Learn English With News

Learn English With News

Welcome to Learn English With News, the podcast that helps you learn English through real-world news! Each episode, I’ll break down the latest stories, explain key vocabulary and grammar points, and help you develop your speaking skills with discussion questions.

Episodes

March 2, 2026 14 mins

In today's episode, a huge secret donation has been made in Japan to repair a city's water system.

We'll also look at three other HUGE donations to communities around the world. 

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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In today's news, pets and their owners can now be buried together in the state of São Paulo. In the grammar section, we talk about prepositions of place.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, a private island for sale! In the grammar section, we'll look at modal verbs.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, free potatoes in Germany! We'll also look at the difference between 'remember' and 'remind'.

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In today's news, a daredevil climbs up a skyscraper, broadcasted LIVE!

In the grammar section, we'll learn how to use the adverb 'hardly'.

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In today's news, evidence that cows are not as stupid as we once thought!

We also practise the present perfect tense for states that started in the past and continue into the present. 

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In today's news, an incredible operation to save a woman's ear by putting it on.... her foot!

We also look at how to use the verb 'to last'.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, an...

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In today's news, a tennis match goes viral for all the wrong reasons. In the grammar section, we'll practise adverbs. 

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehens...

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In today's news, a new idea to reduce loneliness. In the grammar section, we'll look at reduced relative clauses.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension w...

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In today's news, a cat returns after 5 years! We'll also practise the past perfect tense. 

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, we find out about a woman who married her AI...

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, we talk about how a traditional Swiss art form is being protected. 

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, we find out about Australia's new social media ban for under 16s.

In the grammar section, we look at how we use 'wish + would'.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, we take a look at Germany's new plan to get more young people to sign up for military service. 

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

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In today's news, a controversy involving a statue of Pavarotti and an ice rink.

In the grammar section, we talk about how to use the passive voice to be more diplomatic.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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Practise your English listening and grammar with this episode of Learn English With News. Today's story is an update on the Austrian nuns who escaped from a care home to return to their convent.

We'll also be looking at synonyms of the word 'if'.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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Practise your English listening and grammar with this episode of Learn English With News. Today’s story is about a man who pretended to be his dead mother! (If you don't like dark stories, maybe you should skip this one!)

We’ll also look at a common false friend.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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Practise your English listening and grammar with this episode of Learn English With News. Today’s story is about a pocket watch from the Titanic which has broken records.

We’ll also look at how we use the verb ‘make’.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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Practise your English listening and grammar with this episode of Learn English With News. Today’s story is about Paul McCartney's new, silent recording!  We also look at how to use the preposition 'without'.

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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Practise your English listening and grammar with this episode of Learn English With News. Today’s story is about a man who stole a bus in Canada...but continued picking up passengers! We also look at some phrasal verbs related to the topic of transport. 

This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English.

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