B1 Vampire! (short story)

Today, for my B1 recording of chapter 19 of Treasure Island, there are three comprehension questions. Read these before you start listening: 1. Why did Doctor Livesey give Long John Silver the map? 2. What had happened to the treasure? 3. Why did Dr Livesey and the others decide ...  Show more

These are the B2 words and phrases I'll be explaining today:You can see the transcript at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-330.htm1) From time to timeDefinition: Sometimes, but not regularly or very often.Example 1: When revising for my history exam, I take a short brea ...  Show more

For hundreds of years, people have been afraid of blood-sucking creatures that rise from the dead.

But where does the vampire myth actually come from, what happened to the people accused of being a vampire, and what if there was a simple, bio ...

This podcast episode today is about vampires! It includes a lecture on the myth of the vampire in modern popular culture, with a language focus on really useful vocabulary and expressions to describe feelings and emotions. 

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When you hear the word vampire, what comes to mind? Dracula? The Twilight books? Ancient castles in Transylvania? What if I told you that vampire stories are much older, and much stranger, than you think? In today’s Halloween special episode of Thinking in English, we’re going to ...  Show more

Bloodsucking fiends appear in the folklore of every culture on the planet. But for some, they were more than just horror stories. Today’s story comes from early 18th-century Europe. A doctor tries in vain to save lives, while a monster waits in the shadows… determined to see him ...  Show more