You've Got Mail, Snail Mail! | Ideas in English for Advanced Listening Practice

🎙️ Episode 93: You’ve got mail, snail mail! is another episode in which I champion an analogue activity I think should make a comeback: letter writing. I'm not the only one. A bestselling novel from 2025 is a novel written in epistolary form, that is, in the form of letters and emails.  Browse social media, and you're bound to find accounts that encourage the exchange of hand-written notecards.  In this episode, I'll share: My own relationship to letter writing, and the life it tells A short summary of the novel The Correspondent and why I think it’s a fabulous book for English language learners A few ideas about how YOU can help revive the lost art of writing letters. Do you have a bin of letters stored somewhere? Do you write letters? Would you like to? Have a listen, review and explore the additional links, and let me know what YOU think. As always, I’ll highlight advanced English language (C1/C2) along the way. Hear You Go gives intermediate and advanced English learners a space to think, learn, and connect in English. Links to go further: Audio book review: The influence of the sleeper hit novel 'The Correspondent' : NPR Interview with the author: 'The Correspondent' Author Virginia Evans On Her Breakout Year On Letter writing: The Lost Art of Letter Writing | Peyton Christenson | TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity From me, with love: the lost art of letter writing | Life and style | The Guardian Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning | Scientific American What is The Lovely Letter Exchange | Martha Brook Blog Global Penfriends French podcast Passerelles and new letter writing project: On Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passerelles-a-french-podcast-for-intermediate-learners/id1546977913?i=1000757945555 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FBVFCIH6u4TpSPa7R2ZFK?si=Dkm_K076TMqZEIwZI-f3dA   Get in touch: ⏰  To work with me 1:1 (currently sold out until September), but you can add your name to the waitlist. 📥 Do you get my newsletter? It’s really the best way to hear from me. You can also follow me on Instagram. 🎶 Amos the Transparent provides my theme song. They're an awesome group of talented musicians. Give them some love and check out their music.  Please share the podcast and spread the knowledge!