English Chat Podcast - For Learners of English

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My name's Mark Oliver. I'm an English teacher from Gloucester in the UK. I have been teaching English since 2002 and have taught in over ten countries, including, Japan, Brazil, Thailand, Lebanon, Singapore, Portugal and Sri Lanka. I've created these mini podcasts to help students improve their gra…

Mark J. Oliver


    • May 21, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 22 EPISODES


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    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2017 1:51


    In this podcast I read the final chapter of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2017 7:09


    In this podcast I read chapter 8 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 5:08


    In this podcast I read chapter 7 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief.

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2017 6:33


    In this podcast I read chapter 6 of my elementary-level graded reader The Dragon Thief

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 4:43


    In this podcast I read chapter 5 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief. Listening to graded readers is a great way to practise your listening skills in English and improve your grammar. You can also read The Dragon Thief by downloading the book for free at wattpad.com. Reading and listening at the same time will help your English pronunciation and reading speed.

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 5:38


    In this podcast I read chapter 4 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief. Listening to graded readers is a great way to practise your listening skills in English and improve your grammar. You can also read The Dragon Thief by downloading the book for free at wattpad.com. Reading and listening at the same time will help your English pronunciation and reading speed.

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 4:46


    In this podcast I read chapter 3 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief. You can read and listen at the same time by downloading the book for free at wattpad.com. This will help your English pronunciation and reading speed.

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 6:00


    In this podcast I read chapter 2 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief. You can read the Dragon Thief for free at Wattpad. The Dragon Thief is a great way for elementary and pre-intermediate English learners to improve their listening, reading, pronunciation and grammar.

    The Dragon Thief - Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2017 2:56


    In this podcast I read chapter 1 of my elementary-level graded reader, The Dragon Thief. You can read the Dragon Thief for free at Wattpad. The Dragon Thief is a great way for elementary and pre-intermediate English learners to improve their listening, reading, pronunciation and grammar.

    Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 1:47


    In this podcast I read chapter 8 (the final chapter)of my intermediate-level graded reader,Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. Listening to graded audiobooks is a great way for learners of English to improve their listening skills, pronunciation and grammar. It's also a useful and fun way to prepare from IELTS and TOEFL exams. You can also read Brian British for free on Wattpad.

    Brian British - Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 8:29


    In this podcast, I read chapter 7 of my intermediate-level graded reader, Brian British - Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. Listening regularly to graded audiobooks is an excellent way to improve your listening skills and pronunciation and will help you prepare for your ielts or toefl exams.

    Brian British Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2017 10:00


    In this podcast I read chapter 6 of my intermediate graded reader Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. You can read Brian British for free at https://www.wattpad.com/story/94223938-brian-british-part-time-teacher-full-time

    Brian British - Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2016 9:38


    In this podcast, I read chapter 5 of my intermediate-level graded reader, Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective

    Brian British - Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2016 7:32


    In this podcast, I read chapter 4 of my intermediate-level graded reader, Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. Listening to graded audiobooks is a great way for learners of English to improve their listening skills, pronunciation and grammar. It's also a useful and fun way to prepare from IELTS and TOEFL exams. You can also read Brian British for free on Wattpad.

    Brian British - Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 5:06


    In this podcast, I read chapter 3 of my intermediate-level graded reader, Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. Listening to graded audiobooks is a great way for learners of English to improve their listening skills, pronunciation and grammar. It's also a useful and fun way to prepare from IELTS and TOEFL exams. You can also read Brian British for free on Wattpad.

    Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 6:01


    In this podcast, I read chapter 2 of my intermediate-level graded reader, Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. Listening to graded audiobooks is a great way for learners of English to improve their listening skills, pronunciation and grammar. It's also a useful and fun way to prepare from IELTS and TOEFL exams. You can also read Brian British for free on Wattpad.

    Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective - Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2016 3:28


    In this podcast, I read Chapter 1 of my Intermediate-level graded reader, Brian British: Part-Time Teacher, Full-Time Detective. Listening to graded audiobooks is a great way for learners of English to improve their listening skills, pronunciation and grammar. It's also a useful and fun way to prepare from IELTS and TOEFL exams. You can also read Brian British for free on Wattpad.

    Podcast 5: Poetry And Pronunication

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 5:52


    In this week's podcast, I read a poem I wrote about my cat, Tikka and discuss the importance of sentence and syllable stress in English.

    Podcast 4 - A Movie Review and Movie Vocabulary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 6:26


    In this week's podcast I chat a little about a movie called the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), introduce some language to talk about movies and answer a question about collective nouns.

    Podcast 3 - My Hometown, Gloucester, and the Passive Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2016 8:40


    In this week's podcast, I chat about my hometown, Gloucester, and explain when and how to use the passive voice. I also answer a question about whether to use try + infinitive or try + verb-ing.

    Podcast 2 - Tikka the cat and personality adjectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 5:48


    In today's podcast I chat about my cat, Tikka, and focus on personality adjectives and cat-related vocabulary.

    Podcast 1 - Welcome to the Pod (past simple and present perfect)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 6:46


    In today's podcast, I talk about what to expect in future English Chat podcasts. I also chat a little about myself and explain when to use the past simple and the present perfect.

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