Right, then Left!
A brief explanation of the uses of Right and Left in normal everyday language
Dec 05, 2021•5 min
ThinkinEnglish
A native English speaker / teacher / coach / facilitator, here to help! Email me at bigjohnox@yahoo.com for private lessons online!
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Episodes
Great British Food!
Spotted Dick? What? Toad in the Hole? someone's having a laugh!
Nov 26, 2021•7 min
Accents, stolen words and uses of 'Get'
My accent is supposed to be a BBC accent, middle of the road, and easy to understand. But I went through hell to get it!
Nov 19, 2021•7 min
Formal vs Informal language - Gotcha!
A short presentation of formal and informal language and when to use it.
Nov 11, 2021•5 min
Making suggestions, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a man's cold!
I apologise for my voice - I still have a bad cold. I hope the podcast is clear.
Nov 04, 2021•6 min
Words, words, words
Some of my favourite words from English and different languages
Oct 22, 2021•7 min
Travels, Adverbs and strange expressions!
Using a new microphone, and I forgot the Pop filter, so please excuse me.
Oct 14, 2021•12 min
Bucket Lists and wierd English sayings
Do you have a bucket list? What is a bucket list? Find out!
Oct 07, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 4
British Culture, Customs and Slang
A short episode about how Brits behave, and some salty slang words!
Sep 29, 2021•6 min
The Dentist, ISH, and slang!
I talk about my trip to the dentist, the use of the strange suffix ISH, and some basic, common slang. Hope you enjoy it! Contact me on @kotkienglish on Facebook if you have any comments, questions or requests!
Sep 24, 2021•6 min
New season - Making new friends and laughing!
A reminder on content and function words that help English people to 'swallow' sounds, and a rather bad impersonation of different kinds of laughter!
Sep 15, 2021•5 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Episode 15 - Giving information and Describing
How to keep a conversation going, even when you forget some words!
Jun 29, 2021•5 min
Episode 14 - Giving opinions and asking questions
Be careful with your opinion, it might not be wanted!
Jun 22, 2021•7 min
Episode 13 - Agreeing, Disagreeing and giving advice!
Yes it is, No, it isn't! Some of the important ways to communicate in English.
Jun 15, 2021•5 min
Episode 12 - Swallowing words and Beijing!
Would you like to know why English people speak so quickly? They 'swallow' words and letters!
Jun 08, 2021•5 min
Episode 11 - A short story about transport in China
No questions, no quiz, just a story about how we got around in China. Enjoy!
Jun 01, 2021•4 min
Episode 10 - Listening Comprehension!
I tell a story, and then ask you five questions. I also use some common phrasal verbs.
May 27, 2021•6 min
Episode 9 - All Perfect tenses/Aspects and a quiz!
Visit our Facebook page @kotkienglish or 'Ania and John's English page' to see the timeline picture. Thanks!
May 24, 2021•7 min
Episode 8 - Present Perfect Continuous, Sentence Stress and a story!
The PPC is useful for when you want to say that you have been doing something for some time...I have been talking for ten minutes!
May 20, 2021•8 min
Episode 7 - The Present Perfect with examples
The Present Perfect is not as difficult as some people think - and we use it a lot in spoken English. I like to think of it as 'experiences' in the past that connect to the present and beyond. Listen to the podcast and see if my explanation helps with your understanding. If you have any questions, send me a message at Facebook kotkienglish and I will try to help!
May 17, 2021•7 min
Episode 6 - Some minimal pairs for pronunciation practice, a few phrases for movement, and another short story
If you have any questions, or you want me to focus on a special part of English, please let me know at kotkienglish on Facebook!
May 13, 2021•6 min
Episode 5 - Pronunciation practice and another story!
English speakers use stress and intonation to make speech fit together smoothly. Try these examples and see if you sound better!
May 07, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Two verbs, Modals and Spicy Hot Pot!
A common mistake is to use the past tense for two verbs in the same phrase, such as 'didn't went', or 'didn't played'. I hope you enjoy this episode!
May 04, 2021•8 min
Episode 3 - The tricky U, Say, Tell and Speak, Boring adjectives, and another short story about China
I hope you enjoy these podcasts, get in touch with me on Kotkienglish on Facebook and leave a message if you want me to explain something! Thank for listening!
Apr 29, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2 - Many, ED, and a short story about China
In this episode, I will give you some tips about using Many, how to say ED, and tell you a short funny story about my time in China
Apr 25, 2021•6 min•Ep. 2
Episode 1 - Tenses, Present, Past and Future
In this episode, I try to explain the basic 6 tenses of English, Present, Past and Future, in both Simple and Continuous forms, and how to use them. This is a review for most people, but perhaps there may be some 'misunderstandings' that need to be considered.
Apr 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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