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Read Stories - Learn English
Read Stories - Learn English
26 episodes
1 week ago
Improve your English with my podcast. Relax and let me tell you about British culture, writers, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
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Improve your English with my podcast. Relax and let me tell you about British culture, writers, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
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Language Learning
Education
Episodes (20/26)
Read Stories - Learn English
Interesting facts about Shakespeare

Do you know these interesting facts about Shakespeare, our most famous writer? Listen now and find out!


To buy my Shakespeare in EASY ENGLISH, click HERE.

The book has adaptations of Macbeth and Twelfth Night with easier grammar and vocabulary. Macbeth is a dark tragedy and Twelfth Night is a comedy about love.


It's available in eBook or paperback, from Amazon, or in eBook from PayHip. There is also an AUDIOBOOK in my voice!

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1 year ago
7 minutes 11 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Can you guess the missing word?

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


To buy this wonderful love story, adapted by me, with easier English, click here.


Do you want the transcript of this episode (all the words I say, written down)? Click here.

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1 year ago
10 minutes 52 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Useful vocabulary to describe groups of people

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


Buy Treasure Island on Amazon or PayHip (with easier vocabulary and grammar)


Transcript for this episode and other episodes

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1 year ago
10 minutes 33 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
A fascination with ghosts

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)


New!! See the transcript for this and other episodes!

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1 year ago
8 minutes 34 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Are you using contractions (enough)?

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.


Please leave a REVIEW for my podcast! (A review is when you say 'Your podcast is great. FIVE STARS!' Ha ha. Thanks a lot.)


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!

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1 year ago
9 minutes 56 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
A common pronunciation mistake

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


More more information on my new book, '1984' by George Orwell in easy English, click here.


Improve your English without extra studying with my books. See them all here.


Learn advanced synonyms with my vocabulary books. Click here.


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

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1 year ago
11 minutes 12 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Ways to talk about frequency

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


Please complete my survey!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6CZDB52


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

https://readstories-learnenglish.com/

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1 year ago
13 minutes 36 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Were you a happy child?

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

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1 year ago
10 minutes 19 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Can you understand Shakespeare?!

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/

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1 year ago
10 minutes 57 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
How can you improve ALL areas of your English fast?

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

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1 year ago
9 minutes 8 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
How many of these British authors do you know?

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


Get emails about my new books:

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/register-for-free-materials/


My book adaptations for learners of English:

Shakespeare

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-shakespeare-a2/


Dickens

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


Jane Austen

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

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1 year ago
8 minutes 36 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
He said, She said, I said - Other ways to say 'said'

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/

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2 years ago
12 minutes 46 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Let's talk about books

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/

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2 years ago
12 minutes 13 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Advanced adjectives to describe people

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/


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2 years ago
9 minutes 59 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Is your vocabulary too basic?

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.


To buy the book, visit this page:

books2read.com/u/4EEKKY


If you don't have Amazon etc in your country, buy the eBook from any country with just a credit/debit card using this link:

payhip.com/b/NTuaH


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

www.readstories-learnenglish.com/all-our-books/buy-speaking-for-ielts-karen-kovacs/


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2 years ago
9 minutes 11 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
The vowel sound most students don't know about

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


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2 years ago
12 minutes 45 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
I can't see anything

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.

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2 years ago
10 minutes 57 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Who is he?

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/

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2 years ago
11 minutes 50 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Who will get your money?

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 and read on the bus, on your bed, on your sofa. Doesn't that sound great?

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2 years ago
10 minutes 49 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
What's wrong with me?

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/

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2 years ago
8 minutes 31 seconds

Read Stories - Learn English
Improve your English with my podcast. Relax and let me tell you about British culture, writers, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.