English with Stephen

When I moved to Brazil, I had to learn Portuguese. And fast. This strategy, which I called Lexical Scraps, was the single best thing I did to help learn new vocabulary.

The word 'thing' is an extremely common word in English, but its origins lie in Viking meetings. Listen to this episode to find out more about this fascinating word!

It is important to understand why your English teacher has chosen to use certain activities in class. In this episode of English with Stephen, we look at how you can identify the reasons behind each activity.

The word 'guy' is commonly used, but also very controversial. The origin of this small word is even more controversial and its impact on modern culture lies all around us. Listen to find out more about this fascinating word.

You are going to spend a lot of time with your language school or language teacher, so what questions should you ask when deciding who to study with?

A huddle is a very common sight in many sports, nowadays. In this podcast, you will discover the surprising origin of the huddle as a word and a phenomenon.

There are lots of great learning strategies for learning English. In this episode, we explore why you should do anything you wanna do.

There are 5 key ingredients in a great gin and tonic. This episode tells the stories behind the words of those ingredients.

In this episode, we look at a fantastic learning strategy that most English students, and teachers, ignore: transcripts. We look at where you can find them and what you can do with them.

The surprising origin of the word 'chauvinist', what it means today, and how it has changed over time.