Podcast Episodes

246. There is / are and extended family

Season 4 Episode 246

Today, I’m going to talk about the family of ‘there is’! At first, that might seem very basic English grammar. Indeed, the phrase ‘there is’ is A1 le…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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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. T…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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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 …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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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 transcri…

7 months, 1 week ago

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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…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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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…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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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 publish…

7 months, 4 weeks ago

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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,
Be…

8 months ago

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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 ‘…

8 months, 1 week ago

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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?…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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