When learning to speak English clearly, tongue twisters are great practice. Tongue twisters will help you master the art of correct diction by exercising the intricate muscles in your mouth. This type of  exercise forces you to slow down and think ab

In this English listening practice podcast lesson, we learn about the effects of coffee. Why coffee works  the way it does, why it works differently on different people. Of course  you will learn some interesting English vocabulary, phrases, &nb

English phrasal verbs explained. Today, our journey through the many possible phrasal verb combinations continues with the verb fall. We explore the most common use of fall in a phrasal  verb, with lots of examples. I’ve included a short quiz at the

In this listen and learn English podcast we will explain some unfamiliar words and phrases used in the workplace here in the UK.  It doesn’t matter if you are serving coffee in a Starbucks or trade a  currency desk in Goldman Sachs, practice as

Continuing with this week’s English speaking theme, in this English lesson we are going to make sure people who are listening to you speak, understand what you say in English. There is no point learning a new language, if when you come  to speak it n

IELTS speaking practice,  for people targeting band 7 and above. For those who don’t know what  IELTS is, well it’s an internationally recognised English testing system  that assesses your English language skills in four areas: speaking, &n

An English language listening practice lesson. Today we do what we do best, we work through everyday English conversation which delivers lots of useful vocabulary, idioms, grammar and spelling and we do it talking about something lovely, 'cake'. I hope we

We like to keep our English listening practice about contemporary issues, things real world people in the UK are  talking about. Although the UK government and media talk about the 'Cost  of living crisis...' they are not really talking about wh

Authentic everyday British greetings: This is a fun English Speaking practice podcast that teaches you the polite greetings used in everyday UK life.  It’s broken into sections, each one focusing on a different scenario.  In every section, there

We can all learn from the recent trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.  Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s trial is raising awareness about domestic  abuse being a two-way street. If you want to learn how to speak English conversationally, then this