16 episodes

Listen to short stories in American English and improve your overall English level. All episodes are short and include audio transcripts so that you can follow along and learn new vocabulary. The host is an experienced language learner who provides useful tips along the way.

Sound Practice Language Learning Mathew Armstrong

    • Education
    • 4.5 • 2 Ratings

Listen to short stories in American English and improve your overall English level. All episodes are short and include audio transcripts so that you can follow along and learn new vocabulary. The host is an experienced language learner who provides useful tips along the way.

    Late Christmas Special

    Late Christmas Special

    This is a new and longer episode. I have included two Christmas stories. One from my childhood and one from last year.
     From now on I will be making more podcasts, more stories, and giving language learning tips.
     00:00-05:09: Introduction to the new format for the podcast
     05:10-10:47: What is happening in my life and other news
     10:48-14:18: Language learning tip 1--> Keeping study activities balanced
     14:19-27:12: Story 1--> Christmas when I was little
    27:13-33:00: Automaticity and being more automatic with English
    33:01- 39:55: Story 2--> Last Christmas (in 2020)
    39:55- 42:24: Mini Story 3-->What I did this Christmas (2021)
    42:25-44:37: Call out for People to get involved and other information
    44:38-46:19: Outro
    For the transcripts, you can go to this page on my website:
    https://soundpracticelanguagelearning.com/podcast-transcripts/
    The transcript for this current podcast episode may take some time to edit and upload. So please be patient :)
    This is my website home page:
    https://soundpracticelanguagelearning.com

    • 39 min
    What I've been doing for the last 7 months (3500 views so far!)

    What I've been doing for the last 7 months (3500 views so far!)

    I've been really busy lately with life. This podcast has received over 3500 views so far!

    If you are an intermediate or upper-intermediate learner of English you will find my speaking very comprehensible and I use natural English and speak in a very casual way without a script so that you can practice listening to real English being used. 

    In this podcast I give everyone an update about what I've been doing. I talk about:
    moving house;a new addition to the family that we will have soon!a big accident I 3 months ago (go back and listen to the bicycle podcast episode! I have lots of accidents); and,the languages I'm studying now: French, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Russian, Norwegian, and Farsi.Having trouble listening? Sorry. Maybe have another listen? I have stopped making transcripts of my recordings because no one was reading them on the website! You can find other cool things for English learning and language learning here though on my website.

    Website:
    www.soundpracticelanguagelearning.com

    • 25 min
    In Memory of Moses McCormick

    In Memory of Moses McCormick

    Moses McCormick was someone who I wish I had met and gotten to know. Unfortunately he has passed away. We all might have someone we admire or look up to. If you can, you should try to find a way to reach out and let them know. In this episode, I talk about one of my top inspirations for getting into language learning.

    Having trouble listening? Please go to my website and you will find a transcript so that you can read along.

    Website:
    www.soundpracticelanguagelearning.com

    Transcript:
    https://soundpracticelanguagelearning.com/2021/03/15/episode-12-in-memory-of-moses-mccormick/
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    • 11 min
    Staying Motivated

    Staying Motivated

    It's been a while!

    The podcast is back!

    Today I'm going to talk a bit about staying positive with language learning and tell how to avoid negative thinking that can ruin your learning.

    Having trouble listening? Please go to my website and you will find a transcript so that you can read along.

    Website:
    www.soundpracticelanguagelearning.com

    Transcript:
    https://soundpracticelanguagelearning.com/2021/03/14/episode-11-staying-motivated
    Don't forget to subscribe!

    • 10 min
    My First Bicycle Crash

    My First Bicycle Crash

    Here I talk about the time I learned how to ride my bicycle and my first accident on a bicycle! As my the title suggests, this is just the first little accident in my long hobby of cycling! There will be more bicycle stories to come!

    Having trouble listening? Please go to my website and you will find a transcript so that you can read along.

    Website:
    www.soundpracticelanguagelearning.com

    Transcript:
    https://soundpracticelanguagelearning.com/2021/01/16/episode-10-my-first-bicycle-crash/
    Don't forget to subscribe!

    • 13 min
    Chapter 8 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak

    Chapter 8 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak

    Chapter 8 of 8 
    This is the final chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1 to 7 first. 

    This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could not walk like other boys. Then his uncle Tom became King. The poor Prince was sent away to live in a tower for all his days. Until one day…
    This book has been made for learners of English who have a vocabulary of 1000 words.
    Download PDF of the free book here.

    • 11 min

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