Read Stories - Learn English

Are you good at guessing the missing word in these sentences? Try it and find out! It's good fun!

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Do you know these collective nouns for groups of people? They're ones you must know so listen carefully!

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Transcript for this episode and other episodes

Do you believe in ghosts? Many Victorians did. Learn more about it in this spooooooky episode.

Buy Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens (adapted for learners of English)

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Native speakers use contractions in English all the time! If you're not using them (or not using them enough), you will sound unnatural. Not understanding them well will limit your comprehension.

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I use example sentences from my book, The Jungle Book. Read this adaptation in easy English, and start improving fast today. Click here to see it and buy it.

I have other books at different levels, from A1+ (elementary) to B2 (upper intermediate). Click here to see them!

We'll look today at a common error that most students make in their pronunciation, the -age suffix. Are you pronouncing it correctly?

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All my books are available on Amazon and other sites, in paperback and in eBook. Some are also available in audiobook!

Let's explore some more advanced ways to talk about frequency (how often you do something).

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If you'd like to improve your language skills by reading stories in easy English, check out my books (including Jekyll and Hyde):

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We're going to talk about different life stages in this episode. Learn lots of useful vocabulary to raise your English level!

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Shakespeare is the most famous writer in the world ... but can you understand him?! Listen and find out!

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Reading stories will help you improve ALL areas of your English FAST ... but how? In this episode, I explain the reasons.

My books (click on the titles):

Ghost Stories (adapted from Charles Dickens)

Stories from Shakespeare

Hushabye (detective thriller)

The Jungle Book

Persuasion (a love story by Jane Austen)

Jekyll and Hyde (a mystery thriller)

My audiobooks (click on the titles): The Jungle Book

Ghost Stories

I talk about 10 British writers in this episode. Test yourself! How many do you know?

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My book adaptations for learners of English:

Shakespeare

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Dickens

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Jane Austen

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Vary your vocabulary by learning other ways to say 'said' - some formal, some neutral and some informal.

To buy GHOST STORIES (which I mention in the episode), follow this link:

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(There is also an AUDIOBOOK. Follow the same link above for more information.)

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Do you enjoy reading? Then this is the episode for you! We'll discuss genres, settings, reviews and you'll learn lots of advanced book-related vocabulary.

In the episode, I advise that you set up a book club. I've written some advice about doing this, which you can find here:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/blog/

And to find out more about my stories for learners of English, and to buy them, visit my website:

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Listen to learn some advanced adjectives for describing people and their actions.

The example sentences are from my story for learners of English. If you're CEFR level B1 (upper intermediate), then check out my love story, Persuasion. It's adapted from the original by Jane Austen. You can buy it on Amazon, Apple etc. If you don't have an account on these sites, you can buy it directly from me. See the link below.

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-persuasion-jane-austen/

Are you a lower level? That's fine - I have books for you too! Reading stories will improve your English very fast. Follow the link to see all my books and choose one.

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/

It's fine to use simple words sometimes, but you also need to learn more complex vocabulary. My book helps you to do that and, in this episode, I share some of the vocabulary from the book.

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And here is the link to buy my other non-fiction book. It will improve your speaking for the IELTS exam:

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What is the most common vowel sound in English?

It's the schwa /ə/ and, in today's episode, you will learn all about it.

If you'd like to buy the book I read from, Hushabye, visit my website. There you will find all the links, to Amazon and other websites.

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If you prefer, here's the direct Amazon link to buy the book:

mybook.to/HushabyePB

and, if you don't have Amazon, you can buy the eBook here instead:

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Go back in time to Victorian London, a scary, dark place with thick fogs.

To buy the book from this episode, Jekyll and Hyde, follow this link to Amazon:

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To see my other books and my audiobooks, visit my website:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/

I have audiobooks in my voice for Ghost Stories and Jungle Book.

This episode will teach you lots of vocabulary on the topic of disguises - people pretending to be someone they are not, fancy dress parties, dressing up as someone famous ... etc. You will know how to talk about all this with confidence by the end of the episode!

Hushabye, Requiem and Imago - these are my detective mystery thriller books for learners of English. Buy them on Amazon and other websites:

https://www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/

I discuss money and inheritance. Who should get your money when you die and what is some useful vocabulary to talk about all this?

In this episode, I read from my adaptation of Charles Dickens' Ghost Stories, which is for intermediate learners (CEFR level B2). To buy this book, go to:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-ghost-stories-charles-dickens/

To see my other books, follow this link:

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Don't forget that reading in English is one of the BEST ways to improve your level - you will learn new vocabulary and grammar without studying! Just relax and read on the bus, on your bed, on your sofa. Doesn't that sound great?

I have a health problem. Can you guess what's wrong with me? Answer my poll to tell me whether you guessed correctly or not!

I will talk about health problems and also causes of death in this epsiode.

I mention two books in this episode, which are part of a crime detective series that I wrote, for A2+ learners. To buy them, follow these links:

- Hushabye, Book 1 in the series:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-kate-redman-1-hushabye/

- Requiem, Book 2 in the series:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-kate-redman-2-requiem/

- Part 3 is Imago:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-kate-redman-3-imago/

In this episode, I'm going to talk about animals and we'll play a game called Guess the Animal!

- If you like AUDIOBOOKS, listen to my audiobook of The Jungle Book for Elementarylearners!

https://books2read.com/JungleBook

- Or you can read my book of The Jungle Book instead (or as well!). It's also for Elementary learners (level A1+).

https://books2read.com/JungleBook

- For more information about all my books and to get a FREE story, check out my website:

https://www.readstories-learnenglish.com/

Do you have the right vocabulary to talk about being scared and about a scary situation? This episode will help you with that.

To read a whole collection of ghost stories, adapted from the original stories by the master story-teller Charles Dickens, check out my book for learners of English at CEFR level B1 (Pre-intermediate).

To buy it, go to my website:

www.ReadStories-LearnEnglish.com

Lots of pub vocabulary, how do you order a drink, and what are some slang words for 'drunk'? Learn all this and more in this episode! If you're interested in British culture, read my book Hushabye, for learners of English at level A2+ (Pre-Intermediate).

To buy the book, go to my website: www.ReadStories-LearnEnglish.com

In this episode, I’ll read an extract from Chapter 4 of my graded reader Persuasion (level B2, upper-intermediate) and we’ll look at some higher level ways of expressing yourself.  Make sure you follow me, so you don’t miss any future episodes.

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Improve your English with my podcast. In this episode, I introduce my graded readers, explaining how you can use them. And I also introduce myself! Follow me so you don’t miss an episode.

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