The previous episode is about how happiness is not a place or destination to reach or a person to meet. In this episode, I talk about a few ways I search for happiness myself from where I am. I also talk about meeting someone very special whose name is Yusuf Estes. If you liked this episode, how about sharing it with a friend? :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Dec 21, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Most of us are in a constant struggle of finding happiness in some place else, somewhere else, in someone else or waiting for some future destination to reach to finally be happy. Listen along as I speak my mind. Share this episode with a friend if you enjoyed listening to it so they can also maybe benefit from it. :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Dec 17, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is about Aron Ralston’s hiking trip in the canyons of Utah and what goes wrong along the way. It’s a story of excitement, and then desperate call for help and survival. You’ll practice new vocabulary words and grammar and learn how to use “Should have” for past mistakes and regret. Share this with a friend. :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Dec 08, 2021•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast I don’t have regrets in a sense that I dwell on them on a daily basis or will do so for the rest of my life. But I believe if we look at regrets and mistakes of the past in a healthy way to improve our present and future, it’s not bad to look back on them to remind us to be better. Here is one of my biggest regrets so far in life. In this Episode, I’m also briefly sharing an article entitled “37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old” and along with mine, that would be 38. Haha! If you liked this ...
Dec 05, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is about a story is an excerpt from “The Alchemist” about the secret of happiness. Listen to the story, practice your listening, pronunciation, and grammar, and learn about the secret of happiness from the moral of the story. Message me on Instagram @TheEnglishZone_ to share your opinion about the story! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Nov 20, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast The reason we are forgetful, we miss our flight, we have poor work and skills performance m, etc. etc. is because we are distracted by something other than the task at hand. In this episode, I share some of my understandings of living in the moment with and you should share this episode with a friend. :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Sep 18, 2021•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have any problems right now at the very moment? According Mr. Tolle, no, we don’t! Sharing some ideas about Eckhart Tolle’s book “The Power of Now! Share this episode with a friend and send me a message on Instagram! :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Sep 09, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is another story/grammar lesson to help you practice your listening, grammar, and speaking. Share this episode with a friend. ✅ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Sep 01, 2021•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast *Emad’s English* My name is Emad and I am from Egypt. I came to the United States four years ago. When I came here, I could not speak English at all and I didn’t have any friends. Because of that, my life was very difficult. I only spoke Arabic. After living in the U.S. for a few months, I started working at Amazon. My job was good and I made good money, but my life was hard because I could not speak English. I wanted to travel alone to other cities and other states, but I couldn’t. One time, I ...
Aug 30, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Practice your grammar, listening, pronunciation, and speaking with a short story in present progressive tense and questions and answers about the story. Share this episode with your friends! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Aug 10, 2021•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast I don’t know if this is a book review or a summary; but who cares. It’s become one of my favorite books about personal growth and development to a higher level of ourselves away from drama and negativity. Share it with a friend! :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Aug 03, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Practice your grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking by listening to a story and questions and answers about the story! Share this episode with a friend! :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Jul 25, 2021•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast *My Life in Chicago* My name is Jason and I am 32 years old. I live in Chicago with my fiancée. I live downtown, but I don’t work downtown. I work as a chef in a restaurant outside of the city. I don’t have a car because it’s expensive to have a car. There is no free parking and traffic is terrible. So I usually take the subway. Sometimes, I take the bus and honestly, I don’t need a car. My parents live in Tampa, Florida. They usually visit me in the summer. They hate winter. So they never come ...
Jul 01, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is another story and grammar lesson. You will listen to a story in which someone is gossiping (NOT GOOD 👎🏼) about his coworkers Penny and Sean. You will learn some new vocabulary words, you will learn and understand Noun Clauses and how to use them, and as always you will practice your listening and pronunciation! 🗣 Share this episode with a friend! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Jun 28, 2021•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast This story is about Chelsea who is healthy and follows a healthy diet. And then, something goes wrong. 🤦♀️😮 Practice your grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary with me! And if you like this lesson, share it with a friend! :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Jun 06, 2021•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is there a place, time, or space that makes you inspired to take actions towards your goals, passion, hobbies, desires, etc.? What is it? Where is it? Or when is it? This is what this episode is about! Share it with a friend! :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
May 27, 2021•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Improve your English grammar, listening, pronunciation with these stories! This story is about vacation and it is in Future and Present Simple. Please pay attention to the grammar and practice with me! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
May 23, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is another grammar and speaking practice. The story is about an incident (a small accident) I had while kayaking. The first part is in present, the second part is in past tense and the last part is in future tense. Practice your English with me and share this episode with your friends. :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
May 14, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this story, you are going to practice past tense by listening to a story and answering questions about it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
May 06, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Phrasal Verbs are a huge part of English language and are commonly used by native speakers in formal, academic settings as well as in informal, slang, and everyday conversations! In this episode, you’ll learn the meaning of Phrasal Verbs and 26 most commonly used phrasal verbs... Share this episode with a friend! ✅ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Mar 01, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the first unedited podcast episode I’ve ever made. I think it went well. It is about my TikTok Journey from 23 followers to almost 42,000 in 4 months. Yes, I am on TikTok if you aren’t aware. Go follow me @TheEnglishZone or click here https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJwvqT8y/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Jan 22, 2021•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is a pronunciation and vocabulary practice of 15 vocabulary words that have different pronunciations as a noun and as a verb. In other words, the stress on the word changes when the form of the word changes. —— If you like this podcast, please support me by sharing it with your friends on social media. 👍🏼 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Nov 03, 2020•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is suitable for intermediate, and high intermediate English learners. Practice the past tense, grammar, speaking, and pronunciation by listening to a story about someone's experience and asking and answering questions about the story. Please share this podcast! ✅ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Oct 28, 2020•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 33 of my Podcast, I introduce you to a new series, Welcome to Ted Talk Tuesday (TTT) episode one. The first episode is about one of Simon Sinek’s famous Ted Talks. It talks about how inspiring leaders and organizations are different from the rest of the world. Here, I explain some key points about the talk and you’ll learn some new vocabulary words and phrases. If you like this podcast, please share! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/supp...
Oct 27, 2020•29 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast This episode helps you practice listening as well as speaking by listening to a story and answering the questions with me in the end! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Oct 19, 2020•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, I talk about a book that has changed my view about money and how to make it. The book explains the reason why the poor gets poorer and the rich gets richer! They know a secret about money that this book explains. Listen along and learn some key ideas from the book and learn some important financial vocabulary words and expressions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Oct 01, 2020•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the title implies, this episode is about a journey. My podcast journey. I talk about how I started the podcast, how I came up with the name, and I have a goal to announce and cool surprise! 😉 Please listen along and share this podcast with your friends on social media! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Sep 18, 2020•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sometimes in life, we learn the best lessons from the worst mistakes that we make. That’s today’s topic. Today’s lesson is what I learned last week. I made a big mistake I made last Wednesday which taught me a great lesson and I’d like to share it with you. It’s about cleaning up the mess we have in our phones. Please listen along and share this podcast with your friends on social media. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support...
Sep 14, 2020•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast A huge part of speaking fluently is about paying attention to the way native speakers talk and pronounce words, phrases, etc. In this episode, if you practice with me and copy me, you will be able to pronounce these 15 adverbs just like an American Native Speaker! 😎 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Sep 12, 2020•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 25, I explained the meaning of and the way we use “Shoulda, woulda, coulda, didn’t.” In this episode, you’ll learn the opposite of that: shouldn’t have, wouldn’t have, couldn’t have. Please listen to this episode several times to learn this grammar properly and use it effortlessly! Good luck! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theenglishzone/support
Aug 27, 2020•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast