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Short story in intermediate English for enjoyment and learning. In the middle of the village, there is a church in the square. And the church is called Santa María, or St. Mary's. Now, when we were there, somebody told us that the bells of the church clock were rung by this little old lady from the first hour in the morning, until the evening. Now, what was also a little bit of strange, we thought, was that apparently, she was deaf...
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Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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Hello, and today, I'm going to tell you another story. And I'm going to bring in some useful vocabulary, especially adjectives to talk about people's appearance. In other words, what people look like, and the story is called, Mr. Briefcase has a bad day.  Audio script at Practising English...

At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
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My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
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Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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Modal auxiliaries - what are they? Well, words like can, could, may, might, would, shall, etc. And the problem is that they are defective. What does that mean? Well, they're not like other verbs. They don't have an infinitive, or they don't have a past participle form. Now, that means that if we're talking about can, well, what are we going to do if we want to use can as an infinitive, or as a past participle? Well, what we have to do is to look for another verb, which has a similar meaning. And the verb we usually use, is be able to. You can find the audioscripts to these podcasts at https://www.practisingenglish.com/

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/33Axu2N
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Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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Today I'm doing another session on A2/B1 English for Cambridge exam or IELTS 4.5 and useful vocabulary. And the vocabulary category today is likes and dislikes. First of all, I suppose most of the verbs which express like have verbs after them or the infinitive after them, which ends in ING. So, for example, we say I enjoy playing football, I enjoy playing football. Also, I talk about when we say interested with 'ed' and when we say interesting 'ing'. You can find the audioscripts to these podcasts at https://www.practisingenglish.com/

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/33Axu2N
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Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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Hello, and today I'm going to tell you another wonderful story called Tom and the Gorilla! And the level is B2 to C1, and some interesting language here for you, and also an issue as well about the importance of intonation. You can find the transcript to this podcast at https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-3.htm and an exercise on the vocabulary at https://www.practisingenglish.com/b2-level/b2-text-test-1.htm

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/33Axu2N
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Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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I'm going to talk about the B1 Cambridge exam, and more specifically about the speaking exam. And part two of the speaking exam, which is talking about or describing a picture or photo. You can find the audioscripts to these podcasts at https://www.practisingenglish.com/

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/33Axu2N
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Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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Hello, and welcome to practising English. This is my first podcast with you. In this episode, I'll talk about the following things:

1. I'll introduce myself and tell you about my professional background as an English teacher, researcher and writer.
2. I'll talk about the learners of English who will most benefit from these podcasts. 
3. You'll find out about the levels of English used (mostly B1 and B2 intermediate and upper intermediate level students). And what sort of material I'll be offering you.
4. And finally, I'll say why I think these podcasts will really help you improve your English language skills.
5. You can find the audioscripts to these podcasts at https://www.practisingenglish.com/

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/33Axu2N
https://amzn.to/33Axu2N

Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)