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Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau

30 oktober 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

16 oktober 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: Cinderella

9 oktober 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: The Snow Queen

2 oktober 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Robin Hood

25 september 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Pride and Prejudice

18 september 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: Pygmalion

11 september 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: Orpheus and Eurydice

4 september 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue

28 augustus 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Far From the Madding Crowd

7 augustus 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: Frankenstein

31 juli 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

24 juli 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: David Copperfield

17 juli 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: Oliver Twist

10 juli 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: The Red Shoes

3 juli 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: Romeo and Juliet

26 juni 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: The Phantom of the Opera

19 juni 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: A Tale of Two Cities

5 juni 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: The War of the Worlds

29 mei 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: The 39 Steps

22 mei 2026 · 6 min

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Enjoy a classic story in English, and learn 14 uses of ‘lie’. Read by Tim. Lees meer

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Classic Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream

15 mei 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: Animal Farm

8 mei 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Little Women

1 mei 2026 · 6 min

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This story follows the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 15 uses of ‘up’. Lees meer

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Classic Stories: The Tempest

24 april 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: 1984

17 april 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Much Ado About Nothing

10 april 2026 · 7 min

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Classic Stories: Great Expectations

7 april 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: The Wind in the Willows

27 maart 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Around the World in Eighty Days

20 maart 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw

13 maart 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: Treasure Island

6 maart 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: The Picture of Dorian Gray

2 maart 2026 · 6 min

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Classic Stories: Northanger Abbey

20 februari 2026 · 7 min

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Classic Stories: Rumplestiltskin

13 februari 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Macbeth

6 februari 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: The Vampyre

23 januari 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: The Princess and the Pea

16 januari 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: The North Wind and the Sun

9 januari 2026 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: Moby Dick

2 januari 2026 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: King Midas and his Golden Touch

26 december 2025 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

19 december 2025 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: Emma

15 december 2025 · 4 min

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Classic Stories: The Island of Dr Moreau

5 december 2025 · 5 min

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Classic Stories: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

28 november 2025 · 4 min

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Classic stories: Cinderella

21 november 2025 · 6 min

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Our Stories: Ways to tell good stories

14 november 2025 · 8 min

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Pippa and Beth talk about some methods to improve the stories you tell in English. They look back at Georgie's story about a boy band and Neil's story about parking. Lees meer

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Our Stories: Meeting famous people

7 november 2025 · 7 min

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Phil and Georgie share real stories about celebrities. Phil has a famous student and Georgie meets a musician she is obsessed with. Lees meer

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Our Stories: 30 brides and a family discovery

31 oktober 2025 · 8 min

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Pippa and Beth share real stories about family. Pippa goes to a wedding where there are lots of brides around, and Beth flies to the USA to meet long lost family. Lees meer

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Our Stories: Coincidences and culture shock

24 oktober 2025 · 8 min

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Beth and Phil share real stories about journeys and travel. Beth bumps into people she knows in unusual places, and Phil tries to get into the Paraguayan way of life. Lees meer

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Our Stories: Locked out and looking silly

17 oktober 2025 · 8 min

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Georgie and Neil share real stories about mistakes. Georgie breaks into her own house, and Neil does something very embarrassing in a car park. Lees meer

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