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Real stories and podcasts, told at your level. Every episode comes in Easy, Medium and Hard: the story stays, the English adapts to you.

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Three levels, one story

One episode, three levels

Every story comes in Easy, Medium and Hard. Switch anytime, even in the middle of an episode: the story stays, the English adapts to you.

Episode 12

The Coffee Shop Mix-up

Beginner

It is very cold today, so I want a hot coffee.

  • 1BeginnerShort sentences, everyday words, a calm pace.
  • 2IntermediateNatural speech with some idioms, at a relaxed pace.
  • 3AdvancedNative speed, rich vocabulary, real conversations.

Transcript

Español

So, how was your weekend?

Amazing! We finally visited London.

¡Increíble! Por fin visitamos Londres.

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Words that stick

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Don't know a word? Tap it to see its meaning, hear it and save it. Short daily reviews move it, box by box, into long-term memory.

dreary

gloomy, dull

The weather was dreary, but we loved it.

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Your five boxes

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New
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Learning
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Familiar
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Good
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Mastered

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Everything you need to keep going

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exaggeration

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That's a slight exaggeration.
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