Chapter 16 - But today it’s different

A famous singer and a famous song. Grammar unit: No new grammar in this lesson 

Dr. Thürmann explains his newest project to Andreas. Grammar unit: Verbs with prepositional constructions 

Andreas and "Ex" visit famous people. Grammar unit: No new grammar in this lesson 

Ex et Andreas surpris par le Dr. Thürmann. Grammaire : conjugaison (3). 

Andreas reports on what life was like in the former East Germany. Grammar unit: Reflexive verbs 

Ending childhood, starting a new chapter, and crossing a watershed in my dialect learning. To be completed. 

Ask me a question for the podcast?While I'm on my summer holiday, here is a repeat of a lovely B1 story - Part 2 of "Dad". I published Part 1 last Wednesday.The verbs we are studying today are:realizedropcall outweighadmireencouragediveappearbreathehugAt https://www.practisingeng ... Show More

In this video I discuss the importance of noticing in language learning and whether it's something we can deliberately train. 

Since it's September, we're going back to school. At least in this episode, you will remember how exciting it used to be to start a new school year. We're going to check out vocabulary related to the school supplies that kids need when they go back to school, after the summer vac ... Show More

Ask me a question for the podcast?I am still on holiday during August, so today I bring you a favourite of many listeners - the B1 story of Tsunami! (Part 1). Part 2 next week.Enjoy it and enjoy your summer!Mike BilbroughMy NEW book: "B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stor ... Show More

Ask me a question for the podcast?Here is Part two of my popular story, Tsunami for learners of B1 EnglishMy NEW book: "B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stories for Learning the Words and Phrases Students Need to Pass the B1 Exam" is now available! This book gives the lea ... Show More

Do you have any hobbies you'd like to start doing? Beth and Neil talk about things they enjoy and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of -ing verbs and infinitives. Learn which verbs to use when we have two verbs together in English.TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full ... Show More

I’m so glad I called up my buddy Ed the other day. He’s a buddy of mine from high school and last week, out of the blue,  he hit me up in a text message. I’ve been meaning to get in touch with him for a while, and it was so great to have the chance to catch up with him.  Using ph ... Show More