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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 52 Mnemonics

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/17

Mnemonics is the word we use to describe rhymes or phrases we can use to help us remember things. In today's episode I will talk about a few common things that we use to remember things in English. Some of them are about remembering spelling or language, one is a business phrase and others are just for fun. Maybe you have some of them, or something similar, in your own language, I'd love to know. You can find all of these over at the blog. If you find this useful please share it with your friends

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Episode 51 In Honour Of The Bees

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/16

There's a lot of very busy bees in my garden right now. In honour of all their hard work I wanted to talk about so phrases and idioms we have in English that use the word 'bee'. Many of these are very common and you may hear them in a casual or office environment. Head over to the blog to see them written down or to YouTube to see the video of the bees on the lavender plant in my garden. Do you have a garden, or a park nearby? Which plant is the bee's favourite there? Any questions, comments, or

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Episode 50 English Writing - Punctuation Apostrophes

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/11

Today we're talking about a tricky punctuation point: apostrophes ' We will be discussing how to use them when we talk about possessive nouns. This episode was particularly tricky for me because, like most native speakers, I really hate apostrophes! The rules actually aren't that complicated, the trouble is remembering the rules! 😣 I would suggest you listen to this podcast while looking at the blog post. That way you'll be a lot less confused and you can see exactly what I'm talking about. Feel

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Episode 49 How To Correctly Address People In English

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/10

This episode will be particularly useful for people who are serving customers or clients and wish to address them directly. These two situations are different because usually, with a client, you will know their name. There are some appropriate ways to refer to people, however they do vary depending on whether you are addressing an American or a British person. We previously covered when it was appropriate to address someone by their first name back in episode 18. Head over to the blog to see some

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00:10:55

Episode 48 My Least Favourite Business Expression:...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/09

Hello! This is my first video episode! Let me know if you like it and would like to see more. If your podcast provider doesn't allow videos, don't panic! You can just head over to my YouTube channel and watch it there: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZuUr-gK1KmiuKirvVEEhRQ In this episode I am talking about the business phrase 'to manage your expectations'. This is a very common phrase and I think it has been growing in popularity over the last five years. I think it's very likely you will hear it

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Episode 47 - English Writing - Punctuation -...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/04

Today we have the final reading of the review. I'll read it with all the punctuation included, see if you can hear the difference between today's version and Tuesday's version. In this episode I also talk about how you can use punctuation to help you when you have to give a speech or read something out in public (or perhaps just your kid's bedtime story!). The punctuation can help us know when to breathe and how long our pause should be. It can also tell us which parts should be emphasised. If you

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Episode 46 - English Writing - Punctuation - Commas

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/03

Today I'll read the review again, this time with commas, full stops and exclamation marks (points). You can head back to yesterday's blog (www.emmaseslenglish.com/blog) and see if you can add today's commas into the text. Tomorrow we'll be finishing off the review with parentheses (brackets, dashes or commas). In tomorrow's blog you will be able to see the whole piece complete with all the punctuation. Try reading the review aloud to yourself to help you work out where you should put commas and full

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Episode 45 - English Writing - Punctuation - Full Stops

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/08/02

This week we're talking about punctuation. We'll cover full stops (or periods, as the American's call them) today, commas tomorrow and brackets or parentheses on Thursday. There will be just two blog posts this week. If you would like to take part in the quiz, head over to the blog (www.emmaseslenglish.com/blog) and take a look at today's version of the writing. It has no punctuation at all! Listen to today's podcast and decide, where do you think the full stops go? Can you figure out where the

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Bonus Reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/29

We've been prepping for today's episode all week! Finally all the vocabulary and phrases we learned will be used in context. Are you ready? Today I am reading from the Bloomsbury 1997 edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, just the first three pages of the novel. Remember all of this week's vocabulary is on the blog at: emmaseslenglish.com If you have any English questions you can email me at emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or you can write your question under the blog. I hope you enjoy

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Episode 44 - Harry Potter Phrases - Part 2

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/28

Today we are going to review some more phrases from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Remember none of the vocabulary from this week is magical and many of these phrases are commonly used by native speakers. All of this week's vocabulary is on the blog at: emmaseslenglish.com If you have any English questions you can email me at emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or you can write your question under the blog.

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Episode 43 Phrases from Harry Potter and the...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/27

Today we are going to review some of the phrases that appear at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. None of the vocabulary from this week is magical and many of these phrases are commonly used by native speakers. Remember all of this week's vocabulary is on the blog at: emmaseslenglish.com If you have any English questions you can email me at emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or you can write your question under the blog.

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Episode 42 - Harry Potter Vocabulary

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/26

This Sunday (31st July) is Harry Potter's birthday. In honour of that day we're going to study the first few pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the very first Harry Potter book. Today we will review some vocabulary, tomorrow and Thursday some phrases and on Friday I'll be doing another bonus reading. Only one word from all of this vocabulary is magical and many of these words and phrases are commonly used by native speakers. Hopefully by studying the vocabulary ahead of time you'll

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Episode 41 - Tea Time Conversations

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/21

Today's episode is really for people who are working in office environments who will be having short small talk conversations with colleagues at the water cooler or when making tea or smoking. I also give you some tips on how to end those conversations. I mention 'the episode from last week about making conversations'...only that wasn't last week!😫 For more on having conversations check out Episodes 6, 34 and 35. All of the vocabulary and conversation starters are included in the blog at:

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Episode 40 Making Tea

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/20

Today's episode is really for people who are working in office environments or perhaps you're planning on having visitors over and you might have to make drinks for them. If you drink tea, or coffee, then I'm guessing all of today's episode will seem really obvious. However, you can still listen in to enjoy how hilariously bad I am at this, and pay attention, at the end I'll tell you a funny story about cutlery collections in the office. There is a video to accompany this podcast where I make tea

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Episode 39 The History of Tea

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/19

This week's episodes are relevant for anyone living in the UK or working with British professionals. Tea is an important part of our working culture and has quite a few points of etiquette, which we will talk about tomorrow and on Thursday. In this episode I give a lot of details about the history of tea from a British perspective. I would like to apologise for the speed of this week's episode. It seems I was really excited to talk about tea...although I have no idea why! I have tried to slow it

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00:07:16

Bonus Episode - Shakespeare/Terry Pratchett Reading

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/15

Surprise! I'm here again! Just in time to start your Friday! This bonus episode is a reading of the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth and the opening scene of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters. There were several words I didn't know in the Macbeth scene, I have added the explanation for those into the blog post that accompanies this bonus episode at emmaseslenglish.com/blog I hope you enjoy this short and fun episode. See you again next week. Have a fantastic weekend!

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Episode 38 Shakespeare's Idioms

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/14

Today we are looking at some of the phrases that appeared in Shakespeare's plays that have become common idioms in the English language. You can ask any questions about English by emailing emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or heading over to the blog and writing your question in the comment section at www.emmaseslenglish.com. I know I say goodbye at the end of this podcast, but... I mentioned on Tuesday that I might do a reading for you. I will post that for you tomorrow morning. It's just for fun, but

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Episode 37 Shakespeare's Words

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/13

Today we're learning some of the vocabulary that was first captured in Shakespeare's plays. Many people think Shakespeare invented all of these words, however, these days people suspect many of the words were in common use already and Shakespeare was just the first person to write them down. You might be surprised by how normal they sound! You can ask any questions about English by emailing emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or heading over to the blog and writing your question in the comment section at

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00:10:26

Episode 36 - Introduction to Shakespeare

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/12

Today I'll be introducing Shakespeare. I'll talk about the history we know and tell you about some of the influences Shakespeare has had on British culture and the English language. This is introducing this week's topic, tomorrow we will talk about some words Shakespeare invented and then on Thursday some of the idioms first heard in Shakespeare plays. You can ask any questions about English by emailing emmaseslenglish@gmail.com or heading over to the blog and writing your question in the comment

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Episode 35 - Business Conversations

Emma"s ESL English ·

2022/07/07

Today we're thinking about your business. If you're trying to build your business, or make some business connections then we need to have a little bit of a different conversation compared to yesterday's focus. This time we're really thinking about how to talk about what you do. Remember in English 'What's your job?' and 'What do you do?' are exactly the same question. Asking about your job is very often the second or third thing we want to know about you, so if you have to meet new people, it's good

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