Everyday English with E2

In this episode, we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘sentence stress’, which has a big impact on how clear your ideas and feelings are. So it’s not just about the words you say that ensure you are understood, it’s the emotion you put into your words that helps you really express yourself. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you...

One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I improve my vocabulary?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! But did you know that sometimes one single word can be slightly changed to mean something slightly different? You don’t have to learn a new word to improve your vocabulary; just slightly modify one...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week it’s all about grammar. One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I learn more phrasal verbs?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, IELTS and even OET students! Now, the short answer is you learn t...

This week we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation that is part of ‘linking or connected speech’. It’s called ‘intrusion’ In a previous episode about pronunciation, we talked about linking, and how it allows you to speak slower or fast and maintain intelligibility. Intrusion is part of this. Sometimes, when certain words are linked together, some extra sounds appear. Today, we’re...

One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I improve my vocabulary?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! But did you know that sometimes one single word can be slightly changed to mean something slightly different? You don’t have to learn a new word to improve your vocabulary; just slightly modify one...

In this podcast, Andy will teach you how to use ‘the correlative comparative’. You don’t need to know the name. Think of it as ‘the more, the more’. This is a common sentence structure that helps us connect ideas in a fun way using comparative adjectives; it will help you give advice, talk about your feelings and goals, and you’ll be able to do it easily and enjoyably!  And if you ever want a...

Welcome to Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, spelling or pronunciation. This week we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘linking or connected speech’, which has a big impact on how easily you are understood. And that’s your aim - to be EASILY understood. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make su...

We are back with another episode of Everyday English with E2! Each week we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling. This week we will concentrate on a common English sound that can be quite tricky to spell correctly - the /k/ sound. You’ll learn a c ollection of qu irky /k/ words with c ontrasting spellings, know a few spelling tri ck s, and qu iz you as you go. By the end...

Australian English has some unique features including the ‘shortening’ of words. This makes Australian English fun and simple. But if you don’t know how these rules work, it will be very confusing. In this podcast, join Jay to learn some Australian slang words including ‘mozzie’, ‘postie’ and ‘avo’. You will also learn how Australians make nicknames based on your full name. It’s a fun and interest...

In this episode of Everyday English with E2, Louisa will teach you two ways to use the past continuous verb tense - one for how to tell stories about the past and one for how to answer the question: What were you doing? This is an important podcast that explains a challenging verb tense simply, easily and enjoyably! Listen up and learn to master English grammar with E2. And if you ever want a bit...

How well can you pronounce "ordinal numbers" in English such as FOURTH, FIFTH and SIXTH? These are some of the most difficult to pronounce words in English because that "TH" sound is particularly troublesome for a lot of people. In this podcast, Jay will teach you how to pronounce each of the various sounds from "first" to "thirteenth" giving you lots of opportunities to practice and refine t...

Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2 where every week we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation - but this week we’re doing something a little different. We’re going to focus on English spelling and I’m going to try to convince you that English spelling is - mostly - logical, with maybe a few strange exceptions to the rules. I’ll be sure to quiz you as you go so yo...

In this episode of Everyday English with E2, you will learn how to introduce yourself in English. When you introduce yourself in English, you need to consider the social context. Are you introducing yourself to one person, or a group of people? Is the person you’re introducing yourself to around the same age as you? Is the person you’re introducing yourself to in a higher social position than you?...

Today we’re talking about something that might seem simple but is in fact quite complicated, and very interesting. We’re going to talk about ‘nouns’. Put simply, a noun is a thing. Right? But the problem is that in English there are different types of things and the English language changes depending on the type of thing you’re talking or writing about. If you listen carefully, this will help to i...

In this episode of Everyday English with E2, We are going to learn about all six of the changes that happen to spoken English – about how words transform so you can sound more fluent when speaking, and how you can understand spoken English much more easily. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online En...

In this episode, we’re focusing on an interesting and fun part of vocabulary - idioms . I’m sure you’ve heard of idioms. Ya know: kicked the bucket. It’s raining cats and dogs. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A picture paints a thousand words. These are all examples of ‘proverb’ idioms. But guess what? They’re NOT the type of idioms we’re going to talk about today. Today we’re going t...

Welcome to Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week we’re focusing on an important part of grammar called “modal verbs.” But we’re NOT going to learn when to use can or could or how “should” means the same thing as “supposed to”. No, we’re going to learn how to make predictions using modal verbs and also how to express obligations...

In this episode we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘word stress’, which has a big impact on how easily you are understood. And that’s your aim - to be EASILY understood. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC...

Join Jay in the final Everyday English podcast for 2021! In this podcast, Jay will teach you 5 fun words to talk about the holiday season. He'll talk to you about the meaning of these 5 fun words and also how to pronounce them correctly. Join Jay for the last episode of 2021! And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign u...

In this episode, we’re going to focus on the meanings of the most common verb tense in English - the present simple. This verb tense is used all the time and very important. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP.

The TH sound is unique to English and many people struggle to pronounce it correctly. Listen to this podcast, with Jay, to learn how to pronounce it perfectly! And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP.

In this episode, we’re going to learn 10 important adjectives that describe food, but also and more specifically, taste - but also how we can use these same words to describe people or events! For example, you can use “juicy” for gossip, or “rich” for an exaggeration, or “flaky” if someone is unreliable. These are all great words related to taste that we use in everyday conversation for other purp...

Listen to this podcast to learn everything there is to know about "indefinite pronouns", those tricky little words such as "each", "fewer", "both and "neither". Jay will explain these words to you so you can understand and use them 100% accurately. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English tes...

Can you hear the difference between the 'B' and the 'P' sound in English? Did he say "beach" or "peach"? Did she say "pig" or "big"? It's a very subtle difference... it's very hard to hear! It's also difficult to pronounce these two sounds clearly because of their similarities. In this podcast, Mark will take you through the B and P sound in depth. By the end of this episode you'll be co...

Do you like doing the dishes or mopping the floors? Who scrubs the toilet or irons the washing in your house? Whether you like it or not, everyone must do housework. In this episode we’re going to look at important words and phrases related to housework. We’re going to learn 9 key words and Jay will quiz you as you listen – so make sure you pay attention and learn these words, or if you already kn...