True stories · Upper-intermediate English

Real stories.
Five words each.

Learn English the way you learn in real life — through stories that stay with you. Every episode teaches five words in context, so you remember them long after the story ends.

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The stories

Pick a story, press play

Swipe through every Well Tell story. Read what it's about, then watch it right here.

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How it works

Words you'll actually remember

A word in a list is easy to forget. A word inside a story you care about is not.

Watch or listen

Every week, a new true story from history, science and everyday life — as a video on YouTube or a podcast episode.

Meet five words

Each story is built around five useful words. You hear them in real sentences, in a moment you'll remember.

Review with flashcards

Unlock each story's cards and review them with spaced repetition — the same method serious learners use.

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Watch & listen

Wherever you are

New true stories every week.

YouTube Watch every story film right here. Watch → Apple Podcasts Listen on your commute. Listen → Spotify Every episode, free. Listen → Instagram Short stories and daily words. Follow →

Flashcards

Every story, its own deck

Finish a story and unlock its five cards. Your deck grows with every episode — after twenty stories, you'll be reviewing a hundred words you learned in context.

The real sentence from the story, with the word missing
The narrator's voice from the episode
Spaced repetition that shows each card right before you'd forget it

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