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!
Episodes
309 episodes
309. Adventure of the Western Star (B2 story) Part 1
These are the B2 phrases we'll be studying today:For audioscript see: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-309.htmpeculiarDefinition: strange or un...
308. Treasure Island - chapter 10 (B1 story)
These are the B1 phrases we'll be studying today:See transcript at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-308.htm1) on one's own Definition: alo...
307. Cowboy (B2 story) Part 2
These are the B2 expressions we're going to study today. For full transcript of the story, you can go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-307.htm1) take the bla...
306. Treasure Island - chapter 9 (B1 story)
These are the B1 phrases we are going to study today.To read the full transcript of the story, please go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-306.htmNon-B...
305. Cowboy (B2 story) Part 1
Here is the B2 vocabulary I'll be studying today. The link takes you to see the audioscript.https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-305.htm1) Reckon
304. Treasure Island - chapter 8 (B1 story)
These are the B1 words and expressions we'll be looking at today: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-304.htm1) Binomial pairsNeat and tidy (mea...
303. The Count of Monte Cristo (extract) B2 Story
These are the B2 phrases we are going to study in today's podcast:thinking twiceDefinition: Considering a decision carefully or hesitating before doing something. Example: I saw the cat in t...
302. Treasure Island - chapter 7 (B1 story)
Read the audioscript: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-302.htmThese are the words studied today:1) take a good look atDefinition: to look at so...
301. Anne of Green Gables (B2 story)
These are the B2 words and phrases we will be studying today:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-301.htm1) scared stiffMeaning: extremely frighten...
300. Treasure Island - chapter 6 (B1 story)
These are the words we'll be studying in this B1 podcast today. To see the full audioscript of the story, you can go to my website at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/pod...
299. The man who could work miracles - part 2 (B2 story)
These are the B2 words we'll study today. You can also find the story transcript with B2 words highligted at:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-299.htm ·&...
298. Treasure Island - chapter 5 (B1 story)
Here is the B1 vocabulary for today's Treasure Island chapter:1) close up2) show somebody in3) have one’s doubts4) keen on / fond of5...
297. The man who could work miracles - part 1 (B2 story)
The vocabulary and story transcript to today's B2 story:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-297.htm 1. define It...
296. Treasure Island - chapter 4 (B1 story)
These are the words I'll be studying today:Transcript at my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-296.htmtreasureto sailcrewsailor
295. The Signalman - part 2 (B2 story)
You can read the transcript here at my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-295.htmThe B2 words I study today are these: · without hesitat...
294. Treasure Island - chapter 3 (B1 story)
These are the questions for the story today. You can see the complete audioscript for the story at my website:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-294.htm1) Why ...
293. The Signalman - part 1 (B2 story)
These are the 7 B2 words I discuss during the podcast:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-293.htm1) rolled2) feared3) shade4) dragged
292. Treasure Island - chapter 2 (B1 Story)
For the full transcript of the story go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-292.htmThese are the phrases I study from the B1 story today:get rid of –...
291. The Black Cat - part 2 (B2 story)
The second and final part of my B2-level adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat: The B2 phrases studied are:The Black Cat (B2-Level- Part 2) · fall into hopeless despair After losing his j...
290. Treasure Island - chapter 1 (B1 Story)
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. My B1-level version.Chapter 1Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and some other gentlemen asked me to write down the whole story of Treasure Island, from the beg...
289. The Black Cat - part 1 (B2 story)
First part of my B2 version of The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe: For the most strange, yet also ordinary, story that I am about to write, I do not expect belief, nor do I ask for it. To tell the truth<...
288. The Lost Ring (B2 story)
You can find the audioscript to the B2 story today just here:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-288.htmThe Lost RingMary Grams, a woman from Albe...
287. That's Life! (B1 dialogue)
This is the audioscript for today's B1-level dialogue:https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-287.htmThat's Life!Mary: 'Morning, Anna. You don'...