Practising English
Listening practice for learners of B1 intermediate and B2 upper-intermediate levels of British English. Learn British English by listening to stories. Original and exciting stories written for learners and students of British English. Practise and prepare for Cambridge: B1 PET Preliminary and FCE First Certificate exams. IELTS: level 4, level 5 and level 6. Includes English grammar explanations and practice exercises, examples of vocabulary use, phrasal verbs and collocations help, British English pronunciation practice, advice and help for passing B1 and B2 English examinations: Cambridge, IELTS and Trinity. Start practising and improving your British English listening, vocabulary and speaking levels today!
Practising English
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334. Araby (B2 story)
B2-level extract from James Joyce's Araby (a short story from the book "The Dubliners". You can see the full transcript here:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-334...
B1 grammar practice - repeated comparatives, so much
Today, in this B1 practice, we are going to practise repeated comparatives, including two comparatives in a sentence, and use 'so much' as an intensifier.For more help on modifiers with comparatives, see my webpage:
B2 grammar practice - enough, rather a, by far
Today, we are going to practise some key words that will help you to raise your level from B1 to B2. We are going to practise the use of 'enough', 'rather a', and 'by far'.For more B2-level grammar exercises, go to:
333. Treasure Island (chapter 20) B1 story
This is my last chapter of the B1-level Treasure Island story.You can read the transcript here: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-333.htmThese are the ...
B1 grammar practice - present perfect continuous -still, yet, already
Practise of Present Perfect Continuous, still, yet, already and for and since.You will hear two short sentences describing an action that started in the past and is still happening now. Last week, we practised the use of "for" and...