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Emma"s ESL English

Hi, I"m Emma. I"m an Native English Speaker and CELTA Qualified ESL teacher with 10+ years of experience. This podcast was created to help English learners at intermediate and advanced levels by providing listening practise, cultural information, and going into more detail about grammar and vocabulary, as well as identifying and explaining common errors and answering learners questions. I know for many English can be a door to a better future and I want to help you get there. This podcast now

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00:10:57

Episode 111 'You Pierce My Soul'! Reading The Most...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/02/15

Today I will read a short excerpt from Jane Austen's book, Persuasion. This is the love letter that Captain Wentworth writes to Anne Elliot after he guesses that maybe they feel the same way. I'll also give you a little summary of the story. While it might be a little difficult for you to set on and read the book yourself, there are plenty of movie adaptations you can watch instead. On the blog I'll leave some trailers and links to various versions along with my opinions or tips about each. Probably

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00:08:43

Episode 110 - Episode 110 Learn About The History Of...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/02/14

Happy Valentine's Day!! I hope you're having a lovely day, whether you have someone special, or you bought yourself chocolate! Today I wanted to talk a little bit about the history of Valentine's Day and then look at how we celebrate it in modern times. It might give you some insight and ideas if you have an English romantic partner. We'll find out a little more about where the English (does anywhere else do this?) tradition of starting ALL (it seems like!) Valentine's poems

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00:10:58

Episode 109b English Poetry Reading - 'I Wandered...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/02/08

Today we are reading the William Wordsworth poem 'Daffodils' or 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud'. Why? This is one of the most famous British poets and this is his most famous and most loved English poem. If you're coming to the UK or have any interest in British culture, this poem is one you MUST know. Don't worry if poetry isn't interesting to you, or this kind of poetry is overwhelming, I'm going to walk you through it. We'll understand it together. If

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00:11:10

Episode 109a Dorothy Wordsworth's Diary - English...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/02/07

Dorothy and William Wordsworth lived in Grasmere and later Rydal, villages in the Lake District National Park, which is near my home. William is one of the most famous British Romantic poets. Today and tomorrow we will look at both of their attempts to capture the same scene. While walking along Ullswater in the Lake District the brother and sister came across some daffodils. They were both captivated by the scene. Dorothy wrote about it in her diary. William wrote one of his most famous poems

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00:08:27

Episode 108 Heart Idioms You Can Use To Sound Like A...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/02/01

On today's episode we're learning lots of phrases and idioms using the word 'heart'. Many of these idioms are very common and some can be used as phrases alone or to describe people. I hope you find them useful. You can find all of these, as well as a bonus idiom and link to the Wizard of Oz trailer on the blog at https://www.emmaseslenglish.com/post/episode-108-heart-idioms See you next week.

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00:08:27

Episode 107 Learners, Don't Make This Common Mistake...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/31

Being able to express your opinion is a really important skill if you're going to be working with Western Native Speakers. I've noticed a lot of my Korean and Japanese students struggle to express their opinions simply this isn't a skill that's appreciated in their own culture. But if you can't express your opinion in English you're going to struggle in every business meeting, every meeting with your boss, even when deciding where to go with friends, they'll expect you

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00:11:49

Episode 106 What Is Burns Night And Why Is It So...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/25

Today is Burns Night. This is a big night in Scotland when the Scottish poet Robert Burns is celebrated. In this episode I'll give you some history about Burns, I'll tell you a bit about how Burns Night is celebrated and I'll read a little excerpt from Robert Burns' poem Tam O'Shanter. I'll put the translated version of the poem in the subtitles of the YouTube video. If you'd like to read along with me you can see both the original and a translated version of the poem

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00:06:43

Episode 105 English Idioms That Will Up Your...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/24

In this episode we're looking at a group of idioms that you can use when you need to ask for a change or to explain to someone that there is the possibility of negotiation. You might be negotiating something or asking someone to change their behaviour or change their mind. Many of these idioms can be used in a business or public setting during negotiations or meetings. You can find all of the vocabulary from this episode in the blog

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00:07:11

Episode 104 Don't Be Confused By English Sarcasm!...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/18

Do you struggle to understand WHEN or WHY someone is being sarcastic? Do you wish you could be more sarcastic, but don't know what to say? Then this episode is for you! I'll explain everything and We'll look at some common phrases you might hear when someone is being sarcastic. British people are quite famous (or infamous😬) for their sarcasm, so I have quite a lot of experience.😎 These phrases are most likely to be used when someone has just stated the obvious, or just said something

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Episode 103 How NOT To Describe Old Women In English!😠

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/17

This is the final episode looking at the vocabulary from Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad. In episode 100 I read a segment from the book in which Granny Weatherwax (an older witch) beats three men at cards. As the scene proceeds the main male player gets angrier and angrier and the language he uses to describe Granny gets worse and worse. In this episode we'll review the wide variety of vocabulary used in the book to describe an old woman. We'll also look at some of the swear words he

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00:09:06

Episode 102 If You're Gonna Start Gambling, Here's...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/11

Continuing with our Witches Abroad analysis, this time we're focusing on the gambling vocabulary used in the episode. Disclaimer: I don't gamble or play cards! Do your own research first if you want to use your English to gamble! All of this vocabulary and more can be found on the blog at www.emmaseslenglish.com/blog Of course you're also welcome to ask questions in the comments on the blog or email me at emmaseslenglish@gmail.com May the odds be ever in your favour.

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00:10:32

Episode 101 English Words You Can Use To Sound Smart...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/10

Today we're going to analyse the reading from last week (Ep100), Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad. I hope you've had time to listen to last week's episode a couple of times and feel at least a little bit confident about what you think is happening. You can find all of this vocabulary on the blog at www.emmaseslenglish.com/blog Additional Note: in this episode I talked about 'card sharks', in the book Terry calls them 'Card Sharpers', in fact the two terms mean the

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00:18:09

100th Episode Special! Listen To Me Read A Fantasy...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/04

Today is our 100th episode! That's pretty amazing to me! Thank you all so much for listening each week. I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and I really hope you find it useful. Spotify tells me that this year people from 22 different countries tuned in! Remember, you can always send me feedback and ideas or questions by commenting on YouTube or on the blog, or by emailing me at emmaseslenglish@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you. Since I really wasn't sure what was the

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00:08:19

Episode 99 New Year's Resolutions - Create Goals That...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/01/03

Today we're talking about New Year's Resolutions and I gave you some tips on how you can set yourself up to have successful goals, rather than things you quickly give up on. Remember: Make your goal realistic Make it achievable Don't forget to motivate yourself There is some vocabulary that you might find challenging in this episode. If so, just head to the blog and it's all written down www.emmaseslenglish/blog Let me know your New Year's resolutions, especially if

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Episode 98 New Year Celebrations - What Are We Doing?...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/12/28

Today we're talking about New Year celebrations in America and the UK. Of course all over the world people have different kinds of celebrations for New Year. Let me know in the comments what's normal for you and what kinds of things your family eats or does on New Year. I mention in the podcast about the ball drop in New York. You can see the video from last year here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTKv4d5yjc You can hear a traditional version of the New Year song Auld Lang Syne here:

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00:03:52

Episode 97 Ready To Take Stock And Celebrate Your...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/12/27

Today it's just a short episode. I want you to take some time to evaluate your progress this year. We will use this evaluation next week, but for now just evaluate and feel smug about how great you are! In this episode I mention one of my favourite online coaches Mel Robbins. She has two books and some great ideas. If you want to carry out her Year End Review you can watch the video and download the workbook from YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCLB533VtS0 You can find some of the

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00:22:28

Episode 96 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol -...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/12/21

Yesterday we read Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. This is quite a challenging read, even for me! So I just read a tiny bit, which is all about Christmas dinner. Today we are analysing the text. This is the longest episode yet, 20 minutes! But I go through the text bit by bit and I hope it will help you understand. In this analysis I will also tell you a lot about British Christmas dinners, the kinds of foods and how they are prepared as well as some background to Charles Dickens. Remember you

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00:09:39

Episode 95 Come Celebrate Dickens' Christmas Carol...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/12/20

Continuing on our Christmas theme, today I will read a short excerpt from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. (I know! Terrifying! It's SO HARD! 😱 Even for me! But we can handle it! This little bit is just about eating Christmas Dinner, so it's the easiest part of the story!🥳) This is the quintessential Christmas story and has been retold hundreds of times in different plays and movies around the world. Charles Dickens was a famous British writer and his story of a British Christmas

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00:13:16

Episode 94 - Father Christmas's Fake Beard - Analysis...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/12/14

Yesterday we read Terry Pratchett's Christmas story 'Father Christmas's Fake Beard.' Today we will review some of the phrases and grammar from the story. In this story we had quite a lot of euphemisms for things, that is phrases that mean something else. In addition, a surprising amount of the vocabulary is very relevant to work life and especially HR related things! Remember you can head over to the blog today to see all of these phrases, and some others, written down.

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00:09:19

Episode 93 - Reading - Terry Pratchett's Father...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/12/13

In this episode I will read a short children's story written by my favourite author, Terry Pratchett. The story is about Father Christmas (Santa) going to work in a department store at Christmas time. The story is written through a set of emails between various employees at the store. Of course, the people in the store don't know that the *real* Father Christmas is coming to work as a fake Father Christmas in the Christmas Grotto. Over time they start to realise that all is not quite what it

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