English Plus with Danny

Learn about the present continuous from the Grammar Intermediate series on English Plus Podcast. Learn about the main uses of the present continuous and how you can form it. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates an...

In this episode, you will learn about how to answer the question "What do you do?" professionally, especially in a job interview, you will learn the word combinations with 'work,' and the types of job and types of work. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus P...

Learn 30 new words in this new Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast. Learn the first 10 words from a text about Robin Hood, the second 10 words about activity and action, and the final 10 words based on the roots -frac- and -rupt-.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscrib...

Project Orpheus is a celebration of the timeless stories told to us through painting masterpieces. Enjoy prose and poetry inspired by this masterpiece by Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari, Susanna and the Elders. Link to the painting (Susanna and the Elders by Chiari): https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gp9eNZdSoA8G5L2X8 Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learni...

Listen to Shelley's famous poem, Ozymandias, and enjoy a plunge into the deep meanings of this poem. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Support the show Support our mission to keep creating high-quality educational and entertaining content available to everyone around the world. Be...

In this episode you will learn about the great role women played in the American Civil War, and you will learn some new words to add to your vocabulary bank. You will also have the chance to practice and expand your word bank by doing the interactive exercises on Quizlet and the PDF worksheet. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community...

This is the first episode in the series Kings and Pawns, which is a series that will feature the creative nonfiction book I am writing about chess and life and the lives of James and Donna. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Support the show Support our mission to keep creating hig...

Let's look at laughs, tears and fate from another perspective based on an excerpt from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. In this spotlights episode, we will shed some light on a very interesting idea from Beckett's famous play. Spotlights are never meant to figure out answers, but pose more questions and let you think, maybe, from a different perspective. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time...

Immerse yourself in The Machine, a story by Danny Ballan from The Antichrist short story collection. Listen to the story with original music composed for the story and sound effects that will take you right in the middle of the action of the story. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballa...

In Word Power 23 | The Space Race, you will learn about The Space Race and you will learn new words along the way. Follow the link to read the full transcript of the episode and to get the chance to practice the new words in Quizlet interactive activities and quizzes and in the downloadable PDF worksheet that includes crossword puzzles, word searches, multiple-choice questions, and more. https://w...

In Vocabulary Builder 22 | John Wesley Powell episode, you will learn the words: anonymous, browse, dupe, dynamic, eradicate, frustrate, grim, inimitable, makeshift, marginal, pending, prescribe, preview, prominent, quaint, reluctant, scrimp, snare, utmost, and vengeance. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/2020/10/vocabulary-builder-22-john-wesley-powell.html Practice, lear...

In Vocabulary Builder 21 | Cardiff Giant episode, you will learn the words: anecdote, consolidate, counterfeit, docile, dominate, entreat, fallible, fickle, fugitive, grimy, iota, maul, potential, radiant, rural, substantial, tactful, tamper, ultimate, and uncertainty. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-21-cardiff-giant/ Practice, learn more and enjoy you...

In Vocabulary Builder 20 | The Lewis and Clark Expedition episode, you will learn the words: alliance, bewilder, buffoon, controversial, dishearten, fruitless, hostile, inflammable, inflict, malignant, mortify, orthodox, procure, scurry, sodden, spirited, virtual, void, wayward, and wince. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-20-the-lewis-and-clark-expediti...

In Vocabulary Builder 19 | The Art of Speaking Out episode, you will learn the words: animated, brood, culminate, downright, drone, goad, indulge, ingredient, literate, loom, luster, miscellaneous, oration, peevish, seethe, singe, unique, upright, verify, and yearn. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-19-the-art-of-speaking-out/ Practice, learn more and en...

In Vocabulary Builder 18 | Life on the Range episode, you will learn the words: available, cater, customary, dissuade, entrepreneur, firebrand, hazard, homicide, indifference, indignant, indispensable, lubricate, mutual, pelt, plague, poised, regime, retard, transparent, and unscathed. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patr...

In Special | What Are Collocations episode, you will learn everything you need to learn about collocations. What are collocations? Why do we need to learn them? And how best to learn collocations in English. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/special-what-are-collocations/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Commun...

In Vocabulary Builder 17 | Mammoth Cave episode, you will learn the words: foretaste, humdrum, interminable, and trivial in the context of the story Underground Majesty. Find the full transcript of this episode along with interactive activities and downloadable PDF activities on my website: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-17-mammoth-cave/ Also, learn the full list of 20 new words on...

In Grammar | Past Simple and Past Continuous episode, you will learn about the past simple and past continuous and all the differences between them. We will talk briefly about forming them but we will focus more on using the past simple and past continuous. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/grammar-past-simple-and-past-continuous/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time o...

"In Idiomatic Expressions | Proverbs episode, you will learn about proverbs used in conversations as idioms. You will learn about some proverbs used in positive situations, negative situations, and other common proverbs. Episode Notes/Transcript & Quiz Link Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/idiomatic-expressions-proverbs/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.c...

In this episode, you will learn the words: wistful, prosecute, wholesome, data, pessimist, and encounter in the context of an inspiring story about a school that did make a difference. Learn more words and get the full transcript of the episode along with interactive and PDF downloadable activities on my website: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-16-making-a-difference/ Practice, lear...

In this Vocabulary Builder 15 | Zydeco episode, we will learn the words: abstain, accommodate, amalgamate, glum, responsive, and transform. Learn more words and get the full package on my website. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-15-zydeco/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patre...

In this Vocabulary Builder 14 episode, you will learn the words: adhere, deter, empower, supplement, surge, and trait. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabualry-builder-14-mary-cassatt/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Support the show Support our miss...

In this Vocabulary Builder episode, you will learn the words: abduct, ambiguous, balk, compact, confer, earmark, frigid, implement, incalculable, indisputable, intensive, maneuver, sabotage, scant, stealthy, strapping, strident, thrive, titanic, and valiant. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-13/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://english...

In this Vocabulary Builder episode, you will learn the words: burly, distort, extinct, fossil, inevitable, and prevail. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-12/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Support the show Support our mission to keep...

In this Grammar episode, we will conclude our small series about the present continuous and the present simple and we will talk about some advanced uses of the two tenses. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/grammar-present-continuous-and-present-simple-3/ Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon htt...