210. The Visitors (Part 1) B1 B2 story

This is the first in my series of weekly B2 grammar practice sessions. Ten minutes of listening and repeating B2-level grammar structures so that you perfect your B2 grammar in spoken British English. Today it's about the use of the passive voice and changing from active to passi ...  Show more

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

This episode features a conversation I had with Paula Kirby at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland, tackling themes of life as we know it - how it came to be on earth, and where else it may occur in our universe. We mused on the likelihood of alien lifeforms app ...  Show more

How do I have my writing read apart from me? Is the Earth really round? How do I find out about food recalls? What would Earth be like if trees had never evolved? Why are the planets different at different distances from the sun? Hank and John Green have answers!If you're in need ...  Show more

Get our premium episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Have you ever learnt about outer space and stars? Do you like movies about space/sci-fi? Do you want to know more about outer space? Do you want to go into outer space in the future? Tune in and have a great ...  Show more

How did John bike to the airport? How do we know that Earth isn’t being bombarded by space frogs? How can we channel more Uncle Mike in our everyday lives? Do fish have bums? What has the Beef Days experience been like? Does the Earth receive a uniform amount of energy from the s ...  Show more