English At Work: Episode 19: The open wi...

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Pippa and Beth talk about some methods to improve the stories you tell in English. They look back at Georgie's story about a boy band and Neil's story about parking.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://ww ... Show More

Phil and Georgie share real stories about celebrities. Phil has a famous student and Georgie meets a musician she is obsessed with.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/englis ... Show More

<p>Have you studied lots of grammar, vocabulary, and other aspects of English for a long time but still have trouble understanding English? This is a problem I hear a lot from students so in this episode I want to explain why.</p> 

<p>A lot of students tell me that they are trying to think in English to speak English faster. In this episode I wanted to explain what the quickest way to speak is.</p> 

<p>わかりやすい日本語でゆっくり話します。</p> 

It’s very common to translate from one’s native language into English which can cause English learners to use the wrong words when speaking. In this episode you will learn what mistake to avoid so you are speaking correctly. 

Most of the new English learners face challenge understanding the spoken words, specially when spoken by a native speaker. In this podcast, we will discuss why it is so hard to understand, and how we can learn to listen properly. 

<p>A language learning expert changed the way many people (including me) study languages and in this episode I wanted to tell you about him.</p> 

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This lesson covers asking and saying what languages you speak. 

Here's a phrase that describes making informal conversation about not much. 

Some people argue that you must work with a teacher to get fluent in a language, others claim that teachers are unnecessary and that you can learn on your own. So which is correct? Like most things in language learning (and life!) the answer isn’t black and white.