The ENGLISH that your English teacher NEVER taught

This podcast is devoted to chants and songs used in my EFL primary lessons as well as some nice sentences to use with your students. 1. Eany Meeny Miny Moe 2. Days of the week - Adam’s Family Melody 3. Tidy up Song 4. Young Learners Songs: Hello/Goodbye Song 5. Asking for silence… 6. Nice expressions used in class…

This podcast tries to make English students aware of how useful it can be to classify regular and irregular verbs in order to remember their pronunciation. Regular Verbs can be classified in 3 columns /id/ /t/ or /d/ and Irregular Verbs in different groups depending on the vowel sound they share when they are in past.

This podcast is about FALSE FRIENDS! They can be really confusing for Catalan/Spanish speakers because they look like a word in their mother tongue, but they are not. 1. carpet / folder 2. library / bookshop 3. conductor / driver 4. sensible / sensitive 5. basket / basketball 6. large / long 7. card / letter 8. costume / habit 9. terrific! / terrifying 10. dinner / lunch And this is it for today. Have fun and keep on learning! ;)

This episode FYI is devoted to the Most Popular Acronyms used among natives. I've realized among my friends that when texting they abbreviate sentences OFC and use these acronyms. TBH I think this is something that AFAIK it's not taught when learning English at a language school, that's why I thought it would be interesting to point it out in this podcast. I hope you enjoy it! BTW, YOLO, so please use them LOL and HAND! BFN! xoxo (OMG - Oh My God - I forgot this one! :) )

This podcast is about words that are usually pronounced by placing the stress in the wrong syllable. Most of them are mistakes made by my students learning English, but others just by non-natives speaking English. 1. DEsert / deSSERT 2. COffee / caFÉ 3. REcipe / reCEIPT 4. sTOry / HIstory 5. VEgetable / COMfortable 6. INteresting / hoTEL 7. MEnu / CHOcolate 8. guiTAR / kaRAte 9. aRRIVE 10. deVElopment

This podcast is about 10 common words mispronounced by my students during my lessons. I thought it could be interesting to share them with all of you if you are learning English because they can help your pronunciation, too. 1. island vs Iceland 2. keys vs case 3. stick vs steak 4. soap vs soup 5. sweet or suite vs suit 6. hair vs here or hear 7. hurt vs heart 8. so vs saw 9. cool vs could 10. boat vs bought

This podcast is about Important Holidays in some English-speaking countries such as the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and NZ. It is the 2nd PART covering bank holidays from July to December. July 4th - Independence Day in the USA August Last Sunday & Monday - Notting Hill Carnival in London (UK) September 1st Monday – Labor Day in Canada & USA October 12th - Colombus Day // October 31st - Halloween November 4th Thursday - Thanksgiving Day in the USA December 25th - Christmas Day in more than 160 countries

This podcast is about Important Holidays in some English-speaking countries such as the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and NZ. There’s an exception of a Catalan festive day, Sant Jordi. This podcast is the 1st one of two, covering the holidays from January to June. January 26th – Australia National Day February 6th – NZ – Waitangi Day March 17th – Ireland – St. Patrick’s Day April 23rd – Catalonia – St. Jordi May Last Monday – USA – Memorial Day June 1st Monday NZ or 2nd in Australia – Queen’s Bday!

In this podcast I talk about the so well-known Phrasal Verbs. I explain what they are and I present 5. First I explain their meaning and then I put them in context, which is precisely how they should be learnt. The ones I present are the following: 1. Pick up - take 2. Look for - search for 3. Carry out - do 4. Hand in - submit 5. Give up - quit "Effort leads to success" Don't give up learning them! And remember, native speakers use them all the time!

This podcast is about the outstanding aboriginal artwork in Vancouver Island. It explores the City of Totems (Duncan) and the village of Wall Murals (Chemainus). It locates this pearl in the Pacific Ocean and explains the marvellous culture of First Nations worth discovering.

This podcast is about FOOD, one of my passions in this world. I'm just sharing a savoury and a sweet dish from the UK, Ireland, the USA and Canada - English-speaking countries. UK - England - Jacket potato & hot cross buns UK - Scottland - Haggis, neeps, tatties & shortbread UK - Wales - Welsh cawl & Welshcakes Ireland - Irish stew & Irish blueberry scones USA - deep-dish pizza & smores Canada - poutine & maple syrup

I decided to devote Podcast 13 to Proverbs and as I have an extraordinary book called 'Pungent Proverbs' I used it to share 10 selected proverbs in different languages. English, German, French, Spanish and Italian are the ones. Being a polyglot or not, it can be interesting to listen to it! Enjoy!

This podcast is devoted to compare the 5 Spanish Vowel Sounds with the 12 English Vowel Sounds. Because of this big difference in quantity and quality of vowel sounds, English pronunciation is not easy for a Spaniard. However, as it is said, 'practice makes perfect' and I encourage you to at least be aware of the differences because they'll surely help you even though it's just a wee bit.

This podcast is a personal anecdote about my stay in Somerset during the summer 2015. It is a discovery of great Nursery Rhymes, some of them directly linked to that county. I strongly recommend Nursery Rhymes to practise English rhythm and pronunciation. They are a great resource if you are teaching English. I hope you have fun listening to the podcast and learn something you did not know! :)

Reached Podcast 10 I decided to tell you 10 interesting FACTS about the English Language! I hope you enjoy them and expand your English knowledge! FACT 1: Strengths FACT 2: Rhythms FACT 3: Incomprehensibilities FACT 4: SWIMS FACT 5: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. FACT 6: Almost FACT 7: Capitonyms - turkey/Turkey FACT 8: Bookkeeper FACT 9: Goodbye - God be with you FACT 10: The Long Word Song!

All the podcasts are going to deal with 8 interesting sections to help people go in depth in the study of the English language and its proper pronunciation. 1. The fabulous word: hullabaloo 2. Idiom: to have a blast/ball 3. English Joke: Why did the kid eat his homework? 4. A bit of Culture: UK – Cream Tea 5. British vs American Vocabulary: lorry/truck 6. Homophones: sea/see 7. Silent Letters: island 8. Tongue Twisters:Whether the weather be fine Have fun, guys! ????

All the podcasts are going to deal with 8 interesting sections to help people go in depth in the study of the English language and its proper pronunciation. 1. The fabulous word: top-notch 2. Idiom: to have a sweet tooth 3. English Joke: What do you call a bear... 4. A bit of Culture: South Africa 5. British vs American Vocabulary: rubbish / garbage 6. Homophones: hour / our 7. Silent Letters: hour / honest 8. Tongue Twisters: A proper cup of coffee Have fun, guys! ????

All the podcasts are going to deal with 8 interesting sections to help people go in depth in the study of the English language and its proper pronunciation. 1. The fabulous word: flabbergasted 2. Idiom: I'm in my element 3. English Joke: Why is 6 afraid of 7? 4. A bit of Culture: April Fool's Day 5. British vs American Vocabulary: wardrobe / curtains 6. Homophones: hear / here 7. Silent Letters: biscuit / building 8. Tongue Twisters: If you understand... Have fun, guys! ????

All the podcasts are going to deal with 8 interesting sections to help people go in depth in the study of the English language and its proper pronunciation. 1. The fabulous word: procrastinate 2. Idiom: to be chuffed to bits 3. English Joke: What do you get if a cow... 4. A bit of Culture: New Zealand 5. British vs American Vocabulary: porridge / oatmeal 6. Homophones: flower / flour 7. Silent Letters: autumn / column 8. Tongue Twisters: Betty Botter's Batter Have fun, guys! ????

All the podcasts are going to deal with 8 interesting sections to help people go in depth in the study of the English language and its proper pronunciation. 1. The fabulous word: gibberish 2. Idiom: to be as busy as a bee 3. English Joke: How do bees get to school? 4. A bit of Culture: Australia 5. British vs American Vocabulary: film / movie 6. Homophones: piece / peace 7. Silent Letters: half / salmon / almond 8. Tongue Twisters: fresh fried fish Have fun, guys! ????