Everyday English with E2

In this episode, we’re focusing on an interesting and fun part of vocabulary - idioms.

I’m sure you’ve heard of idioms. Ya know: kicked the bucket. It’s raining cats and dogs. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A picture paints a thousand words. These are all examples of ‘proverb’ idioms. But guess what? They’re NOT the type of idioms we’re going to talk about today.

Today we’re going to talk about “idiomatic phrases”.

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Welcome to Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week we’re focusing on an important part of grammar called “modal verbs.”

But we’re NOT going to learn when to use can or could or how “should” means the same thing as “supposed to”. No, we’re going to learn how to make predictions using modal verbs and also how to express obligations.

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In this episode we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘word stress’, which has a big impact on how easily you are understood. And that’s your aim - to be EASILY understood.

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Join Jay in the final Everyday English podcast for 2021! In this podcast, Jay will teach you 5 fun words to talk about the holiday season. He'll talk to you about the meaning of these 5 fun words and also how to pronounce them correctly. Join Jay for the last episode of 2021!

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In this episode, we’re going to focus on the meanings of the most common verb tense in English - the present simple. This verb tense is used all the time and very important.

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The TH sound is unique to English and many people struggle to pronounce it correctly. Listen to this podcast, with Jay, to learn how to pronounce it perfectly!

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In this episode, we’re going to learn 10 important adjectives that describe food, but also and more specifically, taste - but also how we can use these same words to describe people or events! For example, you can use “juicy” for gossip, or “rich” for an exaggeration, or “flaky” if someone is unreliable. These are all great words related to taste that we use in everyday conversation for other purposes.

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Listen to this podcast to learn everything there is to know about "indefinite pronouns", those tricky little words such as "each", "fewer", "both and "neither". Jay will explain these words to you so you can understand and use them 100% accurately.

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Can you hear the difference between the 'B' and the 'P' sound in English? Did he say "beach" or "peach"? Did she say "pig" or "big"? It's a very subtle difference... it's very hard to hear! It's also difficult to pronounce these two sounds clearly because of their similarities. In this podcast, Mark will take you through the B and P sound in depth. By the end of this episode you'll be comfortable to use these sounds accurately and you'll be able to understand them easily.

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Podcast Transcript available here: https://blog.e2school.com/ep-4-the-difference-between-b-p-v-sounds-everyday-english-podcast/

Do you like doing the dishes or mopping the floors? Who scrubs the toilet or irons the washing in your house? Whether you like it or not, everyone must do housework.

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Podcast Transcript available here: https://blog.e2school.com/ep-3-vocabulary-cleaning-the-house-everyday-english-podcast/