Episode 49 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: to stick out like a sore thumb . What does this mean, and when can you use it? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Feb 28, 2018•6 min•Ep. 49
Episode 48 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about sentences with no subject, a list of useful cell phone vocabulary, a quick discussion about asking someone what time it is, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! Episode 48 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (cell phones): 1:20, Small talk (asking what time it is): 7:23, Gr...
Feb 24, 2018•25 min•Ep. 48
Episode 47 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: square peg . What is a square peg, and where does this expression come from? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Feb 20, 2018•5 min•Ep. 47
Episode 46 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about the difference between “hope” and “wish,” a list of restaurant vocabulary, a discussion about asking someone if you can pet their dog, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! Episode 46 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (restaurants): 1:36, Small talk (Can I pet your dog?): ...
Feb 16, 2018•24 min•Ep. 46
Episode 45 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: Shotgun! What does it mean, and where do you use it? (And why?) Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Feb 12, 2018•6 min•Ep. 45
Episode 44 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about the differences between “will” and “going to,” a list of friendship vocabulary, a quick discussion about losing your phone, keys, or other valuable items, the Joke of the Week, a quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! Episode 44 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (relationships): 1:23, Small talk (Did I leav...
Feb 09, 2018•23 min•Ep. 44
Episode 43 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: the sixth sense . What does it mean, and when can you use it? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Feb 05, 2018•6 min•Ep. 43
Episode 42 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about comparative and superlative adjectives, a list of acronym vocabulary, a quick discussion about asking where the bathroom is, the Joke of the Week, a quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! Episode 42 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (acronyms): 1:25, Grammar (comparatives and superlatives): 8:23, Small talk...
Feb 01, 2018•26 min•Ep. 42
Episode 41 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: Crickets . What does it mean, and when can you use it? (And why?) Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com!
Jan 26, 2018•5 min•Ep. 41
Episode 40 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good sleep vocabulary for you, a quick discussion about asking to speak to someone on the phone, a lesson on compound nouns, the Joke of the Week, a sentence quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! Episode 40 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (sleeping): 1:27, Grammar (compound nouns): 6:23, Small talk (telephone requ...
Jan 22, 2018•22 min•Ep. 40
Episode 39 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: like riding a bicycle . What does it mean, and when can you use it? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com!
Jan 18, 2018•5 min•Ep. 39
Episode 38 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good vocabulary for you about staying inside when it’s cold, a quick lesson about what to say when you think that you recognize a stranger, Part 4 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a vocab quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! Episode 38’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (keeping warm inside): 1:26, Grammar (Part 4 of our series about “would”): 5:...
Jan 14, 2018•21 min•Ep. 38
Episode 37 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: a drop in the bucket . What does it mean, and when can you use it? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Jan 10, 2018•5 min•Ep. 37
Episode 36 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some cold weather vocabulary for you, a quick discussion about asking people to repeat themselves, Part 3 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a spelling quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 36’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (cold weather): 1:25, Grammar (Part 3 of our series about “would”): 6:49, Small talk (asking people to repeat themselves...
Jan 04, 2018•21 min•Ep. 36
Episode 35 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: with flying colors . What does it mean, when can you use it, and where does it come from? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Dec 31, 2017•5 min•Ep. 35
Episode 34 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day vocabulary, a quick discussion about good ways to say no, Part 2 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a quiz about opposites, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 34’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day): 1:15, Grammar (Part 2 of our series about “would”): 7:40, Small talk (how to s...
Dec 27, 2017•22 min•Ep. 34
Episode 33 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode all about the hidden meaning of a single common English word: breakfast . Send your questions about English vocabulary (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Dec 23, 2017•5 min•Ep. 33
Episode 32 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good party vocabulary, a quick discussion about buying tickets at a movie theater, Part 1 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a funny story, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 32’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (parties): 1:39, Grammar (Part 1 of our series about “would”): 6:38, Small talk (buying tickets at a movie theater): 10:38, The Joke ...
Dec 17, 2017•18 min•Ep. 32
Episode 31 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the meaning of the colorful idiom “Hold your horses.” Send your questions about English idioms (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Dec 14, 2017•4 min•Ep. 31
Episode 30 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the meaning and the uses of the old expression “the Midas touch.” (It comes from an ancient legend with a sad ending.) Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Dec 11, 2017•5 min•Ep. 30
Episode 29 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good snow vocabulary, a discussion about a few common phrases you’ll encounter in an office, a grammar lesson about here and there , the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 29’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Grammar ( here and there ): 2:21, Vocabulary ( snow -cabulary!): 6:51, Small talk (the weekend): 11:42, The Joke of the Week: 13:45, Listening quiz...
Dec 07, 2017•21 min•Ep. 29
Episode 28 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the meaning and the uses of the colorful expression “wild goose chase.” Send your questions about English and suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Dec 03, 2017•6 min•Ep. 28
Episode 27 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a grammar lesson about a special kind of question, a gym and exercise vocabulary list, a discussion about asking whether a seat is available, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 27’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (the gym): 1:45, Small talk (asking if a seat is available): 5:51, Grammar topic (echo questions): 8:12, The Joke of the Week: 12:12...
Nov 30, 2017•19 min•Ep. 27
Episode 26 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about misunderstood lyrics and one of the most famous songs of the 1960s. You might never hear this song the same way again. Send your questions about English and suggestions for future episodes to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Nov 25, 2017•5 min•Ep. 26
Episode 25 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a grammar segment about two similar words you can learn to use correctly, money vocabulary ($$$), a discussion about expressing sympathy, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 25’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (money): 1:13, Small talk (expressing sympathy): 5:55, Grammar topic ( so and such ): 8:26, The Joke of the Week: 13:38, Listening quiz:...
Nov 23, 2017•20 min•Ep. 25
Episode 24 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the useful English idiom in the nick of time . Send your questions about English idioms (or any other English topic ) to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Nov 19, 2017•6 min•Ep. 24
Episode 23 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a list of dog vocabulary, information about some common restaurant situations, a lesson about special adverbs, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 23’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Grammar topic (special adverbs): 1:53, Vocabulary (dogs): 4:57, Small talk (restaurants): 11:43, Joke of the Week: 16:00, Listening quiz: 18:36...
Nov 15, 2017•24 min•Ep. 23
Episode 22 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that explores an interesting English idiom: to steal someone’s thunder . Send your questions about English idioms (or any other English topic) to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Nov 11, 2017•5 min•Ep. 22
Episode 21 of the Everybody ESL podcast has an in-depth discussion of contractions, some good vocabulary about rainy weather, the Joke of the Week, a super-important small talk topic, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com! Episode 21’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Small talk lesson: 1:53, Grammar topic: 4:30, Vocabulary: 12:00, Joke of the Week: 15:36, Listening quiz: 18:18...
Nov 09, 2017•23 min•Ep. 21
Episode 20 of the Everybody ESL podcast is another mini “What’s the Difference?” episode. In this one, we talk about see , look at , and watch . They’re very similar, but they have some important differences. Don’t forget: I want your questions, comments, and suggestions. Send them to everybodyesl@gmail.com!
Nov 05, 2017•9 min•Ep. 20