#325 At the Hairdresser

This is the first episode in a special pronunciation series. We’ll do four episodes in a row, each one focused on different sounds. In this first episode, we’ll work on R and L. Next time, we’ll practice the TH sound. Then, we’ll look at V and B. And finally, we’ll practice SH an ... Show More

This is the first episode in a special pronunciation series. We’ll do four episodes in a row, each one focused on different sounds. In this first episode, we’ll work on R and L. Next time, we’ll practice the TH sound. Then, we’ll look at V and B. And finally, we’ll practice SH an ... Show More

Welcome back, travelers! One last time, pack your bags — we’re heading west. Today, we’ll visit the Southwest and the West. In the Southwest, we have: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. And in the West, we have: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, ... Show More

Listen and make it part of your healthy language diet! Learn 5 today ... Use these French expressions to spice up your French conversation and impress your peers.  Always happy to hear from you if you would like to try and use them and email me: sophie@lingogite.com 

In this English lesson I'll teach you some more simple two word questions that you can use to keep an English conversation going smoothly! I know that sometimes in an English conversation you don't know what to say next. The person you are talking to says something, and ... Show More

Have you learned how to respond in English to someone asking you how something is going? Maybe they've asked how your new job is going, how your new English class is going, or how your trip is going. I wasn't going to make an English lesson today. I was going to just ma ... Show More

In this English lesson I'm going to talk about 5 of the most frustrating parts of learning English. I'll also give a couple pieces of advice that should help you when you encounter these frustrating things. In this English lesson I'll talk a bit about phrasal verbs ... Show More

Learn the vocabulary and phrases you’ll need should you ever have to pay a visit to the doctor or pharmacy. 

I'm sure that you know how to emphasize something in English, but have you learned how to de-emphasize a sentence? De-emphasizing is very common in English, and in this English lesson I'll teach you how to do it. You'll hear sentences like, "It is a little bit cold ... Show More

In this episode, Gaelle explains why you can sometimes say “la semaine prochaine” or “la prochaine semaine”. The adjectives “prochain” and “dernier” are trickier than others as they can be placed either before or after the noun and it will change their meaning. So if this subtlet ... Show More