214 | Intermediate - Short Story: Whispers in...

Title: The Boy Who Argued with the RiverLevel: Advanced (C1-C2)DescriptionIn the valley of Redwater, every child learns three lessons before their seventh birthday: how to swim, how to mend a net, and how to look away when the river takes somebody. Seven-year-old Pell has learned ...  Show more

Title: Saturday, AgainLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)DescriptionThandi Mokoena's worst Saturday begins when her alarm does not ring, and gets worse from there: a ruined speech, a missed bus, a seagull, and an ex-boyfriend holding hands with someone new. She falls asleep angry in her ...  Show more

Join Anisa as she talks about a rainy day to practice your English. Click for Episode Transcript Click for Expression and vocabulary note Our official website (new) 

B1 Linking Words

Linking words join two sentences together. Here are the ones I mention during the podcast:

A Rainy Adventure

Tom wanted to go hiking. The sky looked grey but he didn’t mind – no problem

With linker: Tom wanted to go ...

Didn't it rain, children? Today we're going to talk about rain in Chinese. This podcast will discuss things that start and stop, like rainstorms. Bring your umbrella and your MP3 player and you'll learn how to talk about rainy days in Mandarin. Episode link: https: ...