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Emma's ESL English

Hi, I'm Emma. I'm an Native English Speaker and CELTA Qualified ESL teacher with 10+ years of experience. This podcast was created to help English learners at intermediate and advanced levels by providing listening practise, cultural information, and going into more detail about grammar and vocabulary, as well as identifying and explaining common errors and answering learners questions. I know for many English can be a door to a better future and I want to help you get there. This podcast now releases on Tuesday. #englishpodcast #emmaseslenglish #learnenglish #englishgrammar #esl #english

Episode 247 Is this the end...maybe...

7 mins; August 05, 2025

Episode 246 The Tale Behind Peter Rabbit: Beatrix Potter’s Life & Legacy

8 mins; July 29, 2025

Episode 245 What’s a Thingamajig? Words for When You Forget the Word!

7 mins; July 22, 2025

Episode 244 10 FREE Tools to Improve Your English Writing Instantly—Without Studying More

16 mins; July 15, 2025

Episode 243 Why Is English So Weird? Exploring More Strange Idioms

6 mins; July 08, 2025

Episode 242 Tom Cruise’s Most Iconic Movie Quotes – From Top Gun to Jerry Maguire

7 mins; July 01, 2025

Episode 241 George Orwell & The Erasure of History—1984’s Warning for Today

11 mins; June 24, 2025

Episode 240 More Weird British Idioms You Should Know (But Probably Won’t Use!)

7 mins; June 17, 2025

Episode 239 Mastering L & R Sounds: Essential Pronunciation Tips for ESL Learners

13 mins; June 10, 2025

Episode 238 Daily English vs. Novel English: A Guide for ESL Learners

16 mins; June 03, 2025

Episode 237 British Idioms That Make No Sense (But We Say Them Anyway)

12 mins; May 27, 2025

Episode 236 Real British English: UK Dialect Words You’ve Never Heard Before

12 mins; May 20, 2025

Episode 235 Real British English: Why Strangers Might Call You "Love" or "Pet"

7 mins; May 13, 2025

Episode 234 British Accents Explained: Why the UK Doesn’t Sound Like You Expect

8 mins; May 06, 2025

Episode 233 English Listening Practise - The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Don't Panic!

12 mins; April 29, 2025

Episode 232 We're snowed under with weather idioms

7 mins; April 22, 2025

Episode 231 Use English Greetings Like a Native Speaker!

9 mins; April 15, 2025

Episode 230 English Big Day Birthday Idioms and Phrases

6 mins; April 08, 2025

Episode 229 Come With Me To Scotland! We're off to Helensburgh and Glasgow

12 mins; April 02, 2025

Episode 228 English Listening Practise - Reading from Terry Pratchett's Raising Steam

14 mins; March 25, 2025

Episode 227 Are you getting confused between SO and TOO when you speak English? Let me help.

7 mins; March 18, 2025

Episode 226 Stop Saying 'I'm Stressful' – How to Talk About Stress in English Like a Native

6 mins; March 11, 2025

Episode 225 English Reading - Dr Martin Luther King Jr's Letter From Birmingham Jail

17 mins; March 04, 2025

Episode 224 The Greatest Chinese Adventure Story You've Never Heard - Part 2

18 mins; February 25, 2025

Episode 223 The Greatest Chinese Adventure Story You've Never Heard - Part 1

13 mins; February 18, 2025

Episode 222 How Language Shapes Culture (And Changes How You See the World)

9 mins; February 11, 2025

Episode 221 Story time - Careers Advice from Chat GPT

13 mins; February 04, 2025

Episode 220 Time To Plan For 2025

14 mins; December 31, 2024

Episode 219 Special Christmas Video - Take A Trip To An English Country House

12 mins; December 24, 2024

8 mins; December 17, 2024

Episode 217 Analysis of Terry Pratchett's The Last Hero

21 mins; December 10, 2024

Episode 216 Christmas Reading: Terry Pratchett's The Last Hero

14 mins; December 03, 2024

Episode 215 English idioms are bad enough, but we're doing what now?😣🙀

9 mins; November 26, 2024

Episode 214 How to use Engoo to practise thinking in English

11 mins; November 19, 2024

Episode 213 English Pronunciation - Avoid falling foul of the English 'F' sound

12 mins; November 12, 2024

Episode 212 I'm not holding my horses for someone who goes at a snails pace!

9 mins; November 05, 2024

Episode 211 I've got a list of English idioms as long as my arm!

10 mins; October 29, 2024

Episode 210 A Day Trip to Buttermere in The Lake District National Park

11 mins; October 22, 2024

Episode 209 Scam Alert! Story time

15 mins; October 15, 2024

Episode 208 I'm back! Let's catch up about my decorating!

6 mins; October 08, 2024

Episode 207 The most annoying thing about learning English is also it's best point!

15 mins; August 06, 2024

Episode 206 Speaking English in Stressful Environments or Situations

9 mins; July 23, 2024

And I'm back! ...sort of

4 mins; July 18, 2024

Episode 149 UK Queer History, Be An LGBTQIA Ally AND Improve Your English!

13 mins; March 31, 2024

Episode 159 Everything You Need To Know About The English Word 'Overwhelmed'

13 mins; March 27, 2024

Episode 160 How To Use TED.Ed Effectively To Learn English

7 mins; March 27, 2024

Episode 205 English Phrases, Proverbs and Idioms To Talk About The Future

11 mins; February 28, 2024

Episode 204 It Can Be Quite Hard To Use 'Quite' Correctly

8 mins; February 27, 2024

Episode 203 Terry Pratchett's Wee Free Men - Analysis

10 mins; February 21, 2024

Episode 202 Terry Pratchett's Wee Free Men - A Tiffany Aching Story

10 mins; February 20, 2024

Time For An Announcement

4 mins; February 15, 2024

Episode 201 An Analysis of The Confession Scene in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

15 mins; February 14, 2024

Episode 200 Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, The Confession.

17 mins; February 13, 2024

Episode 199 How The Beatles Broke America

6 mins; February 07, 2024

Episode 198 Prepare For The Cultural Differences In English Interviews

8 mins; February 06, 2024

Episode 197 Freya Stark, Explorer and Travel Writer

9 mins; January 31, 2024

Episode 196 Presentations When English Isn't Your First Language

12 mins; January 30, 2024

Episode 195 Britain's Great Wall Builder

6 mins; January 24, 2024

Episode 194 Tips To Ace Your International Interview

13 mins; January 23, 2024

Episode 193 Common English Terms Related To Interviews

15 mins; January 17, 2024

Episode 192 Ride Shotgun With Me While We Read a Romance Novel

15 mins; January 16, 2024

Episode 191 Introducing Yourself In an English Interview

11 mins; January 10, 2024

Episode 190 Couch Potato or Sofa Potato? Is there a right answer?

12 mins; January 09, 2024

Episode 189 Let Last Year Go! Take What You Need And Move On!

6 mins; January 03, 2024

Episode 188 Happy New Year and Reading and Understanding Auld Lang Syne

8 mins; January 02, 2024

Episode 187 Build Yourself A Ladder To Succeed

3 mins; December 27, 2023

Episode 186 Christmas Reading from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather

16 mins; December 26, 2023

Episode 185 Time To Plan Some Achievable Goals For Next Year

4 mins; December 20, 2023

Episode 184 Christmas Reading - The Elves And The Shoemaker

8 mins; December 19, 2023

Episode 183 Learning Goals Check In/Appreciation

4 mins; December 13, 2023

Episode 182 Can You Recognise English Metaphors And Similes From Discworld?

14 mins; December 12, 2023

Episode 181 Test Your English Skills Today!🧐

2 mins; December 06, 2023

Episode 180 International Influences On The English Language 4

13 mins; December 05, 2023

Episode 179 Why Is English Spelling So Hard?😱

13 mins; November 29, 2023

Episode 178 Score With Some Great English Idioms

9 mins; November 28, 2023

Episode 177 Don't Forget The English Of Government

4 mins; November 22, 2023

Episode 176 What's The Point of Technical English?

4 mins; November 21, 2023

Episode 175 Why You Should Speak English Abroad

5 mins; November 15, 2023

Episode 174 Speak English While Holidaying In English Speaking Countries

6 mins; November 14, 2023

Episode 173 Is Financial English Useful To Learn?

5 mins; November 08, 2023

Episode 172 Do You Need To Study Academic English?

5 mins; November 07, 2023

Episode 171 How To Start A Conversation About Music

9 mins; November 01, 2023

Episode 170 How To Make Your English Polite Enough For Business

7 mins; October 31, 2023

Episode 169 What is Daylight Savings Time? Why Do We Change The Clocks?

9 mins; October 29, 2023

Episode 168 Use Murder Mystery Shows To Improve Your English!

9 mins; October 17, 2023

Episode 167 Small Talk Conversation Topics For Weddings

10 mins; October 10, 2023

Episode 166b What To Expect At A British Wedding Reception (Party) And Wedding Vocabulary

12 mins; October 04, 2023

Episode 166a What To Expect At A British Wedding Ceremony And Wedding Vocabulary

13 mins; October 03, 2023

Episode 165 Learn English Conversation With Romance Movies

16 mins; September 26, 2023

Episode 164 What You Need To Know About Yourself To Make Learning Anything Easier

9 mins; September 19, 2023

Episode 163 Taiwanese Students, Avoid This Common Mistake When Speaking English

9 mins; September 12, 2023

Episode 162 Celebrating Freddie Mercury's Life And Songs

7 mins; September 05, 2023

Episode 161 Judgement Day - Lessons From Sci-fi That We're Not Applying Today

6 mins; August 29, 2023

Episode 158 Celebrate Thomas Telford: What Did He Build? And Why Do We Still Care?

9 mins; August 08, 2023

Episode 157 How to Use YouTube News Reports To Improve Your English

12 mins; August 01, 2023

Episode 156 Everything You Need To Know About How To Correctly Use 'EVEN' In A Sentence.

15 mins; July 25, 2023

Episode 155 How To Use Current News Articles To Learn English

13 mins; July 19, 2023

Episode 154 Learn The Most English From Your Articles With These Tips!

13 mins; July 18, 2023

Episode 153 How To Be More Deliberate When You Speak English

7 mins; July 12, 2023

Episode 152 How To Make a Learning Plan Taking Goals Into Account

9 mins; July 11, 2023

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