Espresso English Podcast (Shayna Oliveira)

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Today is the FINAL DAY of our phrasal verbs challenge. We’ve covered a lot this week, but there are still many more phrasal verbs to learn!

You can do that inside my Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course. The lessons in that course teach phrasal verbs through dialogues, so you can easily see how native English speakers use them when speaking. 

Let’s get started with our challenge questions! Try to figure out the meaning of the phrasal verb from the sentence, and after a few seconds, I’ll show you the right answer.

This brings us to the end of our phrasal verbs challenge! I hope you’ve enjoyed it and learned a lot. We covered 50 phrasal verbs in 5 days, so make sure you also go back and review the lessons to help you remember them better.

Your learning doesn’t have to stop here – you can keep going and learn 500 more phrasal verbs by joining my Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course. Make sure to check that out if you want to master these phrasal verbs that we use so frequently.

Thanks again for joining me for the phrasal verbs challenge – we’ll move on to other topics next week – so I’ll say goodbye for now and I’ll talk to you in the next video.

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Today I'm going to give you some tips for pronouncing "world" - a lot of students find this very difficult.

We'll also practice work and word, since these are two more that English learners have a hard time pronouncing clearly and correctly.

Remember, you CAN master these difficult words with practice!

If you want to be fluent in English, your pronunciation doesn't have to be "perfect" (there's really no such thing as perfect pronunciation) - but it does need to be CLEAR so that other people can understand you.

I can help you get that nice, clear, confident pronunciation in my Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses. The lessons inside will help you practice and improve fast.

In this lesson you’re going to expand your vocabulary with 37 words to describe a person’s appearance.

Let’s begin with the word beautiful – in English, this word is mostly used for women. We use the word handsome for men. To describe beautiful women, we also have the words pretty, lovely, gorgeous, and stunning – “stunning” means extremely beautiful, like a woman who is so beautiful that she attracts a lot of attention.

Listen to the lesson for the rest of the vocabulary words!

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You might have seen a video on social media about a bear cub (that's a baby bear) trying very hard to scale (climb) a snow-covered mountain and eventually succeeding.

A lot of people liked that video... but today's article talks about a potential problem with it. In this lesson I'm going to teach you 24 vocabulary words that are important in understanding the text.

Do you want more practice reading and understanding articles in English?

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Best wishes,
Shayna 

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Here are the top 5 goals people tend to have for the New Year, along with some other ways to express related goals. You'll learn what phrases to use for talking about your future intentions.

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These two words can be confusing, but I’ll teach you the difference – and teach you 60 common collocations with example sentences to help you!

• Use DO for actions, obligations, and repetitive tasks.
• Use MAKE for creating or producing something, and for actions you choose to do.
• DO generally refers to the action itself, and MAKE usually implies that there is a result/product. For example, if you “make breakfast,” the result is an omelet! If you “make a suggestion,” you have created a recommendation.

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During this month of December, we have some holidays… and during holidays, many people give gifts to each other.

So I thought it would be a good time to learn 25 collocations with GIVE!

We’re going to start with some simpler ones and then learn some more that might not be so obvious, or might not mean what you think.

Studying collocations is wonderful for learning how to put words together naturally.

You can learn collocations fast inside my e-book, 1000 collocations in 10 minutes a day. Each lesson is full of useful expressions, and it’s really quick to read the lesson and then take the quiz to practice.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this lesson full of expressions with “give,” and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the year!

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Our question of the day is from a student who asked what the expression “wishful thinking” means. 

Wishful thinking is when there’s something you hope or want to happen… but the reality is that it probably won’t; it’s actually very unlikely. Let me give you a couple examples!

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Today I'm going to teach you three pairs of confusing words that have the prefix IN-. In many words, IN- means the opposite or "not":

• independent = NOT dependent
• incorrect = NOT correct

However, there are some exceptions that might be confusing, and you'll learn three of them in this lesson: invaluable, infamous, and inflammable.

I hope this lesson has helped clarify the meanings of these confusing words.

The English language has a lot of words that seem similar, but are actually different - and many English learners make mistakes with them. That's why I wrote the e-book 600+ Confusing English Words Explained - to help you understand these words clearly, so you can use them confidently!

What will you learn in this e-book?

Click here to see the full list of confusing words in the book.

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Today we have a mega-lesson about one of the most common English verb tenses, and that is the present perfect tense. This lesson will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the present perfect: we’ll cover:

• - What is the present perfect tense & when do we use it?
• - How to form the present perfect: Positive, Negative, Questions
• - What is the past participle?
• - Present perfect with ever/never
• - Present perfect with already, yet, recently, lately, just
• - Present perfect with for and since
• - Present perfect active voice and passive voice
• - Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous

This is like the complete guide to the present perfect, and you can actually download a free PDF with all the information from this lesson as well as some practice quizzes. Click on the link under this video and enter your e-mail so I can send you the free PDF. 

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Suffixes are added to the ends of words, usually to change their grammatical form:

• beauty (noun) - beautiful (adjective)
• quick (adjective) - quickly (adverb)
• maintain (verb) - maintenance (noun) 

Today we’re going to look at 10 suffixes with 5 example words each. If you want to see sentences using each of these words, make sure to download the free lesson PDF!

If you’d like to continue improving your English grammar and vocabulary, check out my courses.

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Today we're going to practice pronouncing some difficult English words that feature the letter R, like choir, drawer, rural, library, temperature, and more.

Do you have a difficult word that you want to know how to pronounce correctly in English? If so, tell me about it, and I'll add it to my list for future lessons!

If you want to continue learning pronunciation and practicing with me, come check out my Pronunciation and Shadowing Courses. They will help you learn to pronounce English words and sentences more clearly and naturally.

Keep on practicing and with time, you will be able to pronounce these difficult R words well. 

Come along, come across, come off, come on, come out, come over, come up... Phrasal verbs like these can be easy to confuse because they all seem so similar!

Today we’re going to learn 10 phrasal verbs with the word “come,” and I’ll give you an example sentence for each one to show you how it’s used in English.

Today I want to teach you how to use the word “lack” correctly.

I’ve noticed some of my students making a little mistake with this word, so this lesson will help you learn which one to use – “lack” or “lack of.” It’s a very small detail, but it’s important to learn so that your English grammar is correct.

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-lack-or-lack-of/

These little details of English grammar can be confusing!

That’s why I created the Advanced English Grammar Course, to help make the rules of the language clear – and to help you put them into practice.

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 The English language has a lot of hard words to pronounce! These are words that even native English speakers wonder how to pronounce correctly. Let’s practice pronouncing them – listen and repeat after me.

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Today I’m answering a question from student who asked about the difference between device (spelled with a C) and devise (spelled with an S).

Let's learn together!

English has lots of words like this – different by just one letter, or just one small sound.

I’d love to help you learn even more confusing words, so that you can use them correctly without mixing them up and saying the wrong thing.

600+ Confusing English Words Explained will teach you these words clearly, so that you can speak and write English more confidently.

It's just a couple days away from Christmas, which is a major holiday in the United States. So in today's lesson I'm going to teach you about the difference between the words holiday and vacation.

English learners often ask me about this, and it's a little tricky!

Now put it into practice!

What’s your favorite holiday? Describe it in English.

What did you do on your last vacation? Write about it in English.

One common expression you’ll often hear in December is “Happy Holidays!” - wishing someone a nice season of celebration, regardless of whether they celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or another special time.

So, happy holidays to you! Make sure to follow Espresso English on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter so that you don't miss any lessons in the new year.

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Today’s lesson is a quick tip about a small difference that could really mix you up – do you attend English class, or attend to English class?

Watch the lesson to find out!

(I'll also explain when to use call vs. call to)

It’s in these tiny little details where English learners – even more advanced ones – often make mistakes. And that’s why it’s so important to get some feedback and correction on your writing from a native English speaker.

You can get that inside our Advanced English Grammar Course. In addition to 45 lessons teaching you grammar in great detail, you also have the option to add teacher feedback – you can practice your writing and get it corrected by the Espresso English teaching team.

This is really for the most dedicated English learners and it’s super valuable to get personalized feedback – so I hope we’ll see you inside that course!

How well do YOU know prepositions in English? Let’s find out! This is a quiz lesson. I’ll show you a sentence and give you three possible words to complete it. You’ll have 5 seconds to decide which is the correct preposition before I tell you the right answer. There are 15 questions total – keep track of your score and let me know how you did!

When you’re learning English, you want to get everything right – and these tiny words like prepositions can be very challenging. My Advanced English Grammar Course teaches you the rules (and exceptions) of the English language in detail. It will help you understand English grammar clearly and use it more confidently and correctly. 

OK, are you ready to try this prepositions quiz? Let’s get started.

Hello and happy 2022! It's a great time to make plans for the goals you want to achieve in the new year :-)

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Have you ever heard phrases like “pros and cons” or “safe and sound” and wondered what they really mean? 🤔 These common paired expressions (also called binomial pairs) are used by native speakers all the time—and today, I’ll teach you how to use 10 of them that are essential for fluency!

In this episode, you'll learn:
✅ The meanings of 10 useful binomial expressions
✅ Easy examples so you can understand them quickly

We'll cover these binomials:
🟢 Pros and cons – The good and bad sides of something
🟢 Sick and tired – Completely fed up with something
🟢 Short and sweet – Simple and to the point
🟢 Odds and ends – Small, unimportant things
🟢 Back and forth – Moving between two places or decisions
🟢 By and large – In general, mostly
🟢 Wear and tear – Damage from regular use
🟢 Safe and sound – Completely safe
🟢 Sooner or later – Eventually, at some point
🟢 Ups and downs – The good and bad moments in life

🎯 By the end of this episode, you'll be able to use these expressions confidently!

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Want to expand your vocabulary amazingly fast? Today we’re going to take 25 words and turn them into 100 words by learning their multiple forms - a noun form, verb form, adjective form, and adverb form.

You probably already know the English word beautiful - that’s an adjective, it describes a person or thing. Now, make sure you know all 4 forms:

§  Noun: I stopped to admire the beauty of the sunset.
(in this sentence it’s being used as a noun - THE beauty)

§  Verb: She painted some flowers on the wall to beautify the room.
(beautify is an action, a verb, meaning to make something beautiful)

§  Adjective: I bought a beautiful new dress.
(as an adjective, it describes a thing - in this case, a dress)

§  Adverb: He sings beautifully.
(as an adverb, it describes a verb - the way he sings)

Let’s keep going with more English words that have 4 forms.

Compound words are made of two words together, forming a new word with a new meaning. For example:

• bathroom = A room where you can take a bath
• mailbox = A box in which you receive mail
• toothbrush = A brush that you use on your teeth

Let’s improve your English vocabulary and practice your pronunciation with these compound words around the house.

How many of these things do you have in your home?

When you expand your vocabulary, you will be able to express yourself better in English because you won’t always have to pause trying to think of the right word.

You can increase your vocabulary by 1,000+ words in the next 30 days when you join my Vocabulary Builder Course – it’s a FAST way to learn and practice useful English words!

There are two levels of the course – Level 1 is easier, and Level 2 is more advanced.

(The words in the courses are different, so you'll learn 1,000+ words in Level 1, and 1,000+ MORE words in Level 2)

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Prefixes are added to the beginnings of words to change their meaning.

For example, the prefix UN- means the opposite: happy  :-) unhappy  :-(

The prefix OVER- means "too much:" spend - overspend (spend too much money)

Here are 10 common prefixes in English with 30 example words and sentences! 

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Alliteration is repeating the same (or similar sounds) at the beginning of words - hey - “similar sounds” - that’s an example!

Alliteration is often used in poetry and music because it helps the phrase flow nicely - and we also have a number of common expressions that use it.

Today you’ll learn 20 of them! Download this lesson by clicking here.

Are you wondering if there’s a difference between make sure and ensure? We also have the expression make it a point. I’ll teach you how to use each one in this lesson!

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Today I want to teach you about the confusing words criticize, criticism, critique, critic, and critical. These are all similar and they come from the same roots, but they have different functions and some slightly different meanings.

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Are you ready to practice your pronunciation with some longer words?

The ones we’ll practice today all have 5 syllables – like the word vocabulary: vo-CA-bu-la-ry

I’ll say each word twice – once a little more slowly with some separation between the syllables, and then once at normal speed. Repeat after me both times.

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Have you ever been shy about participating in a meeting in English?

It can be really hard to think of the right phrases in a professional situation, when everyone is watching you. Some English learners prefer to stay quiet.

But I want to help you speak up confidently - so in today's lesson, you'll learn 82 practical English phrases to use in meetings.

This is a free sample lesson from the Business English Course, which will teach you useful vocabulary and phrases for working in an English-speaking company.

I've just finished updating and expanding the course - I improved the audio quality and added 10 NEW lessons on management, sales, networking, work safety, and more! 

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-phrases-for-meetings/

Today we’re going to practice pronunciation of words ending in -ow.

Make sure to check out my Pronunciation and Shadowing Courses for a lot more pronunciation training, including an evaluation of your English pronunciation.

I noticed a mistake that some of my students are making with this word: ALLOW. They are saying it like “alloe,” but it’s actually pronounced “allow.”

It’s funny, the words low (the opposite of high) and below (which means “under”) have the same “o” sound in “no” – low, below. But the word allow has the ow sound as in the words now and how.

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You probably already know basic English words for parts of the body - eyes, ears, shoulders, arms, legs, and so on. But do you know these 40 vocabulary words for what’s inside your body? Let’s learn a whole bunch of English words for the human body.

This will be a visual vocabulary lesson - I’ll show you pictures to help teach you the words. Learning vocabulary with pictures actually helps you remember it better! That’s why I also use lots of pictures inside my vocabulary builder courses - they have more than 1,000 words in each level, helping you expand your vocabulary fast so you can express yourself more fluently in English.

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Today you can test your knowledge of 10 common business English terms.

This quiz only taught you 10 words and expressions... but you can learn hundreds more words and phrases inside my Business English Course!

The course will teach you practical English for work. You'll learn day-to-day vocabulary for interacting with clients and co-workers, as well as specific words in the areas of management, marketing, finance, and much more.

You can try a free sample lesson here, and register for the course here.

Do you know what it means to steal the show or ask for a show of hands?

What's the difference between the expressions show someone the door and show someone TO the door?

You'll learn all these idioms and more in today's lesson about 10 English idioms with the word SHOW!

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In this episode, you’ll learn the idiomatic expressions:

• like a fish out of water

• come hell or high water

• in deep water

• in hot water

• dead in the water

• not hold water

• test the waters

• keep your head above water

• a watering hole

• water under the bridge

Click here for the lesson text!

Do you ever feel sad and discouraged about your English-learning progress?

Do you sometimes find it hard to stay motivated, because learning English takes such a long time?

Are there days when you just don't feel like studying?

If you've ever experienced these emotions, then you will really enjoy the lessons I have for you this month. I’m going to teach you 10 practical ways to stay motivated in your English learning. Click here for tip #1!

This is a special series of lessons that isn’t specifically about grammar or vocabulary, but instead about how you can stay motivated and keep learning English, even when it feels hard.

I’m making these videos for you because I want to see you succeed in your English learning, and these will be my top tips to help you keep going!

Last week you learned 20 different ways to say "yes" in English, and today you’ll learn 20 different expressions for "no."

These are especially important to learn because we often want to be polite when declining an invitation or request – it sounds a little rude to just say "no."

Or maybe you want to add some additional information to the simple answer of "no" – a lot of today’s expressions include extra meaning.

This is just a very small sample of the many ways we have to say "no" in English – there are many, many more!

Do you feel like you keep forgetting what you learn in English?

Maybe you study words and phrases and grammar… but then it doesn’t stick in your mind, and you can’t seem to remember things when you need to use them.

So what can you do about this problem? How can you actually remember what you learn, so that it becomes part of your English and you can use it confidently?

I do have some tips to help you review and remember English more effectively - so you can grow and expand your skills!

I can also help you further when you join my courses. The lessons inside are quick, so it’s easy to do them every day – and many of them also have quizzes and exercises that can help you practice and review.

Also, when you’re following a course, you can just take the lessons in order instead of constantly looking around the internet for something new to learn.

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Do you know what it means to have a "free spirit" or "free rein"?

Is being a "freeloader" a good thing or a bad thing?

Today you'll learn the answers to these questions and much more - I'll teach you 10 interesting expressions with the word "free."

Expressions like "get off scot-free" and "give someone free rein" are examples of idioms - short phrases that can't be explained or translated literally.

What's the best way to learn idioms, if you can't translate them literally?

The best way is to learn them in context - by seeing real examples of when native English speakers would use each expression.

I made a course that will teach you 300+ idioms in 30 days!

Each lesson has 4 steps:

1. You'll try to GUESS the meaning of each idiom from an example sentence
2. You'll LEARN the correct meaning of each expression from my teaching
3. You'll REVIEW the idioms by taking a quiz
4. You'll PRACTICE using the idioms by answering questions

The English language has a lot of colorful words, which are great for improving your vocabulary. You'll learn 10 interesting verbs in today's lesson.

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-interesting-verbs-to-improve-your-english-vocabulary

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Do you know the difference between “making trouble” and “taking the trouble”?

What about “having fun” and “making fun”?

Today I’m going to clarify 20 confusing collocations with the words do, have, make, and take. The meaning often changes depending on which verb is used.

If you want to remember these collocations better, I’d encourage you to try writing your own example sentences using each one – this will help establish the differences in your memory.

You can learn even more with my e-book, 1000 Collocations in 10 Minutes a Day.

It’s full of quick lessons and quizzes that will teach you tons of common collocations, so that you can expand your vocabulary and be able to express yourself better in English – and also avoid mistakes with collocations, avoid putting words together in a way that sounds unnatural.

I believe this is actually my most popular e-book; everyone loves how easy it is to complete the lessons!

Thanks for watching and I’ll talk to you next time :-)

Should have, could have, and would have are sometimes called “modals of lost opportunity” because they describe situations when we are imagining that the past was different.

Click here for the lesson text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/past-modals-should-have-could-have-would-have/

In English, a collocation is two or more words that go together naturally. Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural!

Here are 50 common English collocations with the words big, great, large, deep, strong, and heavy.

Click here for the lesson text

The word spot has a few different meanings in English.The word spot has a few different meanings in English. Here are the three most common:

• as a noun, a spot is a mark that is a different color.A leopard has spots.
• as a noun, a spot is a place, location, or area.This is a great spot for camping.
• as a verb, spot is an informal way to talk about seeing or detecting.He spotted an eagle in the sky.

Today we'll focus on definition #2 - spot meaning a place, location, or area. There are many common collocations (word combinations) with "spot."

Learning collocations is a great way to help you put words together in ways that sound natural.

My 1000 collocations e-book makes studying collocations quick, easy, and fun! It only takes about 10 minutes to read each lesson and take the practice quiz, making this the perfect e-book for you if you don't have much time.

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Let’s learn 50 vocabulary words related to winter and cold weather! Make sure to download the free lesson PDF by clicking on the link in the video description.

I’ve got 3 categories of winter vocabulary words:

• Words related to winter weather
• Words related to winter clothes
• Words related to winter activities 

Are you a fan of winter, or do you prefer a different season? Let me know what you think. And make sure to download today’s lesson text so that you can talk about winter more confidently using the vocabulary we learned today.

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Turn on, turn in, turn off, turn out, turn away - what do these phrasal verbs mean? Some of them are used in multiple ways! Today you’ll learn 10 common English phrasal verbs with TURN - and I’ve also got a quiz to help you practice.

Download it for free by clicking here: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-phrasal-verbs-with-turn/ 

You can learn more than 500 more common phrasal verbs when you join my Phrasal Verbs in Conversation course, which teaches you easily and naturally. 

The pronunciation of many English words sounds different from the way they appear to be written. Some English words have "disappearing or dropped syllables" - reductions or eliminations of sounds in the middle of the word.

One example is the word favorite - we don't pronounce it FAV-o-rit with three syllables. Instead, we say it more like FAV-rit - the "o" syllable disappears.

In today's lesson, you're going to practice pronouncing some of the most common English words that tend to have dropped syllables.

If you're having difficulty with pronunciation, the key is to practice repeatedly and consistently!

You can get that practice inside my Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses. There are lots of exercises for you to listen and repeat, and at the end you get a pronunciation evaluation.

When you buy both these courses together, you get a discount, so you can get a lot of pronunciation training for a great price :-)

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There are two ways to talk about the future in English: will/won't and going to.

• Use going to for plans/arrangements
• Use will for promises, offers, and decisions made in the moment
• Use either will or going to for predictions

Click here for the episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/grammar-in-use-willwont-vs-going-to/

Do you want to understand conversations better, learn the expressions native English speakers use, and speak more fluently? This course has more advanced conversations that are full of common informal expressions used by native English speakers. It teaches you the phrases in context so that you’ll be able to remember and use them – and become more fluent as a result. Today's lesson is a free sample from the course. Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/free-sample-lesson-from-level-2-of-everyday-english-speaking/

A collocation is two or more words that go together naturally.

Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural!

Today we'll learn 50 English collocations with the words big, great, large, deep, strong, and heavy. These words all seem rather similar, but they are used in DIFFERENT combinations of words.

WOW, those were a LOT of collocations – are you ready to see how well you learned them? Click here to take a quiz!

It’s so important to practice and review what you’re learning, and that’s why every lesson in my 1000 collocations e-book also has a quiz.

Each lesson in the e-book only takes about 10 minutes a day, so you can learn a lot of English in little time.

One verb in English can be followed by various prepositions to make many different phrasal verbs. So you might know the basic meaning of the verb play (play sports, play the piano, etc.) - but do you know what it means to play at something or play along with something? Today you'll learn 10 different phrasal verbs with the word ""play."" There are also questions to help you form your own sentences and put the phrasal verbs into practice. Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-phrasal-verbs-with-play/

You already know a LOT of nouns in English, but did you know that there are different types of nouns? That’s what we’ll be learning today!

Make sure to watch to the end of the lesson, because I’m going to clarify a very common confusion between categories of nouns that many English learners have.

There's a lot more grammar to learn - and you can learn it easily in my Basic and Intermediate Grammar E-Books!

They have 70+ step-by-step lessons and quizzes teaching you grammar in about 10 minutes a day, so that you can be confident you’re saying and writing things correctly.

Let’s learn English phrases you can use to ask for a favor!

If you’re not sure what a favor is, that means asking someone to help you or to do something nice for you, even though it might inconvenience them a little bit.

You can speak more confidently when you know the specific phrases that native English speakers would say in this situation. I always want to teach you real and practical phrases, ones that you’ll actually use.

That’s why I created the Everyday English Speaking Courses, with lessons full of useful phrases for daily life, in many different situations!

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STOP wasting time on random word lists! 🚫

Are you memorizing lists of the “most common English words” and still struggling to speak fluently?

That’s because learning words one by one doesn’t help you!

In this episode, I’ll show you a smarter way to build your vocabulary—by focusing on "word families" instead.

If you want to remember the vocabulary you're learning and speak English with confidence, this method will change the way you learn forever. 💡

You can EASILY learn 1000+ words this way inside my Vocabulary Builder Courses!

Sometimes you might get discouraged when studying English. Becoming fluent takes a really long time and lots of effort and practice, so it's easy to lose your motivation. 

Today I want to share some motivational quotes with you and show you how these sayings relate to your English learning. I hope this lesson will help you feel more optimistic about your English studies!

My goal here at Espresso English is to help you build up your English skills, one lesson at a time!

One of the best ways to learn from me is to join my Complete Program – it contains ALL my e-books and courses, a total of more than 400 lessons. 

If you took 400 lessons at an English school or with a private teacher, it would cost thousands of dollars – but you can get my Complete Program for a discounted price. Click here for more information and registration.

Today let's expand your vocabulary by learning 20 different words for lights - from lamps to lighthouses to lightning (which you shouldn't get confused with lighting).

As you learn each word, repeat it after me to practice your pronunciation.

Do you ever have trouble remembering the English vocabulary words you learn?

It's very common. In fact, lots of students write to me asking what to do about this problem. I have several tips, but one important thing to think about is how you originally learn the word.

Is it from a word list, textbook, or dictionary? Well, that's a good start... but your memory will be even more powerful if there's an image - a picture - associated with the new word.

That's how we learn vocabulary as children. We don't yet know how to read, but we learn to associate new words with the objects we see.

That's why there are lots of pictures and illustrations in my Vocabulary Builder Courses!

Each level of the course will teach you more than 1,000 useful words in a simple, efficient way.

Have you ever missed your flight? (Remember that in English we say "I missed my flight" and not "I lost my flight")

Today we’ll learn some phrases you can use to talk about bad travel experiences and problems that can happen on a trip. I hope you don’t experience any of these things if you have a trip in the near future… but if you do, now you know some English expressions for describing them.

When you’re in a difficult or stressful situation, it can be even harder to speak English while you’re nervous or upset – but when you know the right phrases to use, it becomes much easier!

When you take my Everyday English Speaking Course, you’ll become much better prepared to speak English in any situation in daily life – so you can handle things calmly and confidently without panicking because you don’t know the right words to say.

Come join the Everyday English Speaking Course – it’s my most popular course because it’s so practical and useful.

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Do you ever use the wrong word in English?

It's a very common problem - and it affects students at all levels, from beginner to intermediate to advanced.

These mistakes are especially common when the two words appear very similar - like "interfere" and "intervene" or "relation" and "relationship" - or when they seem to have the same meaning, like "problem" and "trouble" or "staff" and "employees."

Today I'm going to teach you the differences between all these super-confusing words I just mentioned, as well as a few more.

I hope this lesson has helped clarify these super-confusing words! If you have any words that confuse you, let me know and I'll add them to my list for a future lesson.

But you might find many of your questions answered inside my 600+ Confusing Words E-Book. You can see exactly what's covered in that e-book when you click on this list of all 600 words you'll learn.

Let's practice pronunciation together!

We'll work on pairs of words with confusing pronunciation - in which the same combinations of letters are pronounced differently.

One very frustrating thing about the English language is that the pronunciation is irregular. There aren’t strict pronunciation rules that you could memorize and always know exactly how words are pronounced – it’s just not possible.

There ARE some pronunciation patterns… but there are also exceptions to those patterns! Some letters and combinations of letters have multiple different pronunciations, and you can’t know which one to use just by reading the word; you need to hear the word. That’s why listening and repeating is so important.

You can improve your pronunciation fast inside my American English Pronunciation Course – we’ll learn and practice all the sounds of the language, helping you to make the differences between similar sounds and avoid pronunciation mistakes.

This course will help you speak English more clearly, confidently, and correctly!

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-see-a-movie-and-watch-a-movie/ 

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Today I'm going to teach you English words that many learners confuse:

- beside and besides

- than and then

- wander and wonder

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to use these English words correctly and confidently!

Lesson text:

https://www.espressoenglish.net/beside-or-besides/

http://www.espressoenglish.net/then-or-than/

https://www.espressoenglish.net/wander-or-wonder/

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It’s day 3 of our phrasal verbs challenge and today we’ll learn 10 more interesting phrasal verbs through a quiz where you’ll have to guess what each one means. Do your best – good luck!

Phrasal verbs are important to learn, because we use them so often in everyday spoken English.

You can learn a lot more phrasal verbs inside my course called Phrasal Verbs in Conversation – those lessons are based on conversations, so it’s really easy to see how the phrasal verbs are used in context. Click on the link in the description for more information about that.

And we still have two more days left in this phrasal verb challenge, so stay tuned for the next lesson. Bye for now!

Learn more in the Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course 

Wondering when to use lie vs. lay?

Should we say someone is “laying down” or “lying down”?

And what about lied, laid, and lain?

It can be so confusing, especially for students learning English!

Today we’ll learn the difference between lay and lie, as well as all of their forms, with plenty of examples. My goal is to make it clear for you.

That’s also why I wrote an e-book called 600+ Confusing English Words Explained! It’s full of clear explanations and examples helping you understand the difference between words that lots of English learners mix up – like specially and especially, advice and advise, and many, many more.

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Today's student question - what's the difference between light up, lighten up, and enlighten?

These have some meanings you might not expect!

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We use depend and depending when one thing is strongly affected by another thing. However, a lot of students are confused about when to use depend vs. depending. You'll learn exactly when to use each one in today's lesson.

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/when-to-use-depend-vs-depending 

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Hey! I’m doing a special series called “ask the teacher” in August, featuring questions from real students like you! Our first one is this – what does the phrase “awfully good” mean?!

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/what-does-the-phrase-awfully-good-mean/

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“Ask” is one of the most common verbs in English, but there are a number of details to remember when you use it in a sentence. Here are 4 ways to use the English verb “ask” correctly - and one very common error to avoid. Click here for the lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-use-the-english-verb-ask-correctly/

It can be hard for English learners to know when to use the word “to.”

In today's lesson, you'll see 6 common mistakes with "to" - and learn the correct way to say these sentences.

Lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/common-english-mistakes-with-the-word-to

The English word "goal" has a meaning both within and outside sports. In today's lesson, you'll learn 20 common English collocations (combinations of words) with the word GOAL.

Click here for the lesson text

When you're studying English, I recommend focusing on learning phrases and not just individual words. When you only study individual words, it's hard to put them together into a phrase - but when you study phrases, then it's much easier for you to use the whole phrase when speaking.

The problem is that sometimes you might hear or see a phrase that doesn't seem to make sense. This often happens with idioms and informal expressions.

My students ask me about phrases all the time, and today I’ll explain two expressions – "good grief" and "for goodness' sake."

If you’re interested in learning more phrases that native English speakers use in daily life - and especially learning these phrases inside the context of conversations - come check out my Everyday English Speaking Courses.

More than 1,000 students have enjoyed these courses, and I hope you will, too!

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You know the common verb “run” - the basic meaning is simple. 

But we also have different expressions like:

• running on empty
• run it by me
• run into headwinds
• give someone a run for their money

You cannot translate these word for word; they won't make sense - and just knowing the basic meaning of "run" will not help you understand them. Instead, you need to learn what the whole expression means. 

We’re going to take 10 of the most common verbs in English - verbs you already know - like do, make, have, get, and put - and expand your fluency FAST by learning 100 total phrases or expressions using these verbs!

When you join this masterclass, you’ll get access to:

✅ Live session

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✨ This class will be “pay what you want” ✨ 

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(Yes, even $1!)

This masterclass is a fantastic way to expand your English fluency before we all get super busy at the end of the year.

So join me for this masterclass and let's finish 2024 well. 😊

Hope to see you there!

Today we’re going to focus on how to use two small but very common words in English – even and ever.

I'll show you how to use them correctly, with lots of examples.

It’s important to be able to use these words correctly so that your grammar sounds good and you can avoid mistakes.

I know a lot of you are worried about mistakes or nervous about making them, and that’s why I created a course on 200 common errors in English.

You can check to see if you’ve been making any of the mistakes in there...

...and more importantly, the course will help you fix them and say things the right way, so you can speak and write more confidently!

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Do you know what animals say in English? We’re going to learn 33 fun animal words today, including some interesting slang!

Make sure to download the free PDF of this lesson by clicking here.

Do you know what to say in English in case of an emergency?

In the moment, you might panic and not be able to think of the words – so it’s good to learn and practice them beforehand. In today's lesson you'll learn how to talk about various medical emergencies, accidents, and other dangers.

If you want to expand your vocabulary even more, join my Vocabulary Builder Courses to learn more than 1000 useful English words with pictures and examples.

There's a discount when you buy Level 1 and Level 2 of the course together!

This week is the holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States... so in today's lesson, you'll learn useful expressions with the word THANK or THANKS  :-)

I'll also teach you about a couple common mistake - make sure to watch the whole video so you can avoid the errors.

Over the next four days, I'm going to share with you my best tips for improving your English speaking. Let's get started!

Here's one reason it can be hard to speak English.

You might know a good number of English words... but then it's difficult to put them together into sentences when you speak.

First of all, it's a LOT of work to put together an entire sentence word by word. It takes a lot of time, and it makes your speaking slow.

Second, a lot of questions come into your mind:

• Am I using the right words?
• Is the grammar in this phrase correct?
• What if I make a mistake? Will the other person laugh at me or not understand what I'm trying to say?

These doubts and worries can STOP you from speaking, or make you nervous to try!

So my first tip that will help you speak English fluently and confidently is NOT to focus on memorizing words or grammar rules. 

Instead, focus on learning phrases.

A lot of students get mixed up when it comes to using short answers of agreement, like "So do I" and "Neither do I." In today's lesson, I'll teach you exactly how to use these phrases - both the simple way, and the more complex way in all the verb tenses.

Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/so-neither-too-how-to-agree-in-english/

Today's lesson will teach you the difference between:
talk to
talk with
talk about
talk over
talk through
talk into
talk out of
There are plenty of example sentences to make everything clear... so you'll never have this doubt again :-)

Click here for the lesson text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/talk-to-or-talk-with/

Speaking English is difficult for many learners. In this article, I’ll give you 10 ways to speak English better: 5 ways to improve your spoken English at home, and 5 ways to improve your spoken English while in a conversation.

Click here for the lesson text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/speaking-english-10-ways-to-improve/

"Know" is one of the most common verbs in English, and I know that you know what it means! But what you might not know is that we use this word in many idiomatic expressions, such as:

• for all I know
• know the drill
• not know what hit you
• you don't know the half of it

You can learn these expressions with "know" in today's lesson!

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-more-english-expressions-with-the-word-know

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You know that "right" and "wrong" are the same as "correct" and "incorrect" respectively. These words are also used in a lot of informal expressions and idioms in English - let's learn 10 of them!

One of the hardest things about learning English is not being sure if what you're saying and writing is right or wrong...

And one of the great things about many Espresso English courses is that they include opportunities for feedback and correction from our teaching team!

Feedback on short answers:

• Vocabulary Builder Courses
• Phrasal Verbs Course
• Idioms Course
• Advanced Vocabulary & Collocations Course

Feedback on paragraph writing:

• Reading Course
• Advanced Grammar Course

Feedback on recorded speaking:

• Everyday English Speaking Courses
• Pronunciation Course & Shadowing Course (end-of-course evaluation)

This way you can put your English into practice and find out what you're doing well, and what needs improvement.

Many people make special plans and goals at this time of year, and we call these "new year’s resolutions." In today’s lesson we’ll learn lots of different phrases for them.

Now is the time to set your English-learning goals!

If you’re looking for a step-by-step program that will help you make real progress towards fluency all year long, come join the Complete Espresso English Program.

In the month of January, you can get ALL the courses and e-books in the program for the best possible monthly price.

All right, are you ready to learn some phrases for the top new year’s resolutions?

Here we go!

How does the Espresso English Complete Program compare to other English learning options?

• 1 year in a local English school = $1,000+
• 1 year of daily private lessons = $5,000+
• 1 year of intensive classes in an English-speaking country
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AND you can spread out the payments over time to make it even easier  :-)

"My English is terrible."
"Sorry for my BAD English."

Hello students! How's life?

We sometimes use the question "How's life?" as a casual way to ask how the person is feeling and what they have been doing recently.

In today's lesson, you'll learn 10 phrases and expressions with the word "life," such as:

- "Get a life!"

- "He leads a charmed life."

- "They put their lives on the line."

- "I feel like I have a new lease on life."

- ...and more!

Lesson text:

http://www.espressoenglish.net/english-phrases-and-idioms-with-life/

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Let’s learn and practice future tenses in English! We have a whole bunch of ways to talk about the future in English, including:

• Will and won’t
• Going to 
• Future continuous
• Future perfect
• Present continuous
• Present simple (yes! You can use those to talk about the future in specific cases)

Today I’ll explain which future tense to use in which situation - and I’ll ask you to practice with me, so get ready. You’ll definitely want to download the lesson guide so that you can review everything - click here and enter your e-mail address, and I’ll send you the lesson PDF for free.

Instead of explaining things tense by tense, I’m going to do it situation by situation, because in some situations we can use multiple tenses.

I’d also love to help you even more inside my Advanced English Grammar Course, where we go in detail into lots of important grammar topics. And there are lots of opportunities to put it into practice, like we did today - so that you can speak and write with good grammar.

Our question of the day is about the future in English - what's the most natural way to talk about future plans?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/i-will-travel-im-traveling-or-i-will-be-traveling/

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Are you ready to take your English fluency to the next level this year?

Right now in January is the best time to join the Espresso English Academy, which includes all our courses and e-books - because it's the lowest price we offer all year.

And I also want to let you know that there's a brand-new BONUS for students who take action fast:

✨ If you join the Academy by January 7, you will ALSO get a free calendar teaching you a new English word every day in 2025!

I'll tell you more about the Espresso English Academy in a moment, but I wanted to tell you about that bonus right away because it expires soon. If you want to get it, make sure to click here TODAY so that you don't miss out.

I want to help your English thrive in 2025. "Thrive" means to grow, make progress, and be very successful.

And inside the Espresso English Academy, you'll enjoy access to everything you need - all my courses, all my e-books, more than 600 effective English lessons helping you learn LOTS of English in LITTLE time.

The different courses will teach you English speaking, vocabulary, grammar, phrasal verbs, listening, reading, idioms, business English, and more!

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And as I mentioned, January is the best time to join because we offer a super low-priced payment plan, just $1/day. This is the lowest price available all year, to make it easy for you to get access to effective English lessons that will boost your fluency every day. 

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OK, that's all for today - I wanted to make sure you know about this so that you don't miss your chance to join in January! Thanks for listening and I'll talk to you next time.