Podcast Episodes

Podcast 176 A Christmas Carol (B1)

Season 3 Episode 176

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 C…

2 years ago

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Podcast 175 Never Go Back (Part 1) B1 level

Season 3 Episode 175

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-l…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Podcast 174 Somebody for Jenny (B1 story)

Season 3 Episode 174

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…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Podcast 173 Tsunami (B1 Story Part 2)

Season 3 Episode 173

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:
frigh…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Podcast 172 Tsunami (B1 story Part 1)

Season 3 Episode 172

B1-level story with questions and a grammar point.
For the audioscript, please go to my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-172.htm

Con…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Podcast 171 The Picnic (short story)

Season 3 Episode 171

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 calle…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Podcast 170 Bigfoot (B1 Short story)

Season 3 Episode 170

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 …

2 years, 2 months ago

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Podcast 169 Three Hours between Flights Part 2 (B1 short story)

Season 3 Episode 169

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 transc…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Podcast 168 Three Hours between Flights Part 1 (B1 short story)

Season 3 Episode 168

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 pe…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Podcast 167 "Dad" part 2 (B1 short story)

Season 3 Episode 167

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:
r…

2 years, 4 months ago

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