We're going to talk about different life stages in this episode. Learn lots of useful vocabulary to raise your English level! To buy Jane Eyre on Amazon: https://mybook.to/JaneEyreA1 To buy with just a credit/debit card: https://payhip.com/b/QOvTh ..read more

Shakespeare is the most famous writer in the world ... but can you understand him?! Listen and find out! Buy my easy Shakespeare stories (Macbeth and Twelfth Night) Amazon: https://mybook.to/ShakespeareA2PB PayHip: https://payhip.com/b/Umpc1 Buy my other books https://readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books ..read more

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 ..read more

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: https://books2read.com/ghoststoriesdickens (There is also an AUDIOBOOK. Follow the same link above for more information.) To see ALL MY BOOKS, go to: https://www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books ..read more

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: www.readstories-learnenglish.com ..read more

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 ve ..read more

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. www.readstories-learnenglish.com/ 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: payhip.com/b/MSlyK ..read more

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: mybook.to/JekyllandHydePB or this link if you don't have Amazon: payhip.com/b/PkyFY 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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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: www.readstories-learnenglish.com/ 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 a ..read more