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Simple English Listening — Comprehensible Input Stories
Hosted by Tristan Palumbo — Intermediate English Stories · EN
Cambridge-certified teacher of 12 years. I'm Tristan, telling stories & true events in B1–B2 English. Traveler and artist.
📱 My Speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com
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- Read stories & speak about them with AI
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🧚 Free Stories & Transcripts → https://simpleenglishbooks.com
All episodes are written and recorded in my own real human voice — no AI narration.
🧙♂️ Tristan Palumbo is a British teacher. He's helped thousands of adults in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Italy and the UK. He uses “comprehensible input” — interesting stories in clear, easy English — to help you learn naturally.
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Messi: Boy Who Stopped Growing ⚽ Life Story B1 English
1w ago00:17:32Tap to summarizeNo money for medicine. Injections every night. B1 English story. 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Learn English through Lionel Messi's life story, spoken by a British native speaker, with a real human voice. Comprehensible input. Intermediate English listening. ---Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b7 📌 This is a true story. All events are real and taken from published sources. Some moments are dramatized — thoughts and feelings are imagined — and the English is simplified for learners.
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The World Cup Story: Scandals, Comedy & Shocks ⚽ B1 English Conversation
2w ago00:30:04Tap to summarizeMaradona's handball! Baggio's penalty! Stolen trophy! B1 Conversation📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comTwo native British English teachers share funny World Cup stories in a native English speaker conversation full of comprehensible input for B1 learners.--- 🌍 I'm Tristan, a Cambridge-certified English teacher. For 12 years experience. I've taught English in classrooms in UK, Italy, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. I share inspiring stories told as comprehensible input for intermediate English learners.
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Worst Earthquake in 100 Years Hits Venezuela — USA & Japan Shake Too 🌋 B1 Comprehensible Input
3w ago00:13:54Tap to summarizeTwo earthquakes 39 seconds apart. True B1 English story. 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comThe worst quake in 100 years hit. Neighbors dig through the rubble with their hands to save lives — a true story told as comprehensible input, in clear British English, so you learn English through stories. — — —Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b6 🌍 I'm Tristan, a Cambridge-certified English teacher. For 12 years experience. I've taught English in classrooms in UK, Italy, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. I share inspiring stories told as comprehensible input for intermediate English learners.
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Gaza Brothers Feed Thousands While Bombs Drop 🍲 B2 English Conversation
Jun 1800:46:03Tap to summarizeOne brother went missing. 4 stories from Gaza — B2 English Conversation📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comTwo British teachers share inspiring stories from Gaza. Learn English by comprehensible input — a native English speaker conversation at B2 level. — — —🧙♂️ Intermediate Stories (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/s
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Jamaica's Winter Olympic Team & CRASH at 140km/h 🏅 Inspiring B1 English Story
May 1100:19:38Tap to summarizeIsland sun to Olympic ice - they tried the impossible! B1 English story📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comHear the dramatic true story of Jamaica’s first bobsled team! Improve English listening skills with a real human voice, in clear upper intermediate English.— — —Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b5📌 Disclaimer: This story is based on real events, but names and some details are adapted for English learning.
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Hero Dogs! 4 EPIC True Stories 🐶 B1 English Conversation
Apr 2300:26:54Tap to summarizeIncredible dogs that save lives & one talks! B1 English conversation📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comIn this real human voice conversation, we share three inspiring true stories about hero dogs to improve English listening skills.— — —Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b2
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Titanic! 2000 People in -2°C Water | Band Kept Playing 🎻 B1 English Story
Mar 2600:22:05Tap to summarizeThe band continued to play while water rose — B1 English story📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comReal human voice. The dramatic true story of the Titanic, through the eyes of violinist Wallace Hartley. The music never stopped. Learn English through a story.— — —Free Transcript (30 languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b1This story is based on the true events of Wallace Hartley. Names and some details have been adapted for English learning.
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Bigfoot! 75,000 Sightings — 5 Terrifying Stories 👣 B2 English Conversation
Mar 900:29:10Tap to summarize5 People got too close. Bigfoot stories - B1 English conversation📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.comReal English conversation about Bigfoot, Native American legends, and 4 terrifying encounters. Improve English listening skills with two native British teachers. True stories.— — —Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a9
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Kidnapped by Pirates - 5 Days of Hell - True Story 🏴☠️ B2 English Story
Feb 2600:18:12Tap to summarizeTaken in a small boat by armed pirates - B2 English story 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.comAn epic true story for upper intermediate English listening. An American captain is taken by Somali pirates. He's trapped at sea for 5 days. Learn English by listening to stories of survival.— — —Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a8This story is based on the true events of Captain Phillips. Names and some details have been adapted for English learning.
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Farmers vs. King: USA’s War of Independence 💥 B1 English Listening
Feb 1500:23:38Tap to summarizeHow did poor volunteers beat an empire? B1 English listening📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com/jBritish teachers tell this epic true story of how America won their independence. Improve English listening skills with slow, clear narration perfect for B1 learners, by myself and James.— — —Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a7
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