Best Learning English podcasts — ESL skill improvement and instruction (Updated September 2016; image)
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
A podcast for those wanting to learn or improve their English - great for any ESL or EFL learner. Visit us at http://www.eslpod.com.
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Friday.
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All Ears English Podcast | Real English Vocabulary | Conversation | American Culture
Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! All Ears English is an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced learners around the world. Teachers Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan will show you how to use everyday vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in Americ ...
Learn English grammar in six minutes. Every Tuesday join two of our presenters and learn a new key area of grammar. Our presenters include Finn, Emma, Rob, Neil, Sophie & Alice.
Build your English vocabulary in six minutes. Every Monday join two of our presenters and hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.
The Effortless English Show with AJ Hoge teaches you to speak English powerfully. AJ is the author of "Effortless English: Learn To Speak English Like A Native" and is known as "The World's #1 English Teacher".
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English 2.0 Podcast: How to Improve English | ESL | Learn English
Express Yourself Smoothly. Have Confidence. Speak English Naturally!
Learn English with Free Podcasts! Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at EnglishClass101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever!
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Let's Master English! An English podcast for English learners
The Let's Master English podcast is for ESL (English as a Second Language) learners! This podcast has many features--news, Q&A, English learning advice and other fun sections. You can join the Let's Master English community on Google+ and see the full transcripts. Transcripts are made by you, the listeners! I hope you enjoy my podcasts and please visit my website--www.letsmasterenglish.com!
Friendly, everyday English to help the anxious language learner. Texts, grammar notes, and photos on the blog page. Another great podcast by LibSyn.com
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Aprenda os idioms e phrasal verbs mais comuns do inglês toda semana em menos de cinco minutos, com as explicações super fáceis de entender da Ana Luiza do site Inglês Online. Tudo que você ouvir nos episódios é usado no inglês de todo dia. Nível de compreensão recomendado: intermediário e acima.
Learn *Real Colloquial English* with Zapp! English Colloquial classes! This free audio podcast by Zappenglish.com contains real unscripted English conversations with native speakers, and interactive audio classes including English pronunciation practice. Each podcast comes with its own eBook which you can download at Zappenglish.com. We charge a small amount for the eBooks as this allows us to continue publishing the audio in iTunes for free. The eBooks contain: A full transcript of the Engl ...
Do you want to have fun learning and improving your English grammar, vocabulary and listening and reading comprehension? Check these weekly 10 - 15 minute English language podcasts, aimed at ESL/EFL beginners, intermediate and advanced learners. Each podcast talks about the meaning and usage of a part of English grammar and then re-uses it in a short, topical, natural English comprehension text. Download the Giles Parker English Academy podcast and the transcript each week and learn English ...
Listen to New Zealand news, spoken slowly and clearly, using easy vocabulary. Note:You may need to download Adobe Flashplayer if you can't access the podcast.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 24, 2016 is: reconcile • \REK-un-syle\ • verb 1 a : to restore to friendship or harmony b : to settle or resolve (differences) 2 : to make consistent or congruous 3 : to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant 4 : to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy Examples: "The ...…
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
They say a teaspoon of sugar helps the medicine go down, but what about three quarts? Find out how to talk about measurements in English in this episode. Slow dialog: 1:38 Explanations: 2:50 Fast dialog: 17:59 Andre: Three gallons of water. Dana: Check. Andre: A quart of lemon juice. Dana: Got it. Andre: A tablespoon of bleach. Dana: Bleach? An ...…
Are you self-conscious about your accent, or do you have trouble mimicking the speech patterns of native English speakers? In this week’s episode, you can learn useful information and some great tips for practicing your spoken English from Dr. Jenn Foote, a specialist from the University of Alberta in English pronunciation. Fun fact Learning a ...…
Learn American English with EnglishClass101.com! Do you find yourself missing the nuances in English conversations? Would you like to understand more of what’s happening around you in daily life in The USA? Then this English Listening Comprehension for Advanced Learners series is for you! In each lesson of this five-part series, you’ll see an i ...…
Learn American English with EnglishClass101.com! Do you find yourself missing the nuances in English conversations? Would you like to understand more of what’s happening around you in daily life in The USA? Then this English Listening Comprehension for Advanced Learners series is for you! In each lesson of this five-part series, you’ll see an i ...…
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 23, 2016 is: mettle • \MET-ul\ • noun 1 a : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament b : staying quality : stamina 2 : quality of temperament or disposition Examples: "People aren't trying to hide their prosthetics like they once did. There is a sense of community, being proud of who you are an ...…
Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! You and your coworker are registering for an upcoming conference in the US: entering your personal information, choosing which social events to attend, and choosing the hotel. Just as your registration confirmation email arrives, your coworker exclaims in frustration. “Ugh,” he says in English “I didn’t g ...…
Alice and Neil discuss penicillin, the so-called wonder drug discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 22, 2016 is: palpable • \PAL-puh-bul\ • adjective 1 : capable of being touched or felt : tangible 2 : easily perceptible : noticeable 3 : easily perceptible by the mind : manifest Examples: The tension in the courtroom was palpable as the jury foreman stood to announce the verdict. "The beautifull ...…
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Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! Being able to talk about daily life is a great way to improve your Japanese. In this new series of ten lessons, you’ll learn practical English phrases for over four hundred daily activities including going to work and hanging out with friends. Your English will improve in no time with these [...]…
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
Topics: American Authors – Kurt Vonnegut; Famous Songs – “When You Wish Upon a Star”; to knock up versus to knock down versus to knock over versus to knock off; new versus brand new; give and take Words: to capture to bomb journalist technology science fiction society classic depression animated narrator to hope to wish to knock up to knock dow ...…
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 21, 2016 is: consigliere • \kohn-sil-YEH-reh\ • noun : counselor, adviser Examples: "Luisi’s goal was to create his own family in Boston, with Guarente as his underboss and Gentile as his consigliere." — Stephen Kurkjian and Shelley Murphy, The Boston Globe, 26 July 2016 "In any event, it appears ...…
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All Ears English Podcast | Real English Vocabulary | Conversation | American Culture
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Learn about comparatives and superlatives - and find out why Catherine had a terrible journey to work this morning
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 20, 2016 is: nefarious • \nih-FAIR-ee-us\ • adjective : flagrantly wicked or impious : evil Examples: "The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might." — Ellen Marks, The Albuquerque Journal, 31 July 2016 "Mention the word 'drugs,' and ...…
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Oh yoga, yoga, yoga! It's such a passion of mine. And I started doing yoga only recently. I have found it to be so beneficial in so many ways: it gets rid of my stress, it loosens my joints, and it strengthens me, but gently. Why didn't I start it years ago? I sometimes turn on Youtube and do yoga in my lounge. However, my favorite place to do ...…
When you don’t have the right pair of shoes, just getting around can be a real pain. Join Andrew and Morag as they share the essential vocabulary for shoe shopping. Because when you need a new pair of shoes, you need them right away—even if you’re visiting an English-speaking country! Fun fact Canada has a museum dedicated to shoes! The Bata Sh ...…
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
Good things come in small packages, but you have to make sure they don’t break when you mail them. Find out how to prevent that in this episode. Slow dialog: 1:28 Explanations: 4:06 Fast dialog: 18:28 Suzanne: Pass me the packing tape. This box is ready to be sealed. George: Wait! You can’t just send our product like that. It needs to be protec ...…
Someone, nothing and anywhere are useful pronouns in English. As you probably know, there are lots of other similar pronouns, which can be confusing
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 19, 2016 is: eclogue • \ECK-log\ • noun : a poem in which shepherds converse Examples: Modern critics tend to have little tolerance for the idealized world of the old eclogues, in which poverty is bathed in golden light. "[Matt] Pavelich begins his novel with an excerpt from W. H. Auden's Pulitzer ...…
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September 19th 1893 was the day when New Zealand women were given the right to vote. Suffrage means the right to vote. New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women’s suffrage. Kate Sheppard, the woman responsible for the petition to Parliament, is pictured on our $10 note. If you live in New Zealand, you will be familiar with h ...…
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Learn English | EnglishClass101.com
Do you make these top 5 language learning mistakes? No, not minor verb mis-conjugations. Not little typos. We’re talking about the mistakes that stop most smart people dead in their tracks and stop you from learning English fast. The kind that prevent you from sounding like a native speaker. What are they? Tune in to [...]…
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Learn English | EnglishClass101.com
Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! Our English vocabulary lists are listener favorites, and now we’ve made them even better! In each lesson, you’ll hear the English words and phrases from the English vocabulary lists. Join us for English Vocab Builder! In this lesson, you’ll learn words and phrases for Study Tools. Click here to make your ...…
In this podcast Joe C shares how he used two score boosting resources for his exam prep. The first resource was this Online IELTS course where you get plenty of feedback and improvement (includes 8 IELTS essay checks!). The course is probably the fastest way EVER to learn how to get ideas and structure your essay. Find out more about this onlin ...…
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 18, 2016 is: loll • \LAHL\ • verb 1 : to hang or let hang loosely : droop 2 : to recline, lean, or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner : lounge Examples: "'Ginny, please wake up,' Harry muttered desperately, shaking her. Ginny's head lolled hopelessly from side to side." — J. K. Rowling, Harry ...…
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 17, 2016 is: gadarene • \GAD-uh-reen\ • adjective : headlong, precipitate Examples: The chairman was worried that in the company's gadarene rush to go public its original obligation to the customer would be forgotten. "Virginia's innate conservatism has spared it from foolishly joining many a Gada ...…
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
Count backwards from 100 while listening to this episode. If you fall asleep before it’s over, you’re probably about to have surgery. You'd better start listening right away. Slow dialog: 1:35 Explanations: 3:59 Fast dialog: 16:20 Nurse: I’m here to prep you for your procedure. Did the doctor already talk to you about the general anesthetic you ...…
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2016 is: juggernaut • \JUG-er-nawt\ • noun 1 : (chiefly British) a large heavy truck 2 : a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path Examples: Led by their talented shooting guard, the high school's basketball team was a juggernaut, winning th ...…
Video games aren’t just for kids anymore! Join Andrew and Morag for this chatterbox episode as they have a natural conversation about one of the biggest time sinks—video games. Fun fact Video games have come very far since they first appeared on the scene in the late 1950s, even incorporating artificial intelligence to simulate human-like intel ...…
What might the world look like if temperatures keep rising? Neil and Alice discuss the need to adapt to the changes ahead
Learn English for the hospitality industry with EnglishClass101.com’s Hospitality English for Hotels series! No matter which part of the hotel you work in, it’s important to be able to communicate with your [...]
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 15, 2016 is: implacable • \im-PLAK-uh-bul\ • adjective : not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated Examples: "I am studying physics at a small graduate school because the implacable laws of the universe are of interest to me." — Fiona Maazel, Ploughshares, S ...…
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First listen to Auckland’s Underground Rail to find out what the plans are for the rail link. At that stage – June this year – the government had agreed to pay for half the cost of the rail link. That of course means New Zealand taxpayers will pay half the costs of Auckland’s rail link. Also at that time, the estimated cost was $2.5bn. The gove ...…
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Learn English | EnglishClass101.com
Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! Being able to talk about daily life is a great way to improve your Japanese. In this new series of ten lessons, you’ll learn practical English phrases for over four hundred daily activities including going to work and hanging out with friends. Your English will improve in no time with these [...]…
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
Topics: Famous Americans – Eli Whitney; The Ziegfeld Follies; ROFL, straight outta, and meme; shack versus shed; to take advantage of versus to seize Words: applied plantation cotton patent to sue license mass production follies revue opulent spectacle revealing ROFL straight outta meme shack shed to take advantage of to seize…
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Finn wants to talk about English grammar – but Catherine keeps hitting him! Find out why and learn about the active and passive voices
Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! In your home country, there are some phrases that are so common you use them or hear them every day. The same is true in USA too, so why not give your English an instant boost by learning them in this video lesson? With Alisha’s help, you’ll be sounding like a [...]…
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The end of summer is one of the best times to have a party, especially if it's in the evening. The hot summer days give way to slightly cooler but long summer nights. You can linger(1) outside, barbecue, or even dance. And if you want to do what a friend of mine did, you can have a big country party. Kim and her boyfriend Casey both turned(2) 5 ...…
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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast - Learn English Online
Is it better to be right or to get out of that meeting a few minutes earlier? Find out in this episode about getting everyone in a group to agree. Slow dialog: 1:10 Explanations: 3:17 Fast dialog: 17:05 Derrick: That does it. I give up! Liz: Don’t lose heart. We’ll come to a consensus sooner or later. Derrick: No, we won’t. We’re hopelessly dea ...…
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Using Lists to Improve the Length and Vocabulary of your IELTS Essay Among the requirements in your IELTS essay or IELTS Writing Task is the word length and among the criteria for its assessment is vocabulary. We know that sometimes we can find ourselves just short for words, and in an exam, we often don’t get much opportunity to present a bett ...…
First listen to August 20th 2016 and follow the link to Aug 13th for background to the water contamination. About 5,000 people became ill as a result of the contaminated water. One elderly woman died and a 40-year old woman is still in hospital with a potentially serious condition. However, the council has now advised people they do not need to ...…
Ring, rang, rung… say, said, said… put, put, put. Listen to Finn and Catherine talking about irregular verbs
