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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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00:06:19

Episode 189 Let Last Year Go! Take What You Need And...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2024/01/03

In this peppy episode we're talking about letting go. It's really easy to take all of the analysis we have done over the last few weeks and spend time making ourselves feel bad about all the things we didn't improve, didn't succeed at or downright sucked at! This is not helpful! So in this episode I will talk a little about how you should take the learnings from last year to apply them constructively to your plans for this year, and then let them go. Once you have learned everything

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00:08:23

Episode 188 Happy New Year and Reading and...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2024/01/02

Happy New Year! Every year, right at midnight, at parties around the world people hold hands and sing a song. In the English speaking world there is only one song that can be sung at this moment: Auld Lang Syne. This song was created by famous Scottish poet Robert Burns, initially as a poem and then turned into a song using an old Scottish tune. The problem is, everyone understands the chorus, and most people can understand the first couple of verses, but after that...it all gets a bit

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Episode 187 Build Yourself A Ladder To Succeed

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/27

This week we're thinking about the past and thinking about what we want to achieve in the future. We're looking at what has worked before in your learning journey, and what hasn't. Don't think of this as 'failure' and 'success' but rather useful information to help you improve how you learn in the future. As I say in the video, the most important thing you can learn about is yourself. Learn how you learn, what works for you and what doesn't work for you. This is

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00:16:53

Episode 186 Christmas Reading from Terry Pratchett's...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/26

Christmas Day may be over but our Christmas readings are not! This year I'm reading an excerpt from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather. In this story Death is having to pretend to be the Hogfather (just like our Santa Claus). Here he is trying to enter a house to leave presents with his servant, sidekick Albert. Death has already visited some very rich houses so in this part he really can't understand why now, in this poor house he can't give the child exactly what they want. And we have a

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00:04:16

Episode 185 Time To Plan Some Achievable Goals For...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/20

This week your task is to set yourself some actionable goals for next year. Keeping in mind what you thought about last week regarding what was successful this year, what wasn't and what you've already achieved this year and what you want to achieve next year. There are lots of resources on the website and on the YouTube channel to help you with this tricky activity. The most important ones are Episode 128 and the English Tips Playlist on YouTube. Episode 128 is all about making actionable

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00:08:24

Episode 184 Christmas Reading - The Elves And The...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/19

This week we are reading the most Christmassy Brother's Grimm story (only because it actually mentions Christmas and involves presents!). Note: Please forgive my side notes...there are quite a lot of them! This story is written in Old English. I think you should understand the gist of most of it, and I have given you links to it below so you can read it yourself if you would like. However, some of the words and certainly the grammar and use is quite out of date.

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00:04:06

Episode 183 Learning Goals Check In/Appreciation

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/13

This week we're analysing, along with your test results, where you are now in your learning journey. We want to know whether things are going well. We also want to understand what's working and what's not working. This is a really good time to look at everything you have accomplished this year and really recognise how hard you've worked and how much time you've spent learning. Don't use this as an opportunity to judge yourself! No no no, this is better used as an opportunity

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00:14:08

Episode 182 Can You Recognise English Metaphors And...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/12

Today on the podcast we're learning about similes and metaphors. I find these two very confusing and so look for the core differences between them to identify which is which. According to Google, a simile is: 'a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid' And a metaphor is: 'a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally

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00:02:29

Episode 181 Test Your English Skills Today!🧐

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/06

This week we're getting ready for the new year. This is the first in a series of episodes, going out on Wednesdays that will walk you through the process of finishing this year and getting ready for next year. First we want to establish where you are in your English journey. Once we know where you are, then you can decide where you want to go. It also helps you understand how long it can take to improve and measure the successes you have made. If you haven't tested your English before, just

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00:13:15

Episode 180 International Influences On The English...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/12/05

Today we're looking at some of the other influences on English, including the Vikings and Indian and African languages. English really is an international language and it is still evolving today, especially with the development of the internet and technology. If you're interested in some of the vocabulary I mentioned you can find lists of vocabulary from those countries in the links on the blog. I've also included links to information about Viking windows and the Doomsday book and

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Episode 179 Why Is English Spelling So Hard?😱

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/29

Today we're looking at some of English's weirdly spelled words and we're following them back through their roots to find out where they came from, what their journey was and how they ended up so weird! I did some research for this class, you can read some of the articles linked below (just click the words) if you're interested in this topic and want to find out more. Ghost Why Y Rhyme and Rhythm Spaghetti Genre Don't forget all of this week's vocabulary is available on the

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00:09:54

Episode 178 Score With Some Great English Idioms

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/28

In this episode we're back to normal and studying some idioms. Some of my regular students will recognise their stories in this episode, I hope they don't mind me using them for dramatic effect! I gave you lots of examples of how you might use these idioms and sentence structures for them. Today's idioms were: Move the goal posts Fob you off Go round in circles Have you running round in circles Run you ragged Get hung up on Have hang ups All of this vocabulary is

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Episode 177 Don't Forget The English Of Government

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/22

In this episode we have a brief overview of bureaucracy or the English of government. This is the English that you'll find in diplomatic and government offices, it's the English of infrastructure and systems and you'll likely need to read it if you have to do anything related to government offices, support systems or people. If you work in a field that is regularly using Government English then I suggest you get a teacher who specialises in this kind of English. That will make your

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Episode 176 What's The Point of Technical English?

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/21

Today on the podcast we have a short episode introducing Technical English. In general this is a branch of English that you don't need to worry about. It's a simplified English to help people understand instructions. In most cases you will be reading Technical English rather than creating it. In this episode I also suggested using ChatGPT at work. Scrolling through Instagram I follow a lot of influencers talking about modern work. It's clear that work is changing and that new

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00:05:50

Episode 175 Why You Should Speak English Abroad

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/15

Today on the podcast we have the second episode about Travel English. This time we're talking about speaking English in foreign countries where English is NOT the common language and might not even be taught in schools at all. This is no excuse not to try using and practise your English. I recently met a Chinese student who's just moved to Thailand so his kids can go to an International school. He'd finding that he's using English all day every day just to go about his daily life

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Episode 174 Speak English While Holidaying In English...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/14

This week we have two episodes about Travel English. This first episode is specifically about traveling to predominantly English speaking nations. I'll go into a little bit of detail about why you might struggle to speak English in these countries and give you lots of tips to help you get ready to travel. Don't be afraid to support yourself with an English phrasebook, TripAdvisor and Google Maps, but don't let these things prevent you from speaking to anyone. Remember, it's a good

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00:05:41

Episode 173 Is Financial English Useful To Learn?

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/08

Today on the episode we were talking about Financial English. This is a branch of English that serves the finance and accountancy sector. For most of us, the basic Financial English will suffice. We might need to know how to talk to our bank and access our account and that's it. But if you're interested in investing, or you work in the Finance sector, then learning Financial English must be a priority for you. As I mentioned in the episode, there are many ways to increase your Financial

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00:05:51

Episode 172 Do You Need To Study Academic English?

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/07

In this episode we were talking about Academic English. This is an internationally recognised branch of English that often has longer sentences and more complicated vocabulary. In general, unless you are in or want to be in the scientific or academic field, you won't need to be fluent in this branch of English. However, if you do want to study abroad or plan to a be an academic, then it's worth focusing on this area of English. Academic IELTS is the test you'll likely need to pass if

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Episode 171 How To Start A Conversation About Music

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/11/01

In this episode we look at how we can talk about music. It's always a good idea to know some different music categories so that you can have an easy conversation with people about music. I'll also give you some conversation starters and questions to keep the conversation going. This is a great conversation topic for parties, dates, business outings and other situations where you're having casual 'get to know you' conversation. I did a Google search for 'musical

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Episode 170 How To Make Your English Polite Enough...

Emma"s ESL English ·

2023/10/31

In this episode we're looking at how to use your tone to make your English more polite and consequently more acceptable in business situations. I'll also give you some tips for places to find more Business English to practise with and several different ways you can make your English more polite. As I mention in the episode, you can find all of the Business related podcast episodes on the YouTube channel in the Business English Playlist. You can click the video below to visit and save the

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