In this podcast, you’ll learn about the schwa. What does the schwa sound like? Where does it appear in spoken English and is it a good idea to learn it? We’ll answer these questions, and more, in this podcast episode. The schwa sound The schwa sound /ə/ is one of the most common vowel sounds…
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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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How do you pronounce OUGH? You may be surprised to know that you can pronounce these letters EIGHT different ways. Listen to this podcast and learn how crazy English really is! Voice message from Luis from Mexico City I’ve been listening to your podcast – I’ve listened (TO) all your shows I find them very…
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We’re travelling virtually to Scotland today and we’ll help you with some specific vocabulary and pronunciation features that you might hear there. There’s also a special guest on the podcast to help you understand more about the way the English language is spoken in Scotland. Malcolm is an English teacher from Edinburgh, Scotland. He’s also…
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You’ll learn how word stress changes some words from a verb to a noun and from a noun to a verb so that you can improve your pronunciation. We also explain the difference between behaviour, demeanour and conduct. Voice message from Paulina from New Zealand Preparing IELTS exam to COME UP WITH ideas IELTS writing…
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How fast should you speak in English? What’s the best way to teach English? Should you learn the phonetic symbols to help your pronunciation? We’ll answer these questions, and more, in this episode. Voice message from Eric from La Gomera Should he learn all the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)? walk and work sin and scene…
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The spelling of English words often confusing and the way words are pronounced often causes problems for Spanish speakers. In this episode, We’ll try to help you with some of the more difficult ones. Recommendations for Netflix (watch in English with English subtitles!) : The Crown: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/ Money Heist: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6468322/ ITALKI https://go.italki.com/aprenderingles “Get $10 USD…
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Have you noticed that English has different intonation than Spanish? How do you know when to raise your voice up and lower it down? We’re going to help you with that in this episode of Aprender inglés con Reza y Craig. Voice message from Jesus – intonation What is intonation? – How we say things,…
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What’s the difference between ‘jump’ and ‘leap’, ‘engine’ and ‘motor’? How do you say ‘you’ in the plural (ustedes, vosotros)? How do you use the expression ‘due to’? We answer your questions and look at the nonsense words of a famous Beatles song in this episode. My name’s Craig, and if this is the first…
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What do you know about Canada? In this episode we’re going to put Canada under the microscope and look at some interesting facts and famous people that come from the second largest country on the planet. Welcome to Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Subscribe on iTunes, find us on Spotify, IOS, inglespodcast.com, Also on…
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