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Espresso English Podcast

Feb 24, 2016

Listen to these five English sentences to learn some idiomatic expressions for talking about negative points at work.

#1 – "My co-workers don’t pull their weight, and I’m always picking up the slack."
#2 – "I can’t stand the office politics. It seems like kissing up to the people who call the shots is the...


Feb 17, 2016

The English word “mind” refers to the center of your thoughts, memory, and imagination. In this lesson, you’ll learn 20 common English phrases using the word “mind.”

To talk about making a decision, you can use the phrase “make up my mind” – for example, “I can’t make up my mind about which movie...


Feb 10, 2016

Today's lesson comes from a really good student question: What's the difference between...
- effective and efficient?
- suitable and appropriate?
- benefit and advantage?
- distinguish and differentiate?

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Feb 3, 2016

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Here are the top 5 goals people tend to have for the New Year, along with some other ways to express related goals. You'll learn what phrases to use for talking about your future intentions.

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