167 - English words with surprising pronunciation
English spelling and pronunciation can be complicated – and these 10 words are especially confusing! Even native English speakers sometimes make mistakes with them. In today's lesson, you can practice repeating 10 words with surprising pronunciation. Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-words-with-surprising-pronunciation/ Pronunciation and Shadowing Courses: http://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course
23 Huhti 20186min
166 - Business English expressions quiz
Do you know these 10 expressions related to business and companies? Take the quiz to find out! Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/business-expressions-quiz/ Business English Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/business-english-course
16 Huhti 20185min
165 - English collocations with the word THINK
Today I'd like to teach you some common expressions with the word "think." You'll learn: inclined to think shudder to think can't think straight think nothing of (doing something) and many more! Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-collocations-with-think 1000 Collocations E-Book: https://www.espressoenglish.net/1000-english-collocations-in-10-minutes-a-day/
9 Huhti 20185min
164 - English words with disappearing syllables
Some English words have what we can call “disappearing or dropped syllables” – reductions or eliminations of sounds in the middle of the word. One example is the word favorite: We don’t say FAV-o-rit with three syllables We say it more like FAV-rit with two syllables – the “o” syllable disappears In today’s lesson, you’re going to practice your pronunciation with some of the most common English words that tend to have dropped syllables. Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/18-english-words-with-disappearing-syllables Pronunciation and Shadowing Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/
2 Huhti 20183min
163 - Learn 10 expressions with the word KNOW
"Know" is one of the most common verbs in English, and I know that you know what it means! But what you might not know is that we use this word in many idiomatic expressions, such as: for all I know know the drill not know what hit you you don't know the half of it You can learn these expressions with "know" in today's lesson! Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-more-english-expressions-with-the-word-know 300+ English Idioms Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-idioms-course
26 Maalis 20184min
162 - 10 interesting verbs to expand your vocabulary
The English language has a lot of colorful words, which are great for improving your vocabulary. You'll learn 10 interesting verbs in today's lesson. Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-interesting-verbs-to-improve-your-english-vocabulary Vocabulary Builder Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-course/
19 Maalis 20185min
161 - "Have had" and "had had"
Are you confused about how to use HAVE HAD and HAD HAD in English? Today’s lesson will help you! First, we need to understand the present perfect tense and past perfect tense. Both of these tenses are formed by using an auxiliary verb + main verb. Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/have-had-and-had-had Advanced English Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/
12 Maalis 20185min
160 - How to speak faster in English
In today’s lesson I’m going to give you four important tips for speaking English faster. A lot of English learners notice that native English speakers tend to speak fast, so they think that speaking faster will help their English sound more fluent. But you have to be careful – it can be dangerous to try to speak very fast in English if you don’t follow these tips. Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-speak-english-faster/ Pronunciation + Shadowing Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course
5 Maalis 20186min
