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Espresso English Podcast

Shayna Oliveirawww.espressoenglish.net
On the Espresso English podcast, you'll learn English grammar, vocabulary, phrases, idioms, and more. Espresso English lessons are clear and practical, making it easy to learn the language quickly and effectively. Visit http://www.espressoenglish.net to get English courses and e-books that will help you learn faster!
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Episodes

When to use HAVEN'T vs. DON'T HAVE?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/when-to-use-havent-vs-dont-have/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 26, 20232 min

Do we get ON a bus or get IN a bus?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/do-we-get-on-a-bus-or-get-in-a-bus/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 25, 20232 min

What does AIN'T mean, and when do we use it?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/what-does-aint-mean-and-when-do-we-use-it/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 24, 20232 min

"Have a good look" or "Be good-looking"?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/have-a-good-look-or-be-good-looking/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 23, 20232 min

Speak WITH or Speak TO?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/speak-with-or-speak-to/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 22, 20232 min

SHOULD vs. SUPPOSED TO?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/any-difference-between-should-and-supposed-to/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 21, 20232 min

Which is right: FACE problems or FACE WITH problems?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/which-is-right-face-problems-or-face-with-problems/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 20, 20232 min

CALL someone or CALL TO someone?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/do-we-call-someone-or-call-to-someone-on-the-phone/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 19, 20232 min

IN a long time or FOR a long time?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/in-a-long-time-or-for-a-long-time/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 18, 20232 min

What's the rule for verb + infinitive or -ING form?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-rule-for-verb-infinitive-or-verb-ing-form/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 17, 20232 min

Difference between the GROUND floor and the FIRST floor?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-the-ground-floor-and-the-first-floor/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 16, 20232 min

Why can't we say "I'm going to home"?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/why-cant-we-say-go-to-home-in-english/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 15, 20232 min

How can I pronounce -STS at the end of words?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-sts-at-the-end-of-english-words/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 14, 20232 min

What's the difference between CLEVER, SMART, and WISE?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-clever-smart-and-wise/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 13, 20232 min

Why do people say "a beer" and "a coffee" if those are uncountable?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/why-do-people-say-a-beer-and-a-coffee-if-those-words-are-uncountable/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 12, 20232 min

What does it mean to "take someone for granted"?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/what-does-it-mean-to-take-someone-for-granted/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 11, 20232 min

What's the difference between INCOMING and UPCOMING?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-incoming-and-upcoming/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 10, 20232 min

How do we pronounce acronyms in English?

Today's question is about how to pronounce acronyms - terms like CEO - do we say their letters, or do we pronounce them as a word? Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-do-we-pronounce-acronyms-in-english/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 09, 20231 min

What's the difference between a COOK and a CHEF?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-a-cook-and-a-chef/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 08, 20232 min

I will travel, I am traveling, or I will be traveling?

Our question of the day is about the future in English - what's the most natural way to talk about future plans? Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/i-will-travel-im-traveling-or-i-will-be-traveling/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 07, 20232 min

Should we say IN the end or AT the end?

Should we say "in the end" or "at the end"? The answer is both, in slightly different situations. "In the end" is more metaphorical, and "at the end" is more literal. Let's look at examples. Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/in-the-end-or-at-the-end/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 06, 20232 min

Can you end a sentence with a preposition in English?

The answer is YES in some cases and NO in others! Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/can-you-end-a-sentence-with-a-preposition-in-english/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 05, 20232 min

Is LOOK an action verb or a state verb?

Our question of the day - is "look" a state verb or an action verb? It can be both. Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/is-look-an-action-verb-or-a-state-verb-in-english/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 04, 20232 min

How to pronounce words starting with CON-?

A student asks, "How do you pronounce CON at the beginning of English words?" It depends – there are two pronunciations depending on whether that syllable is stressed. Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-con-at-the-beginning-of-english-words/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 03, 20232 min

What's the difference between RARE & SCARCE?

Question: what's the difference between "rare" and "scarce"? Both of them describe things that are uncommon or hard to find, but there are two differences. Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-rare-and-scarce/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 02, 20232 min

How well do YOU know prepositions?

How well do YOU know prepositions in English? Let's find out! This is a quiz lesson. I'll show you a sentence and give you three possible words to complete it. You'll have 5 seconds to decide which is the correct preposition before I tell you the right answer. There are 15 questions total – keep track of your score and let me know how you did! When you're learning English, you want to get everything right – and these tiny words like prepositions can be very challenging. My Advanced English Gramm...

Aug 02, 20237 min

ASK THE TEACHER: What does "awfully good" mean?

Hey! I'm doing a special series called "ask the teacher" in August, featuring questions from real students like you! Our first one is this – what does the phrase "awfully good" mean?! Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/what-does-the-phrase-awfully-good-mean/ 🤩 Take free sample lessons from my courses! 📚 Get grammar e-books for $1 🚀 Get ALL my courses & e-books for 50% off...

Aug 01, 20232 min

How to pronounce the 50 states in the U.S.

Get ready for LOTS of pronunciation practice - today we have a lesson teaching you how to pronounce the names of 50 U.S. states! Want 250+ more words to practice? Take our FREE Pronunciation Power-Up Mini-Course! You'll learn how to pronounce: 50 jobs 50 food and drink words 50 countries 50 brand names 50 difficult words 20 bonus words The next step is to continue improving your pronunciation in my American English Pronunciation Course + Shadowing with Shayna - these courses are designed to give...

Jul 31, 202312 min

Learn 20 phrasal verb commands in English

Hey everybody - listen up! Do you know what that means? Telling people to "listen up" means you want them to pay attention. This is an example of a phrasal verb being used as a command. Another one you probably know is "Watch out!" - we use this when we want to warn somebody about danger. Today I'll teach you 20 phrasal verbs that are often used as commands , and what they mean. Phrasal verbs like these are so common in everyday English, but they can be a little hard to learn because they're all...

Jul 26, 20236 min

Client or customer - Do you know the difference?

Client and customer are two very common words in business English, but there's a difference between them... do you know what it is? If you're learning English for your job or career, come join my Business English Course ! You'll learn hundreds of practical English phrases for speaking with clients, customers, co-workers, supervisors, and more - so you can speak more confidently at work. The lessons also teach you lots of professional vocabulary for management, finance, marketing, and even idioms...

Jul 24, 20235 min
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