If you’re a regular listener to the podcast, there’s a good chance you’ve already mastered the basic English tenses. If so, congratulations! You’ve got the foundation. But if you’ve ever wondered why native speakers say “I’ll have finished by Friday” instead of “I’ll finish by Friday” or “I’d been waiting for an hour” instead of…
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If you’ve been studying English for a while, I’m sure you remember learning basic comparatives and superlatives and seeing expressions like ‘bigger than’, ‘more expensive’ and ‘the best/worst’ in your coursebook. But native speakers don’t stop there!At a more advanced level, if we want to say that something is better, we might say, ‘significantly better’,…
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We haven’t spoken about poetry for a while, so in today’s episode we’ll explore one of the most famous poems in English literature, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.We’ll read the poem and break it down in simple, clear English to help you understand both its meaning and its language. We will look at…
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Have you ever noticed that English has dozens of different ways to say “walk” or “run”? Someone can stroll through a park, march in a protest, wander around a city, limp home after an injury, or leap over a puddle.In this podcast, we’re exploring the language of movement. You’ll learn verbs, collocations, idioms, and expressions…
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Have you ever wondered whether you should say bring, take, or fetch? These three common English verbs seem simple, but they cause confusion for many English learners.In today’s podcast, we’ll explain the differences between them, explore common collocations and expressions, look at useful phrasal verbs and idioms, and help you sound more natural and confident…
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