Espresso English Podcast

Let’s learn English phrases you can use to ask for a favor! If you’re not sure what a favor is, that means asking someone to help you or to do something nice for you, even though it might inconvenience them a little bit. You can speak more confidently when you know the specific phrases that native English speakers would say in this situation. I always want to teach you real and practical phrases, ones that you’ll actually use. That’s why I created the Everyday English Speaking Courses, with lessons full of useful phrases for daily life, in many different situations!

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Let me warn you about a mistake I’ve often seen in homework from my students. They write sentences like these: I’m going to U.S.A. next year. We visited United States. My friend is from U.S. Can you find the mistake? Click here, or listen for the answer... I’ve got an entire course to help you identify and avoid mistakes like these – it’s the 200 Common Errors in English Course. The lessons cover not only grammar mistakes, but also mistakes in spelling, vocabulary, pronunciation, and even common mistakes and problems in your English learning strategy. I'd love to help you find and fix your English errors fast!

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A student asked me when we use the word feeling (singular) vs. feelings (plural), like in the sentence “I can certainly understand your feeling / feelings.” The most natural choice here is feelings, because we use the plural form when it’s a substitute for the word "emotions" in general. We use the word feeling, singular, when we’re talking about one specific feeling. It’s usually modified with an adjective - an amazing feeling, a terrible feeling, etc. In today's lesson you'll expand your vocabulary by learning collocations with the words feeling and feelings. These are combinations of words that are often used together - and learning them will help you speak English more easily and naturally. I have two great ways for you to learn lots more collocations fast: One is my e-book, 1000 Collocations in 10 Minutes a Day, which is great for intermediate learners. The other one is my Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations Course, which is perfect for more experienced English learners. Click on each link for mo

⭐ Download FREE Lesson PDF + Quiz: https://www.espressoenglish.net/than-then-pdf/  When should we use then vs. than? Even native English speakers mix up these two common words, because they are pronounced essentially the same in fast spoken English! But they do have different meanings, so you need to use the correct word when writing. Let’s learn the difference between these, I’ll show you lots of examples, and we’ll also cover about 10 common phrases and expressions with them.  To review and practice, you can download a free PDF of this lesson text as well as a quiz which is great to test yourself and see if you really learned the difference. I’ll send you the PDF by e-mail when you click on the link under this video and enter your e-mail address, it’s totally free and you’ll receive it in a few minutes. ⭐ Download FREE Lesson PDF + Quiz: https://www.espressoenglish.net/than-then-pdf/ ⭐ Complete Program: 50% discount! https://www.espressoenglish.net/get-a-50-discount-when-you-buy-the-complete-espresso-engli

Do you know what to say when you want to bring a conversation to an end? Today you'll learn how to end conversations in a positive and polite way! I hope you enjoyed this lesson - and I hope to see you inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses. I say “courses” because there are actually two courses - Level 1 which focuses more on practical daily situations, and Level 2 which has more advanced conversations and expressions.

In the last lesson, you learned how to start a conversation in English. In this lesson, you will learn how to keep a conversation going - with examples! If you like learning English from conversations, then you will LOVE my Everyday English Speaking Courses, because each lesson is based on a dialogue. This is a very effective way to learn English phrases in context. I think some English learners can be a little afraid of having conversations because they’re afraid they’ll have to speak for a long time. But as you can see from these examples, each person just says one or two sentences, and then it’s the other person’s turn to speak. It’s a balanced interaction - a conversation involves taking turns, not just one person talking on and on for a long time. So don’t be scared to have conversations in English! I know you can do it, and remembering the tips from this video will really help you. Of course, it’s even easier to have conversations when you know lots of phrases to express yourself! You can learn them

Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes the hardest part is simply starting a conversation. Today you'll learn 40 conversation starters that native English speakers use in various real life situations – formal or informal, at work, school, or other contexts! These aren’t especially “deep” conversation starters like you might want to use on a first date, when you’re interested in getting to know someone extremely well. Instead, they are more suited for “small talk” – casual conversation about topics of general interest. You will learn lots more phrases inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses - they cover tons of situations, like what to say during: travel shopping eating in restaurants socializing agreeing/disagreeing making invitations and requests giving criticism or advice expressing your thoughts ...and much more. I hope to see you inside!

A LOT of students ask me about "reported speech," when we talk about what somebody else said. For example: Direct Speech: “I’ve been to London three times.” Reported Speech: She said she’d been to London three times. There are a lot of tricky little details to remember... but don’t worry, I’ll explain them and we’ll see lots of examples. There are also two quizzes for you to practice! So much of English grammar - like this topic, reported speech - can be confusing, hard to understand, and even harder to use correctly. I can help you learn grammar easily and use it confidently inside my Advanced English Grammar Course. I will make even the most difficult parts of English grammar clear to you - and there are lots of opportunities for you to practice. If you want to take your English grammar to the next level, then my Advanced English Grammar Course is for you!

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