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The gerund finishes with -ing - but it is not a verb. What is it and how can we use it? Find out with Kari and Tom in this excellent podcast. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Last week we were talking about the passive voice - this episode is an extension of that - looking at a specific passive voice structure that many students have difficulty with 0 the causative! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

It's important to be able to use a variety of grammar when you are speaking and writing - Kari and Tom give some excellent tips on the difference between the passive and active voices. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

In British and American English we have different words for different meals and courses. Join Kari and Tom as they steer through this minefield to help you undertsand which words to use. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Not only will you learn how to cook vegetable stir fry with Kari's recipe, but you will also learn new words for food and cooking techniques. What could be better than that? Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Have you ever wondered what collocations were - and why you should study them. Learn some examples of adjective/noun collocations and see if Kari and Tom can fit them into a short story!! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

February 14th is a romantic day - it is Valentine's Day but what do British and American people actually do, and what do you know about the culture and history behind this tradition. Join Tom and Kari to find out more! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

The difference between make and do can be tricky but there are good explanations and examples here to help you understand. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Tom and Kari follow up last week's episode on suffixes with an episode on the opposite - prefixes! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Join Kari and Tom on their mission to help you improve your vocabulary - not by learning new words - but by adding prefixes and suffixes to the ones you already know. This week - suffixes. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

We're back! And as this is a new year it is also a new season. Our first episode in 2024 is an excellent chance to check how much winter vocabulary - you know. Join Kari on her tour of a winter wonderland! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Join Kari and Tom as they introduce our listeners to 6 idiomatic expressions related to animals - a horse, a dog and a bee!! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Many people are aware that the Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving this week. But what do you know about the origins of this festival, and what can you do to respect its traditions? Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Next week is a very special week for VivaLing - we will be celebrating our anniversary - find out which by listening to this podcast, You will also learn more about the history of birthday and anniversary parties with Kari and Tom. Would you like to join us for our anniversary celebrations? - register with this link https://vivaling.zoom.us/meeting…

Prepositions are small and annoying words - they are responsible for many mistakes in English, but why? Join Tom to look at some key dependent prepositions and prepositional phrases and use his simple exercise to get more practice. Don't forget to check the transcript to see the prepositions used in this podcast. Support the Show. https://form.jotf…

This is the first VivaLing Podcast from 2019 - re=released to finish our mini series of Halloween Podcasts! if you have bever heard it, you will love it - if you remember it from 2019 pay attention to how much more you can understand now - you will see how much your English has improved! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ …

Four different countries - and 4 different traditions - listen carefully to see which tradition you think comes from which country. Abd don't get too scared!!! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Why are people afraid of Friday the 13th? Do people behave differently on this day? What is the history behind this superstition? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Kari and Tom, and continue to improve your listening skills in English. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

One of the most haunted places in the world is Bhangarh Fort in India. Find out what happened when Tom visited it last year and answer the question - would you have the courage to stay the night in Bahngarh Fort? Check out the transcript for vocabulary and comprehension exercises. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support…

Wednesday September 27th is world tourism day. But what is dark tourism. Listen to Tom explain this new (or not so new) phenomenon and make up your own mind. Is it a good or bad thing? Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Last week we taught Kari the basics of rugby - a sport she knew nothing about. This week she has actually seen a game so she was able to ask more questions. Learn more vocabulary and practice your comprehension with the exercises on the transcript. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

Have you ever tried to describe a sport to someone who knows nothing about it? That was the challenge Tom faced with Kari - who has never seen a rugby match and wanted to find out more. Listen out for specialist sport and rugby vocabulary! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

Do you know what a tall tale is? Have you ever heard of Paul Bunyon? And Babe? If not - you will definitely learn a lot in this new podcast. Join Kari for an excellent lesson in American culture and improve your listening skills! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

We all know about maths, science, English and history, but some schools and universities have some crazy subjects. Find out with Tom if these are true or false . Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

As people's thoughts start turning to school again - this podcast revises superlative adjectives and discovers the biggest, oldest and coolest schools in the world. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Now - it's Kari's turn to tell us about her memories of camping - and Tom's turn to help out with the vocabulary. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Camping is a fun way to enjoy nature and spend time with your family or friends. But what about the vocabulary? In part 1 Tom shares an anecdote and tests Kari to see what camping equipment vocabulary he uses. Next week it will be the other way round. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

People love talking about the weather. And at this particular moment some people think the weather has been quite extreme in some places. Brush up on your vocabulary to describe extreme weather events and learn a classic English poem about the weather. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

VivaLing English coaches live all around the world. Kari takes us on a whistlestop tour of the USA, Romania, South Africa and Colombia to introduce features of traditional barbecues in these countries. Excellent for planning your own barbecues and for learning even more English vocabulary! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 …

Kari and Tom discuss events they wish they could go to from their home countries - catch up and improve your listening skills in the latest VivaLing short and sweet podcast! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Learning English proverbs is a great way to use the language creatively, understand cultures and of course - have fun! Join Kari and Tom for the latest of our short but sweet podcasts. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Join Tom and Kari as they discuss differences between Britain and America - 2 cultures separated by the same language. It's not just words that change, it's behaviour, grammar and expressions too! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Listen to Kari discussing what movie to watch at the weekend. Tom and her use a number of positive and negative adjectives to describe movies. See if you can catch them all. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

There are many words that we already know in English - but to be a good communicator it helps to be able to understand how versatile they are. In this podcast Kari and Tom teach you some surprising uses for the word SPRING. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

We've had royal weddings, a funeral and now we have a coronation. It seems like the Royal Family are always in the news, Listen to Tom Arianne and Kari give their opinions about the Royal Family and notice the way they express a balanced argument using sequencers and linking devices. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Supp…

English is a dynamic language which is changing all the time. Felicity talks about some fun expressions which she likes to use, and also gives you tips on how to learn more informal expressions yourself! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Sarah is an English coach with VivaLing. But she also speaks another language herself - listen to her lamguage learning tips based on her experience as a coach and a student. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

This is a new season of short and topical English listening - every week we will be answering questions on a different theme - this week - it is EASTER! Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

Maybe you already know the story of Milunka Savic. Maybe you don't. Either way - you will learn some new words and expressions, and improve your listening skills with this new podcast. Ceebrate International Women's Day by learning about a great heroine. Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★…

It's a challenge for a chatbot and a challenge for you too. Tom was too tired to write the latest podcast so he asked ChatGTP to do it instead. Your challenge is to see if you really think it was possible for a chatbot to create this podcast. And of course to practice your listening skills in the company of VivaLing. Attributions ambulance, female …

Telling stories, and listening to stories is one of the best ways to improve your English. Listen to this story and re-tell it with your family - everyone's English will be so much better - and you will hear a nice story in the company of a fox, a bear, a squirrel - and the very rare snow monkey!! Attributions angry squirrel / chimpanzee / coyotee …

The letter H is important to pronounce correctly. But where does it come from? And what is aspiration? Find out this and more with Tom's excellent tips and a little but of history and culture - all related to this letter of the alphabet. attributions electronic chime KevanGC Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this …

We have all heard of Cambridge. Join Tom to learn more about the city of Cambridge, its famous university and the Cambridge English exams. Attributions - all from soundbible.com Electronic chime KevanGC ccO elephant bellow Evil Laugh Male 6 Himan labrador barking daniel simon sad trombone Joe Lamb taDa soundbible.com Tiger growling soundbible.com S…

This podcast gives you a snippet of advice about uncountable nouns, expressions you can use and of course some historical trivia and fun games. All delivered in the friendly tone of our host Tom. Attributions Electronic chime KevanGC cha ching register Muska 666 Drum roll soundbible.com News Intro Maximilien Small crowd applause Yannick Lemieux TaD…

Is English a lingua franca? What is a lingua franca? Or is English becoming a pidgin language? What words in English originally come from other languages? Join Tom to find out the answers to these questions and to improve your English listening skills Attributions Ticking clock and electronic chime KevanGC Pigeon Vjahir Vorkuet Tornado siren 2 Deli…

Join Tom to learn more about one of the trickiest elements of learning English. Phrasal verbs. Pay attention to see if he can succeed in the challenge. What is the challenge? Listen to the podcast to find out more. Attributions falling down stairs creative commons ticking clock and electronic chime KevanGC Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com…

The VivaLing English podcast is back! Welcome to season 2 and what better way than a road trip round England. As usual - Tom will delight you with questions, facts and curiosities - and who knows? inspire your next trip to England. attributions TaDa soundbible.com Horn honk sounbible.com Traffic jam Yo_Mama Beach soundscape 3 soundbible.com Evil La…

What sports are popular in the UK and USA? Practise your listening with Brittany and Irene. attributions fish splashing soundbible.com sad trombone Joe Lamb electronic chime Kevan GC Support the Show. https://form.jotform.com/241262916886062 ★ Support this podcast ★By VivaLing

We all know about Halloween and Thanksgiving, but there are some festivals we know very little about. Listen to the Vivaling English Podcast to find out about these unusual festivals and improve your vocabulary! Attributions jump snottyboy swords clashing - mike koenig evil laugh himan strange noise and sound at carnival - soundbible.com electronic…