English Podcast with Tommy

Many of us nowadays are multilingualists, people who can speak more than one language. - Did you know that there are a lot of perks to being multilingual? - Dana from @sana_die_bunte tells us, in her debut episode that there are many perks to knowing more than one language. - So what are they? - Languages, in general, will open many doors whether that for business, culturally or personally. - It w...

One of the most important things that a lot of language students struggle with is motivation. - Chio from @the.language.circle talks to us about motivation and why we, as language learners struggle with motivation. - But first, what is motivation? Chio explains it as being the force that moves us towards doing things, to work hard towards doing things. - Next: why do we struggle? We struggle with...

We have perhaps all been in a situation where we have lived in a different country, where our mother tongue is not spoken, and struggled to acclimatise. - In her return to the podcast Eleanor from @english.with.eleanor talks about the topics of culture shock and homesickness, two very relevant topics when we're living in a country of our target language. - Eleanor talks to us about, how when we li...

Did you know that you can improve your English with the Bible? It might sound peculiar, bit it really isn't. - In her debut episode, Jenn from @jenn.is.living talks to us about how the Bible can take your English to the next level. - You might be thinking that it is only a religious book, but there is more to it than meets the eye. - Jenn tells us that this book, despite being a religious book, ac...

Making mistakes while learning a language is something that none of us like and we're all scared about it. - But, says Vito from @speakenglish.likeaboss in his return to the podcast, mistakes are not something that we have to be scared of at all. - In fact mistakes are something that we can and should learn from. Every mistake we make should enhance and improve our language journey, whether that b...

Instagram is a very popular platform for people to communicate on. - Nevertheless, not many people realise that we can actually it to improve English skills. - Bianka from @englishbianka in her debut episode talks about the main reasons why she teaches English on IG, for example keeping in touch with her students and then to reach out to a wider audience. - But what can I do on IG to improve my En...

Who ever knew that literature could be so beautiful?! - From similes to metaphors, to vivid descriptions, it is truly spectacular! - In his debut episode Ben from @benbeuretlearnenglishnow presents different strands of literature which you as learners can pick up and use to improve your English. - Ben brings to us different books for example 'Dig Yourself' where we can pick some everyday phrasal v...

Performing in front of people is not something all of us like or want to do, is it? - But, did you know that it actually has a great impact on improving your English language skills. - In her debut episode, Rosy from @weird.things_people.say talks to us about performing arts and how we can get into it and why it would help us improve our language skills. - Rosy tells us how, at a young age, she wa...

Game shows are something we all like to watch and enjoy! - But the problem is that we don't always understand what we're watching and therefore we don't feel like watching them at all. - Amy from @pinkflamingoenglish talks to us about the game show Catchphrase that she has watched since she was a child. - In this gameshow, Catchphrase, contestants are asked to find out a phrase, whethe...

Culture is something we don't usually associate immediately with language learning. - Nevertheless Leon from @englishteacherleon talks to us about its importance. - We start by looking at cultural nuances within different states in the USA for example calling someone 'friend' means one thing on the East Coast of the USA compared to the West Coast. - Going deeper into this topic we pick...

James Bond! The man with the licence to kill! The quintessential British spy! - Love him or loathe him, this man has something different about him. He's a man who has survived over 60 years and numerous changes in personality from Sean Connery, the very first Bond to Roger Moore, and more recently Pierce Brosnan, the only Irish James Bond to Daniel Craig, the only Bond to have died. - So what...

Queen, Pink Floyd, The Police, Thin Lizzy! These bands are legends of a particular genre of music called Classic Rock. - And this genre has become ever more popular in recent years and will continue to become more and more popular. - But the problem is a lot of learners have no idea how to use these legends to improve their English skills. - Kathy from @inglesathomekathy_ gives us some great track...

We all worry a lot in our daily lives and we all want to stop worrying and need find a way to do it. - But how can we even do that?! Noreen, from @englishwithnoreen, in her second episode talks to us about this multimillion-selling book 'How To Stop Worrying and Start Living' by Dale Carnegie. - The books talks about 'normal problems' that we might have, for example at work or at h...

It's good to be good, isn't it? - But it's not always easy to be good, though. - In her return to the podcast, Juliana from @englishflavorchat talk to us about the series Good Girls. - Good Girls is a series that follows three different women from American society who all want to be 'good girls', but as with everyone, have problems making ends meet. - Why is this series so good...

Murder! Intrigue! Backstabbing! - All these have something in common in today's episode! - Rafaela from @english.rafaela brings us the hit TV series How To Get Away With Murder! - Generally speaking TV series will help you improve your English because of the specific vocabulary available - whether that be crime series, reality Tv or anything. - Rafaela told us that she is a big fan of crime se...

The performing arts and English are not something, at first glance, you would expect to associate with each other. - Even less so, musicals and English! Nevertheless, Rebekah from @englishparati explains to us how we can use the magic of musicals to improve your English. - Rebekah tells us that her first experience of musicals was when she was a young girl when she watched Joseph and The Amazing T...

Roots, heritage and culture are three words that some people would never associate with the world of the English language. - BUT! And it's very important to mention, these words are very important when we talk about the English-speaking world. - In her debut episode, Kay from @sincerelyteachingenglish and @diasporaenglishlearning talks in detail about how these words have an impact on the Engl...

What do politics, activism and teaching all have in common? - Well, not much really, until you look at the wonderful teacher we have today, who is here on her debut. - Yes, Gabi from @gabifroeselt is someone who likes to mix politics, her political activism and teaching all together. - And you might be asking your how exactly she does this. Well, that's a good question. To start with, it is im...

Reading, reading, reading. It's so important! - But lots of us, including this podcaster, in the past at least, don't like to read. - So why don't boys like to read? What is the reason behind this and how can we change this? - Generally the stigma says that men and boys hate reading because they find books boring compared to computer games and other more active things. Kimberlie from @...

It's time strike a pose! - Well, perhaps not, but let's just continue on this. - This episode is really not about posing for a photo, but it could be. - Irene from @all_about_english_with_irene from Costa Rica talks to us about a TV series called Pose. It gives us a lot of insight into transgender people, which is very stigmatised - Pose is based in the late 80s and early 90s in New York C...

Did you know that board games can help you improve your English? - No, I don't mean the classic board games like chess or Ludo. I mean something a little different. - YES! Board games can help you improve your English! But how? - Well, according to Zdenek @teacherzdenek there is a specific type of board game that he likes, that'll be Clank. - This game, a deck builder, takes you on an adve...

Music can be such an amazing thing to help you improve your language skills. But how?! - In her debut episode Yasna from @pronunciation_with_miss.oh tells us about the story how a school girl, who once hated English, became someone who fell in love with this amazing language, through the power of music! - Yes! With the help of the legendary Colombian singer Shakira, Yasna fell in love. But it all...

Reading is one of the key components of learning. And many learners, in my experience, really hate picking up books. - So what better way to discover your love for reading in English with the power of a wonderful website. - Yes, this week Yara from @inglescomyara has brought a gift to all English learners, who want to improve their reading skills in a different way. - Yara explains to us that with...

Reading is so important, especially when learning a language. - But what is it about reading that boys do not like? Kimberlie from @phrasedllc tells us about the reasons why boys do not like reading. - The biggest stigma that we see is that girls believe that reading is meant for them, whereas boys think it is something that is uncool. We also hear from Kimberlie that the typical stereotype for bo...

What a wonderful you can have when you add series, films and books all together! - And that's exactly what Luiza from @yellowumbrellaschool is offering you today! Yes, in her debut episode Luiza talks to us about series, films and books and why she loves all three of them, rather than just one of them. - Luiza explains to us, that in the past, she would watch 4-5 hours of series a day, in the...