Audiobooks to learn English

Audiobooks are an excellent alternative to access content at times when we can’t hold a traditional book or a mobile device, if we like  e-books. If you want  to learn English by listening to audiobooks, there is a wide variety of titles available. All you need is time and the right place, but you can do it at home while preparing dinner or in the car on the way to work or your study center.

It’s important to choose the right audiobook because it’s not the same to listen to poems as to hear a lesson about English verb conjugation. If the time you have available allows you to concentrate, a lesson is not bad at all, but if you’re going to  listen to audios in English while chopping onions, it’s best to choose something more manageable.

If you take public transportation to go to your work or study place, the situation of standing surrounded by many people with barely any room to move might be familiar to you. 

At that moment you might want to read a book, but you don’t have space even to take it out. It is in these types of situations that audiobooks come in. 

If you are interested in experimenting with audiobooks in English on topics of your interest but don’t know where to look, keep reading. 

There are hundreds of platforms apart from the ones we mentioned before, but we think it’s convenient to recommend you Books should be free, a website that offers an infinite variety of audiobooks in English. 

It has various categories through which you can do a specific search according to your interests. You have the option to listen to them instantly or download them in mp3 format to listen offline.

We recommend starting with something simple, without much technical vocabulary, as it will be easier for you to understand it and gradually get familiar with the world of audiobooks. Here are some examples. 

• Anne of Green Gables. Written by Lucy Maud Montgomery, it tells the story of a 13-year-old orphan girl who is adopted by two brothers who need help on the farm where they live and work. It narrates Anne’s experience adapting to the town, the family, and how she evolves as a woman. It takes place in the late 19th century and narrates the girl’s life until she is an elderly lady.
   
• Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is one of the most important classics of romantic literature, you may have read adaptations, or even the complete novel in Spanish. If you like the genre, we recommend listening to this audiobook to learn English from a story that should already sound familiar to you.

So that children also grow up with a second language close by, playing audiobooks in the background while they play is always a good option. The same website we mentioned before has a section for kids. Here are some of our recommendations. 

• The adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. The naughtiest boy of all is one of the favorite characters of the little ones, mischievous, daring and fun, hooking with all his feats and adventures. 

• Alice’s adventures in wonderland by Lewis Carroll, is a classic that will even make you smile to remember in this audio format. Kids will be entertained and get hooked on one of the most magical stories of all.