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My brother James joins me again on the podcast for a rambling chat about diverse topics such as: trousers 👖 sandwiches 🥪 gangster films 🍿 the work of Edgar Allan Poe 📖 vinyl and cassettes 🎵 memories of living together 🎮 annoying behaviour 😤 and English words and grammar th ... Show More

In episode 949 I did an online test which claimed to be for C1 level, but let's be honest - it was more like an intermediate level, the questions were rubbish and it was ultimately a useless scam. This time I'm taking a proper C1 English test - the Use of English section from a C ... Show More

The Pod-Pals are back on the podcast for another catching up session! Recorded just after the summer holidays, there is talk of Paul's hatred of the beach 🏖️, the English tradition of building epic sandcastles 🏰, other famous people with our names (including an "evil" teacherlu ... Show More

Memory is something we've covered a few times on the podcast before, but it's always worth coming back to with more ideas and tips. In this episode, I share advice on how you can stop forgetting English vocabulary, 2 methods of learning new vocabulary that suit all type ... Show More

Learn about the benefits you can receive from embracing your weirdness - in other words: accepting your uniqueness. There are so many benefits of doing this for your language learning and for your life as a whole and I go through a lot of these today while using some useful and r ... Show More

Do you know how to use the word 'dear'? A lot of people get confused with this term, and honestly the answer isn't as simple as you may think, so let's look into that today. I'll cover the ways in which we use this word and why you might not want to say i ... Show More

Learn the different uses of the word chance with those usage notes from English Express—a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network. Read the transcript and learn more on https://englishpluspodcast.com/english-express-usage-notes-with-chance/ Become a patron on Patreon and unlock ... Show More

Learn advanced words and phrases you can use to talk about studying, academic writing and more in this vocabulary advanced episode from English Plus Podcast.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https: ... Show More

As you might know, English isn't like how we find it in textbooks. In day-to-day conversations, we often don't speak in full sentences, and so much of what we say is implied (this means, it's hinted at without actually saying it). In this episode, I look at some ex ... Show More

This episode is based on a recent group class I taught looking at giving and asking for advice. In this episode, I'll share some good and bad advice i've received, as well as ask you all advice on a few problems I'm facing. Of course, along the way we'll look ... Show More

Learn some useful idioms about people you can use in your everyday language in a new English Express episode—a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network. Read the transcript and learn more on https://englishpluspodcast.com/english-express-idioms-about-people/ Become a patron on P ... Show More

Learn what similes are and how you can use them to make your speaking and writing more colorful and your comparisons much powerful.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannybal ... Show More

Learn new words you can use to describe the weather in more detail in this new episode from Vocabulary Intermediate series from English Plus Podcast.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.pa ... Show More