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169 - Camping Sep 12, 2019

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Hello! Pack your bags and bring your tents, we’re going … CAMPING!

Today we’re talking about one of our favorite things to do. Have you ever gone camping? Have you ever slept in a tent outside? Find out where Jennifer and Dan have camped AND dive deeper into using the structure “GO + GERUND” to talk about activities in our language focus.

168 - Texting Sep 05, 2019

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Hello there!

Texting has become a big part of our day-to-day, at least for a lot of us anyway! How about you? What are your texting habits? Let’s talk about it in this episode. Join your 2 English language teacher hosts, Dan from the UK and Jennifer from the US, for natural conversation, up to date vocabulary, all topped off with a language focus.

Enjoy!

167 - Kindness Aug 30, 2019

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Would you consider yourself a kind person? Did you know that showing kindness not only benefits the person you’re being kind to, but helps YOU be happier and healthier (as well as though people seeing the kindness)!? It really is like a ripple effect! If you think that’s interesting stuff, then just wait for what you’re about to hear in this week’s episode :)

Enjoy!

166 - The Senses Aug 22, 2019

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As you’re no doubt aware, us humans have five basic senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste.

Have you got a favourite? A favourite food (taste?) Or a favourite smell, maybe?

Use your sense of hearing (!!) and improve your English by joining us this week to chat about our thoughts and feelings about the 5 senses. At the end of our conversation, the language focus concentrates on the very many different verbs we can use to talk about the senses.

Enjoy!

165 - Thrift Stores Aug 15, 2019

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Do you like shopping? If so, what kind of stores do you like to shop at? … Places to get shiny new stuff, or perhaps a secondhand shop? Learn more about what shopping secondhand AKA at thrift stores and what your hosts think about it. What are the benefits of it? What kind of things can you find? :)

Stick around to the end, this week’s language focus is all about LOVING in the -ING form. Enjoy!

164 - Homework Aug 08, 2019

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Love it or hate it, it’s something we’ve all spent hours of our lives completing - maybe you’re even about to do it now …

… homework!

Join us as we chat about this evergreen topic. Which host do you think always did their homework? And who changed their homework because they thought they’d got it all wrong? Listen and find out!

163 - Nuts Aug 01, 2019

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Hello there!

Are you NUTS about English Across the Pond? Have you ever gone nuts about something? Have you ever misunderstood the word “nuts” because it does, in fact, have a few different meanings?

Well after today’s episode, you shouldn’t get confused with this word and we’ll talk about a couple of different words with multiple meanings. We’ll talk about confusing situations we’ve had in other languages, too. So it’ll be a fun episode. Sit back and let’s get into it!

162 - Preferences Jul 25, 2019

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Tea or coffee? Summer or winter? Pizza or pasta?

This week’s chat is all about preferences and Dan (your UK English teacher) host is asking Jennifer (your American co-host) the questions. Find out what Jen likes and refresh your English skills at the same time - perfect! After the conversation the language focus explains how to talk about preferences more formally. So, would you like to listen to the episode or not? Listen, of course :)

161 - Facial Expressions Jul 18, 2019

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Hey there Ponder!

How do you express yourself without words? Do you think your body can express what you think and how you feel? Well the answer is… yes! Join your 2 native speaker English teacher hosts for a fun chat about facial expressions packed full of up to date vocabulary and expressions. After the conversation the language focus this week is all about interjections.

Enjoy the episode!

160 - Generation Gap Jul 11, 2019

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Hey there Ponders! Are you an older person living with younger people? Or are you a younger person living with older people? If you answered yes then you should be very familiar with this week’s topic - generation gaps. Generation gaps are the contrasting attitudes between people of different age groups which can sometimes lead to a lack of understanding. It’s something that affects all of us at one time or another in our lives so sit back, listen, relax and improve your English with us as we discuss this evergreen topic! After the chat the language focus is literally all about one word. Literally!

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