Sound Practice Language Learning
Listen to short stories in American English and improve your overall English level. All episodes are short and include audio transcripts so that you can follow along and learn new vocabulary. The host is an experienced language learner who provides useful tips along the way.
Visit the home of the podcast here: mathewarmstrong.com/soundpractice/
(As of 2022, there is no longer a website called just Sound Practice).
Episodes
26 episodes
Goodbye Sound Practice! Hello Next Step!
This is the final episode of the Podcast "Sound Practice Language Learning." I will rename the Podcast as Next Step ELT (Education, Learning, & Technology) and broaden the podcast to talk more about education in general.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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5:13
My Visit Back Home in July
Today I will talk about my visit back home to the US (from China) and an accident with fireworks!You can find the transcript for today's episode here:https://mathewarmstrong.com...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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10:54
Snake Friends in China
Today I will talk about some of the friends I've made here in China who are into wildlife, especially snakes!You can find the transcript for today's episode here:https://...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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13:45
Frogs this Summer
Today I will talk about raising tadpoles into frogs this past summer, and why you should give it a try too!You can find the transcript for today's episode here:https://mathewa...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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13:07
Running 50km in 5 hours
Today I will talk about one of my biggest running achievements of all! Where I ran 50km in 5 hours. Considering I can barely run 10km in under 2 hours now at 120kg, you'd be surprised by this story!You can find the transcript for today's ep...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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11:26
My Running Story
Today I will talk about a time in my life when I went from being a couch potato to being able to run marathons!You can find the transcript for today's episode here:https://mathewar...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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9:22
Pets as a Kid
Today I will talk about some of the pets that I had when I was a little kid and also about some of the cool pets of other family members!You can find the transcript for today's episode here:
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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11:08
Catching a Mother Snake
Today I will talk about a time when I caught a big water snake as a kid. You can find the transcript for today's episode here:https://mathewarmstrong.com/catching-a-mother...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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11:27
Raising Baby Skunks
Today I will talk about a time when my grandmother helped save and raise two wild animals that others probably would not have helped. We will talk about skunks!You can find the transcript for today's episode here:
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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9:57
38 and Back to School!
In this episode I catch you up on what I've been doing for the past 3 years and how I'm going back to school to learn more about Science, Math, and Computers... and I'm coming from a language teaching background!You can find the transcript ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:39
Late Christmas Special
This is a new and longer episode. I have included two Christmas stories. One from my childhood and one from last year. From now on I will be making more podcasts, more stories, and giving language learning tips. 00:00-05:09: I...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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39:23
What I've been doing for the last 7 months (3500 views so far!)
I've been really busy lately with life. This podcast has received over 3500 views so far!If you are an intermediate or upper-intermediate learner of English you will find my speaking very comprehensible and I use natural English and spe...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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25:19
In Memory of Moses McCormick
Moses McCormick was someone who I wish I had met and gotten to know. Unfortunately he has passed away. We all might have someone we admire or look up to. If you can, you should try to find a way to reach out and let them know. In this episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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11:20
Staying Motivated
It's been a while!The podcast is back!Today I'm going to talk a bit about staying positive with language learning and tell how to avoid negative thinking that can ruin your learning.Having trouble listening? Please go to...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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10:49
My First Bicycle Crash
Here I talk about the time I learned how to ride my bicycle and my first accident on a bicycle! As my the title suggests, this is just the first little accident in my long hobby of cycling! There will be more bicycle stories to come!Hav...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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13:18
Chapter 8 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 8 of 8 This is the final chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1 to 7 first. This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He co...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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11:34
Chapter 7 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 7 of 8This is the seventh chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1-6 first. This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could not...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:30
Chapter 6 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 6 of 8This is the sixth chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1-5 first.This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could not walk li...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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13:36
Chapter 5 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 5 of 8 This is the fifth chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1-4 first. This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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10:42
Chapter 4 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 4 of 8This is the fourth chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1, 2, and 3 first. This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He co...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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9:42
Chapter 3 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 3 of 8This is the third chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapters 1 and 2 first. This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could n...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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11:56
Chapter 2 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 2 of 8This is the second chapter of the story! Make sure you listen to Chapter 1 first. This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could not wal...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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8:44
Chapter 1 of 8: The Little Prince and his Travelling Cloak
Chapter 1 of 8This is the first chapter of the story!This story is about a little boy named Dolor. He was a Prince. When he was just a baby his mother and father died. He could not walk like other boys. Then his uncle Tom became Kin...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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9:01
Pizza Bread Gone Wrong
In this episode I talk about something scary that happened to me and my cousin Shawn when we were trying to make pizza bread on our own. The pizza bread turned out all right and it was delicious! But there was one problem with our baking . The ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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9:45
The Time I Brought the Snake Home
Welcome to the first episode of the podcast. I talk about a memory from my teenage years that still makes me laugh today. I had always loved animals and I was never afraid of snakes, but some things you should just leave alone. This is wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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10:53