
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!
Podcasting since 2021 • 253 episodes
Practising English
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253. Tsunami (summer repeat) B1 level story (part 1)
I am still on holiday during August, so today I bring you a favourite of many listeners - the B1 story of Tsunami! (Part 1). Part 2 next week.Enjoy it and enjoy your summer!Mike Bilbrough
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Season 4
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Episode 253
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20:41

252. Dad (summer repeat) B1 level story (part 2)
While I'm on my summer holiday, here is a repeat of a lovely B1 story - Part 2 of "Dad". I published Part 1 last Wednesday.The verbs we are studying today are:realizedropcall outweighadmireencouragediveapp...
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251. Dad (summer repeat) B1 level story (part 1)
I'm on holiday so I'm leaving you with a favourite story of mine "Dad" in 2 parts. This is a repeat of a podcast from September 2023. Next Wednesday, I'll publish part 2.This is part 1 of a B1-level story for learners of English, especia...
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Season 4
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Episode 251
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250. Victims of Nature B2 (repeat)
Comprehension questions for this B2-level story.(I'm on holiday at the momento so leave you with a repeat episode.) Enjoy!1) What reasons did Alberto's mother give Alberto for leaving the Alpujarra?2) What did Gustav...
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Season 4
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Episode 250
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249. The Mushroom Murders (B2 English)
This is about the trial in Australia that finished just last week and is popularly known as "The Mushroom Murders". Today, I'll ask the famous detective, Hércules Poirot (from Agatha Christie's novels) to explain to his exclusive audience of pe...
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Season 4
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Episode 249
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