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Time for another Sherlock Holmes mystery story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the podcast, because: Why not? I have adapted the text into modern English this time. A champion racehorse 🐎 has gone missing, and its trainer violently murdered. Only Sherlock Holmes can find the soluti ... Show More

Improve your English and reduce stress with this unique ASMR-style episode ☁️ 🧘. Join me for a relaxing, meditative journey featuring calm background music, softly spoken English, vocabulary for peace and tranquillity, some grammar practice, and gentle humour. Designed to help y ... Show More

Learn English with a short story on LEP. In this episode I am reading "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" by HG Wells (adapted into modern English). First you can listen to the story, then I summarise it again in my own words, discuss my interpretations of its meaning, explain how ... 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

Each generation has its own name in English, as well as distinct characteristics, differences, good points and bad points. In this episode, I review each one and share a little bit about them while hopefully sharing some new and useful vocabulary as well.  Show notes page - https ... 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