Podcast Episodes

245. B1 Linking Words with a story

Season 4 Episode 245

B1 Linking Words

Linking words join two sentences together. Here are the ones I mention during the podcast:

A Rainy Adventure

Tom wanted to go hiking. The sky looked grey but he didn’t mind – no problem…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

244. The Breath of the Mosquito (complete version) B1 Story

Season 4 Episode 244

For health reasons, I'm afraid I cannot share a new podcast with you today. I include instead, one of my favourite stories that I wrote for students studying for B1 English level: The Breath of the M…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

243. B1 adjectives (short story)

Season 4 Episode 243

Here are the B1 words we're studying today:

acceptable

accurate

amusing

annoyed

convenient

embarrassed

forbidden

grateful

hopeless

miserable

To see the transcript of the story: 

https://www.practisingenglish.com…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

242. FCE Story 2 (B2)

Season 4 Episode 242

In today's B2 FCE story, you'll be listening to this B2 vocabulary:

heading for Paris 
his hands were trembling 
both thrilled and terrified him
doubting every shot
gazing out of the window
an old woman wi…

Published on 3 months ago

241. FCE Story (B2 )

Season 4 Episode 241

How to write the FCE story (B2 level) for the Cambridge exam. If you're not taking this exam, this episode will be useful for learning how to express yourself at B2 level in written prose.

You can see…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

240. Tudor Conspiracy revisited B1, B2

Season 4 Episode 240

I apologise for not bringing you a new podcast this week. I leave you with chapter 1 of the Tudor Conspiracy (from an audio book and reader I published a few years ago). Hope to be with you next week…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

239. The Letter (B1, B2)

Season 4 Episode 239

These are the words I discuss today. They are linking words, essential for your B1 and B2 writing papers in the Cambridge exam.

Moreover
In addition,
Besides
What is more,
Furthermore,
Yet
To begin with,
In …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

238. If so, if not, B1 level with dialogue

Season 4 Episode 238

How to use 'if so' and 'if not' in dialogue.

A conditional clause to refer a previous direct or indirect 'yes-no' question where the answer might be ‘yes’. 

Do you think we could study more grammar? If…

Published on 4 months ago

237. Candle Burning - B1 short story (complete version)

Season 4 Episode 237

These are the four comprehension questions to read before you listen to the story.

1) What was the first thing Nigel did when he went into the shower?
2) What did Nigel decide not to have for breakfast…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

236. Complex sentences B1, B2 (4 funny jokes)

Season 4 Episode 236

Structure Summary

Would like / want / ask
I would like you to come to a party on Saturday
Object Clause (noun clause): you to come to a party on Saturday
Subject + verb + [object = (object pronoun + verb…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago