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In this episode of the Teachify English Podcast: 

Jonny and Shannon have a chat about Milestones, important moments, memories and goals in our lives.  As you listen to the pod, try to answer the comprehension questions below and the key vocabulary too. 

1. What has Jonathan learned this week? 
2. Does everybody follow the same milestones?
3. What milestones did they discuss? 
4. What was Jon's first job like?
5. What were some of Shannon's life goals?

• Milestone: moment or goal in life
• Evolving: changing 
• Driving license: the card proving you've passed your driving test 
• Spread out: there's a big difference between places
• Essential: very important 
• Paycheck: a sheet or document with your salary details
• Payrise: an increase in your salary 
• Butterflies in your stomach: feeling nervous or anxious
• Pocket money: allowance from your parents
• Out of date: not modern or old-fashioned
• To be on the same page: to agree 
• Ongoing: taking place
• Push boundaries: take on challenges

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In this episode of the Teachify English Podcast Lewis explains this week's topic, mindfulness, while speaking about it, his own experiences, meditating and finally he explains some expressions featured recently on social media. 

1. What has Lewis done recently?
2. What are some benefits of mindfulness according to Lewis?
3. What about the so-called facts related to mindfulness?
4. What app did he mention and explain?  
5. What were the phrasal verbs and expressions he said at the end?

• Crack a joke - tell a joke
• What've you been up to? - What have you been doing?
• Cut to the chase - get to the point
• Ring a bell - sound familiar 
• Kind of - more or less 
• Enhance - improve. 
• Aware - conscious. 
• Bear in mind - take into account.
• Come up with - think of, invent. 
• Slightly - a little bit.

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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis and Jack have a chat about 2020 and go over this complicated year whilst talking about something we've learned and teaching some expressions.  Below you have the comprehension questions and key vocabulary.

1. What did Jack do over Summer?
2. What has he learned this week? 
3. How did both teachers celebrate New Years' Eve last year?
4. Are they optimistic about the new year and decade? 
5. What expressions did they explain at the end?

1. To put on weight - to gain weight.
2. To be on a diet - to watch what you eat. 
3. Affectionate - loving.
4. A blessing in disguise - something that seemed bad but is actually good. 
5. It's not rocket science - it's not complicated. 
6. Speak of the devil - used when a person you've been speaking about appears. 
7. Knowledgable - intelligent, with a lot of knowledge. 
8. Call it a day - finish a task or work. 

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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Mickey and Lewis discuss their summer and go over some of our recent popular posts on social media, check out the keywords and try to answer the comprehension questions to keep improving your English Listening skills.

• What did Mickey do the morning they recorded the podcast? 
• What did Lewis say about his time in England over summer?
• What did Mickey say about his summer? 
• What did they say about the weather in general?
• What are the 5 expressions they rounded up and explained? 

1. Waffle on - ramble, rant on, speak for a long time.
2. I'm starving - I'm really hungry or dying of hunger. 
3. Ups and downs - pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages. 
4. Pig out - eat like a pig.
5. Lie down - rest horizontally on the floor, sofa or bed. 
6. Take on - confront, accept. 
7. Awful - terrible. 
8. Chilly - cool, cold. 
9. Shiver - to visibly show that you're cold. 
10. Round up - collect, summarise. 

Thanks for listening, taking time to practice your English with natives speakers having a conversation, stay tuned for the next episode on Thursday!  

Ah, we forgot to tell a joke again...don't worry, there will be 2 next week :)

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In this episode of the Teachify English Podcast you'll notice a difference in the shape of two different voices with a distinct accent.  Lewis has taken a week off so Shannon and Jonathan have done us the honour of having a discussion about their country, Australia, otherwise known as 'Straya.  

They discuss Aussie slang, go through some facts, mention their favourite places before finishing with a couple of things they're not heaps keen on.  Below you have the keywords and phrases used and their synonyms or explanations.  

1. Aussie - Australian. 
2. Off the top of your head - improvising, without thinking for long. 
3. The Great Barrier Reef - the largest living ecosystem of coral reef & marine life. 
4. Deadly - dangerous.
5. Poisonous - has poison, venom. 
6. Get a bad rap - receive a bad reputation whether it's true or not. 
7. G'day mate- hello friend, good afternoon. 
8. Arvo - afternoon. (slang) 
9. Deffo - definitely. (slang)
10. Heaps - a lot of. 
11. Bogan - someone who could be uncultured, rough or unpleasant. 
12. Toss up - consider, think, throw - figurative.
13. Pace - speed.

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In this episode of the Teachify English Podcast Lewis keeps on going with the Teachify Teacher Interviews by interviewing Mickey.  First, they discuss future plans for the company before interviewing each other on the same questions.  Repeat if you don't understand, remember practice makes perfect to improve your English listening and comprehension.

1. Over the moon - very happy.
2. Kick off - begin, start. 
3. Beloved - loved, cherished, adored. 
4. It's written in the stars - it's meant to happen. 
5. Get promoted - go up at work or in a football league. 
6. Cheer - celebrate by singing. 
7. A facelift - a new version. 
8. Revamp - completely change.
9. Appropriate - fitting, adequate. 
10. Slightly - by a little bit. 
11. Put someone on the spot - put someone under pressure. 
12. An apprenticeship - a traineeship/internship. 
13. Cheesy - about love or stereotypes.
14. Worth watching - you should watch it. 
15. Almost over - nearly finished. 

Teachify Top Tip:  Find something you enjoy about learning English, so it is no effort when you study and you'll want to do it all the time.  E.G. listen to a podcast about a topic you like.  Then regularly review new words and phrases, with context and test yourself.

Joke of the day - How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?  Ten tickles.  :)

Thank you so much for listening, it is appreciated, don't stop practising during your holidays and of course, keep Teachifying your life!  

In this episode of the Teachify English Podcast Lewis continues with his English Teacher interviews he dedicates 15 minutes to ask Jack the same questions as Ash last week.  Pay attention, focus and see if you can understand all of the questions and answers then imitate their pronunciation.  If you have any questions, ask us and check out the keywords below.

1. Cope with - put up with, tolerate. 
2. The outskirts - the suburbs or surrounding area. 
3. Keen - enthusiastic, energetic, avid.
4. I can't be bothered - I don't have the motivation.
5. Last resort - the final option or possibility. 
6. Speak for yourself - if you say so. 
7. Turn back time - go into the past. 
8. Take care of - look after, care for. 
9. A stag do - a bachelor party (before marriage)
10. Go ahead - happen. 

Teachify Top Tip: Practice writing new words, grammar or phrases before saying it.  
This is ideal for shy or timid students, but if you are confident, say it immediately..why not :) 

Joke of the day:  What do you call a Spanish man who has lost his car?  CARLOS!  

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In this episode of The Teachify English podcast, Lewis begins the Teachify Interviews by asking Ash a number of questions designed to use different vocabulary and grammar to help you answer common questions with confidence.  Below you have some key vocabulary and their explanations or synonyms. 

1. Grades - Marks (in a subject)
2. Rejected - told no or turned down. 
3. A pound - £1.
4. Outwit - to be more clever. 
5. Deceive - trick or fool. 
6. Stingy - not generous with money. 
7. Mood - the way you feel. 
8. Greedy - always wanting more. 
9. Go against the grain - be different from the majority. 
10. Go in disguise - sneak into, infiltrate into. 

TOP TIP: Do little and often, so study English every day. 

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I forgot to tell a joke, do you know any?  Please tell us :) 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis has a conversation with Mickey about music, if they play any instruments, what kind of music they like and then they offer some advice on how to use music to improve your English.  Don't forget to check out the difficult words and phrases below and try Lyrics Training.  

1. Other than that - apart from that.  
2. Put up with - tolerate or bear. 
3. Consist OF - pay attention to the preposition OF. 
4. That's pretty much it - that is more or less everything. 
5. The grand scheme of thing - overall, in general, on the whole. 
6. Call it a day - stop working for the day. 
7. To be into - be interested in. 
8. Every now and then - from time to time. 
9. Rusty - oxidised or figuratively it means you haven't practised for a long time. 
10. Give it a go - try. 
11. Back in the day - a long time ago. 
12. Get into something - become interested in. 
13. I can't stand something - I hate something. 
14. It's not my cup of tea - I don't like it. 
15. It's worth trying - it makes sense to do it (financially or talking about time)
16. Look up - to search online.
17. Look forward to + ing/noun - be excited about. 
18. It's on me - I'll pay. 

Thanks for listening, practising your English and keep Teachifying your life! 

Here's the dad joke: What did one dish say to another dish? Dinner's on me. 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis celebrates the 30th episode by first apologising for forgetting to tell a joke in episode number 28 before going on to speak about possible challenges to learn new skills or perhaps improve your English.  Maybe reading, listening, speaking or writing.  Below, you have some keywords with synonyms. 

1. To be in a rush - to be in a hurry. (Not have time)
2. Make amends - fix something. 
3. Get sick - become ill. 
4. Worldwide - around the world. 
5. Put on weight - gain weight. 
6. Despite - in spite of. 
7. In advance - beforehand.
8. Remarkable - outstanding, fantastic. 
9. Clutter - mess. 
10. Weird - strange, unusual. 

Joke of the day:  What do you call the security guards outside of Samsung? 

The Guardians of the Galaxy. 

Thanks for listening, practising your English and hopefully learning lots.  

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