards.

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  • Sticky Men Level 2 student book cover: four stick figures thinking, explaining and holding picture cards
    Book 2

    Sticky Men — Level 2

    Student book with the cards.

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  • Sticky Men Level 3 student book cover: stick figures with a conditional sentence chain and a story strip
    Book 3

    Sticky Men — Level 3

    Student book with the cards. Intermediate, CEFR B1–B2.

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Real Conversation series

Funny episodes and everyday dialogue · Levels 1–4
  • Sticky Men Real Conversation in English Levels 1 and 2 cover: friends on a sofa greeting a cat
    Book 4

    Sticky Men — Real Conversation in English, Levels 1 & 2

    12 funny episodes across two levels.

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  • Sticky Men Real Conversation in English Levels 2 and 3 cover: friends chatting at a café table
    Book 5

    Sticky Men — Real Conversation in English, Levels 2 & 3

    12 episodes and 192 illustrated phrase cards.

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  • Sticky Men Level 4 Real Conversation in English cover: friends talking over coffee with a cat on books
    Book 6

    Sticky Men — Real Conversation in English, Level 4

    Stories, speaking missions and phrase cards.

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Vocabulary collection

Sticky Men & Charlie · A2–C2
  • Sticky Men and Charlie Nouns + Verbs in Action cover: Charlie the shih-tzu teaching with picture cards
    Book 7

    Nouns + Verbs in Action

    B2 · C1 · C2. 36 illustrated Sticky Missions and 18 Practice Labs.

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  • Sticky Men and Charlie Expressions, Collocations and Idioms cover: café scene with Charlie and an elephant in the room
    Book 8

    Expressions, Collocations & Idioms

    A2–C2. An illustrated English reference and speaking workbook.

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  • Sticky Men and Charlie Adjectives in Action cover: friends and Charlie at a café table with a tiny slice of cake
    Book 9

    Adjectives in Action

    A2–C2. Vocabulary, collocations and speaking.

    Paperback

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The Complete Maturita Companion

Vieš odpovedať. Teraz svoju odpoveď rozviň.

The Complete Maturita Companion spája maturitné témy, slovnú zásobu a gramatiku. Porovnaj modelové odpovede a vytvor vlastnú.

  • 219 strán
  • 24 maturitných tém
  • 14 gramatických celkov
  • Modelové odpovede A2 → B2

Viac o knihe, tlačené vydanie a balíček pre školy: Maturita z angličtiny

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Ouzo, Olives & Oligarchs

A Cretan espionage novel. Vivienne Laurent came to Crete for sea air and silence. Crete had other ideas.

Paperback · €9.00 · also on Kindle

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The Man Who Missed the Boat (and Lemon Light)

He ghosted. She glowed. One sun-scorched hike, a chapel drenched in lemon light, and a woman who works out what the miracle really was.

€6.90 in the Paw & Pen shop

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A Person Who Doesn’t Need to Prove Anything

How to live again when life has been cruel, unfair or simply too much.

A book by Zuzana Jureňová for readers reflecting on difficult experiences, self-worth and what comes next. Explore the description and available editions on Amazon.

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