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PODCAST

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 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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Podcast 162. Who's afraid of present perfect? (B1...

Practising English ·

2023/06/28

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 play some extracts from my stories here on Practising English as examples of present perfect use. I include the transcript so you can listen and read. See transcript at https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-162.htmAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of

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Podcast 161 The Quiet Man (Part 2)

Practising English ·

2023/06/11

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? Lots of B1 adjectives to listen for about personality: alike,uninterested,embarrassed,ashamed,uncomfortable,charmimg,shy,stressed,nervous,serious,confident.Enjoy the story!At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English

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Podcast 160 The Quiet Man (Part 1)

Practising English ·

2023/06/05

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 local amateur dramatics group...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

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Podcast 159 The Fool on the Hill (B1 short story)

Practising English ·

2023/05/22

Short story called The Fool on the Hill for B1 learners of English. Useful personality adjectives and other vocabulary at B1 level.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: https://amzn.to/33Axu2Nhttps://amzn.to/33Axu2NBe back soon with another podcast!Mike

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Podcast 158 Who was Sidney Peabody? (B1 short story -...

Practising English ·

2023/05/07

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. https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-158.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 157 Who was Sidney Peabody? (B1 short story -...

Practising English ·

2023/05/01

Part 1 of this story about someone who performed a miracle - or did he? B1 English study. Words for calculating: plus, minus, divide by, multiply by. Part 2 of this story on Sunday May 7th. https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-157.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

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Podcast 156 The Great Dying (B1-level)

Practising English ·

2023/04/16

Vocabulary about climate change for B1-level students. The Great Dying refers to a time millions of years ago when the Earth warmed so much that most animal and plant life could no longer exist. I include a short story about the next Great Dying. Let's work together so this will never happen. https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-156.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 155 Marie Claire (B1 short story)

Practising English ·

2023/03/28

Use of adjectives and adverbs in your B1 stories. A short story about a an English boy and a French girl and what happened when they met.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: https://amzn.to/33Axu2Nhttps://amzn.to/33Axu2NBe back soon with another

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Podcast 154 Hattie Weatherspoon (B1 short story)

Practising English ·

2023/03/14

A B1 short story about a walk on the white cliffs of Dover. Vocabulary to describe the countryside and the weather. https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-154.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

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Podcast 153 Friendship (B1 short story)

Practising English ·

2023/02/27

Today, I'm talking about useful cognates at B1 level. Useful, because they can be used in the Cambridge Preliminary or First exams instead of repeating words like 'fantastic' or 'great'. There's a story for the B1 writing at the end - even though it's longer than the usual 100 words!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

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Podcast 152 The Attic (B1-level short story)

Practising English ·

2023/02/13

This episode is for B1 students with lots of useful language to talk about describing a house. It's an extract from a short story by O. Henry set in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. I also give you some tips on how you can quickly increase your B1 word power by using vocabulary in the writing and speaking parts of the Preliminary Cambridge exam which is easily learnt.At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises

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Podcast 151 After Twenty Years (B1 short story)

Practising English ·

2023/01/31

After Twenty Years was, originally, a short story by the US writer O. Henry. I've completely re-written the story for B1-level English students with lots of useful language at the B1 level. I also talk about the different words we use to talk about crime...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

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Podcast 150 The Winds of Bolonia (B1 story)

Practising English ·

2023/01/16

A B1 story about an island in the sea and a young girl's hopes and dreams for the future. B1 English with useful expressions about the sea and about learning. For more help with studying towards a B2 level, get my book The Tudor Conspiracy at https://amzn.to/33Axu2N For more help with your B1 and B2 level English study, visit my website at https://www.practisingenglish.com/At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other

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Podcast 149 Carlos and his English (a story for...

Practising English ·

2023/01/03

Today, to celebrate Epiphany, I'm going to release the audio version of my book for children learning English - Carlos and his English, The level is at A1 to A2. I invite you to buy this brightly illustrated book (written and illustrated by myself, M. A. Bilbrough) for your children or a younger member of your family as much of the story will be better understood when the pictures are seen. I enclose a link here to a full synopsis of the book https://mabilbrough.com/carlos-synopsis.htm and a

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Podcast 148 Generosity (a short story at B1 level)

Practising English ·

2022/12/23

As we approach Christmas, we think more about being generous and being kind to others. This is a short story about generosity. This is a B1-level podcast for learners of English. For more help with your English, visit https://www.practisingenglish.com/Also, check out my book for B1 students working towards B2 - The Tudor Conspiracy at https://mabilbrough.com/At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning

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Podcast 147 - B2 idioms 2

Practising English ·

2022/12/09

Continuation of the study of six more idioms at B2 level. Some are hidden in a story that you must listen to and find. The six idioms in the podcast are:have an eye for somethingcan't keep/take your eyes off somebody/somethinglook somebody in the eyebe a piece of cake take your breath awaycross your mindCheck your answers at https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-147.htmAlso, check out my book for B1 students working towards B2 - The Tudor Conspiracy at https://mabilbrough.com/At

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Podcast 146 - B2 idioms 1

Practising English ·

2022/12/01

A study of six idioms at B2 level. Each one is hidden in a story that you must listen to and find out which it is. The six idioms are: break the icebreak sb's heartbe a painto lose trackbe over the moonfrom out of nowhereCheck your answers at https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-146.htmAlso, check out my book for B1 students working towards B2 - The Tudor Conspiracy at https://mabilbrough.com/At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help

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The Jogger (B1 level)

Practising English ·

2022/11/22

This is a B1-level story with a few surprises. There are lots of useful B1 level words in it, and, as usual, I'll explain some key words before we start. If you would like to read one of my full-length stories, and you're a B1-level student studying for B2, you could buy buy my book The Tudor Conspiracy... https://amzn.to/33Axu2N For more exercises to improve your English, visit my website, www.practisingenglish.comAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of

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A Boy's Story (B1 level)

Practising English ·

2022/11/08

This is a story about a family. There's quite a lot going on in this family but that's not very obvious unless you listen very carefully. The story is told from the point of view of a six-year-old boy and his ten-year-old sister. I've written this story for B1 students with lots of B1 language all the way through. As usual, I'll explain some key words before I start. Come to www.practisingenglish.com to find exercises for B1 and B2 English. Get my book for learning B2 English The

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