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Master English With Tim

Wanna master English? Then master the details of English listening, English vocabulary, and English grammar. -Master English listening: Learn real world pronunciations like "gonna", "hafta" and "didja" instead of the language you hear in the classroom. Understand spoken English more clearly and with greater detail. -Master English vocabulary: Focus on NGSL vocabulary- the most used words. Each word has different meanings and functions- enjoy exploring them. Learn these words in depth and detail to

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Episode #120: 6 Advanced Constructions

Master English With Tim ·

2025/07/21

This week, Tim continues and completes his deep analysis of the passive voice, identifying and clarifying six unusual and advanced passive constructions.Three of these constructions (for example, replacing BE with GET) are typical of conversational English, so learning them can help you understand and use everyday language with better accuracy and confidence. The other three constructions are common in written and formal English, and will help you understand the news and intelligent conversation in

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Episode #119: Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

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2025/07/14

In English, we have two ways of constructing sentences- the active voice and the passive voice. The active voice is the standard, common way to build sentences, while we use the passive voice most commonly in written and academic English. In other words- if you want to understand and use English at an advanced level- then you need the passive voice!Every passive voice sentence includes a past participle. So now is a great time to listen to Episode #115 on irregular past participles, and also Episode

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Episode #118: Connecting the Past with the Present

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2025/07/07

The internet and textbooks typically use the EXTENSIVE method to explain grammar. This means they use lots of situations and examples to explain each construction. But we also have the rarely used INTENSIVE method, where you learn one construction with deep, intense focus on one example. If you're learning a new construction, the intensive method gives you a single deeply understood sentence to use as a model for understanding other sentences. If you're reviewing or checking, the intensive way makes

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Episode #117: The Present Perfect for Experiences

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2025/06/30

Ever jumped out of an airplane? How about the Eiffel Tower- have you been there? Or maybe you've done something simple but important, like change the oil in your car? The present perfect, the verb tense of experiences, will help you to talk about important and exciting things you've done in your life. If you've learned both regular past participles and irregular past participles, then constructing sentences in the present perfect is easy. There is one difficulty, though: students often confuse it

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Episode #116: A First Look at Consonant Clusters

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2025/06/23

Consonant clusters, for example /bd/, /vd/, and /rdʒd/, are series of consonants pronounced together, without any vowels in them. Consonant clusters are often pronounced so quickly that they seem to be a single sound. You can find consonant clusters in the beginning, middle and end of English words. Consonant clusters at the end of words are critical for understanding and pronouncing the past tense forms of verbs. so everyone clearly understands if the past or present is being spoken of.Listen to

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Episode #115: Irregular Past Participles A to Z

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2025/06/16

If you want to learn the present perfect, or the passive voice, then you need to learn the past participle, also known as the third form of the verb. And you especially need to learn the irregular past participles! And the reality is that many students don't know the third forms of irregular verbs well. What can you do to solve these problems? Well, Episode 115 is a great place to start! it will give you the forms you need for a solid base to learn the present perfect and the passive voice.Hosted by

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Episode #114: NGSL 1831-1840

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2025/06/09

Let's be direct: if you want to understand the details of what people say in English (instead of just the basics), then you need to learn the 2809 words of the NGSL, or New General Service List, and their different meanings. More episodes with words from the NGSL:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105.Note: cover image created by AI.Hosted by Ausha. See

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Episode #113: Chewing Gum Pronunciation of YOU

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2025/06/02

English native speakers pronounce words much differently from what students hear in the classroom- DID YOU becomes DIDJA, WHAT'S YOUR becomes WUTCHER, and so on. This style of pronunciation is called chewing gum pronunciation, and it has the biggest effect on the most commonly used words, for example YOU and YOUR. The pronunciation of these two key words completely changes after specific sounds- after /t/, after /d/, and after /z/.Listen to Episode #113 to learn the natural, real-world ways to say

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Episode #112: NGSL 1821-1830

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2025/05/26

What's the biggest mistake English students make? Well, one of them is that they think that each English word has just one or two meanings. In reality, you need to know three, four, or even more functions for each word if you want to speak and understand English at an advanced level, with depth, detail and confidence. Listen to Episode 112 to learn 27 functions of 10 words using 79 example sentences.More episodes with words from the NGSL:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11:

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Episode #111: Your Guide to Pronouns

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2025/05/19

I'm not gonna lie- pronouns aren't "sexy" like verbs (and especially irregular verbs!) are. But we use pronouns really ALL THE TIME, and students often overestimate how well they know pronouns. So- listen to Episode #111 to consolidate and deepen your knowledge of this essential and misunderstood part of speech, or category of words.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episode #110: Two Kinds of Phrasal Verbs

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2025/05/12

Everyone knows that phrasal verbs are difficult- "there is little or no connection between the words in a phrasal verb and its meaning", people say. This kind of phrasal verb does exist, but is not super common. In reality, you can usually get an idea of what a phrasal verb means by understanding the words that are in it- especially the base verb. Listen to Episode #110 to understand the difference between these two types of phrasal verbs, and learn ten phrasal to understand native speakers better

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Episode #109: A Deep Look at Stative Verbs

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2025/05/05

How well do you know the difference between action verbs and stative verbs?While action verbs talk about classic actions like "walk", "try" or "jump", stative verbs talk about other categories of action, like things you do with your mind ("agree", "remember") or senses ("see", "smell"), or characteristics of things ("weigh", "cost"). Listen to Episode #109 to sharpen your vocabulary and make fewer grammar mistakes!The cover image was generated using AI.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy

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Episode #108: NGSL 1016-1020

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2025/04/28

BLOOD. APPROPRIATE. BLOCK. WARM. COUNT.Most English words have two or more meanings or functions. If you know these meanings or functions, you will understand advanced spoken and written English with greater depth, detail and confidence, and you'll also have a chance to express your ideas in English with more depth, detail and confidence yourself.Listen to Episode #108 to learn 5 important words from the famous New General Service List, or NGSL, with 22 functions and 64 example sentences.More

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Episode #107: Words for Noses (C1+)

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2025/04/21

People don't often think about their noses- but Tim does, and he's made a whole episode with over a dozen words for talking about noses- animals' noses (including pig SNouts), people's noses (including SNoots), and things people do with their noses (for example, SNore). Listen to Episode 107 for all the funny and interesting vocabulary you'll ever need for talking about noses. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episode #106: Irregular Verbs K-Z

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2025/04/14

What's the best way to learn something? Make it interesting.Learn the most used irregular verbs from K to Z with 51 fun and amusing micro-stories.P.S.- Don't forget to listen to irregular verbs A-J in Episode #79!Cover photo credit: By Jesus Solana from Madrid, Spain - Black sheep . Do u also feel different? // la Oveja negra. Tambien te sientes diferente?, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5050231Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episode #105: How I Learned German

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2025/04/07

Tim is a polyglot- in addition to English, he speaks French, Russian, Spanish and German (plus a bit of Polish). Of these four, Tim's strongest language is German- he holds a C1 certificate in German, the "Deutschprüfung für den Hochschulzugang", or DFH for short. So how did Tim learn German, and what lessons from his experience can you use to learn English? Listen to Episode #105 to find out!Cover photo is of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Photo credit- Thomas Wolf: www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia

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Episode #104: Sticks and Stones

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2025/03/31

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me". Maybe- but what about a word that has ten different meanings, like stick? In Episode #104, Tim focuses first on the different parts of trees (because why not?), and then on the many meanings of the word stick, as a noun, verb and adjective. Listen to learn all ten meanings so you can express yourself and understand others in more detail.The image is a photo from Wikipedia made by Hp. Baumeler. The image has been cropped to fit a

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Episode #103: Every Type of Verb

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2025/03/23

Stative verbs. Irregular verbs. Modal verbs. Semi-modal verbs. Auxiliary verbs... and so on. In Episode 103, Tim explains these verb types (and many more) and how to use them. If you want to understand just one verb type or all of them, Episode 103 is the best place to start.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episode #102: The Chewing Gum Accent

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2025/03/17

THE CHEWING GUM ACCENTYou understand your English teacher in the classroom, and maybe the BBC. But what about English spoken by native speakers in the real world, or in movies and on TV? That's a lot more difficult- in those situations, native speakers speak more quickly. But HOW are they able to speak so quickly? The answer is- they change the pronunciation of words and phrases so that they are easier to say. Sounds change, mix and even disappear. It's not magic- it's rules.In Episode 102, Tim

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Episode #101: NGSL 1811-1820 + Word Histories

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2025/03/09

In Episode 101, Tim does the hard work for you, diving into 10 words with 24 meanings from the NGSL, a list of the 2800 most used words in formal and written English- words that make you sound smarter. And for the first time, Tim combines two favorite topics: the NGSL and etymologies, sharing the histories of 3 NGSL words. Learning etymologies helps you make connections between words and remember them better. Plus- it's a lot of fun!Earlier episodes in the series:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For

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