We hope to provide you with informative and fun resources to further your English studies through the podcasts. There will be stories for you to listen to, new and challenging vocabulary words and idiomatic expressions for you to learn, interviews with a variety of interesting people here in England, as well as news, Eiken and Reading Contest results, other information about what has been happening at Kikokushijo Academy and a schedule of upcoming events. Be sure to subscribe to the podcasts so you don’t miss anything! You never know, your name could even be mentioned… if you listen carefully.
In today's episode of KA Voicecast, Olwen will be talking about Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's novel, The Secret Garden.
We will also be listening to a short passage entitled "Hello! …
Welcome to a new season of KA Voicecast!
In today's episode, we will look at the new theatrical release of "Annie" as well as listen to a story about a poor, orphaned boy, made famous by Charles Dick…
Tune in to listen to two favorite Christmas stories told by KA Voicecast's very own Olwen Bartlett and Dan Blasor.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at KA Voicecast!
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Sumi
Olwen
…In this week's episode of KA Voicecast, Sumi picks her Top Ten Christmas movies!
Learn some fantastic new vocabulary words and check your understanding of some key words.
Pre-Christmas special!
In today's two-year anniversary special, Olwen Bartlett looks at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay the movie in KA Top Picks! The Story Time Story is The Switch by Anthony Horowitz with some challenging …
Olwen returns this week with KA Top Picks! Today, she will be talking about A Fault in Our Stars by John Green.
The Story Time story is A Series of Unfortunate Events. We will do a listening compr…
In this episode of KA Voicecast, we look at Roald Dahl's classic tale, The Witches. We will examine several new vocabulary words, do a listening comprehension test, and check your knowledge of words…
In this week's KA Voicecast, we get back into "school mode" by offering helpful suggestions to create an optimum environment for learning. Our Story Time story is The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the I…
In this week's KA Voicecast, Olwen Bartlett recommends How to Train Your Dragon 2 in KA Top Picks! Story Time story followed by listening comprehension practice to get you ready for the new school …
In this week's episode of KA Voicecast, we feature two listening passages for you to keep your listening comprehension in check. Check out the bonus tracks on the KA Voicecast website!
In this week's KA Voicecast, Olwen recommends Disney's new film Maleficent in KA Top Picks. Sumi Watters has compiled a list of recommended reading books for the summer holidays. Lots of new vocabu…
In this week's KA Voicecast, we discuss how you can submit your own stories to the next issue of KA Voices, Kikokushijo Academy's student literary magazine. Our story time story is a legend from Gre…
In this week's episode of KA Voicecast, we look at The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. If you are a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic adventure novel, why not challenge yourself with some of the list…
In this week's episode of KA Voicecast, Olwen Bartlett introduces Ender's Game in KA Top Picks! WOW words, KA News, Story Time and more.
This week's episode highlights include a lesson on how to write a limerick, a brief history of the leprechaun, and a traditional Irish folktale. Tune in for a 25 minute English lesson!
Episode highlights include a look at what we can accept at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony, first time Oscar nominees, and To Kill A Mockingbird.
Episode highlights include a sneak peak at the all new KA Wordcast: Idioms and Phrasal Verbs!
Story Time story: Why the Dove Is On Our Valentines
SPECIAL: Chinese New Year
Episode highlights include In the News with Dan Blasor, in which he talks about Chinese New Year traditions, listening comprehension exercises, useful adjectives to describ…
Episode highlights include KA News, "Happy" idioms, and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.