Holiday Butterflies

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

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

Learn how to use linking words such as but, however, despite, although, whereas, and while.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/linking-words-contrasting-ideas/

15 - Linking Words in English: Contrasting Ideas

#1 - “My boss hit the ceiling when I told him I’d lost the documents.”

The idiomatic expression “hit the ceiling” means to get very angry and upset. Other expressions for sudden anger include “go ballistic” and “blow a fuse.”

Listen to the episode to learn more expressions!

Click here for the episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-phrases-for-extreme-emotion/

18 - English Expressions for Extreme Emotion

In this English Upper Intermediate lesson you will learn about irregular adjectives, from a formal English interview between an employer and a potential employee. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglishClass101.com: http://www.englishclass101.com/2012/07/03/upper-intermediate-1-the-english-interview/

Upper Intermediate Season 1 #1 - The English Interview

In this lesson, you will learn how to discuss in English the pros and cons of making a decision. This English conversation takes place on a city street in Washington, D.C.. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglishClass101.com:  http://www.englishclass101.com/2012/07/17/upper-intermediate-3-the-hunt-for-a-good-american-apartment/

Upper Intermediate Season 1 #3 - The Hunt for A Good American Apartment

In this lesson, you will learn about English  buzzwords/ There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglisgClass101.com: http://www.englishclass101.com/2009/07/15/buzzwords-2-what-do-you-meaneveryone-owns-a-crackberry/

English Buzzwords #2 - Everyone Owns a Crackberry?!

Love Learning English: 5 tips for Easier English: Tip 4 Learn phrases not words.
Download the podcasts transcripts http://lovelearningenglish.com/product/series-1-podcast-notes/

Learn phrases not words

Beginner ESL  Lesson #24 Amazing Mom

How to identify participles and how to tell if they're dangling. LINKS AND SPONSORS | Graduation Sweepstakes: http://bit.ly/qdtlifeaftercollege |&nbsp; Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: http://bit.ly/GrammarWebinar2019 | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/iPadGrammarPop | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopMobile | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL

Grammar Girl #688. Dangling Participles

We make English Listening Podcasts based on Real English Conversations. Most of the audio podcasts are recorded in England, Barcelona and Thailand. 

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