Chat ENG

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Viktor! We chatted about learning English at a young age, everything you need to know about Disc Golf, speaking English when you don’t need to, and not worrying too much your vocabulary...Pronunciation tip = Practicing the difference between the /dʒ/ ('jam') and /j/ ('yam') consonant sounds!Pre...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode has a Christmas theme and a lesson in bravery. While I was facilitating a conversation session, I set up my computer and microphone and invited attendees to leave a message starting with “For me, the holidays mean...”. Did anyone leave a message? Well, let’s see...Pronunciation tip = How we sound the letter H = /h/... ...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Anton! We chatted about growing up with two languages, living by the sea, abbreviations, and always counting numbers and spelling words in one language...Vocabulary tip = Abbreviations and acronyms! We look at the difference between them, and practice 3 very common ones...Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Satu about my favourite drink in the world = tea! We chatted about the difference between tea bags and loose-leaf tea, who drinks the most tea in the world, and what tea is best to drink at different times of the day...Vocabulary tip = It's ok to say 'very'! Here we look at the difference between 've...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Lucy! We chatted about not pronouncing, or “dropping”, the letter ‘t’, Cockney Rhyming Slang, and your mirror neurons – how mirroring other people (doing what they do) can help you learn a language...Pronunciation tip = How some 't' sounds in English are not necessary, so drop them!Presenter = Sam @_emaile...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Valéria! We chatted about the privilege of learning English at school, writing a thesis about non-native speakers working and learning the language in a new country, and what she feels is the difference between North America and Europe...Grammar tip : "The" v. "A" - how we use Definite and Indefinite Articles.Presenter...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Jaimee! We chatted about how vowel sounds differ between New Zealand and the UK, socio-linguistics and “kiwiness”, politely asking people to speak more slowly, and what to expect when you visit New Zealand...Vocabulary tip = Different ways to ask people to repeat what they said in English.Pronunciation tip...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Eric from @compellingtalks and @ChimayoPress! We chatted about American accents, tips for students of different disciplines preparing for Questions and Answers (or “Q & A”s) and long writing projects in English, and how being clear is often more important than being brief...Pronunciation tip = How and why we use "Q...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Tamara! We chatted about her first English words, learning English at bartending classes, working on texts for website interfaces, and the name of her new puppy...Quick Grammar tip = the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.Pronunciation tip = Making the difference between the u...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Aurora! We chatted about the differences in the French and English sound worlds, learning English working in a pub (in this case, the pub chain O’Neill’s in the UK), and when you realise you get the joke in English...Pronunciation tip = Making the difference between the /ʌ/ ("cup") and the /o/ ("cop") vowe...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Suzanne from @EnglishSmarts! We chatted about using Twitter for learning languages, Suzanne’s first language lessons, using phonetic symbols to help your English pronunciation, and making sure you stress the right syllable...Pronunciation tip = Looking at how words that look similar, or exactly the same, h...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! As most people have either just gone back to school or are preparing to go back, or are now thinking about starting new courses, this bonus episode brings together all the advice on learning English given by my guests so far! Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Mus...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, it's just me again! A short and sweet episode before I take a short break... Whether you're a good cook or a bad cook, why not follow a recipe in English? My recommendation is Chocolate Brownies by the British chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (link attached)! Pronunciation tip = making ...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Risto and Carolina from the Stick With Us podcast! We chatted about the influence of US and UK sitcoms (with a great reference to the UK sitcom “The IT Crowd”), hosting their own podcast and misunderstandings in English...Pronunciation tip = Many learners roll their 'r's ... in English, it's not necessary! &nbsp...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Marlene! We chatted about holidays in the USA, learning English through gaming, and the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality...Grammar tip = How we view things in English = is it ON or IN the Internet? Do we get IN or ON a bus? Do we go ON or IN holiday? P...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Laurence! We chatted about the difference between copy editing and proofreading, the importance of being consistent in your writing, and UK v US spellings...Pronunciation tip = words with an '-OUGH' spelling in English can have very different sounds.... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG)...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Niina! We chatted about speaking Australian English, working with international talent, and the difficulties of phrasal verbs...Vocabulary and Grammar tip = 3 x Phrasal Verbs with the verb 'PUT' - Put On, Put Off, Put Out. Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Ling! We chatted about starting English very young, teaching marketing, and the benefits of reading your writing out loud...Pronunciation = the difference between the short / I / sound (ship) and the long / i: / sound (sheep). Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (Tw...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Stefan! We chatted about simplifying your English vocabulary, saying what you actually mean, and learning English from a non-native English parent...Vocabulary Challenge = learn 3 new and exciting words! If you use 'Myriad', 'Ostentatious', and 'Superfluous' after listening to this episode, let me know! &n...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Trevor! We chatted about discovering you have an accent, the challenges of singing in English, and being excited about new English vocabulary...Pronunciation tip = making the difference between 'irony' and 'sarcasm' (a tricky thing to master in English!) Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitt...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Ulla! We chatted about memories of English class at school, the different clubs you can join at FinnBrit, and personal aims for improving your English...Pronunciation tip = how changing the stress on the word 'QUITE' can change its meaning... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Paddy! We chatted about teaching a bit of Bristolian, learning from your students, and being on the other side as a total Beginner...Pronunciation tip = practicing the difference between the diphthongs / ɑʊ / ("Ow!") and / əʊ / ("Oh!")... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter,...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Cynthia! We chatted about how English has evolved over the last 20 years, Cynthia’s favourite type of student, and future projects that will connect international learners online...Pronunciation tip = Plosives! Let's make sure there is a strong difference between / t /, / k /, and / p / (unvoiced) and / d /, / g...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Jane! We chatted about growing up bilingual, accents, and favourite words...Pronunciation tip = practicing the /ð / to / z / sound with plurals like 'clothes'. Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle ...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Lars! We chatted about ‘Nativizing’ your English, switching your brain on, and strategic chit-chat...Pronunciation tip = The difference between the / ʃ / (sh) and / s / sounds. Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Baby Bloodhear...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Fabi! We chatted about learning song lyrics, using a student’s 1st language to help them learn English, and sounding natural enough...Pronunciation tip = Eliding words (I am = I'm). Grammar tip = A quick explanation about the Past Perfect! Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (...

Hello! And welcome to Chat ENG - a podcast where people chat how they learn and use English. In Group 2 of these podcasts, I chat to the wider world... in particular, I speak to lots of English teachers! We chat about our experiences and the challenges of English, and all of my guests have great advice for learners at every level! As before, each episode will end with a pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary tip, so check out the e...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with...well, myself! It's just me! Grammar tip = Past Simple v. Present Perfect Simple..."They visited" or "They have visited"? Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Tina from the KYKY & Co podcast! We chatted about being really "Essex", what the word ‘culture’ really means, and the ideas of relearning verses learning from new...Vocabulary Tip = Understanding the informal negative 'Ain't' and Double Negatives! Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), ...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Claire! We chatted about the link between French and English, the pronunciation of ‘the’, and the idea of a ‘sound bath’...Pronunciation tip = 2 x 'TH' sounds = θ (air) and ð (buzz), with practice sentence "That Thing There Thanks This Thing Here!" Presenter = Sam @_emaileng&nbsp...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Jochen! We chatted about building and giving presentations, the problems with direct translations, and using your emotions when speaking,Pronunciation tip = EXPRESS YOURSELF! Learn how changing the stress in a sentence changes its meaning... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, I...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Heather! We chatted about becoming Americanised, simplifying language to read online, and tricky grammar points...Grammar tip = Have To v. Must Pronunciation tip = 3 x typical UK & US differences Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter IG), @emaileng (TikTok) &n...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Anna! We chatted about learning English at school, ‘small talk’ and words that don’t look like they sound... Pronunciation tip = typical words that have fewer syllables, or beats, than you think... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Ba...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Jeff! We chatted about the differences in our accents, how we modify the way we speak and the importance of reading...Pronunciation tip = the 3 different sounds for -ED past simple endings - / d /, / t / and / Id /. Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) &nbsp...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Maria! We chatted about accents, spelling difficulties, and formal and informal language... Pronunciation tip = typical words where the spelling doesn't match the sound... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Baby Bloo...

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Ann! We chatted about accents and articulation, word choices, the language of a community, and academic writing... Pronunciation tip = it's sometimes difficult to produce the right sound in English, so let's go back to basics... Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (...

Hello! Welcome to Chat ENG - a new podcast where people chat about how they learn and use English! Join me for informal chats, advice for English learners and pronunciation tips! Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle @MaraCarlyle www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com Artwork = Penny Rossano @pennyrossanomus...