In this episode we’re going to help you revise and practise prepositions that are commonly found after some popular verbs. Listener Feedback: Maria from Barcelona VERBS and PREPOSITIONS A dependent preposition is a preposition that always follows the same expression; for example, we say ‘interested in’ (and NOT X ‘interested on‘ or ‘interested about‘X). for…
Archives for July 2016
Mansion Interviews Sheila and Pete
Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. Remember, you can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/SheilaandPete Levante Cricket Club The Bucket List –…
Causative verbs Make, Let, Get, Help and Have – AIRC113
In this episode: Causative verbs Make, Let, Get, Help and Have Causative verbs Make, Let, Get, Help and Have Causative verbs cause something else to happen MAKE: to force someone to do something. – forzar Make + someone + verb Did someone make you wear that shirt? All British schools make their pupils wear a…
The Causative Passive – to HAVE or GET something done – AIRC112
In this episode we’re going to help you with the causative passive. Listener Feedback: email from Jaime from Alicante – Hi Reza and Craig, Thank you for the podcast. I listen every week. Please speak about the causative in English. I don’t understand when (I) have to use ‘get’ and when ‘have’? We spoke about…
Asking For, Giving and Understanding Directions – AIRC111
If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! In this episode we’re going to help you ask for, give and understand directions Feedback: Valentina – Valentina is taking the CAE Exam Do you use Google maps? Questions you may hear How do I get to the beach? Excuse me, Where is the…
Customer Service – AIRC110
In this episode we’re going to help you improve the way you attend customers and clients in English Feedback from Sonia Nieves Hola, Soy usuaria y seguidora de su pagina web que me es muy útil. Pero últimamente estoy teniendo problemas con mi inglés. Trabajo en atención al cliente dentro del sector del fitness y…