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Welcome to Episode 153 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will learn: why you can't translate word for word with prepositions a smart little trick to help you remember how to use prepositions connected to time the big difference between during, since and for And how movement can change...

Welcome to Episode 152 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will learn: why learners so often get stuck at a B2 level what exactly a plateau is and why it is problematic for language learners 3 key strategies that will help you push forward and get closer to a C1 level what exactly "shad...

Welcome to Episode 151 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will learn: exactly how adjectives are ordered in English why this rule is fascinating even for native speakers how to apply the rule in real life situations And some practical examples from our own holiday experiences! This pod...

Welcome to Episode 150 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will know: exactly why English is full of French words why English has no official governmental body protecting it the most useful letter to have when you play scrabble in English and why over 1000 words are added to the English...

Welcome to Episode 149 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will know: exactly why native speakers are hard to understand why some natives will be harder to understand than others 3 things that native speakers do that make it more tricky to understand them the exact meaning of mash, shri...

Welcome to Episode 148 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will know: all about the 21-day February Challenge we are about to launch why it will help you with all those annoying business phrasal verbs you struggle with what will be included and how it will be organised and a bit of feed...

Welcome to Episode 147 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will know: how to apply the golden rule to your regular verbs in English discover why "d" and "t" sounds are so difficult for Spanish speakers and how to put the golden rule into practice and make sure you actually pronounce the...

Welcome to Episode 146 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will understand: why Alastair and I still struggle with pipas what the actual translation for "pipas" is how Alastair is better at eating grapes than his Spanish family what our New Years' resolutions are! the exciting plan we h...

Welcome to Episode 145 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it: you will know why you can almost forget the expression "it's raining cats and dogs" you will discover 3 alternatives that native speakers do actually use you will get 5 expressions that really are useful and applicable in a busines...

Welcome to Episode 144 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it: you will know 12 unusual but exciting new English words you will understand which of them Alastair and I actively use you will be able to connect them to Spanish words you already know And you will be able to start to push them int...

Welcome to Episode 143 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: know exactly why calls are so tricky in English learn about how Alastair and I have gone through the same difficulties in Spanish get 5 little tools that will help you push forward with your calls and a few little bonus wo...

Welcome to Episode 142 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: understand 3 key reasons why the phrase "sorry for my English" can be damaging to you and your listeners get 4 much better alternatives that will improve your approach and mindset become clear that "sorry" itself is often...

Welcome to Episode 141 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: know why the comma in English is such a problem for Spanish speakers understand why it's excessive use can cause more confusion rather than less learn about the interesting discovery that Alastair made when he read the sam...

Welcome to Episode 140 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: discover the word "daunting" and what it means understand why connectors are so essential to fluent communication make sure you are clear about 5 essential connectors and their alternatives and discover why the expression...

Welcome to Episode 139 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: understand the vocabulary dilemma why native speakers have a licence to make mistakes the confusion about grammar rules and how important they really are and why perfect pronunciation is an illusion This podcast helps you...

Welcome to Episode 138 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: know all about Alastair's main fears! understand why there is confusion about the word "terrific" become clear that your fears about speaking English are NOT unusual And what strategy to use when you need to need to lead i...

Welcome to Episode 137 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: understand what the little trick with a big impact actually is become more aware of your internal dialogue about your English know how to break the negative cycle if you have one and, of course, some amazing listener feedb...

Welcome to Episode 136 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: be clear about the difference between a boss and leader know why empathy is such an amazing skill to have get clear on 7 sentences express empathy in English understand why the word "empathic" does exist but is not used An...

Welcome to Episode 135 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: get to know why "leverage" is such a useful word know the 3 KEY contexts in which it is used understand the connection to slot machines And a little surprise BONUS at the end about a 2nd possible meaning of apalancar! This...

Welcome to Episode 134 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: discover how Alastair and I actually define Business English why we think politeness is one the key pillars of it. learn FIVE key tips connected to politeness which help you go way beyond just thank you and please And some...

Welcome to Episode 133 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: understand exactly what we mean when we stay there is a paradox about errors know what your mental approach to errors should be comprehend 5 key areas that errors can originate from And understand why "milk" is much more p...

Welcome to Episode 132 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: discover some Spanish words that really test your brain in terms of translation! understand why "merienda" doesn't exist in England know why "madrugar" is different to an "early bird" And find out why "sobremesa" is confus...

Welcome to Episode 131 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: find out about whether Alastair or I are perfectionists! discover the fundamental problem about perfectionism and language learning learn 5 key pieces of advice about avoiding perfectionism and get some amazing listener fe...

Welcome to Episode 130 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: discover the wonderful world of the Schwa sound in English understand why it is so fundamental to pronouncing words correctly in English learn why the word "chocolate" can help you understand the schwa and discover why tho...

Welcome to Episode 129 of the TRANSFORMA TU INGLÉS PROFESIONAL podcast! I'm your host Daniel Smith. Today we have an amazing show lined up for you and by the end of it you will: know all about a smashing little anecdote from my holiday understand the two key meanings of "smashing" know how to express "denuncia" in English get our idea of what the meaning is behind the band name "Smashing Pumpkins"...