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In this episode of The Official Teachify Podcast, English Teacher Mickey & English Teacher Lewis introduce a new topic about Beauty by discussing the most beautiful places they've visited, their celebrity crushes and they try to define the word beauty. 

1. Put me on the spot - put pressure on me. 
2. It makes my hairs stand up - it gives me goosebumps.
3. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - beauty is subjective. 
4. Mind-blowing - very beautiful or spectacular. 
5. To be out of this world - be amazing and very strange. 
6. The Outback - the centre of Australia.
7. To have a crush on someone - to fancy or like someone. 
8. A tank - (slang for a muscly person)
9. Dressed to kill / dressed to the nines - very well or formally. 
10. Have a 5 o clock shadow - have stubble or a short beard. 

And the joke, how could we forget? 

Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? It was two-tired. 

Thanks for listening everyone and don't forget to the pass the pod! 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Mickey & Lewis discuss communication miscommunication, how to communicate more effectively and much more.  Check out the difficult words with their synonyms provided and the joke below. 

1. Across the board - at all levels.
2. Beat around the bush - the opposite of getting to the point.
3. Take something on board - consider or assimilate an idea. 
4. Go hand in hand - be closely connected.
5. Downfall - a mistake or problem. 
6. Get mixed up - become confused. 
7. Can you elaborate on that? - Could you provide more information, please? 
8. Would you mind speaking more slowly? - Slow down, please. 
9. Annoying - frustrating. 
10. Dodgy - weird, bad, dangerous. 

Where were the first French fries cooked? Greece. 

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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis and Mickey discuss the New Normal. They mention how they've adapted to the situation, provide some predictions and have a chat about the coronavirus situation. Listen to our dedicated English teachers teaching you whilst you practice your listening skills. 

1. Ring a bell - sound familiar. 
2. Stare at - look at intensely. 
3. Flatten the curve - reduce the number of something. 
4. Stand out - be clear / highlight. 
5. Workaholic - someone addicted to work. 
6. Seamless - smooth, without problems. 
7. To be ahead of the curve - be well-prepared or advanced. 
8. Cutting-edge -advanced, high-tech. 
9. Gimmick - a trick or device. 
10. Get ruined - become destroyed. 

And the joke, did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? 

Well, great food...no atmosphere! 

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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast...

• Lewis speaks to us about some superstitions, what a superstition is, whether he or his family are superstitious before telling us about the origins of a couple of superstitions. 
• In addition to that, he mentions a few common superstitions around the globe and in Spain before ending with a joke. 

Below, you have a list of some of the more complex vocabulary and their synonyms. 

1. Engrained - stuck or established. 
2. Arise from - come from.
3. Youth - childhood.
4. Date back to - have the origin in.
5. Carry on - continue.
6. Ladder - portable stairs. 
7. Lean against - support yourself against.
8. Sacred - holy. 
9. Sin - an immoral act.
10. Chopsticks - cutlery used in many parts of Asia. 
11. Poke into - to point, touch or put in. 
12. Back in the day - in the past. 
13. Pass away - die. 
14. Run out of - not have any more.
15. Drool - salivate, dribble.

The Teachify Joke: 

What do you call a fly without wings? A WALK. 

In this episode of The Official Teachify English Podcast
- Lewis speaks about Ghosts, one of the topics studied in class this week, he discusses what image we have of ghosts, recommends a few scary movies and gives some useful vocabulary to express disbelief but also expressions which mean to joke with someone.

Below, you have some of the more complex vocabulary used...

1. Spooky - scary, haunted or related to ghosts. 
2. Concerned - worried. 
3. Roughly - more or less, approximately. 
4. There is bound to (verb) - there is guaranteed to (verb)
5. Graveyard - a place where there are graves. 
6. To be my cup of tea - to be something I like. 
7. Haunted house - a place where there are supposedly ghosts.
8. Freak someone out - scare someone. 
9. Gullible - innocent, naive, believes everything. 
10. Take something with a pinch of salt - not believe something or not take seriously.
11. Pull your leg - joke with you, take the piss/Mickey or trick you. 
12. You must be kidding - you have to be joking. 
13. Fishy - difficult to believe, suspicious. 
14. Dessert - sweet, pudding // Desert - Sahara, Atacama, Gobi. 
15. Scream - shout, cry at a high pitch.

Last but not least, the joke...

What's a ghost's favourite dessert? I scream! 

Thanks for listening guys :) 

In this episode of The Official Teachify English Podcast: 

• A conversation between Lewis and Estela speaking about how they met and discussing some interesting aspects of being in a bilingual relationship. 

Below you have some of the tricky words and phrases used:

1. Chocoholic - someone who is addicted to chocolate.
2. Shopaholic - someone who is addicted to shopping. 
3. Get by (in a language) - to do the basics to survive using a language. 
4. Slang - specific informal words. 
5. Take the words right out of (my) mouth - to say what someone was going to say.
6. Be two peas in a pod - to be very similar, alike or destined for each other. 
7. Chilled - relaxed, calm or easygoing. 
8. Go on and on - to continue doing something for a long time.
9. Ring a bell - sound familiar.

Not only that, though, in case you didn't quite understand the joke at the end, here it is. 

Why should you never date a tennis player? 

BECAUSE LOVE MEANS NOTHING TO THEM. JEJE. 

Hello guys, welcome to the Teachify English podcast.  My name is Lewis, I’m 27 years old, from Leeds in England and I live I Sevilla as, I’m sure, many of you will already know by now.  But in case you’re new to the podcast, we’re a language learning start-up based in Sevilla and Madrid, but as a result of the coronavirus crisis we have decided to expand to and start classes online so wherever you are, you have no excuse, you can learn English. 

In this episode, the topic is all about space, but not personal space or room, about outerspace, the solar system and the galaxy.  While Lewis also discusses the new race to space between NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin.  Here, we have to also mention their founders, Elon Musk & Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world. 

Below, as usual, you have a short list of some of the more complicated vocabulary with their synonyms or short definitions. 

1. aliens - life from another planet. 
2. UFO - unidentified flying object. 
3. predict - foresee, forecast.
4. rewind - go back in time, to the past. 
5. wealthy - rich.
6. insane - crazy or mad.
7. tax haven - a place where you don't pay taxes. 
8. due to - because of, as a result of. 
9. willing - prepared, ready. 
10. budget - the total money available 
11. debt - negative money, mone owed.
12. rocket - spaceship. 
13. space out - become confused or distracted.
14. over the moon - very happy.
15. come back down to earth - return to reality. 

Thank you so much for listening guys, don't forget to have a look on YouTube for our daily videos and Instagram for our LIVE classes.  

Ah, and the joke, how do you organise a party in space?  

YOU PLANET! 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening or good night depending on what time it is when you’re listening to this episode of the Teachify podcast, and, welcome back!  

This episode is focused on running, exercise and the news that in Spain, we'll be allowed out to do exercise starting this upcoming weekend.  As a result, Lewis felt inspired to tell you a bit about exercise and his journey to running the Sevilla Marathon just a couple of months ago before we entered lockdown. 

Below, you have some of the more complex words and phrases with their synonyms.  

1. on your own - by yourself or alone. 
2. crowded - busy, packed or full of people. 
3. lie down - relax in bed, a sofa or in a bath with your body flat. 
4. ache - to feel pain. 
5. endless - without an end, numerous.
6. strengthen - to make stronger.
7. be used to + ing - be accustomed to + ing.  
8. fancy + ing - feel like +ing. 
9. cheer someone on - show support or encourage.
10. light-headed - lacking oxygen, dizzy.
11. faint - pass out, become unconscious. 
12. grasp - understand, grab. 

And our joke, what do you give to a sick lemon? Lemon-aid! 

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Welcome back Teachifiers to another episode of the Teachify English Podcast, this time, the episode is slightly longer than most because we have a selection of recommendations for which series to watch during this time of quarantine.  

Therefore, I'd like to challenge you to listen to all of the suggestions, what does Lewis recommend? What about Jonny? Will? Shannon? Jack? Ash? Mickey?

Remember to make the most of Language Learning with Netflix on Google Chrome for subtitles in English and the translation in Spanish or any other language. 

Below, you have a list of our recommendations.

1. The Last Kingdom 
2. The I.T Crowd
3. Masterchef 
4. Survivor 
5. Dragon's Den
6. The Office
7. Sex Education
8. I'm Alan Partridge 
9. Luther 
10. Sherlock

Thanks for listening guys and later this week, we'll have another episode up, we're flying at the moment.  

Do you remember the joke? 

Do you want to hear a joke about a piece of paper? 

Never mind, it's tearable.

Yo, yo, yo everyone, we're back with another official Teachify podcast, this time it's about parental leave, maternity leave and what the situation is like in different countries, in particular, with developed countries. 

You may notice that Lewis appears to be going a little bit crazy in lockdown now, as we approach two months of quarantine I believe it's understandable.  That's why he won't be alone for the next podcast or two, with the next one being a compilation of ideas from all of our teachers giving you recommendations for some series to watch in English.  

1. Get by - survive or defend oneself. 
2. Stingy - tight-fisted, thrifty.
3. Cheerful - happy or in a good mood.
4. Nappy - something a baby wears around their bottom. 
5. Dig around - to do research. 
6. Policy - law or rule.
7. Wealthy - rich. 
8. Chart - graph. 
9. Take time off - to book holidays or leave.
10. Developed countries - those with good infrastructure and economy. 

I hope you enjoyed this episode, remember that you can follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube as we have free LIVE lessons on Instagram three times a week.  

If you have any suggestions for upcoming podcast topics then please get in touch, and let us know, we'd be delighted to discuss something you've suggested. 

How did you like the dad joke? 

What does a baby computer call its father? 

DATA!