English with Monty - The Podcast about the English Language

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English with Monty - The Podcast about the English Language episodes

May 29 Business Series: Interrupting Politely
This is our second episode of our Business Series - Interrupting Politely.

Over the next few months we are going to release ten new episodes on how you can be more confident in business in an English-speaking environment.

Jon and Gideon take you through how to interrupt politely at work, in a meeting or formal group conversation. Someone is speaking in a meeting… you need to add something - but you don’t want to sound rude.

There are different degrees of politeness.
- Soft interruption
- Clarifying interruption
- Firm interruption (when necessary)

By the end of this episode you will be more confident in how to interrupt politely in English.

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15 min
April 29 Business Series: Leading a Meeting
This is our first episode of our Business Series – Leading a Meeting.

Over the next few months we are going to release ten new episodes on how you can be more confident in business in an English-speaking environment.

Jon and Gideon take you through how to lead a meeting effectively. Covering how to sound confident without being rude, structuring the meeting clearly and managing transitions smoothly.

We focus on three key functions:
- Opening a meeting
- Structuring the agenda
- Transitioning between topics

By the end of this episode you will be more confident in how to lead a meeting in English.
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16 min
March 27 72. 5 Mistakes Advanced Learners still make
Jon and Gideon cover five mistakes that advanced learners still make. We talk about using “very” too often, being too formal in conversation, incorrect collocations, small word order issues and translating directly from your first language.
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23 min
February 27 71. British Myths: In Language & Culture
Jon and Gideon are in Chiang Mai, Thailand together, talking about some common myths about British culture and the English language. Do British people find it difficult to talk to strangers, are we always polite and is the English language usually spoken a clear and simple way? If you want to find out then have a listen and discover which myths we bust!

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37 min
January 30 70. Fossilised Expressions
Jon and Gideon talk about some fossilised expressions. These expressions such as “hang up” and “backfire”. They are expressions that refer to an old technology but are still used in present day English.
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29 min
December 30, 2025 8-minute English - Verbs with different meanings: 'Take'
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the word 'take' in different ways. We give an explanation and a few different examples on how you can use it.

Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your grammar :)

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8 min
November 28, 2025 8-minute English - Verbs with different meanings: 'Run'
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the word 'run' in different ways. We give an explanation and a few different examples on how you can use it.

Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your grammar :)

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8 min
October 31, 2025 69. Essential Phrasal Verbs
Jon and Gideon talk about some essential phrasal verbs. These are phrasal verbs that you're much more likely to use in everyday conversation such as “run out of”, “tell off” and “hang up” among others. Great if you want to sound more like a native speaker!
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43 min
September 26, 2025 8-minute English - Past perfect continuous
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the past perfect continuous. We give an explanation and a few different examples as to how you can use it.

Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your grammar :)

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8 min
August 29, 2025 68. Motivational Idioms
Jon and Gideon talk about some motivational idioms. Sometimes it's hard to get motivated with your English so we have included some idioms that will get you more enthusiastic about improving your skills. We also talk about a few less positive ones too!
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29 min

About English with Monty - The Podcast about the English Language

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If you are an English learner, are interested in the English language or an English language teacher then this podcast is for you. We hope you find it fun and informative and it gives you some help…