Listen to a story about all the problems I had trying to buy a dress to wear to my friends' wedding! You'll also learn how to to pronounce "hadn't," "didn't," and "couldn't."

Listen to a story about a time when I went grocery shopping, but I forgot my wallet at home! You'll also learn how two ways to pronounce the article "the."

Listen to a story about how may parents lost the keys to their house! You'll also learn how to link consonant sounds to vowel sounds.

Listen to a story about a party on my street that got out of control! You'll also learn how to hear and make the reduced form of the pronoun "our."

Listen to a story about why I stopped making podcast episodes! You'll also learn how to how to sound more confident when you are speaking English!

Listen to a story about how I can never remember to return my library books on time! You’ll also learn how to say the reduced form of the preposition "to."

Listen to a story about I had to spend $74 to get a new sticker to put on my car's license plate. You'll also learn a tip to help you remember how to pronounce some one-syllable words, like "plate."

Listen to a story about celebrating my parents' 53rd wedding anniversary! You'll also learn how to pronounce the word "anniversary."

Story: This past weekend I went downtown Toronto with my family to spend the day at the Canadian National Exhibition. Pronunciation lesson: How to pronounce abbreviations (like ‘CNE’).   This podcast is for intermediate to advanced English learners. I use core vocabulary to tell you a story about something that happened in my daily life […]

Story: Last week my parents and I went to visit my aunt in the hospital after she had a stroke. Pronunciation lesson: The reduced form of ‘and’   This podcast is for intermediate to advanced English learners. I use core vocabulary to tell you a story about something that happened in my daily life in […]