English Outside the Box

Hello!! Do you like singing? Do you sing in the shower or when you’re driving? Are you a good singer or do people start crying when you do your best karaoke?! Or are you a dancer? Do you love to boogie the night away at the local disco? Or dance in your bedroom to your favourite song when nobody is looking?! This week your hosts, Dan from England & Jennifer from the USA are answering all of these...

English Across The Pond is a podcast for English language learners brought to you by Dan (from The UK) & Jennifer (from the US). We serve up a perfect blend of chat, fun & language improvement every week. Welcome!! Are you creative?

English Across The Pond is a podcast for English language learners brought to you by Dan (from The UK) & Jennifer (from the US). We serve up a perfect blend of chat, fun & language improvement every week. Welcome!! You're doing it, I'm doing it, we're all doing it - getting older! How do you feel about aging? Does it worry you? This week your 2 English teacher hosts, Dan from England & Jennifer fr...

English Across The Pond is a podcast for English language learners brought to you by Dan (from The UK) & Jennifer (from the US). We serve up a perfect blend of chat, fun & language improvement every week. Welcome!! Obstacles are things that get in your way and stop you from going where you want to go or doing what you want to do. Are you facing any obstacles in your life at the moment? This week w...

English Across The Pond is a podcast for English language learners brought to you by Dan (from The UK) & Jennifer (from the US). We serve up a perfect blend of chat, fun & language improvement every week. Welcome!! Hi, who are you?! This week we (your podcasts hosts Dan from the UK & Jennifer from America)are chatting about something we all have - a name! Find out what we think of our names and wh...

English Across The Pond is a podcast for English language learners brought to you by Dan (from The UK) & Jennifer (from the US). We serve up a perfect blend of chat, fun & language improvement every week. Happy New Year to our listeners both new and old and welcome to our first podcast of 2018 yay! This week we're asking one another lots of questions. This will hopefully allow you to get to know u...

English Across The Pond is a podcast for English language learners brought to you by Dan (from The UK) & Jennifer (from the US). We serve up a perfect blend of chat, fun & language improvement every week. Welcome!! === Another year over, a new one just begun :) We’ve come to the end of 2017 - this year has gone by so quickly for us here at English Across The Pond and we have loved, loved, loved br...

Noob. Destinesia. To throw shade. If you are wondering what these word mean then this is the episode for you! This week your podcast hosts Jennifer (the US) & Dan (the UK) are looking at some of the more recent additions to the English language. Find out about 15 (there were more but we ran out of time!) new words, how to pronounce them and how and when you can use them. After the chat Dan goes th...

This week’s episode is all about something that we know we SHOULD do, but many of us don’t do - exercise!!  Do you exercise? Swimming? Cycling? Running? Going to the gym? This week your 2 native speaker hosts, Dan from the UK & Jennifer for the US, are chatting about what exercise they (should!) do, the excuses they have for not doing them and a whole lot more besides. After the conversation, Jenn...

‘A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.’ This week your native speaker podcast hosts Jennifer (from America) & Dan (from England) are talking about the weird and wonderful things that happen when we’re asleep - dreams! Do you often remember your dreams? What about nightmares? And are you a daydreamer? After chatting about these questions, the langua...

Do you prefer spending time by yourself or in the company of others? Maybe both? During this week’s natural native speaker conversation you’ll discover what your podcast hosts, Dan from the UK and Jennifer from the US, like doing when they’re alone and you’ll hear them play the ‘together or alone’ game - wow! Stay tuned as the language focus is all about grammar and more specifically gerunds and i...

Decisions, decisions! Are you good at deciding or do you prefer to let someone else take the lead? Join your hosts Jennifer(the USA and Dan (the UK for real native speaker conversation about … decisions! We chat about being indecisive, getting frustrated when other people can’t make their minds up and … eating out, moving house and gardening. And sharks! We hope you have fun listening because we c...

Are you optimistic? Do you think that your glass is always half full? Or are you more of a pessimist and see the same glass as half empty? Join your hosts Jennifer (the USA) & Dan (the UK) as they chat about their attitudes & approaches to life. During their native speaker conversation they discuss whether they see themselves as optimistic or pessimistic people, times when it’s possible to be both...

Are you honest? Always? Like … really always?!?! :) This week your hosts Dan (the UK) & Jennifer (the USA) are chatting about truth and lies. During their native speaker conversation you’ll hear them talk about times they have fibbed (told small lies) involving lipstick & a bracelet, whether or not honesty is always the best choice as well as a movie based on this week’s topic. Keep listening as a...

Are you superstitious? Do you believe that things can be lucky or unlucky for you? This week your 2 English language teaching hosts, Jennifer (the US) & Dan (the UK) are chatting all about this most intriguing topic. You will find out if your hosts are superstitious and discover things that are thought of as being good and bad luck in America and England. At the same time, of course, you’ll be lis...

Body language is how we ‘talk’ to people by the way we move our body. You may or may not know that you are doing it but smiling, shaking or nodding your head, folding your arms and crossing your legs all send signals to the person or people you are talking to. Are you aware of body language? Is it something you have studied or are interested in? Whether or not you’re a body language expert or have...

Are you the kind of person who likes to try new things? Are you at the front of the queue when it comes to experiencing things for the first time? If so, you will love love love this episode. Your hosts, Jennifer (the US) & Dan (the UK) chat about their recent new experiences, things they’d like to try in the future as well as discussing positive affirmations (if you’re not sure what they are ......

How do you decide where to go on holiday? Where do you stay? And what do you do?! Find out the answers to these questions right here as this week Dan (the UK) & Jennifer (the USA) are chatting about planning vacations or holidays. So take the opportunity to listen to natural English conversation between two native speakers - perfect for improving your fluency. Stay tuned, after the chat the langua...

Kind? Ambitious? Friendly? What adjectives would you use to describe yourself? And would your friends choose the same ones?! This week we are chatting about personalities and your hosts Dan (the UK) & Jennifer (the US) discuss these questions as well as looking at personalities in the workplace. Stay tuned because after the chat the language focus is all about some important pronunciation differen...

Have you ever had your heart broken? Ever been dumped? It happens to just about all of us at one point or another and so this week we are talking all about breakups. Your hosts Dan (from the UK) & Jennifer (from the US) are chatting about breakups that they have been through, the reasons why so many people seem to split up and advice you can give to someone who is going through what is always a ve...

Love or hate them we are sure you read & write them - yes, this week we are chatting all about emails. Is there a right or a wrong way to start an email? Can an email be too short? Too long? And what do you do if you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to? Your hosts Dan (from the UK) & Jennifer (from the United States) will be discussing these questions and lots more. After the chat,...

Beep beep! Honk honk! This week we are talking all about driving. Vroom! Do you drive? Do you like or would you like to drive? Have you got a need for speed or do you prefer to take it slow and steady? Are you calm behind the wheel or do you get angry with other drivers and get road rage? And, is your car messy or clean and tidy?! Your hosts Jennifer and Dan discuss all of the above plus lots more...

Hello dear Ponders & welcome to Episode 64. This week we are talking all about success. What makes a person successful? And how do we measure it? Does having or making a lot of money make someone successful or is there more to it than that? Your hosts Dan & Jennifer discuss these questions and a whole lot more. After the chat, the language focus is all about mnemonics. What are mnemonics? You’ll j...

Ahhh... dating! Join us this week as we enter the world of meeting someone, getting butterflies, going on a date and starting a romantic relationship. Jennifer and Dan are sharing some of their dating stories as well as providing you with all the language you need to be able to talk about this fascinating topic. After the conversation, this week’s language focus explores the phrasal verbs and expr...

***Warning: This Podcast Contains Language That May Offend*** This week we are talking about swear words. We are not doing this because we think that swear words are good or because we think you should use them. Instead, we want you to learn about real English - and swear words are a big part of everyday English for many people. You will learn about some of the weaker and stronger swear words and...