The British English Podcast

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE PDF Episode Lesson Pack Click here to join my academy and become my next student! A British stag do is meant to follow a certain script… chaos, costumes, and a groom pushed to his limits. But Tim’s weekend didn’t quite get the memo. In this bonus episode, Charlie and Tim look back on a celebration that raised one surprising question: can a stag do be… wholesome? Learn more about your...

Get this episode's interactive exercise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join 'The Academy' to get 2x weekly Zoom lessons with me⁠⁠ Feeling stuck on the edge of conversations, waiting for the perfect moment to jump in? In this episode, Charlie introduces the “branching out” technique: a simple way to spot natural pauses, steer the chat, and become more active without forcing it. Through one pub conversation replayed...

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⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE PDF Episode Lesson Pack Click here to join my academy and become my next student! After a long break, Harry and Charlie finally catch up—and the conversation goes everywhere. From missed career paths and Camino adventures to moving in with a partner, family holidays, travel frustrations, and a surprisingly dramatic saga involving gas meters, parking fines, and a near-empty fuel tank...

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📥 ⁠Grab the FREE PDF⁠ with 20+ advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences , to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster. Plus, get the script from today's story included! 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly online group lessons⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, a simple hotel stay turns into a quietly chaotic, very British experience. In this short story, you’ll pick up natural vocabulary,...

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