Practising English

Part 2 of my short story for B1 learners of English - Never Go Back. I'll look at the vocabulary I used, related to suspense.

Here are the words I explain for you to listen for:
Benjamin looked up, sho…

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 Christmas and read my B1 version of A Christmas Car…

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-level words and one swear word in English. I will r…

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, which are useful for B1-level English study, and…

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:
frightening
strike fear into human hearts
the heart beats…

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

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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 called The Picnic.

The formal phrases for you to change …

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 the transcript I include here and on at my website…

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 transcript of the story at: https://www.practisingenglis…

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 people, who haven't seen each other since they were …

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:
realize
drop
call out
weigh
admire
encourage
dive
appear
br…

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 in Spain. Vocabulary about the sea, boats and fishi…

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 going to talk about the verb 'to turn' and use it…

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 customs, and what people do in summer here. I apolo…

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 from my podcast stories. There's a full transcript w…

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 exam, especially at B1 level and above. I'm going to…

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 - but will everything happen the way Simon imagined? …

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 towards Phillipa, but Phillipa is also a member of the l…

Short story called The Fool on the Hill for B1 learners of English. Useful personality adjectives and other vocabulary at B1 level.

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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 students studying for Cambridge PET exam or similar. h…