Do you feel shy or get blocked sometimes when you speak English? What causes this hesitation and anxiety when we speak a different language and how can we overcome it? We’ll try to help with this potential barrier to fluency in this podcast episode. Congratulations to Argentina, football World Cup Champions 2022! Unlucky France, thank…
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What is contrastive stress? How can you use stress to make tag questions easier and how can using stress for emphasis make your spoken English a lot more effective and communicative? All these questions, and more, will be answered in this podcast with our special guest, Clare. Clare is the host of The Smart English…
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You’ll learn the names of the sounds that some animals make in English and what we call these animals when they are in groups. Voice message from Andrés from Colombia You might know that dogs bark, but they also growl and howl. If there’s a group, we call them a pack of dogs. Cats meaow…
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How can you get to C2 Proficiency level English AND teach English for The British Council? That’s what Fabio Cerpelloni has done and on this podcast, I ask him how he did it. We also speak about Fabio’s book club which is based on telling stories in English. If you are a regular listener, Reza…
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In this week’s podcast, you’ll learn 19 useful idioms connected to clothes so that you can expand your vocabulary and improve your English whatever you are wearing! What is an idiom? A group of words that have a meaning that’s different from the meaning of the individual words. For example, “to be over the moon”…
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If only there was a podcast that would answer my questions about English. I wish I could send a voice message and get an answer. Well, there is and you can! We’re talking about wishes and regrets today and explaining expressions like ‘If only…’ and ‘I wish…’. Voice message from José Ignacio from Chile He’s…
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Have you ever taken a road trip? Just jumped in your car, hit the road and left your problems behind you? Come with us on our virtual road trip this week and learn some new vocabulary. Voice message from Lia in Australia Road trips “It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of…
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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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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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