Espresso English Podcast

IN vs. ON vs. AT - Finally Explained!

🎁 Download Free PDF + Quiz 😃 NEW Prepositions Pro Challenge ✨ Espresso English Academy Wondering when to use "in," "on," or "at"?  This English lesson teaches you how to use these common English prepositions. You'll learn how to distinguish between "in on at" and use the correct prepositions of time and prepositions of place, improving your English grammar.  To practice these prepositions, download the free PDF lesson + quiz! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-in-on-at/ If you want to become a pro at using prepositions like these, come check out my brand-new course, Prepositions Pro! - https://courses.espressoenglish.net/prepositions-pro-challenge/ In just 30 days, we'll learn tons of ways to use the most common prepositions in English - so you can avoid mistakes and speak confidently.

10 Casual Phrases Every English Learner Needs To Know

🎁 Download Free lesson PDF 😃 Everyday English Speaking Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY In this English lesson, we're diving into 10 casual English phrases that real people use all the time to make your English speaking sound more natural. These natural english expressions are straight from my everyday English conversations. By using these common phrases, you can speak more fluent English and communicate more effectively!

Big, Large, Great, Deep, Strong, or Heavy?

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 📖 1000 Collocations E-Book ✨ Advanced Vocab & Collocations Course Don't say "I'll have a big coffee" Say "I'll have a large coffee" Don't say "It was a large success" Say "It was a great success" Don't say "I'm in heavy trouble" Say "I'm in deep trouble" Why do the first sentences sound strange, but the second ones sound natural? The answer is collocations! Collocations are two or more words that go together naturally. Learning them is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural! Today we'll learn 50 common English collocations with the words big, great, large, deep, strong, and heavy. These all seem rather similar, but they are used in DIFFERENT combinations of words.

These 10 Reductions Are Why You Struggle With Fast Spoken English

⭐ Download FREE sounds guide ❤️ American English Pronunciation Course 🚀 Espresso English Academy Are you trying to pronounce each word clearly and perfectly when you speak English? In this English lesson, we explain that native English speakers use reductions, which are sounds that change or disappear when spoken at normal speed. Learn and practice common reductions to improve your American accent and how to speak English more naturally. Natural spoken English contains reductions – those are sounds that change and disappear when spoken at normal speed. This sometimes makes it hard for English learners to understand.  Like instead of saying "What are you going to do?" We say: "Whatcha gonna do?" Today you'll learn and practice 10 of the most common reductions in fast spoken English - it will help you speak more naturally AND understand native speakers more easily.  Before we get started, I've got a free gift for you - it's my pronunciation guide to all the sounds of American English! This guide covers all the consonants and vowel sounds we use, with practice words and audio so you can listen and repeat.  OK, are you ready to listen and repeat? Let's learn these reductions. Now you know 10 of the most common reductions in English — and once you start hearing them, you'll notice them everywhere. If you'd like to improve your pronunciation and practice speaking more naturally, come join me in the  Pronunciation + Shadowing Courses! 🎧 The lessons help you listen, repeat, and train your mouth to speak English smoothly and accurately — just like a native speaker. The link to those courses is in the video description if you'd like to check it out - along with the link to that downloadable pronunciation guide I mentioned. Thanks for practicing English pronunciation with me today, and I'll talk to you next time!

STOP Mixing Up These 100 Homophones in English!

🎁 Download Free PDF 😃 600+ Confusing Words E-Book ✨ Espresso English Academy Lots of English words sound exactly the same, but they have completely different meanings - like waste and waist, hear and here, piece and peace. These are called homophones, and they confuse even advanced English learners. Native speakers often make mistakes with these, too! In this lesson, I'll quickly explain over 100 of the most common homophones in English, so you can finally keep them straight.  We're going to run through these super fast, so make sure to download the free lesson PDF by clicking on the link in the video description. You'll be able to review all the definitions with example sentences for each word. And if you want detailed explanations plus lots of example sentences, I recommend my book "600+ Confusing English Words Explained" - so that these confusing words will become clear to you.