Hello, Hello! It’s time to talk about Happy Hour!

What is happy hour in terms of definition and cultural norms in the US and UK? What do you need to know if you’re in one of these countries and get asked to happy hour. What can you expect? Join us this week as we talk about what many workers do in a typical week and have some fun while you learn!

Hello dear Ponder,

Whether you’re watching a blockbuster movie, reading a thrilling book or just chatting with friends, everyone loves a story. And your 2 hosts are no different! Join us as we chat about stories from our childhood and how they are still important to us as adults. After the chat, the language focus is about 2 verbs that many language learners us incorrectly.

Enjoy!

Hi there!
 It’s time for another episode about preferences, but this time, Dan is in the hot seat! Jennifer will be going over all kinds of preferences and choices for Dan to talk about it. This is a great way to get to know one of your hosts. You’ll also dive deeper into the 2nd conditional, as we show you how to use it more naturally in this week’s language focus.

All the single ladies! 

And all the single gentlemen!

Are you out there loving being young free and single? Or happily married? Whatever your relationship status we’re sure you’ll love our podcast all about the single life. Two native speakers chatting naturally and giving you all the up to date words, phrases and expressions you need to take your English to the next level. What could be better, right?

If that wasn’t enough, the language focus follows the conversation and this week it’s all about the difference between 2 very common verbs. Enjoy!

Hello! Pack your bags and bring your tents, we’re going … CAMPING!

Today we’re talking about one of our favorite things to do. Have you ever gone camping?  Have you ever slept in a tent outside? Find out where Jennifer and Dan have camped AND dive deeper into using the structure “GO + GERUND” to talk about activities in our language focus.

Hello there!

Texting has become a big part of our day-to-day, at least for a lot of us anyway! How about you? What are your texting habits? Let’s talk about it in this episode. Join your 2 English language teacher hosts, Dan from the UK and Jennifer from the US, for natural conversation, up to date vocabulary, all topped off with a language focus. 

Enjoy!

Would you consider yourself a kind person? Did you know that showing kindness not only benefits the person you’re being kind to, but helps YOU be happier and healthier (as well as though people seeing the kindness)!? It really is like a ripple effect! If you think that’s interesting stuff, then just wait for what you’re about to hear in this week’s episode :)

Enjoy!

As you’re no doubt aware, us humans have five basic senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. 

Have you got a favourite? A favourite food (taste?) Or a favourite smell, maybe? 

Use your sense of hearing (!!) and improve your English by joining us this week to chat about our thoughts and feelings about the 5 senses. At the end of our conversation, the language focus concentrates on the very many different verbs we can use to talk about the senses. 

Enjoy!

Do you like shopping? If so, what kind of stores do you like to shop at? … Places to get shiny new stuff, or perhaps a secondhand shop? Learn more about what shopping secondhand AKA at thrift stores and what your hosts think about it. What are the benefits of it? What kind of things can you find? :)

Stick around to the end, this week’s language focus is all about LOVING in the -ING form. Enjoy!

Love it or hate it, it’s something we’ve all spent hours of our lives completing - maybe you’re even about to do it now …

… homework!

Join us as we chat about this evergreen topic. Which host do you think always did their homework? And who changed their homework because they thought they’d got it all wrong? Listen and find out!