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#catstevens #yusufislam #LearnEnglish In this week's Weekly Lesson I write about Cat Stevens and his enduring legacy in both the world of music and Spirituality. This is a recording of the Weekly Lesson and also some updates about my social media are included. You can find my weekly lesson at http;//teacherjoseph.com

#newthought #LearnEnglish #Podcast #News Extract: Well, our Government is examining whether it can ban people from using mobile phones. It's currently considering removing the right to use a mobile phone from people under the age of 16. Now, of course, as I've told you in many other podcasts, our Government love to play the role of a parent because our parents here don't really like to make decisi...

#thebeatles #beatles #blueplaque #Podcast George Harrison's birth house gets a blue plaque.

Welcome to another Teacher Joseph podcast to help ESL Learners with English. #ESL #esllearners #idioms #eslteacher #health #tea Teacher Joseph https://teacherjoseph.com ________________________________________ International Tea Day International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21st and it aims to raise awareness of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of Tea around th...

#ESL #esllearners #idioms #eslteacher Teacher Joseph https://teacherjoseph.com In today's podcast for ESL learners I demonstrate the meaning of "laid bare" which is when information is shown in a stark and transparent way.

I read a news report from 1969 about the marriage of Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman.

#englishlearningpodcast #esllearners #englishlanguageteacher Hi, I'm Joseph, an ESL (English as a Second Language) Teacher, Accent Reduction Specialist and Language Coach working on Skype, Zoom and other platforms. Please see the links below to contact me or book lessons. I can help you with Language Coaching, Accent reduction, English Grammar, Conversation and to prepare for exams like IELTS and...

I read the news report from 1976 that Agatha Christie has died.

Extract: Today, we're going to talk about a charity here in the UK, which is called Adopt a Grandparent. Now we all know that loneliness is becoming really common here. And that there's many charities,doing good work. Adopt a Grandparent is probably one of the most visible charities. It basically takes lonely individuals from the UK and it pairs them up with a younger person living somewhere else....

I read a news report from 1968 about the arrest of Folk singer Joan Baez

This is the audio for the weekly lesson found on my website. The subject this week is the 1960s.

Today's phrase for ESL learners is to be "knocked" down. It can mean anything which has been knocked over, it can also mean when someone is hit by a car. Examples: My little cat sometimes knocks things over (or knocks things down). My friend was knocked down by a passing car.

We all want our friends and relatives to be happy, but who is responsible for their care? Today we read a story about a 95 year old woman in the UK. Extract: We're going to go through a new story today and it begins with anger as a 95 year old (is) told to take out her bins. Now, I just want to give you some background to this first of all. So, here in the UK, we have to put our bins on the street...

Top of the Charts or Chart Topper is today's phrase. Also, Finland tops the charts as the world's happiest place and Glasgow is a chart topper but for different reasons.

Today's phrase for ESL Learners is "To focus". Also today: Darts becomes Britain's most exciting sport and Scientists study the language of Apes. Extract: Today's word is to focus. Focus. It can be a noun. Focus… to have a focus…. or it can be a verb to focus on something. Now it's very common in education when you're learning to focus on something, maybe you have a project at work you like to foc...

A news report from 1962. US Spaceman John Glenn orbits the Earth.

Today's phrase for ESL learners is to be treated like cattle. Also in the news: Bibby Stockholm Barge is criticised again. Queen Camilla promises not to buy animal fur. Assisted dying - do we care enough to change the law? Extract: Today's phrase is to be treated like cattle. To be treated like cattle. Now, first of all, I need to tell you what cattle is. It's a term that we use referring to cows,...

1980 News Report about the man who killed John Lennon.

Some hints and tips about how your thinking affects ESL Learning.

A News report from 1952, King George VI dies and the Crown is passed to the Queen.

Today's Learning English idiom for ESL learners is to Be Hooked on Something Also: Are British people addicted to Smartphones? The English Breakfast is evolving - we now have cheese with coffee. British People now drink Japanese wine "sake". extract Today's phrase is to be hooked on something. To be hooked on something and that's a playful way to describe a habit which may look like an addiction....

Today's Idiom to help you learn English is "to hit the right note". Also: Nemo, a Swiss non binary singer wins Eurovision An Archeological dig in Orkney will vanish again into the earth. : Extract : To hit the right note is today's phrase, and that means to do or say something in a way that's incredibly effective or well received. For example, His speech really hit the right note with the audience...

This is the audio for the weekly English Lesson on my Website www.teacherjoseph.com which contains an essay and there's also passages for you to study. Today's topic is Coffee Shops and Tea Rooms.

A news report from 1964, Martin Luther King was shot.

In Today's Podcast to help you learn English: The verb and noun "Probe". Antidepressants are being probed by the Government. Cheers Stars, Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson begin a new podcast. Tom Sellick from Magnum PI writes a Book Jurors in the UK get offered Counselling. Extract: Hello everyone and welcome again to another Teacher Joseph Podcast. Today's phrase is to be probed or to probe. Now t...