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Listening practice for learners of B1 and B2 levels of English (intermediate and upper-intermediate). Learn English listening to stories. Original stories written for learners of English. Cambridge: PET (Preliminary) and FCE. IELTS: level 4, level 5 and level 6. Includes grammar explanations, examples of vocabulary use, Phrasal verbs and collocations help, pronunciation practice, advice and help for passing B1 and B2 examinations: Cambridge, IELTS and Trinity. Start improving your English li ...
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A weekly podcast for intermediate to advanced speakers of English, helping you to improve your written and spoken English one sip at a time. Learn the perfect words and phrases to express yourself in any situation with the help of Miss Finesstocrat, a fine English lady who has seen it all - from disastrous job interviews to zombie attacks.
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A podcast dedicated to empowering innovative business owners by giving them the resources and tools they need to thrive! We cover all topics related to the law and operations of starting and growing your dream business.
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Hi! I'm your host Kylie Furuli. I like to refer to myself as a fictional character enthusiast, basically a fangirl that's into almost anything. TV shows, movies, books, fan art, fan fiction, fan edits, you name it. If it has to do with fictional characters, odds are, I like it. Join me (and sometimes a guest) in just vibing and talking about, not only about these things, but also many more.
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Podcast 201 The Spaceman (complete B1 story)
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Send me a text. This is the complete B1-level story of The Spaceman (first published in 2022) Comprehension questions for story 1) Why was Max Headroom angry at the beginning of the story? 2) What were the space-time doors? 3) Who was the old man in Max's bedroom? 4) Why did Max and his wife, Sheena, separate? 5) Do you think Max and Sheena got bac…
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Podcast 200 Tsunami (full version B1 level)
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Send me a text. Today I'm giving you the full version of my B1-level story (with some B2 English) Tsunami! Here are 4 comprehension questions for part TWO of the story, which starts after the written transcript has finished. 1) What did Yannick think Melville's name was? Mr Tsunami 2) Which was the last accident that stopped Melville and the French…
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Podcast 199 Stories from our listeners (B1 level)
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Send me a text. These are the two stories I chose for the story task I gave you at podcast 197. Story 1 Mrs Jones was 82. Her husband had died many years ago, so she lived alone with her cat. She had a large vegetable garden, and she kept fit by working there every day. But she was often unhappy, because she remembered she had lost her wedding ring…
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Send me a text. There are 4 questions for you to answer while you listen to the story: The questions are: 1) What did uncle Tom make so he didn't have to get up early? 2) When they were on the boat, where did Stephen Liddel put the box of beer? 3) What did William's Dad do wrong that made him lose the fish? 4) Why did Uncle Tom fall into the sea? A…
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Podcast 197 Story telling from my listeners (B1, B2)
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Send me a text. Here are the rules for the story-writing activity. - The story must include at least one of the phrases 1 to 8 shown below. - The subject of the story can be anything you like. - The story should not be longer than 80 words. - The story can only be sent from the link on mobile phones "send me a text" at the top of this page in your …
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Send me a text. Today I have joined the two halves of The Quiet Man together so you can enjoy this story in one complete story. I briefly discuss intonation and give you a task to listen to while enjoying the story. For more podcasts on intonation at Practising English, go to podcasts: 126, 109, 43, 103. See the podcast numbers at my website... htt…
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Podcast 195 Uses of SO and REALLY (B1 level)
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Send me a text. Extracts from my stories with examples of SO and REALLY Here are the 4 extracts from my stories I use in this podcast to give examples of the use of SO and REALLY as intensifiers. Extract 1: 'The fishmonger,' corrected Vanessa again. 'The person who sells fish is called a fishmonger.' 'The fishmonger was REALLY big and fat,' added J…
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Podcast 194 PET exam writing the article B1
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Send me a text. Writing the B1 article. (If you are interested in my podcast about writing the B1 story... https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-128.htm ) These are some general, very important words I recommend you learn for writing in any part of the PET exam. You won't be able to use all of them, but try to use some at least: unless, availab…
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Send me a text. Expressions to memorize 1) There is a decline in the numbers of lynxes. (usually negative) The decline in the number of tourists. 2) It is extremely important that we finish this project on time. It is crucial that we finish this project on time. 3) Tigers are an endangered species. Tigers are a threatened species. Bees are becoming…
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Podcast 192 The Breath of the Mosquito (Part 2) B1 story
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Send me a text. Introduction to part 2 of The Breath of the Mosquito Emil Zimmermann, professor of astrophysics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University sat back in his leather chair and studied the colourful feather, he was holding in his hand, through his thick glasses. ‘Incredible!’ he said. ‘You say it comes from an extinct* type of bird, d…
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Podcast 191 The Breath of the Mosquito (Part 1) B1 story
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Send me a text. This is a B1-level short story in two parts. Professor Mathew Pearson, a paleontologist and professor at Oxford University, made an incredible discovery when he found a skull. Tests are done and the results are extremely surprising... Technical vocabulary in the story Prehistory / A prehistoric scene paleontology fossils The Jurassi…
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Podcast 190 The Harmonica Players (Part 3) B1, B2 story
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Send me a text. This is the third and final part of the story 'The Harmonica Players'. Here are the B2 phrases I discuss in the podcast. 1) This was not the familiar peaceful atmosphere of Oxted. 2) He found London rather threatening. 3) An awful lot of unfamiliar people who packed the streets. 4) You were swept along by dense, hostile crowds of to…
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Podcast 189 The Harmonica Players (Part 2) B1, B2 story
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Send me a text. In Part 2 of my story, The Harmonica Players, I’ll be talking about racial prejudice. That means the irrational distrust and dislike of people from other countries. My motive for bringing up this topic and creating Jeffrey, a man who is very prejudiced against foreigners, has been from the unfortunate policy by the current Conservat…
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Podcast 188 The Harmonica Players (Part 1) B1, B2 story
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Send me a text. The Harmonica Players. The story of two people who are very different from each other, yet there is something that unites them. Words and expressions discussed in the podcast: bedsit - accommodation, which is very basic, and is usually just one room. meter - a machine you put money into which controls the amount of electricity is co…
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Send me a text. This is a B1 and B2 level podcast with a new story about the ages of Man. (See link to audioscript of story below.) B1 words discussed: sunrise landscape valleys scenery waterfall cave the cool shade setting sun (sunset) B2 words discussed youth bounced along life was a gift, which he would grab for himself make the most of the line…
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Podcast 186 Cambridge Preliminary Speaking Test B1 (part 3)
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Send me a text. I'm listing below the phrases I explain in the audio. This is a B1-level story. Below, are the phrases I explain from the story. Vocabulary expressions for the story Today's story is B1 level. I'm listing below the phrases I explain in the audio. The point of this podcast is to explain that the language you use in your speaking exam…
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Send me a text. In Telmah's life, very little happens. His garden is really the only thing he seems to care about. But one day, a neighbour loses her dog, and Telmah's life suddenly becomes much more complicated than he would like. These are the B1 expressions I explain from the story: be just about to do sth believe it or not feel sorry for a sens…
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Podcast 184 Drawing Conclusions (B2 Story)
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Send me a text. This is a B2 story in the genre of mystery or thriller. It's called Drawing Conclusions, which is one of the expressions I explain before I start the story. B2 phrases: - drawing conclusions - Mrs Robinson had neither seen nor heard Lorna since - take great pride in sth - to go into more detail - he couldn’t look her in the eye - wa…
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Podcast 183 Doghouse Reilly Part 2 (B1 B2 Story)
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Send me a text. These are the dog expressions I mention today: Dog Eat Dog Raining cats and dogs Teach an old dog new tricks And these are the B1 and B2 expressions I explain, and that you will hear in the story: B1 It didn’t look like they were expecting me. They were definitely up to something. He walked in and I went after him. I glanced around.…
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Podcast 182 Doghouse Reilly Part 1 (B1 B2 Story)
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Send me a text. Today's story is B1 level with lots of B2 phrases added. This let's you improve little by little without getting lost because the text is too difficult to understand. I'm listing below the phrases I explain in the audio. I also talk about ellipsis, which is where you omit words from a sentence in an "economy of words". We still unde…
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Podcast 181 The Octopus's Garden B1 B2 (Complete Story)
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Send me a text. This is a special edition podcast. Today I’m publishing The Octopus’s Garden as one complete story. If you have listened to this story in the two parts I published two weeks ago (podcasts 179 and 180), you’ll remember that I have dedicated this story firstly, to the children of Gaza, who are suffering so terribly during this horrifi…
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Podcast 180 The Octopus's Garden B1 B2 (Part 2)
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Send me a text. Hello, dear listeners! This is part 2 of my story, The Octopus's Garden, which I'm dedicating to the children of Gaza and my brother's HandsUp Project team that has been working with Palestinian children to help them have a voice in the world by producing plays in English online. You can find out more about the HandsUp Project here.…
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Podcast 179 The Octopus's Garden B1 B2 (Part 1)
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Send me a text. Dunya Yousef Hussan AL-BARGHOUTI sat on the white sand and looked out across the deep blue of the Mediterranean Sea. Somehow, at last, she had found comfort here... This is a B1 to B2-level English podcast about my story dedicated to the children of Gaza. I will introduce a lot of new B2 words for you to listen for during the story.…
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Podcast 178 Lunch of the Boat Party (B1 English)
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Send me a text. A painting by Renoir inspired today's story. The painting is famous, and is called "The Luncheon of the Boat Party" (I have used the simpler word "Lunch"). These are the adjectives to talk about people's personality that I mention at the beginning: miserable lively keen lonely exhausted embarrassed easygoing reliable charming sensib…
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Podcast 177 Never Go Back (Part 2) B1 level
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Send me a text. Part 2 of my short story for B1 learners of English - Never Go Back. I'll look at the vocabulary I used, related to suspense. Here are the words I explain for you to listen for: Benjamin looked up, shocked at this unexpected and rude behaviour. Why all this unfriendly behaviour, when this morning the hotel staff he had met had been …
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: APOLOGY AND FORGIVENESS (C1-C2)
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PDF link: Episode 2 Apology and Forgiveness In this week’s episode, we will be reviewing modal perfects as well as learning expressions to help us apologise (apologise: to say sorry) and forgive (forgive: to accept an apology). To assist us with this topic we have, as usual, our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who, after nearly being poisoned…
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Send me a text. In this podcast I thank my listeners for all the times you have downloaded Practising English Podcasts in 2023. I'll talk a little about an English Christmas and read my B1 version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. You can read the entire transcript at my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-176.htm At https://w…
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Podcast 175 Never Go Back (Part 1) B1 level
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Send me a text. Today is part 1 of my new story Never Go Back. It's in the thiller, suspense or even horror genre. I mention some useful B1 adjectives and other B2-level words and one swear word in English. I will release Part 2 of this story at the beginning of January. Here we go... At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of interm…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: THE FIVE SENSES (B2-C1)
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PDF link: Episode 1 The Five Senses Welcome back to the second season of English In A Teacup! Today we will be learning about the five senses as well as idiomatic expressions that use them. To help us with the topic, Miss Finesstocrat will be telling us of her first day at her new job working as a tea quality control inspector. How did she get on? …
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Podcast 174 Somebody for Jenny (B1 story)
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Send me a text. Jenny is looking for a relationship. Will she ever find somebody suitable? Today's B1 story comes with a test. The story contains around 60 B1 words, which are useful for B1-level English study, and some of them are not easy to learn as they are not very intuitive (false friends). I include below a list of thes B1 words in the order…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP:REGRETS AND CONDITIONALS (B2-C2)
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PDF link: Episode 11 Regrets In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be revising the third conditional as well as learning about modal perfects. To help us with these grammar topics, Miss Finesstocrat will be talking about regrets as she reminisces about the last few months, but will the episode have a happy ending for her? Let’s put…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (B2-C1)
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PDF link: Ep10 Crime and Punishment November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be learning vocabulary related to the topic of crime and punishment as well as the structure of the third conditional when talking about hypothetical situations. …
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Send me a text. The second part of Tsunami (See Podcast 172 for Part 1). Story for B1 and B2 learners of English. The words and expressions I describe today are: frightening strike fear into human hearts the heart beats faster mysterious giant horse screaming with/in fear, happiness be in shock a totally hopeless situation The three questions for t…
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PDF Link: BREAKING NEWS! November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today For questions and feedback: prudcha93@gmail.com @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki todayBy CHARLETTE PRUDENT
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Send me a text. B1-level story with questions and a grammar point. For the audioscript, please go to my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-172.htm At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages. https://www.practisingenglish.com/ My la…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET (B2-C1)
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PDF link: Ep.8 Trying to Make Ends Meet.docx November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be learning idiomatic expressions to talk about money and the economy. To help us with the subject, our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who will te…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: MAKING A COMPLAINT (B2-C1)
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PDF link: Episode 7 Making A Complaint.docx November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be continuing with the topic of inversions as well as learning how to write letters. For students preparing for advanced-level exams (CAE, CPE, IELTS, etc…
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Send me a text. I discuss some important language for part 1 of the reading paper of the Cambridge Preliminary B1-level exam and include those words in a story called The Picnic. The formal phrases for you to change to a more informal version are the following: 1) ‘I’ll make the arrangements,’ Marvin had then said. 2) I’m sure I have a few eggs ava…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (B2-C2)
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PDF link: EnglishInATeacup Ep6 Zombie Apocalypse.docx November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we are getting ready for Halloween. We will be learning spooky vocabulary to get into the mood as well as a curiosity in English grammar called inversio…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: LOSING YOUR PATIENCE (C1-C2)
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PDF link: English In A Teacup Ep5 Losing Your Temper.docx @english_in_a_teacup In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we are exploring key words and phrases to describe anger and impatience. Losing your temper is not a nice feeling, but it is a good idea to know the correct way to express yourself so that it is clear for the other person th…
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: BARBIE OR OPPENHEIMER? (B2-C1)
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PDF link: English In A Teacup Ep 4 Barbie or Oppenheimer.docx November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we are exploring vocabulary related to film. This episode is particularly useful for students preparing the Cambridge exams (B2/C1) where there …
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Send me a text. Advice for story-writing at B1 and B2 levels for Cambridge exams, and my short story Bigfoot for you to enjoy. You can follow the story this week on the transcript I include here and on at my website. https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-170.htm At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level Englis…
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PDF link: English In A Teacup Ep3 Agony Aunt.docx @english_in_a_teacup FB: English In A Teacup We are continuing with the topic of persuasion, this time in the context of giving advice. We will be looking at some examples of phrasal verbs as well as persuasive expressions to help you give the best advice and recommendations. To assist us with this …
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Podcast 169 Three Hours between Flights Part 2 (B1 short story)
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Send me a text. The second part of my adaptation to B1-level English of the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Three Hours between Flights". You can find the transcript of the story at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-169.htm At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises …
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PDF link: English In A Teacup Ep2 Sales.docx @english_in_a_teacup FB: English In A Teacup This episode is all about persuasion, how to convince others of your ideas or opinions. We will be looking at some useful adjectives and persuasive expressions to help you explain why others should follow your advice or recommendations. To assist us with this …
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ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: JOB INTERVIEWS (B2-C1)
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November Competition: https://forms.gle/d43RduFLHMMMGJm3A @english_in_a_teacup Join Italki today INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED ENGLISH (B2/C2) English In A Teacup is a fun weekly podcast to help you improve your spoken and written English one sip at a time. With stories from the eccentric Miss Finesstocrat, we will learn key vocabulary and grammar to he…
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Podcast 168 Three Hours between Flights Part 1 (B1 short story)
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Send me a text. A B1-level version of a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I talk about aeroplane and airport language before starting this romantic story of two people, who haven't seen each other since they were at school, meet again when adults. You can find the transcript of the story at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-168.htm At ht…
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Podcast 167 "Dad" part 2 (B1 short story)
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Send me a text. This is the second part of the story "Dad" by M.A. Bilbrough. A story written for B1-level students of English. The verbs we are studying today are: realize drop call out weigh admire encourage dive appear breathe hug At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and…
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Podcast 166 "Dad" part 1 (B1 short story)
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Send me a text. This is part 1 of a B1-level story for learners of English, especially Cambridge English. The story is called Dad. It's about a family fishing trip in Spain. Vocabulary about the sea, boats and fishing equipment... At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and ot…
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