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Back to SearchPodcast 166 "Dad" part 1 (B1 short story)
Season 3 Episode 166
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 i…
2 years, 4 months ago
Podcast 165 The verb 'to turn' B1 level
Season 2 Episode 165
I'm still on holiday so I'm away from my recording studio and just making a quick podcast using my mobile phone while people watching. This week, I'm…
2 years, 4 months ago
Podcast 164 People Watching (B2 level English)
Season 2 Episode 164
An atypical podcast! I'm just sitting outside a cafeteria in Seville watching the world go by. I comment on them and talk a little about Spain, its c…
2 years, 5 months ago
Podcast 163 Actually (meaning and uses) B1, B2 English
Season 2 Episode 163
The word 'actually' is not an easy word to use in English for learners. In this podcast, I explain its meanings and uses and give lots of examples fr…
2 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 162. Who's afraid of present perfect? (B1 English)
Season 2 Episode 162
In today's podcast, I'm going to show you how to use present perfect, and that if you avoid present perfect, you may lose points in your Cambridge ex…
2 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 161 The Quiet Man (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 161
In this final part of the story (see part 1 at Podcast 160), Simon prepares for his part in the play, and life seems to be getting better for him - b…
2 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 160 The Quiet Man (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 160
Part 1 of this B1-level short story with vocabulary about the theatre. In this first part, Simon Willoughby is a very shy man but is attracted toward…
2 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 159 The Fool on the Hill (B1 short story)
Season 2 Episode 159
Short story called The Fool on the Hill for B1 learners of English. Useful personality adjectives and other vocabulary at B1 level.
Contact Mike Bilbr…
2 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 158 Who was Sidney Peabody? (B1 short story - part 2)
Season 2 Episode 158
The second and final part of the short story "Who was Sidney Peabody?". Listen for the adverbs I use in this story. The language is for B1-level stud…
2 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 157 Who was Sidney Peabody? (B1 short story - part 1)
Season 2 Episode 157
Part 1 of this story about someone who performed a miracle - or did he? B1 English study. Words for calculating: plus, minus, divide by, multiply by.…
2 years, 8 months ago