Feb 12

#372 Is Valentine's Day Really About Love?

Today we're going to talk about Valentine's Day. But don't worry — this is not going to be a boring episode about chocolates, roses, and red hearts everywhere. Let me ask you something. Is Valentine's Day really about love? Or is it about pressure? Pressure to buy a gift. Pressur ... Show More

19m 14s

Feb 6

#371 Dogs and their superpower

In the previous episode, we talked about how dogs understand our emotions and how they communicate without words. Today, I want to continue that conversation, but from a different angle. Instead of focusing on emotions, we're going to look at how dogs experience the world, how th ... Show More

16m 38s

Jan 29

#370 How Dogs Communicate Emotions Without Words

Today, I want to talk about dogs again. If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, you already know this isn't the first time I've brought up dogs. Dogs are one of those topics we can come back to again and again, because each time we look at them from a different angle ... Show More

16m 17s

Nov 2022

Let's pronounce 15 DIFFICULT words!

<p>Once I asked my students, "What are the most difficult English words for you to pronounce?" and I got a lot of great answers!<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/15-difficult-english-words-to-pronounce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= " ... Show More

6m 49s

Jun 2022

Let's say 96 words with SILENT letters!

<div> <div> <div> <div>The English language has a lot of <span class= "il">silent</span> <span class="il">letters</span> that cause difficulties for both native speakers and English learners, because they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.</div> <br /> ... Show More

8m 6s

Mar 2022

English words with DISAPPEARING syllables!

<p>The pronunciation of many English words sounds different from the way they appear to be written. Some English words have <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/18-english-words-with-disappearing-syllables/"> <strong>"disappearing or dropped syllables"</strong></a> - reducti ... Show More

3m 51s

Apr 2021

12 words in which we DO pronounce the final "E"

<p>You probably know that an English word ends in -E, the -E is usually silent; we don't pronounce it - like in the words date, cheese, fine, spoke, and rude.<br /> <br /> But there are a few exceptions!<br /> <br /> Many of these words came into English from other languages and ... Show More

8m 10s

Apr 2016

085 - Top English Pronunciation Problems

<p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"In this lesson, you\u2019re going to practice English words with very similar sounds. Many English learners have problems pronouncing these words correctly. If you can master the differences in pronunciation between these words, you\u2019ll im ... Show More

7m 45s

Apr 2020

263 - How to pronounce long, complicated words in English

<p>Today I'm going to teach you an exercise for <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-difficult-words-in-english/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>practicing the pronunciation of long, difficult multi-syllable words.</strong></a><br /> <br /> Our examp ... Show More

6m 26s

#159 English pronunciation practice - Di...