

Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.
Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
The Speak English Now Podcast is your resource for practicing your English speaking and listening. You will learn English with the Question and Answer (TPRS) and Point of View techniques. You won't need any grammar nor boring exercises. You will also learn about the English culture and the language itself. Finally, you will get valuable advice on learning English. All the audio is in English and you can get the text at SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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Nov 11, 2020 • 14min
#147 Why is it so difficult to speak English?
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about passive vocabulary, and I'll focus on the difference between active and passive vocabulary. After that, we'll simulate a conversation with the Question & Answer technique. The first and more obvious one is the active vocabulary. These are the words we use when we speak or write. On the other hand, there's passive vocabulary. And these are all the words we understand when we read or listen. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Nov 6, 2020 • 16min
#146 Abandoned Towns and Villages in English ESL
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I'm going to talk about towns, where no one lives anymore for one reason or another. With a mini-story, we will meet John, a man who, tired of his lifestyle, makes a radical decision. In every country in the world, there are villages where no one lives. I find this phenomenon fascinating. There are several words you can use to describe such a town. They all mean the same thing: Abandoned Uninhabited Ghost Deserted For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Oct 29, 2020 • 13min
#145 Halloween in America 2020
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll be talking about one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States: Halloween. After that, you'll practice your speaking with a new mini-story, while enjoying my new Question & Answer story. Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the last day of October. I would say it's very popular because everybody's excited about it, especially children. The word Halloween comes from an old English expression, "All Hallows' Eve," and it means the day before All Saints' Day. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Oct 22, 2020 • 12min
#144 Are you hooked on your cell phone?
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Have you ever wondered if you spend too many hours looking at your cell phone? Or maybe the computer. There is an expression in English that I quite like, called being hooked. It means to be excessively attracted to something and almost unable to resist it. For example: - I'm hooked on doing sports. - But I've never seen you exercise. - I have a lot of willpower, and I'm able to resist it. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Oct 14, 2020 • 11min
#143 Learn new Food Vocabulary in English part #2
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, you'll learn some more cooking vocabulary in English. And with a mini-story, you will improve your speaking. You'll see, it's like having a conversation with another person. Do you remember that I talked about my kitchen appliances in a previous episode and explained some techniques I use when cooking? I talked about using my blender to make a green smoothie, almond milk, soups, flours, batters, dough, nut butter, juices, and dips. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Oct 7, 2020 • 11min
#142 My Student's Favorite Words in English part#2
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I will continue to talk about the English words my students love. Later, you will improve your grammar with a point of view lesson, so don't miss out because it's worth it! If you haven't heard the first episode on this topic, I recommend you do so. So, my idea for today is to comment on some of those words. I think it will be fun. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Oct 2, 2020 • 14min
#141 Food and Cooking Vocabulary in English ESL
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! In this episode, I'd like to include some food and cooking vocabulary. And with a mini-story, you will improve your English fluency. You'll see, it's like having a conversation with another person. You know, when I enter the kitchen, the first thought that I have is… Why am I here? Yeah. I'm hungry. That's why. Now I remember. Since I don't buy ready-made food, I usually stare at the fridge for some minutes until it starts beeping. Then I close it and open it again to continue scanning. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Sep 24, 2020 • 18min
#140 My students' favorite words in English
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I'm going to do something different. I'm going to comment on my students' favorite words in English. It will be interesting. Later, you will improve your fluency with a fun mini-story, so don't miss out because it's worth it! Well, some time ago, in the Speak English Now student group, I asked the following question: "What is your favorite word in English?" I was expecting a few comments, but in the end, there were more than a hundred. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Sep 19, 2020 • 12min
#139 How to activate your English vocabulary - ESL
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'm going to talk briefly about how to activate your English vocabulary. Next, I will comment on the appearance of mysterious islands. Sometimes, on a given day, certain people have seen some structures on the horizon that have caused an element of surprise. What could it be? Finally, we will practice fluency with a short mini-story of questions and answers—the best exercise to speak without translating mentally. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

Sep 10, 2020 • 15min
#138 Speak Like an American
>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'd like to help you to understand how to use words like Gonna, Wanna, Gotta, and similar. Later, a point of view story to practice your English grammar, and consolidate the information that I'll be teaching in the first part. Are you confused about how and when to use the words GONNA, WANNA, and GOTTA? We refer to these kinds of words as contractions. What's a contraction? A contraction is created when two words in a row come together and become one. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast


