Simple Stories in English

About Simple Stories in English

Learning English is easier with stories! These simple stories repeat common words and phrases to make English learning effective and enjoyable. You can find transcripts of each episode at smalltownspanishteacher.com.

Publisher

Camilla Given

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Aug 2022

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Greg the Python Hunter

   Send us Fan Mail Every now and again I am sent a story by a listener. Today’s fascinating, true story comes from Sharon. The Florida Everglades is facing a big problem. Many of its native species are being killed off by Burmese pythons. However, a dog named Greg is helping to clear to Everglades of this stealthy predator, hunting down snakes invisible to the naked eye. This simple story is told in both the present and past tenses and focuses on the words python, swamp, shelter, and hunt. No...

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   What Scares Me?

   Send us Fan Mail I consider myself to be a strong person, but there are still many things that scare me. Most things that scare me are pretty typical, like horror movies, and the dark. Other things I don’t want to scare me, so I do my best to overcome them, such as heights or moving fast on skis. This simple story is told in the first person and present tense and focuses on the words scare, frighten, chills, darkness, wild, and heights. No matter where you are in your language journey, stor...

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   The Daring Little Kitten

   Send us Fan Mail You might remember a brave little kitten from one of my earlier stories. That brave little kitten is back with a new adventure in a new construction site. Jack is a little cat. In a previous episode, Jack got separated from his family in a construction site. He was a shy, scared cat, but that experience made him brave and daring. Now Jack goes out of his way to explore the world around him. But he still prefers a good construction site. This simple story is told in the past...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

724 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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