Dee’s English Lessons

Episode 074 24.03.2019 10:34 ↓

English idioms: Animal idioms: Case study: Fish or cut the bait. Explaining the word "bait" as used in business English.

Episode 073 20.03.2019 10:33 ↓

English idioms: Focus: Animal idioms. Case study: The lion's share. Explanation with examples.

Episode 072 14.03.2019 10:41 ↓

English idioms. Animal idioms: Case study: The elephant in the room. Explanation and examples.

Episode 071 05.03.2019 10:35 ↓

English animal idioms: Case study: A cat in gloves catches no mice. Explanation and examples.

Episode 070 24.02.2019 12:08 ↓

Introducing idioms. Category 1: Animal Idioms. It's raining cats and dogs. Guest on the show: Teacher Pepsy.

Episode 069 16.02.2019 10:42 ↓

Introducing a new series - Idioms. Background information relating to the upcoming series. 

Episode 068 05.02.2019 12:29 ↓

10 Connectives for illustrating (for example, for instance, in other words, to show that, such as, so as to, in the case of, as an illustration, a case in point, to put it clearly). Special Chinese New Year song.

Episode 067 30.01.2019 10:35 ↓

10 Cause and effect connectives (Because, so, therefore, thus, consequently, as a result, since, for that reason, hence, thereupon).

Episode 066 26.01.2019 10:36 ↓

10 Connectives for comparing (as well as, the two, both, similarly, likewise, in the same way, equally, like, just as, also).

Episode 065 21.01.2019 10:36 ↓

Connectives for showing contrast between two persons, things, places etc. (but, unlike, contrary to, in contrast, whereas, meanwhile, while, on the other hand, conversely. as opposed to).

Episode 064 15.01.2019 10:34 ↓

Discussing connectives: 9 words used to emphasize points (above all, in particular, notably, specifically, more importantly, indeed, especially, significantly).

Episode 063 09.01.2019 10:39 ↓

Discussing connectives: 7 words used to add ideas to an initial main idea (and, also, in addition, further, furthermore, as well as, and then).

Episode 062 04.01.2019 10:32 ↓

Discussing connectives: 10 Words used for sequencing (Firstly, secondly, initially, then, next, afterwards, finally, subsequently, eventually, previously).

Episode 061 31.12.2018 12:54 ↓

Introducing a new series: Connectives, linking words, with the examples of "unlike" "contrary to" "meanwhile" "whereas"

Episode 060 25.12.2018 11:43 ↓

Sending out Christmas greetings, sharing Christmas songs and welcoming student Taliow from Tianjin on the show.

Episode 059 20.12.2018 10:36 ↓

Commenting on feedback from listeners and announcing the coming up of a new series from the next episode.

Episode 058 16.12.2018 10:34 ↓

Another word that helps you make conditional sentences: "Unless" using the word "unless" in the same way as "if".

Episode 057 09.12.2018 10:37 ↓

Conditional Sentences - Type 3. The Past Perfect Simple tense agrees with would + have + verb in the past participle.

Episode 056 07.12.2018 10:37 ↓

The Conditional Sentence type 2. Tenses involved: The simple past tense + would + verb in the infinitive form.

Episode 055 05.12.2018 10:41 ↓

Conditional sentences: First agreement in tenses. The Simple Present Tense agrees with The Future Simple Tense.

Episode 054 02.12.2018 10:35 ↓

English Tenses. A recap of the 12 tenses studied. Reviewing the couple pattern of the tenses.

Episode 053 28.11.2018 10:38 ↓

English Tenses. Tense number 12 (The Future Perfect Continuous Tense, explaining the three tenses implied, an example and its context).

Episode 052 25.11.2018 10:29 ↓

English Tenses. Tense number 11 (The Future Perfect Simple Tense, its structure and context of usage).

Episode 051 20.11.2018 10:34 ↓

English Tenses. Tense number 10. (The Future Continuous Tense, the structure, examples and context).

Episode 050 17.11.2018 10:35 ↓

English Tenses. Tense number 9 (The Future Simple Tense, structure, using 'will' and 'shall', context and examples).