About this episode

The episode discusses how poor volunteers defeated an empire during the USA's War of Independence, aimed at improving English listening skills for B1 learners.

How did poor volunteers beat an empire? B1 English listening 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com/j British teachers tell this epic true story of how America won their independence. Improve English listening skills with slow, clear narration perfect for B1 learners, by myself and James. — — — Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a7

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Palumbo

Topics covered

• USA's War of Independence
• English listening skills
• B1 English
• history
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: coffeechatenglish.com, simpleenglishbooks.com

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