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On today’s podcast, a story about America’s first novel; what is the difference between ‘zest,’ ‘drive,’ and ‘desire?’; ‘food for thought’ and similar expressions; then, 'The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock,' by O. Henry on American Stories. 

On today’s podcast, a story about America’s first novel; what is the difference between ‘zest,’ ‘drive,’ and ‘desire?’; ‘food for thought’ and similar expressions; then, 'The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock,' by O. Henry on American Stories. 

On the weekend podcast, people relearn the ancient tradition of bell ringing; what is the difference between ‘who’s’ and ‘whose’?; banking on something means it will happen; then, ‘Pecos Bill, An American Folk Tale’ on American Stories. 

On the weekend podcast, people relearn the ancient tradition of bell ringing; what is the difference between ‘who’s’ and ‘whose’?; banking on something means it will happen; then, ‘Pecos Bill, An American Folk Tale’ on American Stories. 

On the weekend podcast, France issues stamps that smell like bread; what does it mean to ‘go south?’ followed by a discussion about what to say when things go wrong; the difference between methodology, strategy and plan; Then, part one of 'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville on Am ... Show More

On the weekend podcast, France issues stamps that smell like bread; what does it mean to ‘go south?’ followed by a discussion about what to say when things go wrong; the difference between methodology, strategy and plan; Then, part one of 'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville on Am ... Show More

Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.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, wh ... Show More

Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.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 adjective ... Show More

Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.A short story for B1 learners of English. The original title of the story was called The Sleuths. It was a short story by the American writer, O. Henry. I've completely re-written this story to a B1 level so learners of ... Show More

In today's episode, we will share 3 segments to help you teach English or learn and increase English fluency:Grammar: "Understanding Infinitives and Gerunds"American English Idioms "Time to Kill" English Listening Comprehension: An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Vladislav Bogorov's bo ... Show More