Espresso English Podcast

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Why is it so hard to understand English in the real world?

You've been learning English for a while, and you can understand your teacher... but when you watch a movie or read something written for native speakers... suddenly English seems a LOT harder.

There's a reason for this:

💡 English lessons are designed to help you understand.

🌎 But real-world English is NOT designed for English learners.

The vocabulary is NOT simplified.

The speed of speaking is NOT slowed down.

Nobody is stopping to explain new idioms or expressions.

That means it's more difficult - and more frustrating. 😖

But if you want to become more fluent and confident, you need to go beyond English lessons and textbooks, and start becoming comfortable with the language that native speakers ACTUALLY use.

That's exactly what you can do inside the NEW Real-World English Challenge! - starting November 1!

For 30 days, we'll learn English from a variety of real sources like news reports, YouTube videos, presentations, blogs, and more. These are all created by native speakers, for native speakers - so this challenge is designed to help you become comfortable and confident with native-level English.

We'll work with each piece of real-world English for 3 days. This gives you time to understand the English deeply, practice what you learn, and use it yourself.

💡 DAY 1: LEARN. Read or listen to a piece of real-world English and learn key words and phrases. ✍️ DAY 2: PRACTICE. Do the exercises to review the new vocabulary and try using it yourself. 💬 DAY 3: CHAT. Share your ideas and opinions on the topic inside our private student WhatsApp group. 🔁 AND REPEAT! Start the cycle again with a NEW piece of real-world English to learn different vocabulary and discuss a new theme.

By the end of the month you will ☑️ Improve your understanding of native-level English ☑️ You'll learn authentic vocabulary and expressions in context ☑️ You'll practice using new words and phrases in your own English ☑️ You'll discuss real-world topics within our private WhatsApp group ☑️ And best of all, you'll be more confident understanding and using English in the real world!

This is a brand-new challenge, and when you join by November 3, you can save $30 and get the best possible price.

Click here to learn more about the Real-World English Challenge, and join us if you're ready to level up your fluency in November.

https://courses.espressoenglish.net/real-world-english-challenge/

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years!

Express yourself more fluently with idioms!

If your English feels a little "basic," idioms are one of the fastest ways to level it up. They're the expressions that make your English sound more interesting and more like a native speaker's.

​👉 300+ Idioms in 30 Days Course​

🎁 Download Free PDF 🗨️ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course English has TONS of phrasal verbs with "up" - and in this video, I'll teach you 50 of them. Some are easier to understand, like "clean up" or "dress up." - but others are trickier and not so obvious, like "crop up" or "whip up." By the end of this lesson, you'll not only know what these phrasal verbs mean, but you'll also see them in clear example sentences so you can start using them in your own English. You'll definitely want to download today's free PDF for an easy way to review all 50 "up" phrasal verbs and their example sentences: https://espresso-english.kit.com/download-50-phrasal-verbs-up If you want to learn even more phrasal verbs in a natural way, then you'll love my phrasal verbs in conversation course. It's one of our most popular courses because it makes learning and practicing these common phrasal verbs so easy.

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years!

Take your vocabulary to the next level!

​👉 Join the Vocabulary Builder Courses ​ (pre-intermediate - intermediate)

​👉 Join the Advanced Vocabulary Course​ (upper-intermediate - advanced)

🎁 Download Free PDF + Quiz

🚀 Advanced English Grammar Course

📘 Basic & Intermediate Grammar E-Books

Do you say:

"I enjoy to read"… or "I enjoy reading"?

"I decided going"… or "I decided to go"?

If you're not sure and you're guessing… you're not alone.

Gerunds vs. infinitives are one of the most confusing parts of learning English grammar. But today I'll make it clear when to use which one - so you can be correct and confident.

A gerund is a verb with an -ing ending, which functions as a noun in the sentence 👉 "reading," "going," "eating"

An infinitive = to + verb 👉 "to read," "to go," "to eat"

The problem is that when we have two verbs in a row… 👉 Sometimes the second verb ends in -ing 👉 Sometimes the second one is to + verb 👉 Sometimes BOTH are possible!

Let's look at each case step by step.

You'll definitely want to download today's lesson guide to review all the examples - it also includes a quiz so you can test yourself and see if you've mastered gerunds and infinitives: https://espresso-english.kit.com/download-to-ing-25-verbs

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years!

Learn easily and naturally through stories!

Learning vocabulary and grammar inside a story helps you remember them much better than studying isolated words or rules.

That's exactly how my Bite-Sized Stories Course works. Each short story teaches useful vocabulary and grammar naturally, so you improve your English while enjoying the reading.

⚡ Pronunciation Power-Up Mini-Course

🗨️ American English Pronunciation Course

How good is your English pronunciation? Let's put it to the test with some tongue twisters!

Tongue twisters are sentences that are intentionally difficult to say, especially when you try to say them quickly. And they're not just fun – they're great pronunciation practice because they make you repeat similar sounds again and again.

In this lesson, we're going to practice six English tongue twisters. I'll say each one slowly first - try to say it with me - and then we'll try it faster.

And I have to warn you – the last one is REALLY hard. I'm not even sure I can say it perfectly!

Before we get started, I'd like to invite you into my FREE 5-day pronunciation power-up mini-course, where we'll practice pronouncing 250+ words - from common words to the ones that are trickiest for English learners to say!

Click here to join: https://espresso-english.kit.com/pronunciation-power-up-mini-course

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years!

Fix your English errors fast!

Many English mistakes aren't because the grammar is "difficult" - instead, they're from small differences between English and your native language. Learning these patterns helps you sound much more natural and avoid errors that native speakers notice immediately.

Check out my 200 Common English Errors Course to learn the most frequent mistakes English learners make and how to fix them for good.

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💼 Business English Course

💬 Everyday Speaking Courses

Not all English is the same - we have formal English vs. informal English. The way you speak to a close friend is probably very different from the way you talk to your manager or communicate with a client!

Informal English is friendly, relaxed, and conversational. Native speakers use it with friends, family, classmates, and coworkers they know well. It's common in text messages, casual emails, and everyday conversations.

Formal English is more polite, professional, and carefully worded. You'll often see it in business emails, job applications, academic writing, customer service, presentations, and communication with people you don't know well.

Today I'll show you 10 phrases and how they're different when we're speaking formal vs. informal English.

And I've got a super bonus for you - a guide to 50 phrases in formal English and informal English. It's really helpful in seeing how we say it differently in each situation.

Click here to download it!

If you want to improve your professional communication, check out my Business English Course to learn real phrases for meetings, interviews, presentations, and more.

And if your goal is to speak more naturally in everyday situations, my Everyday English Speaking Course will teach you the words, phrases, and conversations that native speakers use in daily life!

Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years!

Learn LOTS more phrases for daily life in my Everyday English Speaking Courses - they will help you speak more confidently!