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In this episode, Owain is chatting to Joaquin from Spain!

Listen to find out who Joaquin is, where he lives, and why he is on the podcast. They talk about Joaquin's work, his experiences during the pandemic and, of course, learning English.

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In this episode, Mike speaks to Robert – an English teacher who lives in France.

They discuss Business English, what aspects of this category of English are useful and what can be seen as General English made “sexy’.

They discuss how small-talk, presentations and soft-skills are essential in English in the workplace. And they share thoughts on what topics are appropriate to talk about at work and what topics are maybe best left at home.

Tell us what you think. Write in to the English Waffle to let us know: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/contact-us

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In this episode, Mike is chatting to Linda.

Listen to find out where Linda is from and what her language learning journey has been like.

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Mike's back with another guest this week. He's talking to Robert, a Business English teacher based in France. They chat about Robert's work and try to work out what is actually meant by the term 'Business English'. Is it really any different from the English skills learners need for any other area of life?

Listen and decide what you think. Write in to the English Waffle to let us know: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/contact-us

Check out the quizzes and transcript for the episode: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/transcripts 

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Welcome back to another year of The English Waffle! Mike & Owain are getting ready for another year of chatting, recording and teaching. They're continuing to think about what you need to improve your English listening skills and about how to create content that will help you feel more confident.

In this episode, Mike talks about the EW project and shares his observations of difficulties with using compound nouns when speaking English. Find out where he's been this summer and who he has been observing.

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Mike and Kate talk about conditionals again this week. In WB12 you looked at the 1st and 2nd Conditionals. This time it's the 3rd Conditional which we use in the same way as the 2nd Conditional but for things that didn't happen in the past.

Confused?! Good! You need to listen this episode.

Listen for how they apply these two structures:

• if + past perfect,...would have + past participle

Enjoy the episode!

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Mike chats to Michael Palmer, the musician behind the Music and Sound Design company, 'Born Music'. They talk about Michael's work, the business of media composing for TV and advertising, and we get to listen to some of the music that he makes.

This is a longer episode than usual but is only a small part of the conversation they had. Fascinating! Well worth listening to the end!

For more info about Michael and his company here's a link: https://bornmusic.studio/

You will be able to see the transcript and quiz questions here:

https://englishwaffle.co.uk/transcripts

https://englishwaffle.co.uk/quizzes

Mike and Kate are talking conditionals this week. They will guide you through how to use the first and the second conditionals. If you pay attention, you will probably learn something which will help you improve you language skills.

Listen for how they apply these two structures:

• if + present simple,...will/etc + infinitive

We hope you enjoy the episode.

For answers and transcripts:

https://englishwaffle.co.uk/m/create-account

Mike and Kate talk about dating this time. Well, actually, Kate asks Mike a load of questions about his love life. It's great listening!

Listen to find out:

• how Mike used to 'meet' people

We'll give you some explanations at the end of the episode, but you will be able to see the transcript and quiz questions here:

https://englishwaffle.co.uk/transcripts

https://englishwaffle.co.uk/quizzes