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A series on National Public Radio (NPR) of people reading short essays about their beliefs about life and experiences that shaped how they think. You can listen to each show and read the transcript (a written account of everything the person says) at the same time (click on the title of a show to get to the transcript).

You can listen to ordinary people from many different backgrounds interviewing their family members, friends, and loved ones about their life on StoryCorps.

This American Life is a radio show that has many interesting stories about real people. Some of the stories are funny, some are serious. Some are about big social issues like war and education, and others are very personal stories about individuals and families. The English in This American Life is more difficult than the English in This I Believe. You can listen for free. You can also download a free transcript for most of the shows.

English vowels and syllable stresses can be hard to master. This site that will give you some good practice exercises.

This site was created by two people who teach English as a Foreign Language. Here, you can also listen to audio and test yourself on how well you hear the sounds in English.