Aspect ratio, depth of field, shutter speed, dynamic range – digital photography can be a fascinating hobby and a wonderful medium for creativity. However, the vocabulary can be a bit confusing. Especially if English is not your mother tongue. Today I’m joined on the podcast by professional photographer Niall Benvie who is going to explain…
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Are you thinking about changing countries? If you are, you’ll need a roof over your head! In this episode, you’ll learn vocabulary connected to renting a property so that you won’t be left out in the cold. Voice message from Ruben from Colombia Thank you for each and every one of the episodes pronunciation of…
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English isn’t Daniel’s mother tongue, but with his podcasts, My Fluent Podcast and The Vocab Guy, he is intentionally going outside his comfort zone to improve his speaking fluency. How would you describe My Fluent Podcast to someone who has never heard it? What motivated you to start My Fluent Podcast and how has it…
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Are you ready to go under the knife? You’ll learn vocabulary connected to cosmetic surgery in this podcast episode. We tried the Tim Tam challenge with a Penguin, a similar chocolate biscuit that is popular in the UK. To see a video of us doing the Tim Tam challenge, go to inglespodcast.com/429 Vocabulary Cosmetic or…
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Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen! Come join us at the funfair and the circus today and improve your English vocabulary. Funfair and circus vocabulary At the funfair / amusement park shooting alley / shooting range bumper cars / dodgems candy floss toffee apples carousel / merry-go-round slot machines arcade games / amusement(s) arcade…
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You’ll learn how to use ‘had better’ and we’ll also explain the difference between should, must and had better. Craig’s next conversation course starts at the beginning of October. Sign up for details at https://www.englishmasterclass.net/ Had better Had better is used to give strong advice to someone, or to yourself. It means ‘It would be…
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Bringing up children is not easy, and it’s not always easy to be brought up by our parents either. In this podcast, we’ll share some things our parents used to say that made sense at the time, but seem strange when we look back on them many years later. The next conversation course starts at…
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Martin Johnston from rocknrollenglish.com joins Craig to talk about telling effective stories in English, how to avoid telling a boring story, how to be a good listener and how to eat spaghetti the Italian way. Do Italians tend to eat spaghetti with just a fork? Italy expert Martina Landwehrmann says, “Absolutely not,” “Eating spaghetti with…
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In this podcast, you’ll learn some vocabulary connected to aviation and flying and we’ll have some fun with a short dialogue from a very funny film. Voice message from Erasmo from BrazilTo get in contact with you (prepositions, like with, are not usually stressed Vocabulary Aircraft – airplane/aeroplane/plane, helicopter Jet engine and Propellor engine Passenger…
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How can you improve your fluency in English? What’s the negative of ‘had better’?What’s the best place in Belfast to have a coffee?We answer all these questions that we’ve received from you, and more! Voice message from Jose from Sevilla, Spain Porque si, porque no = Because I said so! / Because that’s the way…
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