Learn English with Teachify!

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis talks to you about good habits, bad ones and reveals some of the team's bad habits while using some useful vocabulary.  Pay attention to the comprehension questions and check out the tricky vocabulary too.  

1. What were some of Lewis' good habits? 
2. How about his bad habits? 
3. What were Jack's bad habits? 
4. What about Anna? 
5. Finally, what does Louise do? 

• to quit - dejar/abandonar 
• early bird - madrugador 
• to sleep in, lie in - dormir hasta tarde 
• out loud - en voz alta 
• to fast - ayunar 
• to fidget - ponerse inquieto/juguetear 
• to vent - desahogarse 
• to bite your nails - morder las uñas 
• forgetful - olvidadizo
• the lid - la tapa
• to relate to - identificarse con 
• a spot - un grano 
• to pick your nose - meterse un dedo en la nariz
• to resign - dimitar

Thanks for listening, any questions don't hesitate to contact [email protected]

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis is here to talk about Google and YouTube, telling you about what he knows related to the company and gives you his thoughts about it all.  He tells you some facts but please Google the information to make sure it's true.  

1. Could Lewis live without Google? 
2. What did he say about the origins of Google? 
3. What other browser does Lewis use and why? 
4. What did he mention related to Yahoo? 
5. What was said about YouTube? 

• go down = dejar de funcionar / 
• ring a bell = sonar / 
• market share = cuota de mercado / 
• by far = de lejos / 
• take over = absorber, hacerse cargo de / 
• motto = lema / 
• back in the day = hace tiempo / 
• by any means = en absoluto / 
• appeal = atractivo / 

Thanks for listening everybody, any questions contact [email protected] 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Shannon and Jonathan are back to have a chat about a very specific topic which some people will find really exciting while others may be slightly bored, but hey, listen carefully and try to answer the comprehension questions too. 

1. What type of insurance do they have? 
2. Do they think insurance is worth it?
3. Have they ever made a claim and why? 
4. What predictions did they make for insurance?
5. What did they say about Mario Casas? 

• drain = drenar / 
• rely on = confiar en / 
• be worth it = valer la pena / 
• third-party insurance = seguro contra terceros / 
• harmless = inofensivo / 
• bumper = parachoques / 
• fine print = letra pequeña / 
• premium = prima de seguro / 

Thanks for listening and if you have any questions please contact [email protected] 

In this episode of the Teachify English podcast Jack is back to have a chat about games in its many forms, check out the comprehension questions and key vocabulary too. 

1. Are they good losers? 
2. What board games did Jack play? 
3. What did they say about video games? 
4. What was said about Twitch? 
5. Why was Florentino Perez mentioned?

• shake hands = dar/estrechar la mano / 
• an urge = ganas/impulso / 
• engaging = atractivo / 

Thanks for listening and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact [email protected] 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Anna makes her debut as an Australian guest in Madrid, pay close attention and listen to the conversation about everything related to houses.  Don't forget to check out the comprehension questions and the useful vocabulary.

1. What did you learn about Anna? 
2. What did both of them say about their current houses? 
3. What would their dream houses be like?
4. Should we buy or rent according to them? 
5. How does Anna feel about doing chores? 

• get used to + ing = acostumbrarse / 
• mix it up = variar /
• clay = arcilla / 
• tiny = diminuto /
• I can't be bothered = me da pereza / 
• value for money = buena relación calidad precio / 
• a rip-off = una estafa / 
• mortgage = hipoteca / 
• in the near future = en un futuro cercano / 
• chores/housework = tareas de casa /
• laundry = la colada / 
• creases = arrugas (ropa)
• wrinkles = arrugas (piel)

Thanks so much for listening and any questions please contact [email protected] 

In this episode of The Teachify English podcast Mickey is joining us again for the first time in a long time.  We actually intended to speak more about our two business cases than we did in the end.  The case studies were Nespresso & Shopify but hey, we ended up having a normal chitchat so we hope you enjoy it!  Below, you have the comprehension questions with key vocabulary. 

• tossing and turning - moviendose mucho en la cama / 
• full of beans - con mucha energía / 
• a rule of thumb - una regla de oro / 
• on the house - invita la casa / 
• stingy / tight-fisted - tacaño / 
• catch up with - ponerse al dia con / 
• live up to expectations - cumplir las expectativas / 
• look into - investigar / 
• headline - titular /  
• tinker - hacerle pequeños ajustes / 

1. How much coffee do they drink? 
2. What did Mickey say about his dad? 
3. What was the joke that Mickey told? 
4. What's Mickey been up to recently? 
5. What was said about creating a website? 

Thanks for listening everyone, any questions please contact: [email protected] 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis and Will have a chat about events in all sorts of ways.  Pay close attention, check out the key vocabulary and try to answer the comprehension questions.  

• sweat - sudar // 
• dress up - disfrazarse // 
• get rid of - deshacerse de //
• live - en directo // 
• priceless - inestimable, no tiene precio // 
• I saw that coming - lo veía venir // 
• put someone on the spot - poner en un apuro a alguien // 
• 
  

1. What's the latest with Will and Lewis? 
2. What childhood events did Will speak about?
3. What childhood events did Lewis speak about?
4. What events do they missing going to? 
5. What about other big events during their lifetime?

Any questions contact [email protected] and thank you for listening :) 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast we have a three-way for the first time.  Jack, Marc and Lewis have met up to discuss apps.  We're warning you, it gets a bit silly, but is a funny podcast.  As always, listen carefully, check out the difficult vocabulary try to answer the comprehension questions. 

• by far = de lejos 
• non-stop = sin parar 
• over and over again = una y otra vez 
• superimpose = superponer 
• swipe = deslizar 

1. What apps do they use the most? 
2. Do they use any apps to learn languages? 
3. What apps have they downloaded recently? 
4. What was said about Tinder? 
5. Why did they talk a little bit about sushi? 

Thanks for listening to the podcast, we hope you enjoyed it and contact: [email protected] 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Marc makes his debut on the podcast with his beautiful London accent as he introduces himself before getting into this week's topic, health.  Check out the difficult words below and try to answer the comprehension questions too. 

• fall in love with = enamorarse de 
• work out = funcionar 
• every other day = cada dos dias 
• odd = raro 
• telltale  = revelador 
• painkiller = analgésico 
• sprain = esguince 
• sling = cabestrillo 
• cast = escayola 
• wrist = muñeca
• I can't help it = no puedo evitarlo 
• see it coming = verlo venir 
• queasy = mareado
• throw up = vomitar 

1. What did you learn about Marc? 
2. What are healthy people?  
3. What happened the last time Marc went out for a run? 
4. Have they ever had any accidents or injuries?
5. Could Marc be a doctor? 

Thanks for listening, contact [email protected] for any questions :) 

• In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast, Lewis is here to talk to you all about The Simpsons.  Like the last time he spoke about two case studies, here you have the transcript, or at least, most of it as there's a limit for characters which can be added in this description.
• That means that you can read and listen at the same time, so answering questions about it will so easy peasy...enjoy, any questions you know to contact [email protected]

Yes there it is, the theme tune for the Simpsons, I’m sure it rings a bell and takes you back to when you were a child watching episode after episode of this popular cartoon all over the world.  But have you ever watched The Simpsons in English or did you watch it dubbed, in Spanish?  

You know what I’m going to tell you now, check it out in English, in the original version and I bet you’ll enjoy it much more.  

It may take a while to get used to the different voices if you’re used to listening to all of the characters speakING in Spanish, but, give it a go, give it a chance, give it an opportunity and you’ll get used to it in no time. 

Talking about characters…who’s your favourite Simpsons character?  

I think my favourite character is ned Flanders, because, let’s be honest, everybody knows someone who reminds you of ned Flanders.  Somebody who has a perfect life, never breaks the rules and is quite frankly, quite annoying, they get on your nerves a bit.  

Moving on, let me tell you a few interesting facts and curiosities about the Simpsons that maybe you didn’t know. 

1. Initially the distinctive yellow color skin was chosen, in part, to make them stand out when flicking through channels and it worked
2. The name Springfield was chosen because it’s very generic, there are in fact 30 different Springfields in the US
3. TIME magazine voted the Simpsons as the best TV show of the 20th century, would you agree with that? 
4. Homer’s signature catchphrase, D’oh has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary and an expression he frequently uses has inspired a common toast “to alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.”  
5. There are countless facts I could list but I’ll let you do some research into other ones, so the final fact is that…there are only six main voice actors for the show who create the voices for practically all of the characters…in the early days they got paid just 30 thousand dollars per episode, whereas nowadays that figure has reached over ten times that amount.  They’re rich!  They’re minted!  They’re loaded!

In recent years I have to admit that I haven’t actually been watching the Simpsons very much, maybe if it’s on tv when I’m having lunch but that’s it and even then, I don’t really watch normal TV anymore.

I have, on the other hand, been seeing lots of memes and articles which highlight the success of the Simpsons in predicting the future.  For example…Did you know that The Simpsons foresaw that Donald trump would run for president? We know what happened in real life, unfortunately, thank god that’s over… Did you know that the Simpsons wrote a script about horsemeat back in 1994?  Well, there have been similar scandals in the uk, us and Ireland since

What else? 

They predicted smartwatches, Disney buying 20th century fox, the ebola outbreak, autocorrect and much, much more.  Anyway, that’ll be enough for today…usually we focus on two case studies but I thought that the Simpsons deserved an episode all to itself, so I hope you enjoyed it and learned a thing or two…if you haven’t watched the Simpsons in English then maybe you can start doing it sometime soon.  

As Bart would say, I didn’t do it…ay caramba or I’m bart Simpson, who the hell are you!?