Espresso English Podcast

In today's lesson I'm going to show you six mistakes that real students of mine have made – and you might be making, too! The purpose of this lesson is not to make you feel bad about those mistakes, b...

29 Aug 20186min

William Shakespeare was a poet and playwright who lived in the 16th century. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of the English language. You might know him as the author of t...

22 Aug 20185min

Today I want to teach you the correct way to say four words that I often hear students mispronouncing or confusing: recipe, receipt, debt, and debit. Listen and repeat to practice your pronunciation,...

15 Aug 20184min

Today we're going to take a closer look at the word TEST – specifically the collocations (common combinations of words) that are often used with "test." Learning collocations like these can make it e...

8 Aug 20185min

Have you noticed that when you listen to informal English conversations, you hear some expressions that you can't understand? Today I'm going to teach you three casual conversational expressions, wha...

1 Aug 20184min

In today's lesson I want to clarify the difference between the confusing words careless and carefree. It's easy to mix them up, but they have quite different meanings and connotations. Lesson text: ht...

25 Jul 20183min

Today I want to teach you how to use the word "lack" correctly. I've noticed some of my students making a little mistake with this word, so this lesson will help you learn which one to use – "lack" o...

18 Jul 20183min

OUGH is pronounced at least 5 different ways in English! In today's lesson, I'm going to teach you how to pronounce OUGH in some common words and example sentences. Remember to practice your pronunc...

11 Jul 20186min