ZIYAD

The English Zone

At 18, I could not speak much English. Today, I'm an English teacher with 10+ years of experience and an MA in Teaching English. On The English Zone podcast, I share the lessons, stories, and strategies that took me from zero to fluent so you can do the same. Every episode is short and built with real-life examples to prepare you for the real-world interactions. No textbooks. Just listen and learn.🎧 New episodes weekly📩 Free practice site: practice.theenglishzone.co📬 Newsletter: theenglishzone.coFollow along:YouTube → youtube.com/@theenglishzoneInstagram → @theenglishzone.coTikTok → @theeng...

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ZIYAD

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Education

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theenglishzone.co

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

55. How to Be Happy Where You Are! Advanced English Podcast 21.12.2021

The previous episode is about how happiness is not a place or destination to reach or a person to meet. In this episode, I talk about a few ways I search for happiness myself from where I am. I also talk about meeting someone very special whose name is Yusuf Estes. If you liked this episode, how about sharing it with a friend? :)

54. Are You Happy Where You Are? 17.12.2021

Most of us are in a constant struggle of finding happiness in some place else, somewhere else, in someone else or waiting for some future destination to reach to finally be happy. Listen along as I speak my mind. Share this episode with a friend if you enjoyed listening to it so they can also maybe benefit from it. :)

53. 127 Hours Movie | A Story of Desperation and Survival | Advanced English 08.12.2021

This episode is about Aron Ralston’s hiking trip in the canyons of Utah and what goes wrong along the way. It’s a story of excitement, and then desperate call for help and survival. You’ll practice new vocabulary words and grammar and learn how to use “Should have” for past mistakes and regret. Share this with a friend. :)

52. One of My Biggest Regrets in Life. It May Surprise You! 05.12.2021

I don’t have regrets in a sense that I dwell on them on a daily basis or will do so for the rest of my life. But I believe if we look at regrets and mistakes of the past in a healthy way to improve our present and future, it’s not bad to look back on them to remind us to be better. Here is one of my biggest regrets so far in life. In this Episode, I’m also briefly sharing an article entitled “37 T...

51. A powerful story for advanced English learners to understand the secret of happiness 20.11.2021

This episode is about a story is an excerpt from “The Alchemist” about the secret of happiness. Listen to the story, practice your listening, pronunciation, and grammar, and learn about the secret of happiness from the moral of the story. Message me on Instagram @TheEnglishZone_ to share your opinion about the story!

50. What it Means to Live in the Present Moment! | The Power of NOW 18.09.2021

The reason we are forgetful, we miss our flight, we have poor work and skills performance m, etc. etc. is because we are distracted by something other than the task at hand. In this episode, I share some of my understandings of living in the moment with and you should share this episode with a friend. :)

49. You Don’t Have Any Problems! Ideas from the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle 09.09.2021

Do you have any problems right now at the very moment? According Mr. Tolle, no, we don’t! Sharing some ideas about Eckhart Tolle’s book “The Power of Now! Share this episode with a friend and send me a message on Instagram! :)

48. Messy Jessie | Practice Present Simple & Using Should | Intermediate English 01.09.2021

This episode is another story/grammar lesson to help you practice your listening, grammar, and speaking. Share this episode with a friend. ✅

47. Emad’s English | Past Tense and the Use of Could & Can (Beginner English) 30.08.2021

*Emad’s English*My name is Emad and I am from Egypt. I came to the United States four years ago. When I came here, I could not speak English at all and I didn’t have any friends. Because of that, my life was very difficult. I only spoke Arabic. After living in the U.S. for a few months, I started working at Amazon. My job was good and I made good money, but my life was hard because I could not spe...

46. Carlos is Cooking | Present Continuous | Beginner English 10.08.2021

Practice your grammar, listening, pronunciation, and speaking with a short story in present progressive tense and questions and answers about the story. Share this episode with your friends!

45. Book Summary | The Four Agreements - Personal Freedom from the Dream of Hell 03.08.2021

I don’t know if this is a book review or a summary; but who cares. It’s become one of my favorite books about personal growth and development to a higher level of ourselves away from drama and negativity. Share it with a friend! :)

44. Robin’s Routines | Present Simple | Beginner English 25.07.2021

Practice your grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking by listening to a story and questions and answers about the story! Share this episode with a friend! :)

43. My Life in Chicago | Practice Present Simple (Beginner Lesson) 🌃 01.07.2021

*My Life in Chicago* My name is Jason and I am 32 years old. I live in Chicago with my fiancée. I live downtown, but I don’t work downtown. I work as a chef in a restaurant outside of the city. I don’t have a car because it’s expensive to have a car. There is no free parking and traffic is terrible. So I usually take the subway. Sometimes, I take the bus and honestly, I don’t need a car. My parent...

42. Story | Penny’s Promotion | How to Use Noun Clauses 28.06.2021

This episode is another story and grammar lesson. You will listen to a story in which someone is gossiping (NOT GOOD 👎🏼) about his coworkers Penny and Sean. You will learn some new vocabulary words, you will learn and understand Noun Clauses and how to use them, and as always you will practice your listening and pronunciation! 🗣 Share this episode with a friend!

41. Healthy Chelsea | Present Perfect | Intermediate English 06.06.2021

This story is about Chelsea who is healthy and follows a healthy diet. And then, something goes wrong. 🤦‍♀️😮 Practice your grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary with me! And if you like this lesson, share it with a friend! :)

40. Find Your Inspiration Spot! English Learning Tip!💡💭🔥 27.05.2021

Is there a place, time, or space that makes you inspired to take actions towards your goals, passion, hobbies, desires, etc.? What is it? Where is it? Or when is it? This is what this episode is about! Share it with a friend! :)

39. Vacation Time | Practice Present & Future Tenses! | Intermediate English 23.05.2021

Improve your English grammar, listening, pronunciation with these stories! This story is about vacation and it is in Future and Present Simple. Please pay attention to the grammar and practice with me!

38. Practice Past, Present and Future Simple with this story | Kayaking Incident 14.05.2021

This is another grammar and speaking practice. The story is about an incident (a small accident) I had while kayaking. The first part is in present, the second part is in past tense and the last part is in future tense. Practice your English with me and share this episode with your friends. :)

37. True Story: Someone Broke into My Car 😱 | Past Tense for Intermediate English 06.05.2021

In this story, you are going to practice past tense by listening to a story and answering questions about it.

36. Twenty Six Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs that Americans use every day! 01.03.2021

Phrasal Verbs are a huge part of English language and are commonly used by native speakers in formal, academic settings as well as in informal, slang, and everyday conversations! In this episode, you’ll learn the meaning of Phrasal Verbs and 26 most commonly used phrasal verbs... Share this episode with a friend! ✅

35. My TikTok Journey | From 40 to 41,000+ Followers in 4 Months 🤯 22.01.2021

This is the first unedited podcast episode I’ve ever made. I think it went well. It is about my TikTok Journey from 23 followers to almost 42,000 in 4 months. Yes, I am on TikTok if you aren’t aware. Go follow me @TheEnglishZone or click here https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJwvqT8y/

34. Same Word | Different Pronunciation! Huh? 🤔🗣 03.11.2020

This episode is a pronunciation and vocabulary practice of 15 vocabulary words that have different pronunciations as a noun and as a verb. In other words, the stress on the word changes when the form of the word changes. —— If you like this podcast, please support me by sharing it with your friends on social media. 👍🏼

33. Sarah's Experience in Chile | Past Tense | Intermediate English 🗣 28.10.2020

This episode is suitable for intermediate, and high intermediate English learners. Practice the past tense, grammar, speaking, and pronunciation by listening to a story about someone's experience and asking and answering questions about the story. Please share this podcast! ✅

31. Looking for a Spanish Teacher | A Story in Present Simple | Intermediate English 19.10.2020

This episode helps you practice listening as well as speaking by listening to a story and answering the questions with me in the end!

30. Book Review #2 | The Money Making Secret from Rich Dad Poor Dad! 01.10.2020

In this episode, I talk about a book that has changed my view about money and how to make it. The book explains the reason why the poor gets poorer and the rich gets richer! They know a secret about money that this book explains. Listen along and learn some key ideas from the book and learn some important financial vocabulary words and expressions.

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