

Rock n' Roll English
Martin Johnston
Learn English. Learn real English. Learn Rock n’ Roll English!
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Mar 20, 2017 • 17min
E15: It's SPRINGing time!
It's the first day of SPRING! :) But where does the word SPING come from? Find out in today's episode, as well as the best time to buy a house, clean bums, some Spice Girls music and lots of RnR vocabulary - ROCK ON!

Mar 16, 2017 • 17min
E14: St. Patrick's Day Special
Dan is the man is BACK! Listen to the MYTHS of St. Patrick's Day and find out how he takes all the LIMELIGHT! Just 2 examples of the RnR Vocab in today's show which also involves snakes, SHAMROCKS and Barack Obama drinking Guinness - Happy Listening!

Mar 13, 2017 • 21min
E13: How to learn English and move abroad
I talk to Aldo from Italiansinfuga who gives great advice about how to learn English and move abroad! The episode finishes in RnR English style with me sharing a story that involves parents and condoms - plus the usual RnR vocabulary.... Happy Listening!

Mar 9, 2017 • 19min
E12: How to be more beautiful
Listen to how to be MORE beautiful, why Dan and I will get married one day, a new swear word and lots of other RnR vocab and grammar - BOOM shake the ROOM!

Mar 6, 2017 • 19min
E11: Why reading makes you live longer
Reading makes you live longer and also more SEXY, find out how in today's episode! PLUS - why Dan is less of a b*stard now and RnR vocab like TO BE FAIR, BLOKE and many more - Haaaappy Listening!

Mar 2, 2017 • 19min
E10: Nokia 3310, Phones, Selfies and Sharks
Listen to us discuss the new release of the Nokia 3310 as well as things like pissing on phones, why selfies are more dangerous than sharks and some RnR grammar like the 3rd conditional - oooh SEXY!

Feb 27, 2017 • 19min
E09: It's just another Manic Monday
Did you know 50% of people are late for work on Mondays? Find out some other sexy statistics in today's podcast, listen to people being late for funerals, some rocking RnR vocab and grammar and a special 'gift' to you all at the very end of the podcast - Rock On!

Feb 23, 2017 • 17min
E08: Why travelling is good for you
Listen to why travelling is good for you, a story about how I nearly got killed in Thailand and, of course, RnR vocabulary such as TAKE THE PISS OUT OF and PUT ME ON THE SPOT - BOOM shake the ROOM!

Feb 21, 2017 • 18min
E07: Napping is good for you
Nap = sleep in the middle of the day. Learn why it is good for you and some Rock n' Roll vocabulary like 'groggy' and 'take it with a pinch of salt'.... Rock On!

Feb 20, 2017 • 12min
E06: Going to prison for some pasta
Before radio, TVs, iPads, mobile phones and everything else, entertainment was simply story telling and that's exactly what this is! Listen to a true story of how I nearly got sent to prison for eating some pasta, lots of stupid sound effects and of course some RnR vocabulary!