English Outside the Box

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94 - Learning Apr 05, 2018

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This week we are talking about something we do just about every day of our lives: learning. Your hosts, native speaker English teachers Dan and Jennifer, talk about their own experiences of learning as well as offering advice about the best ways to learn something new. The language focus is all about idioms related to the topic. Enjoy the episode, we hope you learn something!

93 - Charity Mar 29, 2018

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This week your hosts Dan (from England) and Jennifer (from the US) are talking about charity; giving time or money to people or things that really need it. Find out which charities they support and at the same time improve your English as you listen to this natural native speaker conversation. After the chat the language focus is all about the second conditional. Enjoy!

92 - Pet Hates Mar 19, 2018

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Hello! No, we’re not talking about animals that we hate this week :) A pet hate is something that most people don’t mind but you find really annoying; for example, people eating loudly, tapping their fingers on the table or maybe speaking loudly on their phones. Your hosts Jennifer and Dan chat about their pet hates (they have lots!) as well as things they do that drive their partners crazy. The language focus this week is all about phrases you can use when you find yourself in these difficult situations and are not sure what to say.

Enjoy!

91 - Relaxation Mar 15, 2018

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Sit back, close your eyes and let your troubles float away. This week your 2 English teacher hosts, Jennifer from the US and Dan from England, are chatting about relaxation. Are you stressed? What kinds of things can cause you to get stressed? And what do you do to relax? Is it easy to switch off and forget your troubles? Have you ever tried meditating or yoga? Your hosts talk about these questions and lots more besides - all the English you need to improve quickly and effectively. After the discussion the language focus this week is all about adjectives. Enjoy!

Bonus Episode #2 Obstacles Mar 14, 2018

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What happens when you become stuck and feel that you’re not getting better at English? Or you become isolated and have nobody to learn and make progress with? Your hosts Jennifer (from the US) and Dan (from the UK) introduce their second guest of the year, Paulino, originally from Argentina and now living and working in the USA and he’s answering these questions for you today. Paulino is both an English language learner and teacher so he has words of wisdom for all of you. Enjoy!

90 - Beauty Mar 08, 2018

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Hey there beautiful! This week your hosts Dan (from the UK) and Jennifer (from the US) are chatting all about beauty. What makes someone beautiful? Do you think life would be easier if you were incredibly beautiful (or handsome) and would you ever consider plastic surgery? Listen to this natural English conversation covering all things beautiful from 2 native speaker teachers and improve your English ability. After the chat, Dan is talking about idioms related to the topic of beauty in the language focus. Enjoy!

89 - Restaurant Culture Feb 28, 2018

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Today we’re talking about restaurants and more specifically, restaurant culture. Have you been to a restaurant in the US or the UK? Was it a very different experience from being in a restaurant in your country? Did you have any cultural problems? Listen to our natural native speaker chat as we discuss challenges we have faced while eating out abroad as well as offering lots of hints and tips to help you make sure your restaurant experience is less stressful and more fun filled. After the chat, the language focus goes into more detail about the best ways to make requests, order and communicate with the waiter or waitress in English. Enjoy!

88 - Mornings Feb 22, 2018

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How do you start your day? Do you leap out of bed enthusiastically or snooze, snooze, snooze? Do you usually have breakfast? Make a plan for the day? Your hosts Dan (England) & Jennifer (the US) are discussing their morning routines this week - native speaker conversation to take your English to the next level. After the chat the language focus is all about phrasal verbs with up (get up, wake up, etc.) We hope you enjoy the episode!

87 - Lies Feb 15, 2018

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This week's topic is something we've all done at some point in our lives - telling lies!

Do you think that there are times when it's ok to lie? Or are lies always bad? And what does it take to be a good liar? Do you think you're a good liar? Your hosts Jennifer and Dan discuss these questions and more during their natural native speaker chat so listen now & improve your English skills.

After the chat, the language focus this week is grammar based and all about verbs and adjectives that are always followed by prepositions. Enjoy the episode! (We honestly mean that!)

Bonus Episode #1 Questions Feb 13, 2018

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Are you considering living and working in an English speaking country? Is it a dream of yours? If so, what questions do you think people will ask you?

This week we are delighted to publish our first bonus episode and introduce you to our very special guest - Ethan from RealLife English! As all three of us (your hosts Jen & Dan, & Ethan) have all lived and worked in different countries around the world and so we're chatting about questions that people ask/asked us regularly and how we would reply. Perfect, right?!

We hope you enjoy the show.

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