About Study Brew | English Stories for Learners (B1-B2)
Short English stories for learners at B1-B2 level. Each episode is about 5 minutes and follows one character through a real situation: ordering coffee in a new city, fixing a problem at home, starting a new job. Clear, simple English you can use in real life, with 5 useful phrases at the end of every story.
Human voice, no AI. Every story is read by a real person, a non-native speaker who is still learning too.
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Anna Gets Lost at the Market | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Anna has one free morning in London before lunch with an old friend. She goes to the big market to take photos, follows one interesting thing after another, and then she has no idea where she is.
English focus: asking for directions, saying you're running late.
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9 Nov 2026
Daniel Goes to the Bank | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Daniel's card is declined twice at the supermarket, with a long line behind him. His banking app says the card is blocked, so he goes to the bank to find out why.
English focus: explaining a problem at the bank, asking for help with your card.
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7 Nov 2026
Lisa Has Lunch With Her Team | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Once a month, the whole studio goes out for lunch, with only one rule: no talking about work. Lisa is a little nervous. Without work to talk about, what will she say?
English focus: small talk with colleagues, ordering at a restaurant, splitting the bill.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
5 Nov 2026
Anna Rents a Bike in Amsterdam | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
In Amsterdam, everyone rides a bike, so Anna decides to rent one too. The shop owner gives her the rules, two locks and one very important tip.
English focus: renting something, asking about prices and rules.
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3 Nov 2026
Daniel Tries to Return a Jacket | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Daniel buys a new jacket for a weekend walk in the hills, but he doesn't try it on in the shop. At home, the sleeves are too short, and the receipt is missing.
English focus: returning something to a shop, asking for an exchange.
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1 Nov 2026
Lisa Asks Her Manager for Help | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
The bookshop quiz night is on Thursday, Lisa has a new website to write, and she's been staying late every night. She doesn't want to ask for help, but her list keeps getting longer.
English focus: asking your manager for help, talking about workload.
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30 Oct 2026
Anna Orders Without a Menu | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
On her third evening in Rome, Anna finds a tiny restaurant with six tables, candles in old bottles, and no menu at all. The owner just tells her what he cooked today.
English focus: ordering food, asking for recommendations, talking about allergies.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
28 Oct 2026
Daniel Calls His Internet Provider | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Every evening at six, Daniel's internet stops working. When it cuts out in the middle of a client call, he finally picks up the phone and calls for help.
English focus: calling customer service, explaining a technical problem.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
26 Oct 2026
Lisa Makes a Mistake at Work | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Two hundred posters for the bookshop quiz night have just arrived, and Lisa is proud of them. Then she reads the first one and sees the wrong day.
English focus: admitting a mistake, suggesting a solution at work.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
24 Oct 2026
Anna Loses Her Suitcase | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Anna lands in Rome with five days ahead of her and a long list of places to photograph. There's just one problem: her suitcase never comes out.
English focus: reporting lost luggage, describing your things.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
22 Oct 2026
Lisa Writes Her First Work Email | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Helen asks Lisa to email the bookshop about the quiz night idea. It sounds easy, until Lisa sits down to write her first real work email to a real client.
English focus: writing a clear and polite work email.
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20 Oct 2026
Daniel's Neighbour Is Too Loud | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Daniel's quiet building isn't so quiet anymore. A new neighbour has moved in upstairs, and every night, the music gets louder. Daniel hates this kind of conversation, but he can't sleep.
English focus: making a polite complaint, finding a solution together.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
18 Oct 2026
Lisa's First Team Meeting | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
It's Lisa's second week at the design studio, and her plan for the team meeting is simple: just listen. But when the new client turns out to be a bookshop, staying quiet gets harder.
English focus: asking questions and sharing ideas in a meeting.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
16 Oct 2026
Anna's Hotel Room Is Not Ready | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Anna lands in Madrid at seven in the morning after almost no sleep. All she wants is a shower and a bed, but check-in isn't until three o'clock.
English focus: checking in at a hotel, asking for help politely.
This episode is part of Story Brew, by Study Brew: https://www.studybrew.co/stories/
If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
14 Oct 2026
Daniel Goes to the Doctor | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
Daniel's back has been hurting for a week, and he can't ignore it any longer. There's just one problem: Daniel really doesn't like going to the doctor.
English focus: making an appointment, describing how you feel.
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If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
12 Oct 2026
Anna Misses Her Train | English Story (B1-B2)
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
It's Anna's last morning in Lisbon, and her train to Porto leaves at ten fifteen. She has plenty of time, or so she thinks, until one photo turns into twenty.
English focus: asking for help at a train station, changing plans.
If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
10 Oct 2026
Lisa's First Day at a New Job | English Story (B1-B2)
It's Lisa's first day at a small design studio. She has practised her introduction on the train, but meeting a whole team of new people is harder than it sounds.
English focus: introducing yourself, small talk at work.
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Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
9 Oct 2026
Daniel's Laptop Stops Working | English Story (B1-B2)
Daniel has an important video call with a new client at eleven. But this morning, his laptop won't turn on, and he has two and a half hours to find out why.
English focus: explaining a problem, asking for help.
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Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
8 Oct 2026
Anna's First Morning in Lisbon | English Story (B1-B2)
It's Anna's first morning in Lisbon. She orders a coffee that's much smaller than she expected, then her phone dies just as she sets off to find the best view in the city.
English focus: ordering in a café, asking for directions.
Read along and save new words at https://www.studybrew.co
Recorded by a non-native English speaker. No AI voice.
If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/studybrew
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