The podcast
Alex’s Adventures: The British English Podcast
Real British English, one episode at a time.
Listen to live lessons, CEFR exam practice and shadowing sessions, then read along with an interactive transcript. Tap any word to jump to that moment in the video, and look up new words with the built-in dictionary.
Episodes
CEFR Test Prep: Fix Your Travel English
Using English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate (unit 31, Travel), Alex goes through the words for road, rail, air and sea transport, the difference between travel, journey and trip, and the common mistakes that cost points in CEFR exams.
Listen & read: CEFR Test Prep: Fix Your Travel English
In the Pipeline vs Lined Up: C1 Idioms
While batch cooking, Alex chats with Claude (an AI assistant) about C1 idioms: what separates in the pipeline from lined up, with real examples from the Cambridge and Longman dictionaries, plus British expressions for suddenly understanding.
Listen & read: In the Pipeline vs Lined Up: C1 Idioms
Live: Preparing for the EduSynch CEFR Test (B2 to C1/C2 Practice)
Recorded live just hours before his EduSynch CEFR test, Alex works through the reading and writing sections. He plans and writes an argumentative essay on social media with linkers like on the one hand… on the other hand, then builds a story with the situation, complication, action, result, reflection structure.
Listen & read: Live: Preparing for the EduSynch CEFR Test (B2 to C1/C2 Practice)
What’s the EduSynch CEFR Test Like?
Alex's first podcast episode, recorded live the day before his own EduSynch CEFR test. He explains how the test works, practises out loud, and shares tips on grammar, word formation and staying calm, with a few useful tangents.
Listen & read: What’s the EduSynch CEFR Test Like?
Shadowing Luke: Parson’s Pleasure (Episode 817)
Alex shadows Luke Thompson reading Roald Dahl’s Parson’s Pleasure from Luke’s English Podcast episode 817. Repeat each line and learn connected speech, the schwa, the glottal stop and the linking R.
Listen & read: Shadowing Luke: Parson’s Pleasure (Episode 817)