Synopsis
Improve your English in just a few minutes a day! Learn English grammar, vocabulary, phrases, idioms, and more.
Episodes
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Gotcha, Gotta, Got it - How to use these in English!
15/04/2024 Duration: 03minOur question of the day is “What do gotcha, gotta, and got it mean – and how do we use them in informal spoken English?” All of these involve the word “got,” but they are different! Thanks for the great question - you can download lots of our past ask the teacher lessons by clicking on the link below. ⭐ Download FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/
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How to use "I beg to differ" and other phrases
12/04/2024 Duration: 01min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/
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How to APOLOGIZE and respond to apologies in English
10/04/2024 Duration: 04minDo you know how to apologize in English, beyond just the single word “Sorry”? Let’s learn some phrases for making apologies and then phrases for responding to an apology. If you want to download this lesson, you can click here to download your free PDF lesson guide! JOIN MY COURSE TO LEARN MORE: In my Everyday English Speaking Course, you’ll learn real English phrases for daily life – in the context of conversations! It’s a fast and fun way to improve your fluency.
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20 words you're pronouncing WRONG (yes, even you, native English speakers!)
08/04/2024 Duration: 06min⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/20-commonly-mispronounced-words/ ⭐ American English Pronunciation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/ You’re probably pronouncing these words wrong - yes, even you, native English speakers! Today I’m going to teach you the right way to say 20 English words that are often mispronounced - so you can say them confidently. Because this lesson focuses on pronunciation, I’m not going to explain the definitions - but if you download the free lesson guide PDF, each word has its definition and an example sentence. You can get it by clicking here and entering your e-mail address. OK, are you ready? Make sure to practice with me by repeating these words out loud using the correct pronunciation
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What exactly does HOOK UP mean?
05/04/2024 Duration: 03min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/
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How to use FOOL in English!
02/04/2024 Duration: 04min⭐ Vocabulary Builder Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-course/ April 1 is an informal holiday known as April Fools’ Day! People celebrate by playing jokes and trying to trick people in funny and harmless ways. You might be wondering about this word “fool” – how is it used in English? I’ll teach you all about it in today’s lesson.
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Canceled or Cancelled? Traveled or Travelled?
29/03/2024 Duration: 02min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ 200 Common Errors in English Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/
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Your definately spelling these words incorectly!
26/03/2024 Duration: 05min⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-100-commonly-misspelled-words/ ⭐ 200 Common Errors Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/ Hi! It’s Shayna from EspressoEnglish.net and today you’ll learn 20 words that most people spell wrong. In fact, two of them are in the title of this video! 1. The word definitely does NOT have an “A.” Some people even write “defiantly” which is a completely different word. But the correct spelling of definitely is definitely. 2. And the other mistake is your, y-o-u-r. In the title of the video it should be you’re, which is short for “you are.” The version spelled y-o-u-r is for possession - your house, your dog, your backpack. Before I continue, I want to invite you to download the free lesson guide, which actually has 100 commonly misspelled words. Click on the link in the video description and enter your email address, and I’ll send you that free PDF download.
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When we use YEAR OLD vs. YEARS OLD
22/03/2024 Duration: 01min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/
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Different future tenses for different situations in English
20/03/2024 Duration: 08min⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-different-future-tenses/ ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ Let’s learn and practice future tenses in English! We have a whole bunch of ways to talk about the future in English, including: Will and won’t Going to Future continuous Future perfect Present continuous Present simple (yes! You can use those to talk about the future in specific cases) Today I’ll explain which future tense to use in which situation - and I’ll ask you to practice with me, so get ready. You’ll definitely want to download the lesson guide so that you can review everything - click here and enter your e-mail address, and I’ll send you the lesson PDF for free. Instead of explaining things tense by tense, I’m going to do it situation by situation, because in some situations we can use multiple tenses. I’d also love to help you even more inside my Advanced English Grammar Course, where we go in detail into
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Run up, run off, run after, run over, and more phrasal verbs with RUN!
18/03/2024 Duration: 06minToday we’re going to learn phrasal verbs with RUN - run around, run for, run off, run on, and many more. Because these phrasal verbs are all so similar, it’s essential to test yourself by taking a quiz to see if you remember the difference. Download the lesson guide to try the quiz! If you want to be fluent in English, then you need to know phrasal verbs, because we use them all the time! Most traditional English textbooks don’t focus on phrasal verbs, but I have a course that will teach you 500 common phrasal verbs in the context of conversations. It’s an easy and natural way to learn them. Phrasal verbs in conversation is one of my most popular courses!
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There IS or there ARE an apple and two bananas on the table?
15/03/2024 Duration: 01min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/
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Phrases for expressing REGRET in English
13/03/2024 Duration: 04min⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-phrases-for-regret/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/ Today you’ll learn 6 different ways to talk about regrets in English. Regrets are things in the past where you made a mistake or did something bad and now you feel bad about it and you wish you had done things differently. You can download the PDF guide to this lesson by clicking here! As you can see we’ve got a lot of different phrases for expressing regret. The English language is like that, right? There’s not just one right way to say things. Native speakers use many different expressions. If you want to learn lots of them, come check out my Everyday English speaking courses. Level 1 teaches you what to say in everyday situations, and Level 2 teaches you more advanced conversational expressions. ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/
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20 Excellent Expressions with Alliteration
11/03/2024 Duration: 06minDownload free lesson PDF! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-excellent-expressions-with-alliteration/ Alliteration is repeating the same (or similar sounds) at the beginning of words - hey - “similar sounds” - that’s an example! Alliteration is often used in poetry and music because it helps the phrase flow nicely - and we also have a number of common expressions that use it. Today you’ll learn 20 of them! Download this lesson by clicking here.
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"What's the past tense of LEAD, READ, and DREAM?"
08/03/2024 Duration: 01min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/ What exactly is the past tense of the words lead, read, and dream? That’s our question of the day!
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How to pronounce 50+ nationalities in English
06/03/2024 Duration: 05minDownload free PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-200-countries-and-nationalities/ One challenge for English learners is how to pronounce the names of countries as well as nationalities - nationalities are adjectives describing someone or something from that country. So today we'll practice 50 of them! Nationalities in English follow some patterns, so I've organized these words into categories. And when you download the lesson guide, you'll find more - I think I've listed over 200 countries and nationalities. Click here to get that free PDF download.
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20 POWERFUL Adjectives in English!
04/03/2024 Duration: 05minDownload FREE PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-powerful-adjectives/ Stop using the same basic English words all the time - today you'll learn 20 powerful adjectives in English, such as excruciating, destitute, miraculous, absurd, and jittery. These words are a little more advanced, so they’re great for helping your English sound more fluent. Make sure to practice your pronunciation by repeating these words after me, and study the example sentences to see how these adjectives are used! You can download a free PDF guide to this lesson, and it also includes a quiz to help you practice the new words. Click here to get that free PDF and quiz. All right, get ready to learn these powerful adjectives!
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"Can we say LESS TALL in English?"
01/03/2024 Duration: 01min⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ A student asks - "Can we say 'less tall' for the opposite of taller?" Listen to this "ask the teacher" lesson to find the answer! $1 English grammar e-books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/
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⚠️ Do NOT mix up these phrasal verbs!!! ⚠️
28/02/2024 Duration: 02minPhrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ You do NOT want to mix up the phrasal verbs in this lesson, because mistakes with them could be quite embarrassing! So let's make sure you know the difference between these.
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100 phrasal verbs in 15 minutes!
25/02/2024 Duration: 16min⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF + quizzes: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-download-100-phrasal-verbs/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ Do you want to learn 100 phrasal verbs in the next 15 minutes? Get ready because that’s exactly what we’re going to do! I’ll tell you right now that we’re going to go through them fast, so there’s no way you’ll remember them all just by watching this video once. That’s why you should definitely download the free PDF guide, so you can review them again and again. And a little bonus - the free PDF also has quizzes to help you practice these phrasal verbs. Click here and enter your e-mail to get that free download instantly - it’s a really, really useful one.