690 – Face-Part Vocabulary

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At the office this morning, Hank was checking out a breathtaking presentation that Annie put together. Hank praised the eye-popping visuals and mouthwatering content, telling Annie that he was sure it would prevent their sales from nose-diving. This lesson is all about Face-Part Vocabulary. Here are some of the example sentences from this episode. To see all of them and …

689 – Hacking Language With Kyra Sage

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This is my chat with Kyra Sage from LanguageHack.co. We talk about learning and hacking languages, plus you can hear all about how Kyra got into teaching English, as well as her own language learning journey. She shared her inspiration for her book, Explore the Outdoors: Photorealistic ABCs for Kids and more! To get the details of this English lesson, …

688 – Business Change Phrasal Verbs

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When Jack’s company was taken over by another firm, they closed down their branch offices in Boston and Denver, and laid off all the staff. After two years, the company was doing so well, they started to branch out and take on new staff. Let’s discuss. Here are some of the example sentences from this episode. To see all of …

687 – New York Pizza

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When it comes to having a slice, probably the most important thing people consider is the crust. That’s right the crust – not to thick, but not so thin that you can’t pick up a slice with one hand. For New Yorker’s it’s got to be just right. Let’s discuss. To get the details of this English lesson, you need …

686 – Room for Time and Space

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Here are some of the example sentences from this episode. To see all of them and to get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or join my Podcast Learner’s Group for the transcript, live group lessons, and more. I’ve recently moved my office into a different room and it has more than enough …

685 – 4 Conditional Patterns

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Here are some of the example sentences from this episode. To see all of them and to get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or join my Podcast Learner’s Group for the transcript, live group lessons, and more. If the temperature reaches 100°C, water boils. If I am late for work again, the …

684 – Something, Anything, Nothing

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I have something for you to learn. There is nothing else more important than this podcast. Ok, maybe that’s not something smart to say, but anything else may not work. What? In this English lesson, let’s look at 5 different grammar patterns you can use with something, anything, and nothing. Oh yeah, and these patterns also work well with someone, …

683 – 3 Ways to Use ING Adjectives

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I saw a magician last night. He was amazing. In fact, he was amazing the audience from the moment he stepped on to the stage. What an amazing magician. In this English lesson Podcast, we’ll look at 3 ways to use present participle adjectives, also known as ING adjectives. Here are some of the example sentences from this episode. To …

682 – Past Perfect Tense

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I came late today because I had forgotten my train ticket at home. So I went back home and by the time I got there, it had started raining. What a morning. If I had known it was going to rain, I would have stayed home. This lesson is all about the past perfect tense. Here are some of the …

681 – The 4 Skills To Improve English

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Language has input and output. Input is reading and listening. Output is speaking and writing. All together, these are known as the 4 skills of English. The 4 skills you need to work on in order to improve your English. Let’s discuss. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or join my …