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Practising English

M. A. Bilbrough

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

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Podcast 182 Doghouse Reilly (B1 B2 Story)

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2024/02/26

Today's story is B1 level with lots of B2 phrases added. This let's you improve little by little without getting lost because the text is too difficult to understand. I'm listing below the phrases I explain in the audio.I also talk about ellipsis, which is where you omit words from a sentence in an "economy of words". We still understand the meaning - only the grammar is affected. Ellipsis is common in informal prose and speech. The examples are:- Not a nice place, the

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Podcast 181 The Octopus's Garden (Complete Story)

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2024/02/16

This is a special edition podcast. Today I’m publishing The Octopus’s Garden as one complete story. If you have listened to this story in the two parts I published two weeks ago (podcasts 179 and 180), you’ll remember that I have dedicated this story firstly, to the children of Gaza, who are suffering so terribly during this horrific war. Secondly, I’ve also dedicated this story to my brother Nick Bilbrough and the HandsUp Project team, who worked for so many years to give the Gazan children a voice

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Podcast 180 The Octopus's Garden (Part 2)

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2024/02/06

Hello, dear listeners!This is part 2 of my story, The Octopus's Garden, which I'm dedicating to the children of Gaza and my brother's HandsUp Project team that has been working with Palestinian children to help them have a voice in the world by producing plays in English online. You can find out more about the HandsUp Project here... (https://www.handsupproject.org/)Most of the language of this story is B1 with some B2 words added. You can find the audioscript at

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Podcast 179 The Octopus's Garden (Part 1)

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2024/01/30

Dunya Yousef Hussan AL-BARGHOUTI sat on the white sand and looked out across the deep blue of the Mediterranean Sea. Somehow, at last, she had found comfort here...This is a B1 to B2-level English podcast about my story dedicated to the children of Gaza.I will introduce a lot of new B2 words for you to listen for during the story. I also include a full AUDIOSCRIPT of the story at my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-179.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of

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Podcast 178 Lunch of the Boat Party (B1 English)

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2024/01/15

A painting by Renoir inspired today's story. The painting is famous, and is called "The Luncheon of the Boat Party" (I have used the simpler word "Lunch").These are the adjectives to talk about people's personality that I mention at the beginning:miserablelivelykeenlonelyexhaustedembarrassedeasygoingreliablecharmingsensiblecheerfultalentedAnd I discuss these two B1 expressions:a sense of humourin tearsThe question I ask is that you identify Angèle in the story, in the

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Podcast 177 Never Go Back (Part 2) B1 level

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2024/01/07

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, shocked at this unexpected and rude behaviour. Why all this unfriendly behaviour, when this morning the hotel staff he had met had been so kind.Her face looked sour and unfriendly.‘Your card, sir,’ she said. But her look was cold.He felt anxious and confused.Benjamin left the room angrily and walked to

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Podcast 176 A Christmas Carol

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2023/12/18

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 Carol by Charles Dickens.You can read the entire transcript at my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-176.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning

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Podcast 175 Never Go Back (Part 1) B1 level

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2023/12/11

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Podcast 174 Somebody for Jenny (B1 story)

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2023/12/03

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 some of them are not easy to learn as they are not very intuitive (false friends).I include below a list of thes B1 words in the order they appear in the story:disappointedallowattempted advertisingkeen

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Podcast 173 Tsunami (Part 2)

Practising English ·

2023/11/19

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:frighteningstrike fear into human heartsthe heart beats fastermysterious giant horsescreaming with/in fear, happinessbe in shocka totally hopeless situationThe three questions for the story area:1, What else screamed besides the children?2, Which animals are named in the story?3, Which two Greek gods are named?At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer

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Podcast 172 Tsunami (Part 1)

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2023/11/13

B1-level story with questions and a grammar point. For the audioscript, please go to my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-172.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2Nhttps://amzn.to/33Axu2NBe back soon with another

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Podcast 171 The Picnic (short story)

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2023/10/29

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Podcast 170 Bigfoot (B1 Short story)

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2023/10/15

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. https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-170.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor

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Podcast 169 Three Hours between Flights Part 2 (short...

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2023/10/02

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.practisingenglish.com/podcast-169.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on

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Podcast 168 Three Hours between Flights Part 1 (short...

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2023/09/25

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 at school, meet again when adults.You can find the transcript of the story at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-168.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning

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Podcast 167 "Dad" part 2 (short story)

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2023/09/12

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:realizedropcall outweighadmireencouragediveappearbreathehugAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here:

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Podcast 166 "Dad" part 1 (short story)

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2023/09/03

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 fishing equipment...At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here:

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Podcast 165 The verb 'to turn' B1 level

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2023/08/21

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 in the context of the people I can see in a shopping centre by the sea.Here are examples of the uses of this verb:Turned on the radio Turn around and walk awayTurn something into something elseTurn away and look somewhere elseTurn to somebody to speak to themShe stopped and

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Podcast 164 People Watching (B2 level English)

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2023/07/26

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 apologize for all the background noise and this recording was just spoken directly into the mobile phone.At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for

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Podcast 163 Actually (meaning and uses) B1, B2 English

Practising English ·

2023/07/10

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 with this episode, which you can read at https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-163.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/My latest novel for

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