Learn real English through inspiring stories told by people from all over the world. Intermediate to advanced learners — including those preparing for Cambridge B2 First, C1 Advanced, and IELTS exams — will improve their English by listening to life-changing stories and motivational advice. Bree Aesie uses her psychology background to take you into the lives of extraordinary people, discovering different English accents and cultures. Studies show that stories activate your brain, making flue ...
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#68 | Owning Your Mistakes (with Charlie Baxter)
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When Charlie Baxter meets his girlfriend's parents for the first time, a big mistake turns into a lesson on honesty and connection. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (London) Get More: Join Bree’s free newsletter for tips on confident communication in English. Preparing for your Cambridge B2 First Certificate? Enroll in my free Cam…
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#67 | Learning on the Job (with Nikki Richard)
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When Nikki started her career in human rights, she found herself adapting to a job that required a lot more than she expected. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: Canada (Calgary) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - BLASTING (MUSIC/AIR-CONDITIONING): Playing music or running air-cond…
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#66 | Breaking Expectations (with Sarah Allworthy)
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Sarah Allworthy tells a story of what happens when you do something you're "not supposed to do." Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (London) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - TO CALL SOMEONE’S BLUFF: To challenge someone to prove something they said or did. "He called…
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#65 | Being Yourself (with Archy Jamjun)
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Growing up, Archy Jamjun didn't feel seen, until someone finally saw him for who he really was. Level: Advanced Accent: United States (Chicago) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - TO THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET: To challenge or invite someone to compete or flight. "She threw down the gau…
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#64 | Change of Pace (with Megan Nicholls)
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After her dream job left her exhausted, Megan Nicholls decides to change her pace completely. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Manchester) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - TO RUSTLE: To make a soft, crackling sound, usually from something moving, like leaves or pa…
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#63 | Having The Courage To Stand Up (with Ariel Goodbody)
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Ariel Goodbody steps into the world of stand-up comedy with a performance no one expected. Level: Advanced Accent: United Kingdom (Bath) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - DEADPAN: To say something serious or with no emotion, often in a funny way. "He told the joke in a deadpan voice,…
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#62 | Changing Your Perspective (with Rob Rudge)
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Rob Rudge tells a story about that moment when you’re so close to a problem that you can’t see the solution. Level: Upper-Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Yorkshire) FREE EPISODE LEARNING PACKAGE to make the most of this episode and subscribe to our newsletter to take your English much further. SPONSORS THAT SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: - Free course…
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#61 | Making Something Possible (with Fabio Cerpelloni)
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Fabio decides to contact someone famous and what ends up happening gives him a new perspective on what becomes possible, when you ask. Level: Intermediate Accent: Non-Native English Speaker (Italy) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript, and more. WE HAVE A NEW SPONSOR!…
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New episodes starting August 13, 2024 — Join Bree as she explores stories that inspire and improve your English.
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Sisters, Sisters Part 2 (from Easy Stories in English)
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Season 6 of Into the Story arrives August 2024! Meanwhile, enjoy this fiction story from Ariel Goodbody of Easy Stories in English about two sisters. If you haven't already listened to Sisters, Sisters (Part 1), go listen now! Angeline and Annabelle are a classic sister act. Annabelle writes the songs and they sing together, but Angeline gets all…
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Sisters, Sisters Part 1 (from Easy Stories in English)
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Season 6 of Into the Story arrives August 2024! Meanwhile, enjoy this fiction story from Ariel Goodbody of Easy Stories in English about two sisters. Angeline and Annabelle are a classic sister act. Annabelle writes the songs and they sing together, but Angeline gets all the compliments. When a music producer offers a deal to Annabelle, she realise…
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Unexpected Turns (with Christie Cunningham)
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Christie was on tour as a professional dancer when unexpected turns teach her about strength and confidence, even when things get difficult. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: …
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Running an Ultramarathon (with Thomas Zachariassen)
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Tom spends months preparing for an ultramarathon, but race day brings surprising challenges. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Australian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO PUSH YOURSELF TO DO SOMETHING: To make a …
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Paragliding Accident (with Jaclyn St Louis)
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Jaclyn tells the story of a paragliding accident and its emotional impact on her life. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and much more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO END UP: To arrive at a particular place…
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Searching for the Northern Lights (with Brigitte Lessard)
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Twice in her life has Brigitte felt alone and lost, and both times she decided to search for the northern lights. Level: Intermediate Accent: Canadian (Quebec) 🚐 Do you want to get much further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - UPROOT: to pull somethin…
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#60 | Stuck On A Knot (with Scott Brandon)
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When Scott goes exploring in a dark cave and gets stuck hanging on a rope with no light, he has to use his imagination to find a way out. Level: Advanced Accent: United States (Ohio) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: -…
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#59 | Going Beyond NASA (with Tiffani Claiborne)
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Tiffani leaves her job at NASA to explore a new path, leading her to the most difficult thing she's ever done. Level: Upper intermediate Accent: United States (Maryland) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO BE GLUED …
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#58 | Waiting to Hold You (with Martin Johnston)
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When Martin becomes a dad, he realizes how difficult it is when we can’t be with the ones we love. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Essex) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with full vocabulary list, transcript, test, and much more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: -TO SHO…
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#57 | Into the Wild (with Gloudina Greenacre)
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Gloudina goes to Ecuador to volunteer with a wildlife veterinarian and ends up learning an important lesson from children in the Amazon.Level: Upper IntermediateAccent: South Africa🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript!5 words and expressions in today's story:- WIL…
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#56 | Overcoming Impostor Syndrome (with Anna Tyrie)
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Anna wanted to go to one of the most prestigious music schools in the UK and Europe, but felt that she wasn’t good enough. Level: Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO NAG: To…
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#55 | Taking Risks (with Lindsay McMahon)
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When Lindsay McMahon was backpacking alone in Southeast Asia, an injury teaches her an important lesson about living a good life.Level: Upper IntermediateAccent: United States (New Hampshire)🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and much more!5 words and expressions in…
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#54 | Reimagining Success (with Alastair Budge)
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Alastair Budge talks about his experience working in technology start-ups and how his ideas about success have changed over time. Level: Advanced Accent: United Kingdom (London) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript. 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO B…
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#53 | Building Confidence (with Anna Connelly)
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Anna Connelly tells a story about giving her first big presentation at work and about confidence. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Oxford) 🥧 Access The EPISODE PACKAGE for vocabulary, test, transcript and more. 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO HAVE EVERYTHING TOGETHER: To be organized, calm, or sure about handling al…
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#52 | Life Isn't Forever (with Michael Lavers)
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Michael Lavers from Level Up English tells a story about trying 16 different jobs in search of something more. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Cornwall) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO SEE WHAT…
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#51 | 18-Meter Fall (with Erica Tait)
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Erica Tait shares a story of falling off an 18-meter cliff. Level: Intermediate Accent: United States (New Jersey) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? The EPISODE PACKAGE is here ready for you in our English academy website, AC English School: TAKE ME TO THE EPISODE PACKAGE 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO TAKE IN: Appreciating …
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Into the Story is back with new episodes on January 2, 2024!
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#50 | Mission in Paris (with Luke Thompson)
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When Luke’s daughter loses something important, he goes on a mission through Paris to get it back. Level: Advanced Accent: United Kingdom (London) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO NOT FIT IN: When you don't feel …
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#49 | Chef Clive Travels the World
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Clive tells his story of opening businesses in different countries, working as a chef on private jets and yachts, in a search for new experiences and human connection. Level: Upper-intermediate Accent: Canada 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expre…
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#48 | TEDx Event at the US-Mexico Border (with Mark Lovett)
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Mark tells the story of organizing a unique TEDx event hosted at the US-Mexico border, with all its challenges and a few surprises. Level: Advanced Accent: United States (California) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 6 words and expressions in today's story: -…
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#47 | Dealing With Uncertainty (with Bonnie Earl)
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Bonnie receives news about a terrorist attack in Nice, France, where her daughter and family were vacationing. Level: Intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO SCROLL: the action of moving th…
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A Long Trip Home (Rebroadcast)
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Keena makes a long trip home after spending the summer in Greece. This episode originally aired April 2021. Level: upper intermediate Accent: North American (Canada) 5 words and expressions in today's story: - FANNY PACK: A small bag or pouch with a strap, typically worn around the waist, used for carrying personal items. In British English, it's k…
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#46 | Finding Your Purpose (with Alicia Marie)
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Alicia was sick with cancer, for the second time, and she made a decision: if she could find one person a day to talk to, then she knew she could survive. Level: intermediate Accent: United States (Texas) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressio…
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Sam goes on a seven-day horseback trip through the Rocky Mountains in Canada, and unexpected challenges arise. Level: Intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO BE IN AWE OF: To feel amazed and …
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#44 | Olympic Weightlifting Champion (with Laura Eiman)
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Laura Eiman tells us about her amazing journey to become a champion in Olympic Weightlifting when she was 63 years old. Level: High-intermediate Accent: United States (Boston) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - WANDER …
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#43 | Finding Your Voice (with Jill Mitchell)
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Jill Mitchell shares how a simple comment from a teacher inspired her to overcome extreme shyness and pursue her true passion in life—singing. Level: Intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE to get the FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript. 5 words and expressions in today's story: - …
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#42 | Climbing Mount Everest Part 2 (with Laurie Skreslet)
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Laurie Skreslet and a team of climbers face difficult conditions as they attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest — will they make it? If you haven't already listened to Climbing Mount Everest Part 1, go listen now! 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! Level: Up…
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#41 | Climbing Mount Everest Part 1 (with Laurie Skreslet)
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When Laurie Skreslet attempted to climb Mount Everest in 1982, he faced dangerous avalanches, the closure of the only route up the mountain, and a life-changing moment. Level: Advanced Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions i…
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#40 | Just Dive In (with Lindsay Williams)
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Lindsay tells us about a trip to Morocco when she needed to speak 7 languages just to find a hotel room. Level: upper intermediate Accent: United Kingdom 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - PEOPLE-WATCHING: Observi…
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#39 | Have a Thick Skin (with Alykhan Velji)
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Alykhan recalls the story of his first day of school after moving to Canada from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania when he was 8 years old. Level: upper intermediate* Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript 5 words and expressions in today's story: - GO …
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#38 | Do Things That Scare You (with Kerstin Cable)
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Kerstin tells us about the time when she rappelled down the tallest building on the university campus where she worked. Level: upper intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (German speaker) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript 4 words and expressions in today's …
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#37 | Build Better Habits (with Craig Wealand)
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Craig tells us that if he hadn’t started creating English courses for La Mansión Del Inglés, he’d probably be an alcoholic by now, or maybe even dead. Level: upper intermediate Accent: United Kingdom 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressi…
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#36 | Searching for the Northern Lights (with Brigitte Lessard)
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Twice in her life has Brigitte felt alone and lost, and both times she decided to search for the northern lights. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Canadian (Quebec) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? GET THE EPISODE PACK with vocabulary, test, and transcript. 5 words and expressions in today's story: - UPROOT: to pull something—especially…
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#35 | Paragliding Accident (with Jaclyn St Louis)
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Jaclyn tells the story of a paragliding accident and its emotional impact on her life. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and much more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO END UP: To arrive at a particular pla…
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What do you want to do in 2022? (Live Stories)
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We asked people what they would like to do in 2022. Preguntamos a la gente sobre qué planes tienen para este 2022. Transcripción del episodio Nivel de inglés: intermedio alto Acento: inglés canadiense What would YOU like to do in 2022? Send us an email with a voice note to hello@acingles.com. Visita acingles.com para encontrar clases de gramática, …
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#34 | Raising Bilingual Children (with Alex Perdel)
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Alex tells us about his experience speaking to his children in English, as a non-native speaker. Level: intermediate Accent: Spanish 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 4 words and expressions in today's story: - NURSERY RHYMES: Special songs for kids, oft…
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#33 | Busking (with Alastair Budge)
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Alastair, from the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast, tells us a story about busking—street performing for money—and the adventures during the period in his life. Level: upper intermediate Accent: United Kingdom 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript!…
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What do you do on Christmas Eve? (Live Stories)
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Preguntamos a la gente sobre qué planes tienen para la Nochebuena. Transcripción del episodio Nivel de inglés: intermedio alto Acento: inglés canadiense, australiano, y español Visita acingles.com para encontrar clases de gramática, pronunciación y mucho más, para llevar tu inglés hacia un nivel avanzado. Este episodio fue producido por el equipo d…
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Holidays Where the Heart Is (Rebroadcast)
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Esta semana Shauna recuerda cómo celebraba la Navidad en Canadá con su familia y cómo ha cambiado la tradición para ella. Transcripción, vocabulario clave y ejercicios del episodio Nivel de inglès: intermedio o intermedio alto Acento: inglès canadiense Este episodio fue producido por el equipo de podcast de AC Ingles: Bree, Bec, Tom, Raül, y ¡nuest…
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Esta semana Cilla nos relata una historia sobre vivir con diabetes. Ficha de vocabulario, transcripción y test del episodio Nivel de inglés: intermedio alto Acento: inglés australiano Visita acingles.com para encontrar clases de gramática, pronunciación y mucho más, para llevar tu inglés hacia un nivel avanzado. Este episodio fue producido por el e…
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Hannah nos relata su historia sobre fiestas de cumpleaños. Hannah, va a cumplir pronto los 30 años y en lugar de hacer la típica celebración, decide irse sola a la India. Ficha de vocabulario, transcripción y test del episodio Nivel de inglés: avanzado* Acento: inglés británico (Liverpool) Visita acingles.com para encontrar clases de gramática, pro…
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