Classic Stories: The Tempest

Classic Stories: The Tempest

From Learning English Stories by BBC Radio

April 24, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

This episode features a classic story, 'The Tempest', while teaching listeners 10 uses of the word 'storm'.

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Topics covered

  • classic stories
  • language learning
  • uses of storm

Keywords

  • The Tempest
  • storm
  • classic story
  • language learning
  • BBC Learning English

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio, BBC Learning English

Books & works: The Tempest

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