Best English With Angela Podcasts (2024)

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BONUS: [Unscripted Conversations in English] The Expectation vs Reality of Living Abroad with Angela Blanco 31:45

18d ago31:45

31:45

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, and exprienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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Episode 008 | Everything You Need to Know About The Australian Football League (AFL) 22:04

6h ago22:04

22:04

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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A Simple Go-To for Better Discussions 3:40

1h ago3:40

3:40

On this week’s mini-episode, I’m sharing the coolest discussion warm-up I’ve ever learned, which I picked up at the Exeter Humanities Institute one week after my first year of teaching and the same week that I met my husband. You’re going to love it! As you know if you listen to the podcast much, my favorite discussion method is called Harkness, an…

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319: Got Phone Problems? Help for a Distracted Generation, with Angela Watson 38:24

1h ago38:24

38:24

The first time I really understood what flow meant I was barefoot in salty sand, building a beach sculpture in Mexico alone in the sunshine. Two hours seemed to disappear in moments as I gathered water-smoothed scraps of painted tile and bright shells and arranged them into swirls and towers underneath the cliffs. Take a second here and ask yoursel…

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Elizabeth Raffald with Neil Buttery 46:09

1d ago46:09

46:09

The most influential cook that you've probably never heard of, according to food historian Neil Buttery. Elizabeth Raffald captured the distinctly modern English food of the 18th century. The Heston Blumental of her time, inspiring cooks like Fergus Henderson today. Neil Buttery is the author of "Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most…

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318: Try This with your Teacher Budget 6:12

21m ago6:12

6:12

On this week’s mini-episode, I want to give my answer to a question I see all the time in our Facebook community, Creative High School English, and it’s this: What’s the best way to spend a teacher budget? So let’s dive into five great options. . Classroom Poster Printing Over the years I’ve seen a lot of wonderful classroom poster creation from fe…

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317: Classroom Design with Real Impact (from the Archives) 19:03

33m ago19:03

19:03

Today I’d like to share one of my favorite episodes from the Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast archives. In this special episode, I invited five creative guests to give their take on impactful classroom design. This back-to-school season felt like the perfect time to share it again. I’ll be back with a full episode on Thursday, but at the moment I’m…

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Episode 007 | What's Your Australian Nickname? 18:20

4d ago18:20

18:20

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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316: Easy Ways to Connect with your Department 4:10

5d ago4:10

4:10

On this week’s mini-episode, I just have a very quick idea for you and it’s this. As back-to-school hits, it’s easy to immediately become isolated in your classroom. You’ve got a million to-dos for your space and your students. But the school year is going to feel better if you feel connected to the teacher across the hall, the teacher next door, a…

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315: The Back-to-School Independent Reading Kickstart 19:18

7d ago19:18

19:18

Back-to-School season is the perfect time to set up your reading program for success throughout the year. Heading into the school year with a well-organized library, a plan for routines like First Chapter Friday and Book Trailer Tuesday, a kickoff book tasting, an appealing book display, and a regular time to read will help so much in inspiring you…

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Madhur Jaffrey with Mayukh Sen 57:39

8d ago57:39

57:39

Obviously we were going to do an episode about Madhur Jaffrey, and so here it is. Madhur Jaffrey: the actress who taught British and American audiences how to cook Indian food. Lewis Bassett speaks about Madur with Mayuk Sen, author of Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America. We talk about Madur's life, some of the ba…

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314: How to Plan toward an Assessment 6:51

12d ago6:51

6:51

On this week’s mini-episode, I want to answer a question from our community about lesson planning. Here it is: “How do you plan? I’m struggling to put together a series of lessons that culminate into a bigger assignment. For example, if I want my students to end up writing a persuasive essay, what would I plan to prepare them to write it? Do you go…

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313: Don't Make My First Day of School Mistakes 13:19

14d ago13:19

13:19

Maybe you've heard the story of how I almost quit teaching on my first first day of school. Despite the fact that I had spent three months preparing moment-by-moment lessons for fall. Despite the fact that I was wearing my super cool white embroidered top from Bass and carrying my first ever leather shoulder bag. Despite the fact that I had asked a…

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312: Your Stress-Free Back-to-School Night 6:09

19d ago6:09

6:09

On this week’s mini-episode, I want to share my top strategy for taking the pressure off you while delivering a great experience for parents on back-to-school night, stations. Back-to-school night, like the first day of school, can be a stressful time. You’re trying to get a lot of information across quickly, and it can feel like the only way to ge…

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Episode 006 | Join My Inner Circle! The English With an Aussie Podcast Community Group 4:51

20d ago4:51

4:51

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I share an …

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311: Teaching Life Skills 16:39

21d ago16:39

16:39

If I told you the elective we’re about to dive into has an “awkward party” unit, would you believe me? Well, it does, and I can’t wait for you to learn about it and start planning an awkward party lesson of your own. Today on the show, we’re continuing our creative electives series with veteran teacher Lisa Blake, who's been teaching for 33 years i…

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310: Rock the Reading Block 6:11

26d ago6:11

6:11

On this week’s mini-episode, I want to answer a question from our community about reading in class. Here it is “ Hi all. Next year my middle school will be implementing a 45-minute every-other-day reading block for all students. All teachers (ELA or not) will be required to cover the class. I am wondering…what you do with it…” In today’s episode, I…

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309: Exploring Modern ELA Mediums (The Elective Series) 10:43

1M ago10:43

10:43

What would you do if you had nine weeks to help ELA students imagine the real-world use of ELA skills? Inside the unique elective wheel program at Lisa Jones' school, students explore each discipline for nine weeks before moving onto the next. To show them literacy in action, Lisa has crafted an elective with three real-world projects to help them …

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Ken Hom with Angela Hui 52:29

29d ago52:29

52:29

Ken Hom taught the British how to cook Chinese food, but Chinese takeaways showed us what it was in the first place. Lewis Bassett talks to journalist Angela Hui about Ken's impact and about her book Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter. The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG. Foll…

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Episode 005 | An Introduction to Phrasal Verbs in English 17:14

1M ago17:14

17:14

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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308: Build an Easy Careers Unit 6:57

1M ago6:57

6:57

This week let’s talk about careers. I don’t know if you can relate, but I graduated from high school with a general awareness of maybe six careers - law, medicine, teaching, ministry, science, and business. Let’s talk about how we can show our students a broader view of what’s out there - and build in some ELA skills to the process. A fun way to st…

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307: Teaching African American Literature (The Elective Series) 20:17

1M ago20:17

20:17

Today on the show, we’ll find out what happened when an administrator attended a student’s genius hour project presentation about a new elective she wanted to see proposed Teaching African American Literature. Spoiler alert, magic. We’re continuing our elective series today, and I’m delighted to tell you we're hearing from passionate veteran teache…

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306: Help! My Readers have such Different Skill Levels 5:57

1M ago5:57

5:57

On this week’s mini-episode, I want to answer a question sent in by a member of our community. Here’s what she writes: Hi Betsy, I have classes of 10th graders who are SO divergent in skill levels. Some are reading Murakami for fun, and some are reading at a 5th grade level. I am struggling to differentiate for them and provide challenge for the st…

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E58 - “Turning problems into opportunities” in community ESL programs (with Eric Trader) 34:51

1M ago34:51

34:51

On this episode, guest Eric Trader shares his experience as the director of a community-based learning center serving a multilingual population with diverse needs. Join us and be inspired by Eric’s optimism, creative problem-solving, and his lovely singing voice! 📚Resources: Podcast episode: Jennifer Jenkins on Global Englishes (TEFLology, 2018) Ar…

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305: Teaching Dramatic Writing (The Elective Series Continues) 11:27

1M ago11:27

11:27

Today on the show we’re hearing from Valerie Boehm, who teaches a Dramatic Writing elective in Georgia as part of the state’s initiative to help more students find their way to good jobs in the film industry. So cool, right? This episode is part of our continuing series on electives, which has been SO MUCH fun to record. I hope you’re as excited to…

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Episode 004 | Cultural Celebrations in Australia 19:39

2M ago19:39

19:39

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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Trailer: The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast 1:45

2M ago1:45

1:45

Join me each week for innovative teaching strategies you can use immediately in your ELA classroom, from choice reading help to book clubs, project-based-learning to AI, student podcasting to genius hour, we cover the good stuff. Whether you're trying to figure out how to engage your eighth graders, trying to help your 11th graders through the coll…

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Elizabeth David part 2 with Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee 46:37

2M ago46:37

46:37

Part two on Elizabeth David is all about the impact of her work, with Jeremy Lee and Ruth Rogers. Jeremy Lee's award winning cookery book is called "Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many". The River Cafe have a number of brilliant cookbooks and, in recent news, have also opened a cafe (a River Cafe Cafe) next door to their main restaurant in We…

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Elizabeth David part 1 with Artemis Cooper 51:45

2M ago51:45

51:45

Elizabeth David led a life whose story is as compelling as her impact on the way we eat. In part one of two episodes, Lewis speaks to Artemis Cooper, author of Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David. Part two featuring Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee will appear soon. The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixi…

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E57 - English for Networking: more than a transaction (with Angela Tribus Ramos) 28:49

2M ago28:49

28:49

On this episode, guest Angela Tribus Ramos shares her perspective on teaching networking, considering all of the cultural nuances involved in this challenging skill. From reducing anxiety around small talk to Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and, yes, our passion for birding 🦆🦅🦉you’re sure to come away with oodles of practical takeaways. 📚 Resources:…

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304: The Day my Students Questioned our Bleak Book Choices 4:48

3M ago4:48

4:48

On this week’s mini-episode, I’m remembering the moment my 11th graders asked me to please, please, please add a book to our curriculum that wasn’t so depressing. Maybe you’ve had a similar experience? Let’s talk about what to do when the curriculum is full of death and despair. We were moving towards spring the year my juniors asked me why all of …

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Marco Pierre White with Ida Février 58:04

2M ago58:04

58:04

Marco Pierre White, once the "enfant terrible" of the UK restaurant scene today the face of Knor stock cubes. Who is Marco, what impact has he had on how we eat and just why is he so weird? Answering the questions for a change is The Full English's Lewis Bassett. Taking over is Ida Février and her show No Man Land. Join us for this special crossov…

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303: The End-of-Year Checklist for a Better August 10:26

3M ago10:26

10:26

Last night I dreamed I was teaching in a new classroom, except it had layers of stuff on the walls from three other teachers across twenty years of teaching. I couldn't find anything, and I couldn't change the set-up because I didn't know what was important to my colleagues. It was awful. Am I the only one to ever have a classroom set-up nightmare?…

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Episode 003 | Sporting Celebrations in Australia 21:29

2M ago21:29

21:29

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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302: Is this your Canva Summer?! 4:16

3M ago4:16

4:16

On this week’s mini-episode, let’s talk about my favorite online teacher tool, Canva. If you haven’t signed up for their free educator program yet, this summer is the perfect time! You can explore all the design tools this wonderful website has to offer, and be ready in the fall to start using it in class. Plus, I’ve got a free mini course ready to…

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301: The Easiest Last Day in ELA 8:33

3M ago8:33

8:33

You want the last day of ELA to be special, but what does that mean exactly? And who has the energy to think up this special plan when you're juggling allll the end-of-year things? If you'd like a fast, easy solution to the last day of your ELA classes, today I'm proposing (ha ha, I just accidentally typed PROMposing) stations. Stations are an easy…

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300: Teaching Summer School? 2 Paths to a Happier July 4:51

3M ago4:51

4:51

On this week’s mini-episode, let’s talk summer school. Because I know that if you ARE teaching summer school, you’d like it to be engaging. Memorable. Creative. Superfantasticaliciousexpialadocious. But of course there’s the issue of you’re tired. And so are the students. And maybe they’re not that excited to be there. So let’s run through two quic…

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E56 - Building a sustainable PD practice (with Yulia Kharchenko) 30:36

3M ago30:36

30:36

How do you sustain your professional development as an educator? In this episode, guest Yulia Kharchenko shares a framework she and her colleagues have developed to ensure future teachers are prepared for future challenges in the teaching profession… 🎧 📚Resources: Article: Reflective Practice for Language Teachers (Farrell, 2018) Article: Reflectiv…

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299: 3 Years Overseas: The Highs & Lows (as we prepare to say goodbye) 17:49

3M ago17:49

17:49

As the sun rises a little earlier each day and the cherry trees in our neighborhood fill with fruit, our three years in Europe are coming to a close. With only a few weeks left of this European family adventure, I find myself thinking back over all that we've seen and done and learned. Highs like winter paddleboarding in Barcelona, nighttime tobaga…

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Episode 002 | Iconic Australian Food 20:29

3M ago20:29

20:29

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will shar…

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298: This Shakespeare Podcast connects the Bard to Modern Life 5:22

3M ago5:22

5:22

Today I want to talk about a fantastic podcast for you to use in class if you teach Shakespeare. With dozens of intriguing episodes like "Shakespeare and Game of Thrones," "Shakespeare and YA Novels," and "Pop Sonnets," The Shakespeare Unlimited Podcast, by the Folger Shakespeare Library, is a great way to bring in modern connections and relevancy …

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297: How to Squeeze Choice Reading into ELA (even if it feels impossible) 10:29

3M ago10:29

10:29

Choice reading can sometimes feel like an out-of-reach dream. I recently heard from a busy teacher who wrote, "I love choice reading, but squeezing it in can be tough!" Yeah, I get that. There's so much going on in ELA. In today's episode, we're talking about how to squeeze more choice reading moments into your busy schedule. Even if you don't have…

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Auguste Escoffier with Luke Barr 35:36

3M ago35:36

35:36

Episode two in our series on cooks that have changed the way we eat. Lewis Bassett speaks to Luke Barr, author of 'Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class' about the French chef Auguste Escoffier, who rose to fame in London at the Savoy in the 1890s. Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG. Follow the Full Engl…

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296: My Favorite Final Exam (I mean, not that I don’t love Multiple Choice) 5:04

3M ago5:04

5:04

Today I want to talk final exams, and specifically, one I’ve really enjoyed giving when I had the leeway to skip the sit-down exam. If you don’t have to involve any Scantron sheets in your final, you might love it too, so let’s dive in. Maybe you’ve seen some of the great graduation speeches floating around the internet - maybe you even analyze som…

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295: Revision Frustration? Try This. 11:56

4M ago11:56

11:56

Do your students think of the revision process as a combo of spellcheck and Grammarly? Tend to peer edit by scrawling a compliment and circling two sentences that are missing periods? Yeah, they're not alone. Honestly, I didn't really get the revision process as a student either. It sort of felt like I wrote the paper I was going to turn it in, the…

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Episode 001 | The Australian Accent 19:16

4M ago19:16

19:16

You're listening to English with an Aussie, the #1 podcast spoken entirely in slow English. Welcome everybody to my very first audio podcast! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Aust…

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294: Crying in the Dusty Stairwell (on Hitting a Wall in Teaching) 7:33

4M ago7:33

7:33

Today I want to talk about a subject I’m sure you’ve thought a lot about - how much are you willing to do for your job? And what do you do when you’ve hit your wall? I want to start by taking you to the dusty steps of the duplex I shared during my first year of teaching. It’s dusk, and I’m crying. I recently won the award for excellence in new teac…

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E55 - “My pedagogy is my protest”: LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the language classroom (with Kim Carroll) 36:07

4M ago36:07

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How do you create a welcoming atmosphere for all students? 🌈 In this episode, guest Kim Carroll shares insights on how to make our classrooms safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals worldwide. 📚Resources: Webinar: Making Space for All: LGBTQ+ Awareness and Engagement in the English Language Classroom (RELO Andes) Article: Exploring LGBT Lives and Issu…

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293: Creative Exam Review Activities for ELA (that don't involve a packet) 9:57

4M ago9:57

9:57

With exam season coming up, you're probably looking for some creative ELA review activities. Whether your school requires that students sit a traditional exam, or you have room for something like the graduation speech final or another type of final project, it's helpful to look back over the big concepts, themes, and texts you've covered as the yea…

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Season 4 trailer 1:05

4M ago1:05

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