Espresso English Podcast

In today's lesson, I want to teach you some phrases that you can use in a specific situation – that is when you want to say something but you're not completely certain that it's correct. There are a f...

26 Feb 20186min

Today I want to talk to you about a phrase that's I've seen some students use – and that phrase is "According to me" – to express their opinion. Can we use this in English? Hmm. Lesson text: https://w...

22 Feb 20183min

I want to teach you about a mistake that I often hear students making when speaking. It has to do with the difference between "I like …" and "I'd like …" It's a very small difference, but it actually ...

19 Feb 20186min

In today's lesson, I want to teach you some phrases that native English speakers use when talking about making mistakes. Because you don't just want to say, "I made a mistake. I made a mistake. I made...

15 Feb 20185min

I want to teach you about a phrase that one of my students asked me about. That phrase is, "It can't hurt." This is an interesting expression. Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-englis...

12 Feb 20185min

Today I want to answer a student question about the phrases I'm afraid and I'm scared. Is there any difference between them? How do we use these in spoken English? Lesson text: https://www.espressoeng...

8 Feb 20187min

This month, I want to focus our lessons on phrases, some kind of informal phrases that you might hear in every day spoken English. You might not be sure how to use them or what they mean. Today's less...

5 Feb 20187min

Today we're going to practice pronunciation of words ending in -ow. Make sure to check out my Pronunciation and Shadowing Courses for a lot more pronunciation training, including an evaluation of your...

31 Jan 20184min