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Do you think you can guess what somebody looks like from the sound of their voice? In this English podcast you can try! We have eight different speakers for you, with Canadian, English and American accents. You’ll practise getting general and detailed information from listening to individuals as well as a conversation between three people. It’s also a good chance to review common ways to describe appearance.

Describing Appearance - Zapp! English Listening 2.9

Don’t say: “I’m studying every day for improve my English.”

Say: “I’m studying every day to improve my English.”

The prepositions TO and FOR are very easy to confuse! Here are some rules for using these prepositions correctly.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-to-and-for/

08 - Difference Between To And For

In the active voice, the subject of the sentence DOES the action:

Jake wrote a letter.
subject / verb / object

In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is acted upon:

A letter was written (by Jake).
subject / verb

Notice that the object of the active sentence (letter) became the subject of the passive sentence. If we want, we can include “by Jake” to say who did the action.

This is a free sample lesson from the Advanced English Grammar Course.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/passive-voice-in-english/

09 - Passive Voice in English

Forming questions in English can be confusing.

Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

QU estion word
A uxiliary verb
S ubject
M ain verb

In this episode, you'll learn how QUASM works for forming questions in various verb tenses.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/an-easy-way-to-form-almost-any-question-in-english/

06 - An Easy Way to Form Questions in English

Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes the hardest part is simply starting a conversation. Learn these expressions for starting a conversation in English in any situation – formal or informal, at work, school, or other contexts! 

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-start-a-conversation-in-english/

12 - How to Start a Conversation in English

Both present perfect and past perfect talk about something that happened before a point in time (reference point). In the present perfect, our reference point is the present. In the past perfect, our reference point is in the past.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-present-perfect-and-past-perfect-in-english/

05 - Present Perfect vs. Past Perfect

Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of something. Some adjectives in English are gradable - that means you can have different degrees or levels of that quality. For example, the weather can be a little cold, rather cold, very cold, or extremely cold.

Extreme adjectives or non-gradable adjectives are words that mean “extremely + adjective” – for example, “freezing” means “extremely cold.” The weather can’t be “a little bit freezing” or “very freezing” – because the word “freezing” itself automatically means “extremely cold.”

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/extreme-adjectives-in-english/

13 - Extreme Adjectives in English

Speaking English is difficult for many learners. In this article, I’ll give you 10 ways to speak English better: 5 ways to improve your spoken English at home, and 5 ways to improve your spoken English while in a conversation.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/speaking-english-10-ways-to-improve/

04 - How to Improve Your Spoken English

The difference between should, could, and would is difficult for many English learners – this lesson will help you understand when to use each one! This is a free sample from the e-book  600+ Confusing English Words Explained. It will help clear up your doubts about how to use English words correctly, so that you can speak and write more confidently.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-should-could-and-would/

02 - Difference between Should, Could, and Would

Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask to friends, family members, and people who we know well. You can form direct questions using the QUASM model that we learned last lesson.

Example of a direct question:
“Where’s the bathroom?”

Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.

Example of an indirect question:
“Could you tell me where the bathroom is?

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/direct-and-indirect-questions-in-english/

01 - Direct and Indirect Questions

There are two ways to talk about the future in English: will/won't and going to.

Use going to for plans/arrangements

Use will for promises, offers, and decisions made in the moment

Use either will or going to for predictions

Click here for the episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/grammar-in-use-willwont-vs-going-to/

17 - Will or Going To?

In this English Advanced lesson, you will learn how to use the "-ate" syllable. The conversation takes the form of a business meeting between a group of people, and is formal for this reason. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglishClass101.com: 
http://www.englishclass101.com/2013/06/13/advanced-1-the-english-meeting-that-started-it-all/

Advanced English #1 - The English Meeting that Started it All

In this lesson, you will learn about English  buzzwords and social medias. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglisgClass101.com: http://www.englishclass101.com/2009/07/22/buzzwords-3-are-you-a-social-media-slackeror-do-you-know-how-to-stay-connected/

English Buzzwords #3 - Are You a Social Media Slacker?

Rebecca at LLE's thoughts on the British referendum result.

08 - Difference Between To And For

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