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A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     
 
This episode, I'm chatting with Niina!   We chatted about speaking Australian English, working with international talent, and the difficulties of phrasal verbs...

Vocabulary and Grammar tip = 3 x Phrasal Verbs with the verb 'PUT' - Put On, Put Off, Put Out.     

Presenter =  Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle   @MaraCarlyle   www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     
 
This episode, I'm chatting with Ling!  We chatted about starting English very young, teaching marketing, and the benefits of reading your writing out loud...

Pronunciation = the difference between the short / I / sound (ship) and the long / i: / sound (sheep).     

Presenter =  Sam   @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (Twitter)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle      www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     
   
Oxford Royale reference:  https://www.oxford-royale.com/articles/english-puns-wordplay/

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Stefan!   We chatted about simplifying your English vocabulary, saying what you actually mean, and learning English from a non-native English parent...

Vocabulary Challenge = learn 3 new and exciting words!  If you use 'Myriad', 'Ostentatious', and 'Superfluous' after listening to this episode, let me know!     

Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle      www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Trevor!   We chatted about discovering you have an accent, the challenges of singing in English, and being excited about new English vocabulary...

Pronunciation tip = making the difference between 'irony' and 'sarcasm' (a tricky thing to master in English!)     

Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng  (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Ulla!   We chatted about memories of English class at school, the different clubs you can join at FinnBrit, and personal aims for improving your English...

Pronunciation tip = how changing the stress on the word 'QUITE' can change its meaning...     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)        

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

FinnBrit = https://finnbrit.fi/     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Paddy!   We chatted about teaching a bit of Bristolian, learning from your students, and being on the other side as a total Beginner...

Pronunciation tip = practicing the difference between the diphthongs / ɑʊ / ("Ow!") and / əʊ / ("Oh!")...        


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng  (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by  MaraCarlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com      

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Cynthia!   We chatted about how English has evolved over the last 20 years, Cynthia’s favourite type of student, and future projects that will connect international learners online...

Pronunciation tip = Plosives!  Let's make sure there is a strong difference between / t /, / k /, and / p / (unvoiced) and / d /, / g /, and / b / (voiced)...     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle   www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com       

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

Guest = Cynthia at C.R.I.L.S = http://www.crils.com/en-US/     

Cynthia's YouTube Channel = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IbI1T6jFAGtjgnzxTyPhA/featured

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Jane!   We chatted about growing up bilingual, accents, and favourite words...

Pronunciation tip = practicing the /ð / to / z / sound with plurals like 'clothes'.       


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Lars!   We chatted about ‘Nativizing’ your English, switching your brain on, and strategic chit-chat...

Pronunciation tip = The difference between the / ʃ / (sh) and / s / sounds.       


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)       

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     
  
Find out more about Lars' Porsche project: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFSzHwMPQ6WZLWarnbPAZw/videos

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Fabi!   We chatted about learning song lyrics, using a student’s 1st language to help them learn English, and sounding natural enough...

Pronunciation tip = Eliding words (I am = I'm).     

Grammar tip = A quick explanation about the Past Perfect!       


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

Hello! And welcome to Chat ENG - a podcast where people chat how they learn and use English.     

In Group 2 of these podcasts, I chat to the wider world... in particular, I speak to lots of English teachers!     

We chat about our experiences and the challenges of English, and all of my guests have great advice for learners at every level!      

As before, each episode will end with a pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary tip, so check out the episodes in Group 1 for tips to practice.      

With music from the wonderful Mara Carlyle, join me as we continue Chat ENG!       

Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com    

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with...well, myself!  It's just me!       

Grammar tip = Past Simple v. Present Perfect Simple..."They visited" or "They have visited"?          

Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)        

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Tina from the KYKY & Co podcast!   We chatted about being really "Essex", what the word ‘culture’ really means, and the ideas of relearning verses learning from new...

Vocabulary Tip = Understanding the informal negative 'Ain't' and Double Negatives!     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     
    
Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

Guest = Tina, KYKY & Co Podcast = https://www.buzzsprout.com/1564613

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Claire!   We chatted about the link between French and English, the pronunciation of ‘the’, and the idea of a ‘sound bath’...

Pronunciation tip = 2 x 'TH' sounds = θ (air) and ð (buzz), with practice sentence "That Thing There Thanks This Thing Here!"         


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng  (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle     www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com      

 Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Jochen!   We chatted about building and giving presentations, the problems with direct translations, and using your emotions when speaking,

Pronunciation tip = EXPRESS YOURSELF! Learn how changing the stress in a sentence changes its meaning...         


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     
 
Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle   @MaraCarlyle   www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Heather!   We chatted about becoming Americanised, simplifying language to read online, and tricky grammar points...

Grammar tip = Have To v. Must     

Pronunciation tip = 3 x typical UK & US differences     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter IG), @emaileng (TikTok)         

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle     www.marcarlyle.bandcamp.com      

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Anna!   We chatted about learning English at school, ‘small talk’ and words that don’t look like they sound... 

Pronunciation tip = typical words that have fewer syllables, or beats, than you think...     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle   @MaraCarlyle   www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!   Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Ann!  We chatted about accents and articulation, word choices, the language of a community, and academic writing... 

Pronunciation tip = it's sometimes difficult to produce the right sound in English, so let's go back to basics...       


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music =  "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle  www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com      
 
Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!   Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Maria!  We chatted about accents, spelling difficulties, and formal and informal language... 

Pronunciation tip = typical words where the spelling doesn't match the sound...        


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music =  "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle  www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com      
 
Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Jeff!   We chatted about the differences in our accents, how we modify the way we speak and the importance of reading...

Pronunciation tip = the 3 different sounds for -ED past simple endings - / d /, / t / and / Id /.      

Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     
   
Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     
 
Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com