268. The Girl in the Painting (B1 Story)

Hello, and welcome to Practising English! Mike Bilbrough is on his summer holiday, so we'd like to offer a B1 story recorded way back in 2022. It's called Bully, and it's taken from Mike Bilbrough's book for preparing for the Cambridge Preliminary exam: "B1 English Vocabulary Bui ...  Show more

Mike Bilbrough is taking his summer holiday at the moment. Meanwhile, we'd like to offer you a story recorded last year in two parts as one complete story for you to listen to, learn from and enjoy. You can follow the story transcript and see the B2 language in bold type at Mike' ...  Show more

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Title: Beneath the Starlit SkyLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)Story: Seven years ago, Sienna De Luca walked away from Alessandro Marino, leaving behind not just their love but the city that had once been their world. Now, standing in a grand art gallery in Florence, she finds herself ...  Show more