About this episode

This episode features a classic story to enhance English listening skills.

Enjoy a classic story in English and boost your listening skills. Find more programmes to practise your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/skills Have you tried learning English from the news? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/news_english And as always... don't forget to sign up to our weekly newsletter to get tips and resources from your favourite presenters! https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

Topics covered

• classic literature
• English language learning
• listening skills
• reading skills
• writing skills
• speaking skills

Keywords

• classic stories
• English learning
• listening practice
• BBC Learning English
• language skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio

Books & works: Far From the Madding Crowd

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