Chat ENG

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Claire!   We chatted about the link between French and English, the pronunciation of ‘the’, and the idea of a ‘sound bath’...

Pronunciation tip = 2 x 'TH' sounds = θ (air) and ð (buzz), with practice sentence "That Thing There Thanks This Thing Here!"         


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng  (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle     www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com      

 Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Jochen!   We chatted about building and giving presentations, the problems with direct translations, and using your emotions when speaking,

Pronunciation tip = EXPRESS YOURSELF! Learn how changing the stress in a sentence changes its meaning...         


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     
 
Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle   @MaraCarlyle   www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Heather!   We chatted about becoming Americanised, simplifying language to read online, and tricky grammar points...

Grammar tip = Have To v. Must     

Pronunciation tip = 3 x typical UK & US differences     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter IG), @emaileng (TikTok)         

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle     www.marcarlyle.bandcamp.com      

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Anna!   We chatted about learning English at school, ‘small talk’ and words that don’t look like they sound... 

Pronunciation tip = typical words that have fewer syllables, or beats, than you think...     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle   @MaraCarlyle   www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Jeff!   We chatted about the differences in our accents, how we modify the way we speak and the importance of reading...

Pronunciation tip = the 3 different sounds for -ED past simple endings - / d /, / t / and / Id /.      

Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     
   
Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com     
 
Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com     

A podcast for English learners!   Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Maria!  We chatted about accents, spelling difficulties, and formal and informal language... 

Pronunciation tip = typical words where the spelling doesn't match the sound...        


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music =  "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle  www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com      
 
Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

A podcast for English learners!   Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     

This episode, I'm chatting with Ann!  We chatted about accents and articulation, word choices, the language of a community, and academic writing... 

Pronunciation tip = it's sometimes difficult to produce the right sound in English, so let's go back to basics...       


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music =  "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle  www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com      
 
Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com

Hello!  Welcome to Chat ENG - a new podcast where people chat about how they learn and use English!      

Join me for informal chats, advice for English learners and pronunciation tips!     


Presenter = Sam  @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)       

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle  @MaraCarlyle    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com       

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)   www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com