Boxcar English

After a long day of hard work, it’s nice to be able to sit for a minute and relax. It really feels just right. It really — hits the spot. Take English lessons using creative writing techniques with me at BoxcarEnglish.com And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast.

This is a dreamlike story. But it is not a dream… Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between life and dreams. Please visit the Boxcar English website: boxcarenglish.com And support the podcast on Patreon to receive all our transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast

What would you do if you were a millionaire? This episode talks about what Karl would do… Thanks for listening! Listen to Boxcar English and learn to think in English! Transcripts make learning easier! Join the Boxcar English Patreon (patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast) for access to all transcripts! Follow the podcast on TikTok (@boxcar.english) and Instagram (@boxcar_english)… And listen to the mu...

Sunday is a day of rest for many, especially when it’s raining outside. But sometimes things get in the way. Please leave a review for the podcast! Follow the podcast on Instagram @boxcar_english and TikTok @boxcar.english and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast where you can get transcripts and live chats! Visit boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me Thank you!

In this episode, you’ll learn some ways of talking about your dreams. Sometimes dreams are hard to describe. This story shows how our character, Karl, uses English to describe things that are out of the ordinary. Karl goes to the mountains with his grandmother. They rent a little house by a stream. It’s quiet there and Karl sleeps very well. And as he and his grandmother have breakfast, he tells h...

Karl sees eleven deer in his yard. He wishes they would let him pet them. They, of course, do not. Then he thinks about one time when he ate deer meat. Support the podcast at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast. You’ll get access to all the transcripts! And more things. Great things. Visit Boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me. I can teach you all kinds of stuff about English. I love teaching wri...

Find out how to use vocabulary like “grossed out”! Enjoy a tale of a friendly, absent-minded janitor! Learn English with useful, everyday language that’s not too hard to understand! Get the transcript by supporting the podcast for as little as 3 euros at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast And take lessons with the real Karl (as real as Karl gets, at least) — see how at boxcarenglish.com/lessons

Karl gets sick and goes to visit the doctor… He’s worried he didn’t really need to go. But it’s important to see the doctor when you’re sick. This is a great way to learn about how to speak in an important situation. This podcast works even better with the transcript! You can get them for just the price of a cup of coffee at the Boxcar English Patreon page !

This episode is about how watching a movie makes you feel. It’s about watching an action movie. It’s about feeling like you can do all the things you see in an action movie… Have you ever felt this way before? Tell me about it, at karl@boxcarenglish.com

There are some essential phrasal verbs in here! Especially if you’re in the USA. Such as : “pull over” – this means to stop your car on the side of the road. It’s what you have to do when a police car flashes its lights behind you. Fortunately, nothing bad happens during this police stop. But it’s never fun being stopped by the police! And it’s better if you know what to do in case it happens. And...

Sometimes life encounters jazz. And it stops to listen. And sometimes listening makes you want to do. Listening is doing! Please write to me about what you think about jazz. Do you listen to jazz? Do you play jazz? Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com Let me hear how your English is coming. You could be featured in a future episode.

Listen to this story and soak up some authentic American phrases! The weather changes everything. It changed my day today. I had a lot of work to do. I also had to do something outside. It was raining outside, and I got wet. Finally, I was able to start working! But then the sun came out. And I couldn’t stand to stay inside.

You’ll find a surprisingly emotional story in this episode, and some interesting, authentic phrases too. I was walking with my dog when it started to rain. A car drove by — and I caught a ride with it… Listen to the episode to find out what happened. Please send me a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me if you’ve ever been hitchhiking (some places call this “autostop”).

Do you like to travel? I do, but I also don’t like going very far away from home. And I have a dog. You don’t have to go very far to find new places. This is the story of my vacation. I discovered a new land, only by walking a few minutes from my home.

There are lots of new things to look for and learn in this episode. New phrases and new words. Let me know which ones are new to you. Send me your questions at karl@boxcarenglish.com. I went to town to take care of a few things. I rode my bike there. It was Spring, and there were flowers blooming. While in town, I saw posters for a show. They were yellow and blue, and I saw them everywhere. I wond...

Listen closely… this podcast is meant to be easy to understand for about a B1-level English student. Unlike other English listening podcasts, this podcast is designed to be heard without thinking too much. The idea is to make you forget you’re learning the language and focus on the story so you start to THINK in English. I lost my phone on a walk in the country. I asked some hunters about it. They...

Karl judges a pie baking contest. He is nervous, because he feels like he doesn’t know enough about pie. He has to cancel his Tuesday card game with his grandmother. But she is going to bake her famous apple pie for the contest. When he judges the pie contest, he is rather overwhelmed.

You see advertisements (or “ads”) every day. They say that seeing advertisements is not good for you. That’s probably true. But I would like to make my own advertisements. My own KIND of advertisements… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!

I rode my horse, whose name is Happy, a long way. Until my horse got sick. I was stuck on the side of the road, playing with my blue hat. Then, something great happened… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!

I wanted to paint my room, but I wasn’t sure which color to choose… So I went to the paint store and tried to pick out a color. But it’s hard to pick just one when there are so many choices. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon

I found something strange today. It was outside my front door. It was a bottle — an old bottle. The bottle was very interesting to me, but I didn’t know why… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon

How are your eyes? How well do you see? Has the way you see changed? I’m thinking about my eyes, and what it’s like to get older. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon

Are your shoes perfect? What would your perfect shoes be? Where do you look for shoes? Karl looks for shoes in used clothing stores. They aren’t easy to find. Sometimes he dreams of shoes. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon

Karl stays with his grandfather and all his dogs and cats in the mountains. Time slows down. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon

Karl drives a long way to visit his grandfather in the mountains. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon