King Alfred and the Cakes

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For Typescript and Podcast visit: http://SpeakBritishEnglish.com

Alfred the Great and the burning of the cakes is a story taught to generations of British children. It is one of the defining moments in British history. This account was written by the great Victorian writer, Charles Dickens.

The Speak British English site was created to teach you English by introducing you to the rich culture of Britain. Through Britain's rich heritage of literature, poetry, art and history, you will learn vocabulary, British English pronunciation and grammar, as well as coming to better understand the history and culture behind the language you are studying.

The English classes and English lessons that you will find here are for students who already have an Upper-intermediate level of English.

On this site you will find video English lessons exploring the rich cultural heritage of Britain that lies behind the English language, podcasts of each of the video lessons that you can download to your favourite player and
complete typescripts of each video to download for future reference.

These videos are high-quality listening exercises to help you develop an ear for British English prounciation. They will also help you to improve your own pronunciation.

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  • second!

  • USA is a UK

    how

    México/Peru is a Spain.

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