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Speak Better English with Harry

Clear, practical English for intermediate and advanced learners. Speak Better English with Harry helps you use natural English with confidence in real situations — at work and in everyday conversations. Each episode focuses on vocabulary, collocations, phrasal verbs, and expressions that native speakers actually use, explained clearly and simply by an experienced native English teacher. This podcast is ideal if you already know the basics and want to sound more natural, fluent, and confident when you speak English.

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Episodes

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 293

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. How do I learn new English vocabulary quickly? In this advanced English lesson, you're going to learn English idioms related to technology. What does it mean 'to get your wires crossed'? Listen to the new episode and find out. Learn informal English expressions and speak like a native speaker. https://www.englishle...

Jun 06, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 293

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 292

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this advanced English lesson, you're going to learn English phrasal verbs related to sleep. To conk out, to drop off, to doze off... Learn how to talk about sleep in informal English. Describe your sleep in English. Improve your advanced English vocabulary and speak English with fluency and confidence. https://w...

Jun 02, 202112 minSeason 1Ep. 292

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 291

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this advanced English lesson, you're going to learn popular English expressions with the word 'way'. On the way out, my way or the highway, to have a way with ... As always, with detailed meanings and plenty of examples to help you better understand them. Expand your vocabulary and learn how to speak English con...

May 30, 202112 minSeason 1Ep. 291

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 290

Do you know what a 'simile' is? Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn popular English similes. Similes are expressions that compare two different things. Native speakers use similes often. In this lesson, I'll go over some examples of similes you hear in everyday life in the UK. Join me for this advanced E...

May 26, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 290

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 289

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn idiomatic English expressions with the word 'tree'. Out of your tree, family tree, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree... Learn English vocabulary easily and improve your English speaking skills. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club - Lear...

May 23, 202112 minSeason 1Ep. 289

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 288

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're going to learn useful English expressions about sleep. Are you a bad sleeper or a good sleeper? Learn how you can describe bad and good sleep in English. Improve your English speaking vocabulary and feel confident in any conversation. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-e...

May 19, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 288

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 287

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're going to look at the word 'funny' and different ways to say 'funny' in English. I'll give you plenty of options which you can use in your English speaking and writing. Boost your English vocabulary and avoid using the same words over and over again. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.c...

May 16, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 287

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 286

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. What would you do if your car broke down in the middle of your journey? In this lesson, we will learn English phrases you may use to talk about your car and related problems. Learn to describe your car problems in English. Increase your English vocabulary and feel confident in any situation. https://www.englishless...

May 12, 202117 minSeason 1Ep. 286

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 285

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're going to learn English idioms related to happiness and sadness. Different expressions to describe when you're feeling happy or sad in English. These popular English idioms will boost your vocabulary and will help you sound more native. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-...

May 09, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 285

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 284

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn advanced English collocations with Pay. Pay the price, pay attention to, pay compensation and more. Learning collocations will help you improve your fluency in English and make you sound like a native English speaker. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-en...

May 05, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 284

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 283

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn how to describe your feelings and emotions in English. Advanced English adjectives will help you boost your vocabulary and make your English more descriptive. Plenty of examples as to how to use these adjectives in a sentence. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy...

May 01, 202112 minSeason 1Ep. 283

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 282

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. Let's go back to the phrasal verbs. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn popular Engish phrasal verbs with 'play'. Play on, play along, play up, and more. Learn phrasal verbs in context with my detailed examples and improve your English vocabulary. Learning English collocations is an easy way to start spe...

Apr 28, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 282

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 281

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In today's podcast episode you're going to learn popular English collocations. A collocation is a pair or a group of words that always put together to create a specific meaning. For example, in English we don't make our homework, we do our homework. We don't do a mistake, we make a mistake. Learning English colloca...

Apr 25, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 281

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 280

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. Today, you're going to learn 10 popular English idioms. The idioms I have for you today are related to body parts. There are many body parts idioms in English. So let's look at their meanings. As always, I'll give you plenty of examples so that you'll be able to use them in your English speaking and writing. https:...

Apr 21, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 280

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 279

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're talking about cities and city life. You're going to learn useful English adjectives that will help you describe cities in English. Is your city congested? Or is it flourishing? These English adjectives will help you boost your advanced English vocabulary and improve your speaking and ...

Apr 17, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 279

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 278

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn to describe the different ways of looking. To stare, to notice, to gawk, and many more. These vocabulary words and expressions will help you boost your English vocabulary and improve your English speaking and writing skills. Don't forget to practise and put a few sente...

Apr 14, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 278

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 277

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn 11 animal idioms in English. I've picked not so common idioms based on animals. I'll give you the detailed meanings and show how to use them in context with an example. Improve your vocabulary and start speaking English like a native! https://www.englishlessonviaskype....

Apr 11, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 277

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 276

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn 10 English verbs to describe walking. The wounded soldier limped off the battlefield. The baby crawled toward her mother. Learn to describe the way people move in English and improve your vocabulary. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club - Learn...

Apr 07, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 276

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 275

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're talking about movies. You're going to learn advanced English adjectives to help you describe movies in English. Not just 'nice', 'great' or 'good'. These are descriptive adjectives that will certainly boost your English vocabulary and improve your English speaking. https://www.english...

Apr 04, 202117 minSeason 1Ep. 275

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 274

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn trendy new words in English. These words have only recently appeared in the Oxford English dictionary. Learn new English words and find out if you are a freegan. Or do you like to go on a staycation? Improve your English vocabulary and start speaking like a native. htt...

Mar 31, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 274

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 273

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn advanced English expressions with 'down'. Down in the mouth, ups and downs, down-at-heel meanings. Learn to use these expressions in a sentence and expand your English vocabulary. With fixed English phrases you will improve your English fluency, gain confidence and sta...

Mar 28, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 273

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 272

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn useful English verbs to describe speaking. This is particularly useful to those of you who want to improve your English writing. Avoid using boring verbs like 'said' or 'asked' and improve your English vocabulary. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-englis...

Mar 24, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 272

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 271

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're talking about memory and memories. You're going to learn English vocabulary about memory. Useful verbs, adjectives and expression. New words and phrases will help you talk about your memories in English. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club - Learn advanced En...

Mar 21, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 271

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 270

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, I would like to introduce a native teacher James. James is an experienced teacher originally from England who is currently living in Istanbul, Turkey. James would like to teach you some English expressions with the word 'wind'. Enjoy! https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english...

Mar 17, 202112 minSeason 1Ep. 270

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 269

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're moving onto the last letter in the English alphabet, the letter Z. Z is pronounced as /zed/ in British English and as /zee/ in American English. The /z/ sound is very similar to the /s/ sound, the only difference is that /z/ is a voiced sound. Listen, repeat after me and practise your...

Mar 14, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 269

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 268

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to popular phrasal verbs with 'talk'. Talk over, talk through, talk back and many more. Learn phrasal verbs with detailed meanings and examples. Improve your advanced English vocabulary. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club - Learn advanced English with...

Mar 10, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 268

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 267

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, we're moving onto the letter Y. You're going to learn how to pronounce the letter Y. Y at the beginning of the words, Y in the middle of the words, Y at the end. Tongue twister with Y. Listen, repeat after me and improve your English pronunciation. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy...

Mar 07, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 267

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 266

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn unusual English expressions using body parts. Some of these phrases are often not included in the language books. Learn these uncommon English idioms with meanings and detailed examples. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club - Learn advanced Eng...

Mar 03, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 266

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 265

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn how to pronounce X in words in English. Xerox, execute, exaggerate, exam...Learn different ways to pronounce English words with the letter X. Listen, repeat after me and practise your English pronunciation. https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club ...

Feb 28, 202113 minSeason 1Ep. 265

Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 264

Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar. In this podcast episode, you're going to learn very popular English phrases to avoid answering a question. Use these phrases when you don't want to give an answer, or you want to think about it, or you want the other person to wait. Useful phrases for your business English conversations and for your personal ones. ...

Feb 24, 202121 minSeason 1Ep. 264
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