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How it worksSlow English FM is a free live radio in easy, slow English, for English learners. You can listen and read at the same time. Scripts and voices are made by AI. Our news is based on real articles from established news organisations, checked against the sources and published with links so you can read them yourself.
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CommentaryA specialist voice takes a few minutes on one story.
Daily NewsThe detailed bulletin of the day in easy English. One edition is kept for each day.
Daily Random FactsOne surprising fact, explained in a minute.
Everyday EnglishShort tips on grammar, vocabulary and expressions you can use the same day.
Famous PeopleLives and ideas of people from around the world.
In ConversationInterviews and round tables that take one subject and explain it, in clear, slow English.
Irregular VerbsSets of irregular verbs to listen to and repeat.
StoriesFiction in easy English, in short chapters, with expressions taken from each chapter.
The Word of the NewsUseful words taken from the news of the day, explained with an example.
Today in HistoryAn event from the past, told on its anniversary.
World DiscoveryPlaces, cultures and ideas, one at a time.
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