You’ll learn some ways to use technology for self-study so that you can improve your English without paying for an expensive language course abroad or reading boring grammar books. Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant specialising in how technology can enhance language learning. VOCABULARY a potpourri – a mixture (traditionally of dried flowers, herbs…
Overcoming shyness and hesitation when speaking English – AIRC447
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…
Improve your Pronunciation with Word Stress – AIRC446
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…
Animal Sounds and Collective Nouns – AIRC445
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…
How to reach a C2 Proficiency level of English with Fabio from fabiocerpelloni.com – AIRC444
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…
Clothes Idioms – AIRC443
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”…
Regrets – AIRC442
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…
Road Trips – AIRC441
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…
Photography Vocabulary with Professional Photographer Niall Benvie – AIRC440
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…
Questions and comments from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and Ukraine – AIRC439
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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