The Gold Forest English Podcast

What's the difference between refuse, reject, and deny? In this episode, Jordan breaks down these three easily confused words, explaining their meanings and feelings so you can say exactly what you mean.

Why do British people say "I'm absolutely boiling" on a mildly warm day? In this episode, Jordan explores the very British art of exaggeration and understatement . Learn the simple rule for normal and extreme adjectives like hot and boiling , and discover why making a big feeling sound small is one of the most natural (and most polite) things you can do in British conversation.

In this episode, Jordan untangles the very common confusion between remember and remind , explains the key difference that will stop you mixing them up.

In this episode, Jordan explores three wonderfully British compliments: You look sharp! You're a star! You're a lifesaver! Learn what these idiomatic phrases really mean and when to use them naturally.

Jordan talks about the similarities and differences between using Going To and Will for making predictions in English.

Jordan discuss the words pain, ache, sore, and hurt - all useful words for describing bad feelings in the body.

What does he look like? How does he look? These two questions look similar, but have very different meanings.

Interrupt Disturb Disrupt Do you know the differences between these words? In this episode, Jordan talks about the nuances that separate them.

"See you next two weeks" is not correct English, so how can we say this naturally? Jordan discusses time phrases in today's episode.

Phrasal Verbs can have very different meanings if we change/forget the preposition. Jordan discusses this topic and gives some tips on learning phrasal verbs.

There are lots of words that have the meaning of 'get bigger'. Jordan talks about three of them, and their differences.

Jordan talks about some vocabulary words to describe negative feelings/sickness. Using the right word can get you the right help .

Do you know the differences between spooky , scary , frightening , and creepy ? Jordan explains the nuances and details of these terrifying words!

Jordan discusses two of the ways that spoken English is different from written English. For more info, check out the blog post here: https://www.goldforestacademy.com/notes-from-our-lessons/spoken-vs-written-english

Jordan talks about some common phrases that native speakers use to talk about their feelings.

Jordan recaps these words and discusses the lesser-known ' already question'.

'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives & using too many nouns. Jordan discusses some common mistakes in English.

Have you ever used the phrase "I can't speak English" ? Jordan talks about the problems with this phrase, and the better alternatives to use instead.

Welcome to the new season of the Gold Forest English Podcast! In this episode, Jordan discusses the verb talk and how it changes with different prepositions.

Jordan discusses the importance of politeness when disagreeing or refusing things in English.

Do you know the difference between mostly and almost ? Jordan explains the nuances in this episode.

Do you know the difference between trust and believe ? Jordan explains the difference.

What do we say when we don't know things?

Scorching. Sweltering. Baking. Jordan talks about Summer vocabulary.

Do you know the difference between skinny and slim? Old and elderly? Listen and find out!