Latest Episodes
IKEA – AIRC581
In this podcast, you’ll learn about the furniture and home improvement store IKEA. Whether you’re a huge fan of shopping there or you’ve never heard of IKEA, you’ll learn lots of new vocabulary. Many thanks yet again to Carmen from Malaga for the idea...
Soft Skills – AIRC580
In this podcast, you’ll learn what soft skills are and how they are different from hard skills. We’ll give you some examples of soft skills so that you can widen your vocabulary and be prepared to answer questions related to soft skills if you...
Oxymorons – AIRC579
In this podcast, you’ll learn about oxymorons. An oxymoron puts two words that don’t normally go together side by side, like “pretty ugly” or “bittersweet”, to create a new idea that’s often clever, ironic, or emotionally powerful. We’ve got lots of examples of oxymorons...
Superstitions – AIR578
In today’s podcast, you’ll learn about superstitions around the world. Some bring good luck and some bring bad. Do you believe in superstitions? Do we believe in them? Voice message from JuliaC2 Proficiency examShe’s been hitting the books!English Expressions that could be rude or...
English surnames that come from occupations – AIRC577
In English, many surnames come from the professions of their ancestors. These are called “occupational surnames”. Examples include Smith (blacksmith), Miller (miller), Taylor (tailor), and Carpenter.In this episode, you’ll learn some of the more common ones and we’ll explain the vocabulary related to the...
Arts and Crafts in English – AIRC576
In today’s podcast, you’ll learn words and expressions connected to arts and crafts, (from sketch to sculpture). We hope you find this episode “handy”. Arts and Crafts Denise’s jewellery website: https://artinkea.com/ Vocabulary HandmadeCraftsman/woman – an artisan/worker in a very skilled tradeCraftsmanship – The quality...
