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199 - Progress Apr 09, 2020

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Hey there Ponder! Do you feel like you’re making good progress? Life moving along nicely? Or are you stuck in a bit of a rut, not getting much traction? This week we’re chatting about progress, what it is and how we can make it more effectively in life and in particular, of course, in English. The language focus after the chat looks at past tense verbs.

198 - Challenges Apr 02, 2020

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We love challenges around here at EATP - English Across the Pond, but what does that mean exactly? We talk about 2 meanings of this word in today’s episode, tell you why we love them (challenges) and give some exciting news about what’s coming up in April with our podcast. It’s exciting, it’s educational, and as always - it’s fun! Stick around for the language focus where we talk about using “DO” as an emphasis verb.

197 - Imagination Mar 26, 2020

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Have you got a wild and vivid imagination? Or do you find it difficult to come up with new and original ideas? Whatever side of the fence you’re on, join us for an episode full of all things imagined!

And just imagine how bad your English will be if you don’t listen :)

After our chat the language focus is about verbs followed by an infinitive or a gerund.

Enjoy!

196 - Proposals Mar 19, 2020

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We have a proposal for you this week, and no we’re not talking about getting married! :) We want you to listen to the episode this week and set a goal for yourself and your English. What can you do, this week, to accomplish your goals? That’s a good proposal right? Learn the few meanings of this word in this episode and stick around for the language focus which will help you with count and noncount nouns.

195 - Blame Mar 12, 2020

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Blame - to feel or say that someone is responsible for something that is wrong. Do you ever blame someone for things they haven’t done? Your partner maybe? Or have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t do? Been wrongly accused? Join us, Dan and Jennifer for another week of English language fun and laughter. The language focus is all about expressions with for. Enjoy!

194 - Women Mar 06, 2020

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This week it is all about YOU, ladies! Happy week of International Women’s day, today we want to celebrate women around the world for their incredible strength and everything they (you) have accomplished. This episode really could have gone on forever, but enjoy this week’s conversation about what your hosts think about women, society and this day. Women is an irregular noun, and inspired our language focus this week.

193 - Sleep Feb 27, 2020

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zzzzzzzzzz, sleep! How much do you need? What’s the best time to go to bed? Do you track your sleep? What’s the best position to sleep in? And what’s a sleeper pillow?! All these questions answered by your co-hosts and so much more in this week’s British and American English language podcast. Enjoy!

192 - Humility Feb 20, 2020

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Do you consider yourself a humble person? What does it mean to be humble? What do Jennifer and Dan think of themselves regarding this topic? This episode covers all of that information in our conversation, so have fun!

Our language focus will help you better understand different parts of speech, looking at the title “humble” as an example.

191 - Relationships Feb 13, 2020

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Welcome to … relationships - the way in which two or more people feel and behave towards each other. They can be good, they can be bad, you can be in them and they can end! Join your 2 native speaker English teaching hosts for a natural conversation packed full of 21st century vocabulary and expressions.
Enjoy!

190 - Cards Feb 06, 2020

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Hellooooo!

In this 21st century high-tech world, have we forgotten about things like sending real letters and cards? Or has everything turned to the internet and email? We’ll share some of our opinions about this and discuss a bit about informal and formal differences. Our language focus goes into details about formality when writing letters/emails to someone with different greetings and sign offs.

Enjoy!

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