Little Seal English

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  • 75. Vocab Podcast: Useful or Useless?

    If something is as useful as a chocolate teapot, is it good or bad?

    If a person takes a step in the right direction, is it a useful step or a counterproductive step?

    If a person says something is like a wheelchair with pedals, is that good or bad?

    What is something comes in clutch, good or bad?


    This podcast is focused mainly on usefulness and uselessness in the English language.


    Format of Podcast

    1. Adjectives describing usefulness and uselessness
    2. Idioms describing usefulness and uselessness
    3. Reponses to useless ideas
    4. Responses to useful ideas


    I hope you enjoy!



    My name is Ronan and I help people around the world master English and find their English-speaking voices.

     

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    42 min
  • 74. Vocab Podcast: Use Solution in English

    Thanks for listening to my podcast, the agenda for this podcast is as follows:


    1.    Common collocations with solution

    2.    A half-assed, bullshit, or inadequate solution

    3.    A stopgap or temporary solution

    4.    A partial solution

    5.    Three idioms related to solutions



    My name is Ronan and I help people around the world master English and find their English-speaking voices.

     

    Follow my Instagram to laugh and learn:

    https://www.instagram.com/littlesealenglish/

     

    Join the free Little Seal English Telegram channel:

    https://t.me/LittleSealEnglish

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    42 min
  • 73. Story Podcast: Murphy's Law Part 3: Ronan Visits Chicago

    Good morning and welcome to the Little Seal English podcast, this is part 3 of Murphy’s Law. You really should listen to part 1 and part 2 before you listen to this episode as it’ll all make a lot more sense if you do! In that opening segment there was a lot of random English, and guess what, that is the random English we are going to focus on for this episode.

     

    We talk about:

    • Layovers
    • Chicago
    • Delays
    • How when you are Irish, it’s a small world
    • A long shot
    • Music to my ears
    • To start swinging
    • Keep in the dark
    • Shit you not
    • To dick around
    • A long shot
    • Son of a gun

     

    Sit back, relax, and get ready for Murphy’s Law Part 3, folks!




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    49 min
  • 72. Idiom Podcast: Motivation, let's go!

    Welcome to the Little Seal English podcast, where we explore the inspiring story of David Goggins and how his relentless pursuit of self-improvement can help you tap into your full potential. Known for his grueling physical and mental feats, Goggins has become a symbol of motivation for many people around the world.


    This podcast focuses on the different things you can say to motivate a person or a group of people.

    As always, some of these are suitable and unsuitable for the workplace, I'll let you identify which are which in the podcast.


    I hope you enjoy,


    Ronan

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    30 min
  • 71. Story Podcast: Murphy's Law Part 2: The Lady Wakes the Bear

    If you haven't listened to part 1, go back and listen to it now, episode 70.


    Thanks for listening and reading the description. My name is Ronan, I teach English via my podcast, share it with a friend.


    Key English

    • Weary
    • Oblivious
    • Rude
    • Clueless
    • Ignorant
    • Obnoxious
    • Entitled
    • Up her own hole
    • King or Queen of the Universe
    • A short fuse
    • To kip / A kip
    • To tower over a person
    • Patience is thin
    • To have no filter
    • Address a crowd



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    34 min
  • 70. Story Podcast: Murphy's Law PART 1

    Back in December I travelled home for Christmas to see my family. In theory, it was a smooth trip. I had a flight to Vancouver, a flight from Van to Chicago, and from Chicago to Dublin. I was so excited and was prepared for everything, or so I thought.


    Sit back, listen, and learn about Murphy's Law, folks!


    This is part one of I think a three part podcast, I hope you enjoy!


    Ronan

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    23 min
  • 69. Story Podcast: Ronan went back to yoga!

    Hi all,


    Grab a coffee and learn some quick English:


    • Yoga
    • Get back into
    • Go back to
    • A membership
    • Pay as you go
    • A yogi
    • Stiff
    • Flexible
    • Inflexible 
    • Better bang for your buck
    • To decide against something
    • To be realistic with yourself




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    6 min
  • 68. Slang Podcast: Ronan is taking the piss

    HI,


    This new podcast teaches you various ways of using the word ‘PISS’ in English.

     

    Key English from podcast:

    • Piss about
    • Piss like a racehorse
    • Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining – don’t bullshit me
    • Take the piss
    • Couldn’t organize a piss up in a brewery
    • Piss into the wind
    • Pissing match/contest
    • Piss poor



    If you have a request, if something pissed you off, if you have a question or a comment, there is a link in the description so please do not hesitate to contact me.

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    Otherwise, I hope you are happy and healthy, chat soon.

     

    Ronan

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    36 min
  • 67. A Catch up with Ronan 9: I went home!

    HI,


    This podcast teaches you a whole load of English related to the last three weeks of my life.


    Topics Covered

    • My trip home
    • The journey home was a shitshow
    • The differences between Ireland and Canada
    • Back in Canada
    • Future plans and goals

     

    I hadn’t planned to do a podcast this week, but I’ve missed it!

     

    Ronan

     

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    34 min
  • 66. I'm Going Home!

    Hi, I’M GOING HOME!  


    I am going to Ireland to celebrate Christmas with my family and friends, and I can’t wait! 

     

    This is a very short podcast, no shop talk, just listen and enjoy!  

     

    I love you all, 

     

    Ronan 

     

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    10 min

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