Hello and welcome. Today, we're exploring the vocabulary of human connection. We'll look at the words and phrases that describe how we build relationships, navigate disagreements, and interact with the people in our lives, from close family to colleagues at work.

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Before we dive in, let's quickly go over the words and phrases we'll be covering. We have: get on with, to get on well with someone; take after, to take after a parent; rely on, to rely on someone for support; close-knit, a close-knit family; colleague, a supportive colleague; socialise, to socialise with friends; interact, to interact with others; collaborate, to collaborate closely with; respect, to have mutual respect; empathy, to feel empathy for someone; loyal, a loyal friend; commitment, a lifelong commitment; conflict, to resolve a conflict; argument, to get into an argument; see eye to eye, to not see eye to eye; gossip, to indulge in office gossip; betray, to betray someone's trust; bond, to form a strong bond; drift apart, to drift apart over time; and finally, fall out with, to fall out with a friend.

Hello and welcome to the show. In this episode, we're diving into the world of hobbies and free time. We’ll explore how to talk about the things we love to do when we're not working, using some wonderful and practical English phrases. We'll follow a story about someone discovering new passions and finding joy in their leisure time.

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Today, we'll be focusing on these essential chunks: to find a leisure activity; to take up a hobby; to do something in my spare time; to be enthusiastic about something; to be passionate about something; to be keen on something; to find something appealing; for an activity to be a rewarding experience; to find it therapeutic; to immerse yourself in something; to need a creative outlet; to practise meditation; to learn to sew; to knit a scarf; to go for a hike; to get on with a project; to engage in an activity; to find a chance to unwind; for something to be a fulfilling pastime; and finally, to dabble in something.

Hello and welcome to the show. Today, we're taking a deep dive into the vibrant world of art and creativity. We will explore everything from appreciating modern sculptures in a gallery to understanding art as a powerful mode of self-expression. To help us, we will be focusing on twenty key terms that will allow you to discuss artistic concepts with confidence and nuance.

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Let's quickly go over the vocabulary we'll be tackling. We have:vibrant, and the chunk, vibrant colours;texture, in the chunk, a rich texture;sculpture, as in, a modern sculpture;portrait, used in, to paint a portrait;exhibition, which we’ll use in, an art exhibition;gallery, in the phrase, a contemporary gallery;decorate, in, to decorate creatively;inspire, used as, to inspire creativity;creativity, in the chunk, a flair for creativity;expression, which we’ll use in, a mode of expression;abstract, as in, abstract art;interpretation, in the chunk, a personal interpretation;visual, used in, the visual arts;graphic, in the phrase, graphic design;origami, which we'll see in, the art of origami;authentic, as in, an authentic piece;master, in the phrase, to master a technique;aesthetic, which we'll use as, a unique aesthetic;evocative, in the chunk, an evocative painting;and finally, juxtaposition, used in, the juxtaposition of light and shadow.

Hello and welcome to the podcast. Today, we're diving into a topic that everyone talks about: the weather. We’ll equip you with some fantastic vocabulary to describe everything from a beautiful summer's day to a cold and rainy afternoon.

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Let's begin by listing the words we’ll be covering. We will explore: overcast, an overcast sky; scorching, a scorching hot day; humid, hot and humid; windy, it's incredibly windy; foggy, a thick, foggy morning; chilly, feeling a bit chilly; damp, a damp and cold afternoon; gloomy, gloomy weather; summery, a lovely summery evening; clear, a clear blue sky; pour, the rain started to pour down; flood, at risk of a flash flood; rain cats and dogs, it's raining cats and dogs; hailstones, covered in hailstones; gust, a sudden gust of wind; climate, the country's climate; temperature, the temperature drops; and finally, three new words for you: drizzle, a light drizzle; muggy, a warm and muggy night; and brisk, a brisk autumn walk.

Hello and welcome to our session today. We're going to explore the language we use to talk about our personal world: our homes, the people in our lives, and the rhythm of our days. It’s all about describing personal information and daily life in natural, fluent British English.

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Today, we will focus on a selection of useful words and phrases. Let's quickly go over them. We have: residence, as in, my main place of residence; sibling, in the phrase, a close relationship with a sibling; acquaintance, used like, a casual acquaintance; household, for example, a busy household; routine, as in, a daily routine; schedule, in the chunk, a packed schedule; get-together, used as, a casual get-together; priority, for instance, to set a priority; and a new word, downtime, as in, to have some downtime.

Then we have some verbs: commute, in the phrase, the daily commute to work; tackle, like, to tackle a task; unwind, as in, to unwind after a long day; cherish, meaning, to cherish the quiet moments; and two new phrases, touch base, for example, to touch base with someone, and to be swamped with, as in, to be swamped with work.

And finally, some describing words: punctual, used as, to be very punctual; sociable, as in, a sociable person; hectic, in the chunk, a hectic lifestyle; content, meaning to feel content with life; and the adverb occasionally, for instance, to meet up occasionally.

Hello and welcome to the podcast. Today, we're exploring a fundamental question: why do we learn English? It's about more than just passing exams or ordering a coffee. It’s about personal growth, connection, and opening up a world of possibilities. In this episode, we'll dive into some fantastic vocabulary that helps us describe this journey.

Let's quickly go over the words we’ll be covering today. We have: pursue, pursue a goal; proficiency, achieve a high level of proficiency; consistent, make consistent effort; motivated, stay motivated; succeed, succeed in your career; confident, become a confident speaker; opportunity, unlock new opportunities; interaction, have meaningful interactions; culture, understand a different culture; open-minded, be more open-minded; valuable, a valuable skill; worthwhile, a worthwhile journey; productive, have productive conversations; effective, be an effective communicator; strategy, develop a learning strategy; progress, make steady progress; ambitious, set ambitious goals; understanding, gain a deeper understanding; ability, improve your ability to connect; and finally, multinational, work for a multinational company.

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Hello and welcome to the show. In today's session, we're going to enrich our vocabulary with a fantastic selection of words and phrases. We’ll be covering:

adrenaline, adrenaline, pay sb compliments, pay sb compliments, pay a visit, pay a visit, take after, take after, gene, gene, screw, screw, vitally, vitally, industrial estate, industrial estate, economic recession, economic recession, lunatic, lunatic, inequality, inequality, underwrite, underwrite, latecomer, latecomer, supervision, supervision, seamlessly, seamlessly, consumer, consumer, rapidly, rapidly, necessity, necessity, severance pay, severance pay, kneel, kneel, marvellous, marvellous

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Hello and welcome to our vocabulary session. Today, we're going to explore a wonderful collection of words and phrases to enrich your English.

We'll start with the phrase in possession of, that's in possession of.Then, we'll cover workforce, workforce.After that, it's dangly earrings, dangly earrings.Followed by skirt, skirt.And then beige scarf, beige scarf.We'll also look at human resources, human resources.And energy reserves, energy reserves.Next, we have the verb shatter, shatter.And another verb, crumble, crumble.Then, a very common verb, oversleep, oversleep.Followed by the grand word, universe, universe.Then the phrase a surge of, a surge of.After that, sewing machine, sewing machine.And the verb obsess, obsess.Followed by the adjective cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan.Then, the verb consume, consume.We have a past tense verb, bled, bled.Then the noun fortune, fortune.Followed by mystery, mystery.And finally, we’ll finish with sustainability, sustainability.

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Hello and welcome to our session. Today, we have a wonderful collection of words and phrases to explore together. We'll be covering: rope, that's rope. We’ll look at needle and thread, needle and thread. Then we have twisted, twisted, followed by the lovely phrase close-knit, close-knit. After that, we'll discuss colleague, colleague, and the verb scold, scold. Next up is approximate, approximate, and then well-being, well-being. We'll also cover livelihood, livelihood, and the word idiom, idiom. Then, we’ll learn the phrasal verb slack off, slack off. We will also explore the feelings of distress, distress, and anxiety, anxiety. Following that is the phrase pitch black, pitch black, and the simple word worm, worm. We will then learn assure, assure, and nonproficient, nonproficient. Then comes disadvantage, disadvantage, and optimization, optimization. After that, we'll look at wrinkled, wrinkled, and the interesting adjective eccentric, eccentric. Our last few are wharf, wharf, the activity mow the lawn, mow the lawn, and finally, the verb sink, sink. Let's begin.

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Hello and welcome to today's English lesson. We have a fantastic list of words and phrases to get through.

Today, we'll be covering:literal, literal.figurative, figurative.juvenile, juvenile.passionate, passionate.arch, arch.universal, universal.gorgeous, gorgeous.see eye to eye with, see eye to eye with.recluse, recluse.imprison, imprison.stingy, stingy.literary, literary.robust, robust.invader, invader.under no circumstances, under no circumstances.terrify, terrify.holiday resort, holiday resort.disclaim, disclaim.overcast, overcast.wealthy, wealthy.rat race, rat race.bland, bland.redundancy, redundancy.and finally, in terms of, in terms of.