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Jan 22
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 beginning to the end . I must leave out only the exact position of the island, becau ... Show More
24m 30s
Jan 22
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, I would be foolish to expect anyone to believe me... Read story transcript wit ... Show More
24m 30s
Jan 16
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 Alberta, Canada, lost her diamond engagement ring in 2004 while she was working in her garden. The ring slipped off her finger, but ... Show More
17m 12s
Mar 2025
246 | Advanced - Short Story: Whispers from the Void [English Listening Practice]
12m 21s
Mar 2025
245 | Advanced - Short Story: The Forgotten Expedition [English Listening Practice]
12m 43s
Sep 2025
Andes Plane Crash! 72 Days Lost - at 12,000ft ✈️ B2 English Story
B2 English Story — legendary true survival story! 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.comBritish accent story of a plane crash in the Andes ✈️ — a true story of survival, fear, hunger, and human strength, told in clear B2 English by a native teacher. ———Transcript (interac ... Show More
21m 50s
Jan 2022
Episode C10 – These Are Not Foolish Travels
Synopsis: The fracturing and diminishment of Egyptian power in the early Iron Age is captured in “The Report of Wenamun.”
I found (King Zakar-baal of Byblos) seated in his upper chamber with his back against a window, and the waves of the great sea of Phoenicia broke behind hi ... Show More
26m 50s
Mar 2025
247 | Intermediate - Short Story: Beneath the Starlit Sky [English Listening Practice]
8m 47s
Jan 2025
🏊♂️ Swimming (Part 1) + Transcript
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Do you like swimming? Is it difficult to learn how to swim? What's the difference between swimming in the pool and swimming in the sea? Where do people in your country like to go swimming?
Tune in and have a gr ... Show More
22m 14s
Apr 2025
Colum McCann on Undersea Cables and His New Novel "Twist"
<p>In his new novel, “Twist,” the National Book Award-winning Irish writer Colum McCann tells the story of a journalist deep at sea in more ways then one: A man adrift, he accepts a magazine assignment to write about the crews who maintain and repair the undersea cables that tran ... Show More
37m 26s
Oct 8
Treasure Hunt Interrupted: Lessons from the Mid-Autumn Ruins
13m 26s
Sep 2024
Bonus episode #116 – Whale of a time
In this episode, Andrew talks about his recent trip to Canada, focusing on his visit to Victoria, British Columbia. He describes his journey from Vancouver to Victoria by ferry, a whale-watching adventure with his wife and an old friend, and a barbecue party with his former bandm ... Show More
43m 57s
Oct 16
906 - How to Use ‘By’ in English - Time, Deadlines, and Authorship Explained
Welcome - and by the way - thanks for stopping by today! I’ve been thinking… by is one of those little words that shows up everywhere in English. It’s just two letters, but it does a lot of work. Today we’re gonna take a close look at by - and I think you’ll be surprised at how m ... Show More
9m 19s
The Visitors This is the full version of my story The Visitors recorded in October of last year. The level is B2, but my B1 students are also invited, of course! ;-) These are the comprehension questions: (the answers are further down - but don't look at those yet!! 1) Who said he didn't want to be rescued and why? 2) What is the bridge of a ship, and why ... Show More
<p><strong>Title: Whispers from the Void</strong></p><p><strong>Level: Advanced (C1)</strong></p><p>Story :</p><p>The <em>Argonaut</em>, a deep-space exploration vessel, receives a mysterious signal while on the edge of known space. The crew, led by Captain Aaron Weiss, investiga ... Show More
<p><strong>Title: The Forgotten Expedition</strong></p><p><strong>Level: Advanced (C1)</strong></p><p>Story :</p><p> Dr. Evelyn Marks, an archaeologist, leads an expedition deep into the Amazon jungle in search of a legendary lost civilization. After months of treacherous travel, ... Show More
<p><strong>Title:</strong> Beneath the Starlit Sky</p><p><strong>Level:</strong> Intermediate (B1-B2)</p><p><strong>Story:</strong></p><p> <strong>Isla</strong> has always dreamed of leaving her small lakeside town and chasing something bigger. But leaving means walking away from ... Show More
<b>Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese</b>: <i>Treasure Hunt Interrupted: Lessons from the Mid-Autumn Ruins</i><br /> Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:<br /><a href="https://www.fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-10-08-22-34-01-zh" target="_blank" rel="no ... Show More
