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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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Episode 72 Vocabulary Words To Describe Looking At...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/10/04

We have covered words for looking before. In Episode 28 we covered watch, see and look. However this time we're looking at more nuanced words that you might hear or come across when you're reading such as Glance, Gaze, Glare and Glower. These words often have an implied meaning about an emotion or a way that we have looked. Remember you can always email me your questions to emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or you can head to the blog to see this written down at

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Episode 71 Learn Easy English Comparative and...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/29

Today we're reviewing something that is commonly confusing for lots of students. Questions I WILL answer for you today: When using comparative and superlative adjectives, when do you add the 'er'? (bigger) When do you use 'more'? (more beautiful) And do you ever use both? Hopefully it will be a useful review. Remember you can find examples written on the blog and this episode has been subtitled on the YouTube channel. If you have any questions you can email them to

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Episode 70 - 'There Isn't Much Variety' or 'There...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/28

This week my student said 'there wasn't many variety', and just like yesterday's podcast, I had that feeling of 🤔 why is that weird? The problem is that 'variety' is countable and uncountable, so it depends on the situation as to whether we would use 'much' or 'many! Today we'll look at this problem and several possible solutions for it. Remember you can find all the examples I gave in this epsiode written down at: emmaseslenglish.com Tomorrow we'll

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00:09:01

Episode 69 What's The Difference Between 'Few' And 'A...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/27

Today's episode came from a sentence that I knew didn't sound right but I wasn't sure why. I hope I can clear it up, but you know, English has a tendency to be more confusing than it needs to be! We're looking at when we should use 'a few', when we can use 'few' and when we can use 'quite a few' and what the difference is between them. This kind of nuanced grammar is quite tricky and confusing. But unfortunately using the wrong thing at the wrong time can

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Episode 68 You'll Take A Shine To These English Idioms

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/22

Today we're talking about some different idioms, words and phrases that we use in the UK. These are all related to the sunshine, but some of them are descriptions rather than idioms. Some of these are very British and I also talk a little bit about the sarcasm used in British humour. In the podcast I talked about the song and the movie 'Walking on Sunshine', you can head to the blog to see those videos at www.emmaseslenglish.com/blog Any questions you can email me at

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Episode 67 All Things British and Royal - Flags,...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/21

In this episode I will review a few of the changes that will be happening in the UK due to our change of monarch. I will talk about the changes to flags, stamps and money, also official titles and a bit about what will or might happen next. In this episode there was a lot of vocabulary that is pretty unusual or you might not normally hear as well as a lot of common idioms, you can learn about those in the blog. Remember you can head over to YouTube to watch the video if it's not available on

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Episode 66 How To Talk About Death In English And...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/20

With the Queen's funeral yesterday I decided this might be the best time for us to talk about death. It's a depressing subject but something that touches us all and I don't want you to be stranded with no vocabulary or confused about what people are talking about. In English we have a lot of euphemisms for death. We don't like using the actual word and we don't like talking about it either so we have lots of other ways to say it. As always you can head over to the blog to get all

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Episode 65 Why You SHOULD Read In English And Tips...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/15

Today, after reading from so many different books, I decided to do a little sales pitch on WHY YOU should read English books. Actually any kind of reading is fine, it doesn't have to be books. I hope this gives you some tips, confidence and ideas to get you started. Don't be scared, don't get frustrated, just take your time and keep it fun. Reasons Why You Should Read English 1. Reading helps your grammar 2. Acquire more vocabulary 3. See dialogue (spoken English) written down 4

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Episode 64 Simon Sinek's 'Start With Why' And Using...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/14

Today I'm reading from Simon Sinek's first book '⁠Start With Why⁠', I'm just reading one page from the book so you understand his Golden Circle Principle. Then we're going to look at how we can apply this principle to your English Learning Goals and Strategies to build and maintain your motivation. You can also check out the TED Talk which tells you the main parts of this book. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ss78LfY3nE) Today we are finding out about the idea of

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Episode 63 How Learning Another Language Can Make You...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/13

Today we're talking about a skill that hopefully you have learned from speaking in a foreign language, that you might not necessarily be applying to your daily life, but perhaps might benefit from. When you speak another language (i.e. not your mother tongue) you often go into the conversation with the INTENTION to listen and TRY to understand the other person. This often results in...more understanding! Even when you're speaking a language that is difficult for both of you, because your

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Episode 62 Listening Practise and English Vocabulary...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/08

This episode is shot on location in Workington. It is great listening practise for you and after the reading I'll go into detail about some of the vocabulary. The main connecting feature of the readings from Episodes 60, 61 and 62 is the weather. British people LOVE talking about the weather. Here we have three British writers each describing stormy, windy, rainy weather in different ways and with different emotions, so I'll analyse all of that. This episode the reading is from my

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Episode 61 English Listening & Vocabulary Analysis of...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/07

This episode is shot on location in Workington. It is great listening practise for you and after the reading I'll go into detail about some of the vocabulary. The main connecting feature of the readings from Episodes 60, 61 and 62 is the weather. Three British writers, with totally different styles and situations describe the sea and the weather for us. This second reading is from a non-fiction book about nature, Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty. In this book Dara (18) writes a

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Episode 60 English Listening and Vocabulary Analysis...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/06

This week the videos were recorded on the beach at Workington. It was very bright and when I got home I realised I hadn't looked at the camera once! Anyway! This week we have three readings about the sea and the weather. The first is from Harry Potter, The Philosopher's Stone. When Uncle Vernon, trying to escape the letters, he takes the family out to the shack in the middle of the sea. (Just before this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXvlqsSeJ7Q) It is great listening practise for

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Episode 59 Confusing But Common English Idioms You...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/09/01

Today we're talking about various different idioms that I said or heard this week. These are very commonly used in the UK, so important to know. Hopefully they will be useful for you. You can find today's episode on ⁠the YouTube channel⁠ with the subtitles if you need. Remember you can head over to the blog to see everything written down. https://www.emmaseslenglish.com/post/episode-59-random-idioms Let me know if you have any requests for podcasts topics or if any questions have come up

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Episode 58 Ways To Describe Sickness Or Illness In...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/31

This week we're looking at lots of different idioms. These are idioms that are commonly used to describe illness, both in others and in ourselves. Often we don't know what is wrong with someone, but we can describe something about their behaviour or how we look, so you might hear these idioms being used in that way. Remember all of this vocabulary is written down on the blog which you can find on the website at https://www.emmaseslenglish.com/post/episode-58-idioms-for-illness This is the

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Episode 57 English Phrases And Idioms To Make Your...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/30

This was my first ever full video episode! I had no idea how to edit videos, I was really nervous to be on camera and I wasn't sure where to look! 😬 If your provider doesn't allow you to watch the video episodes you can head over to ⁠⁠⁠the YouTube page⁠⁠⁠ to watch the episodes with subtitles if you'd rather. This series of episodes looked at lots of different idioms: This episode to elaborate or be more hyperbolic in your sentences Ep 58 idioms to describe illness Ep 59 is a

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Episode 56 Catchy Ways To Keep Your Speech...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/25

We're continuing the speech analysis from yesterday. Today we're focusing on using stories and tone of voice to deliver your point effectively and help people emotionally engage with what you're saying. The speech we're listening to is Simon Sinek's Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmyZMtPVodo&t=523s You can find it on YouTube at the above link with English subtitles or head over to TED.com to find a version with a wide variety of

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Episode 55 Catchy Ways To Keep Your Speech...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/24

We're continuing the speech analysis from yesterday. Today we're focusing on the repetition that the speaker uses to reinforce his points and ensure that we remember his key ideas. The speech we're listening to is Simon Sinek's Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmyZMtPVodo&t=523sYou can find it on YouTube at the above link with English subtitles or head over to TED.com to find a version with a wide variety of subtitles.I hope you find this series

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Episode 54 Catchy Ways To Keep Your Speech...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/23

This week we're doing something a little different. We're going to analyse a speech. We're looking at what the speaker does to make the speech more interesting and engaging and to help the listener really understand and take on board his ideas. The speech we're listening to is Simon Sinek's Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmyZMtPVodo&t=523s You can find it on YouTube at the above link with English subtitles or head over to TED.com to find

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Episode 53 English Storytime - My Grandpa's Garden

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/18

This week I'm talking a little more about my Grandpa's garden. I'll put a video together on YouTube so you can see some of the pictures and things from the garden. I talk about some of my experiences as a child in the garden and the history behind how the garden came about, it's a pretty young garden, by British standards, but it's definitely the best garden I know...but maybe that's because it's so personal. Let me know if you have any ideas for future episodes. I'd also love to know where your

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