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In this episode, I discussed the rising and falling intonation in English. I gave some examples and explanations of sentences.

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Today we’re going to understand the meaning of the expression “A blessing in disguise” and will give you some scenarios and example sentences.

Expression: A blessing in disguise

This is an Idiom which means something seems bad or unlucky at first but eventually becomes a good result. It is like something bad happens to you that makes you furious or disappointed, but later it turns into something good. When this happens, we call it a blessing in disguise.

I know that prepositions are very confusing to many students because they’re different in their native languages. By the end of this lesson, you will learn how to use three prepositions of time such as At, On, and In.

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Saying "goodbye" sounds a bit boring. Some people avoid saying goodbye because they want to see the person again. Some people think that "goodbye" feels forever, and so let’s learn other ways to say goodbye. In this episode, you will learn Parting Expressions in English.

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Do you think learning Idioms is just a piece of cake? There are lots of Idioms that we will study for upcoming episodes and it may not be easy to memorize all of them but just hang in there. I know most of us have other things to do in daily life besides studying. Let’s keep our chin up! Every day is a learning process.  

Idioms for the day:

A piece of cake.  Break a leg! Hang in there Keep one’s chin up To call it a day

Casual Smart Alternative to “How are you?”

In this episode, I’ll share with you some of my favorite alternatives to How are you and I will also use contractions to sound more natural. Contraction is the shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by the omission of a sound or letter.

* What’s new/ what’s new with you?

* What are you up to?

* How’s it going?

* How is everything?

* How’s things?

* How’s life?

* How have you been?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

In today's episode, I'm going to share with you some of my favorite alternative phrases for "I think" and I will give example sentences that talk about a long-distance relationship.

In today’s episode, I will share Reductions, which means a reduced form of English words. In order for you to understand natural conversations, and if you want to sound like a native speaker, you need to know Reductions, which I’m going to share in this episode. Also, to add some fun to this episode, some of the sample sentences I will share are song lyrics from my favorite songs; I'll try to sing it for you too.

Phrasal Verbs:

Back off - It is often said to a person who is getting involved in a situation. It is used often to give a command, to remove oneself from the situation. We also use this to express fear for instance Back down - to admit a mistake. To stop supporting an idea. Back up - to support someone verbally. To back someone up; to back up another person.

Today, I'm going to share with you three phrasal verbs for the English office environment. I hope this can be useful especially for back-office workers and email users. The first phrasal verb is “check in" 1) Check in means updating or to give a status report or to share new information.  - For instance, you want to check in about a specific account of your client. 2) Go through or go over - to review something. To search through or review carefully and have a chance to discuss or explain. To examine something that contains a collection of things carefully in order to organize them. 3) Send over means to email or to physically mail something. To forward, to dispatch or to direct (someone, something).

" Betty Botter bought some butter but she said the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my batter better, so ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter." 

This podcast is made to help English learners improve their spoken English. Episodes will cover idioms, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary.