LearnEnglish Podcast

LearnEnglish Podcast


English listening practice


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4.0.3for iPhone, iPad and more
9.5
1K+ Ratings
British Council
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42.1 MB
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Apr 25, 2023
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Education
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About LearnEnglish Podcast

Listen to the British Council’s most popular English language podcasts in LearnEnglish Podcasts.

Improve your listening, reading and understanding of general and business English – any time, anywhere. LearnEnglish Podcasts has lots of special features that make learning English fun.

Podcasts are downloadable any time, so you can access the content offline. Then, when you have finished with an episode, you can delete it to make space on your phone.

LearnEnglish Podcasts – key features

* New podcasts are added every week, so you never run out of things to listen to. We have podcasts on a range of topics, from language learning tips to information about the world, so there is something for everyone.

* Downloadable episodes mean you can listen offline. But don’t worry, when you have done with an episode you can delete it, so it doesn’t use up space on your phone.

* Interactive audio scripts allow you to repeat hard-to-hear phrases or new vocabulary easily. Plus, pitch control means you can slow down the audio speed if the speaker is a bit difficult to understand.

*Background playing means that you can listen to the audio while the screen is off, which means you can slip your phone in your pocket and listen to podcasts on the go.

* Enjoy simple exercises for every episode of content, with a progress screen so that you can track your progress.

* Share what you’re watching and listening to through Facebook, Twitter and email with integrated social media sharing. Celebrate your progress with your friends.

Feedback
All feedback is welcome. If you are experiencing any problems with the app, please email us at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org with a short description of the issue and as much info about your phone and operating system as you can give us. But don’t wait for something to go wrong to reach out – you can email us any time to let us know what you think about LearnEnglish Podcasts, share ideas for new episodes or tell us how the app is helping you!

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The British Council creates top English learning apps for learners of all ages. You can download our apps to practise grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and listening. Visit our website to see all our apps: www.britishcouncil.org/mobilelearning.
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.0.3

Last updated on Apr 25, 2023
Old Versions
v4.0.3:
- We've added full support for iOS16.
Enjoy your listening practice, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback or suggestions. Stay safe! :)

v4.0.2:
- We've fixed a bug that was causing problems with episode downloads on iPhone 13.
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Version History
4.0.3
Apr 25, 2023
v4.0.3:
- We've added full support for iOS16.
Enjoy your listening practice, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback or suggestions. Stay safe! :)

v4.0.2:
- We've fixed a bug that was causing problems with episode downloads on iPhone 13.
4.0.2
Aug 15, 2022
v4.0.2:
- We've fixed a bug that was causing problems with episode downloads on iPhone 13.
Enjoy your listening practice, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback or suggestions. Stay safe! :)

v4.0.1:
We've packed this update full of GREAT new features for you!
- You can now remove 3rd party ads from the app for less than the price of a cup of coffee!
- Added dark mode support to save your eyes and your phone's battery power
- Full support for iOS 15
- Font size settings for the audioscripts so you can make them bigger if you need to
- A Search function so that you can easily find episodes on topics you're interested in
- Helpful pop-ups on first launch to explain the app's main features and areas
- Added new speeds to the audio pitch control (1.5x/2x) so you can listen more quickly if you want to
4.0.1
Jun 9, 2022
v4.0.1:
We've packed this update full of GREAT new features for you!
- You can now remove 3rd party ads from the app for less than the price of a cup of coffee!
- Added dark mode support to save your eyes and your phone's battery power
- Full support for iOS 15
- Font size settings for the audioscripts so you can make them bigger if you need to
- A Search function so that you can easily find episodes on topics you're interested in
- Helpful pop-ups on first launch to explain the app's main features and areas
- Added new speeds to the audio pitch control (1.5x/2x) so you can listen more quickly if you want to
Enjoy your listening practice, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback or suggestions. Stay safe! :)
4.0.0
Jun 2, 2022
v4.0.0:
We've packed this update full of GREAT new features for you!
- You can now remove 3rd party ads from the app for less than the price of a cup of coffee!
- Added dark mode support to save your eyes and your phone's battery power
- Full support for iOS 15
- Font size settings for the audioscripts so you can make them bigger if you need to
- A Search function so that you can easily find episodes on topics you're interested in
- Helpful pop-ups on first launch to explain the app's main features and areas
- Added new speeds to the audio pitch control (1.5x/2x) so you can listen more quickly if you want to
Enjoy your listening practice, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback or suggestions. Stay safe! :)
3.9.9
Jun 22, 2021
v3.9.9:
- We've fixed some bugs, and gone back to our previous app icon.

We hope you're enjoying using the podcasts to practise and improve English. If you have any feedback or suggestions about the app, send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org and we'll try to help. LearnEnglish Mobile team
3.9.8
Apr 3, 2021
v3.9.8.1.11:
- We've made some big behind-the-scenes improvements to make the app work better than ever.
- We've got a lovely new app icon!
- Don't forget to enable push notifications in your phone's Settings, so that you can find out from us whenever we release a new podcast episode!

We hope you're enjoying using the app to practise your English listening skills! Send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback about the app. Thanks!
3.9.7
Jan 28, 2020
v3.9.7.1.4:
* We've fixed a problem with notifications. Now we can let you know when new episodes are released, so be sure to switch on "notifications" on the Settings page of your device.

v3.9.6.1.3:
* We've fixed some bugs in the audioscript that were happening on iOS 13.2.

We hope you're enjoying using the app to practise your English listening skills! Send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback about the app. Thanks!
3.9.6
Nov 20, 2019
v3.9.6.1.3:
* We've fixed some bugs in the audioscript that were happening on iOS 13.2.

Switch on "notifications" on the Settings page of your device so we can tell you whenever we release a new episode, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback about the app. Thanks!
3.9.5
Nov 12, 2019
v3.9.5.1.3:
* We've fixed a critical problem with the audio player, which was stopping the app from playing podcast episodes. The app is back up and running again now, so thank you for your patience!

Keep checking regularly for new podcast episodes, and send us an email at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any feedback about the app. Thanks!
3.9.4
Oct 16, 2019
v3.9.4:
* We've made some improvements behind the scenes, and fixed a couple of bugs.

If you have any feedback for us about the app, please get in touch at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
3.8.2
Jan 16, 2019
v3.8.2:
* We've fixed a bug that was causing the app to crash after launch.

Thanks for all your patience while we've been fixing this problem! If you have any feedback for us about the app, please get in touch at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
3.8.1
Jul 3, 2018
v3.8.1:
- We've fixed a bug that was causing the app to crash when playing the last episode of any series. Thank you for reporting it to us!

We hope you enjoy improving your English listening skills with LearnEnglish Podcasts!
3.8
Mar 4, 2018
v3.8.0:
- full support for iOS11 and iPhone X
- updated some SDKs, fixed some bugs and made some backend changes to improve performance

v3.7.0:
* improved the instruction image when you press the “i” button while doing the exercise questions
* updated some of the app’s code to make it run smoother
* updated the info on the “About us” screen, to give you the latest up-to-date info about our other great learning apps
3.7
Jun 20, 2017
v3.7.0:
* We’ve replaced the instruction image when you press the “i” button while doing the exercise questions, to make it clearer.
* We’ve updated some of the app’s code to make it run smoother.
* We’ve updated the information on the “About us” screen, to give you the latest up-to-date info about our other great learning apps.
* We’ve fixed some minor bugs to make things better.

v3.6.2:
* Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
3.6.2
Feb 14, 2017
v3.6.2:
* Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

v3.6.1:
* Minor bug fix

v3.6.0:
* New Copy button for copying audioscript to your device clipboard
3.6.1
Dec 22, 2016
Performance improvements
3.6.0
Dec 8, 2016
v3.6.0
- We've added a Copy button to the audio player screen, so now you can copy text from the audioscript to your device's clipboard.
- We've reversed the order of Series to put newer content on top.
- Minor bug fixes.

v3.5.0
- We've fixed a few bugs and made some minor design updates, including an easier way to find our other great English learning apps.
3.5.0
Sep 14, 2016
v3.5.0
- We've fixed a few bugs and made some minor design updates, including an easier way to find our other great English learning apps.

v3.4.1
- Improved the design of the pitch control. Tap the 1x button to slow the speed of the audio. Tap it again to bring the speed back to normal.
- Minor bug fixes in the control panel and syncing the audioscript.
3.4.1
Mar 10, 2016
v3.4.1.
- Improved the design of the pitch control. Tap the 1x button to slow the speed of the audio. Tap it again to bring the speed back to normal.
- Minor bug fixes in the control panel and syncing the audioscript.

v3.4.0
- Fixed a bug where the app was stuck on the splash screen. Thank you for all your feedback about this bug!
- Fixed a bug where users could not download episodes on iPhone6S.
- You can now use the iPhone audio controls.
- We’ve added a badge on the Series screen to let you know when new episodes have been added to Series 4. There will be a total of 20 episodes in Series 4, so please stay tuned!
- Other minor improvements.
3.4.0
Nov 17, 2015
v3.4.0
• Fixed a bug where the app was stuck on the splash screen. Thank you for all your feedback about this bug!
• Fixed a bug where users could not download episodes on iPhone 6s.
• You can now use the iPhone audio controls when listening in the background.
• We’ve added a badge on the Series screen to let you know when new episodes have been added to Series 4. There will be a total of 20 episodes in Series 4, so please stay tuned!
• Other minor improvements.

v3.3.0
We are excited to bring you the brand new series of LearnEnglish Podcasts. Series 4 has started and we will be releasing a new episode every two weeks. Update now to get the new series.
3.3.1
Jul 29, 2015
v3.3.1
* We've added audio buttons in the control centre and on the lock screen so you can skip forwards and backwards 15 seconds at a time when you're listening to a podcast in the background.
* We've also fixed a bug that was causing the tapescript to flicker.

v3.3.0
* We are excited to bring you the brand new series of LearnEnglish Podcasts. Series 4 has started and we will be releasing a new episode every two weeks. Update now to get the new series.

v3.2.1
* We’ve made some improvements in speed.

v3.2.0
* Added Spanish and Japanese UI to the app
* Background audio, so you can listen even when the screen is off.
3.3.0
May 20, 2015
v3.3.0
We are excited to bring you the brand new series of LearnEnglish Podcasts. Series 4 has started and we will be releasing a new episode every two weeks. Update now to get the new series.

v3.2.1
We’ve made some improvements in speed.

v3.2.0
• Added Spanish and Japanese UI to the app
• Background audio, so you can listen even when the screen is off.
3.2.1
Mar 25, 2015
v3.2.1
We’ve made some improvements in speed.

v3.2.0
• Added Spanish and Japanese UI to the app
• Background audio, so you can listen even when the screen is off.

v3.0.0
This one is a major update, featuring a complete redesign of the app for a better experience…
• Stable download process so you can store the files to listen offline
• Full iOS8 compatibility, and a beautiful new look and feel
• Help section to give you tips on using the app to improve your English listening skills
• New 'Feedback & Support' button in the Help section, so you can ask questions and give us feedback directly
• Progress section to help you keep track of your answers to the Exercises
• Background downloading, so you can minimise the app during downloads
• Background audio playing, so you can do other things or switch your screen off while you listen
3.2.0
Jan 13, 2015
v3.2.0
* Added Spanish and Japanese UI to the app
* Background audio, so you can listen even when the screen is off.

v3.0.0
This one is a major update, featuring a complete redesign of the app for a better experience…
* Stable download process so you can store the files to listen offline
* Full iOS8 compatibility, and a beautiful new look and feel
* Help section to give you tips on using the app to improve your English listening skills
* New 'Feedback & Support' button in the Help section, so you can ask questions and give us feedback directly
* Progress section to help you keep track of your answers to the Exercises
* Background downloading, so you can minimise the app during downloads
* Background audio playing, so you can do other things or switch your screen off while you listen
3.0.0
Nov 8, 2014
This one is a major update, featuring a complete redesign of the app for a better experience…
* Stable download process so you can store the files to listen offline
* Full iOS8 compatibility, and a beautiful new look and feel
* Help section to give you tips on using the app to improve your English listening skills
* New 'Feedback & Support' button in the Help section, so you can ask questions and give us feedback directly
* Progress section to help you keep track of your answers to the Exercises
* Background downloading, so you can minimise the app during downloads
* Background audio playing, so you can do other things or switch your screen off while you listen

LearnEnglish Podcast FAQ

LearnEnglish Podcast is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Russia
LearnEnglish Podcast supports English, Japanese, Spanish
LearnEnglish Podcast contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of LearnEnglish Podcast.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

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