9The Big Ideas readers give you information and language to sound smart in English while improving your reading speed, comprehension, and fluency.The twelve stories and articles in this low intermediate variety pack are written in simple English and explore a range of topics from surprising success stories to extreme weather to other worlds...and more.Whether you are a college student, business traveler, language lover, or just curious about what English speakers are talking about, Big Ideas can feed your knowledge and imagination, improve your English, and help you enter a conversation and have something to say.