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Espresso English Podcast

Aug 30, 2017

phrasal verb is a combination of a verb + preposition that has a specific meaning.

Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal verb is quite different from the meaning of the regular verb by itself!

I often see students make mistakes by mixing up regular verbs and phrasal verbs. Here are some common verbs and phrasal verbs...


Aug 23, 2017

There are a lot of words in English that seem to be the same – and in fact they are very similar – but we use them in different ways.

In today's lesson, you'll learn the differences between 5 pairs of confusing words:

  • deem / regard
  • elder / older
  • loyal / faithful
  • crush / squeeze
  • joke / prank

Lesson text: 


Aug 16, 2017

The English language has some interesting expressions with the word "business" - and not all of them have to do with companies or work. Let's learn 10 of these phrases and how to use them.

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-expressions-with-business/

If you're learning English for work, my Business...


Aug 9, 2017

A student recently asked me how to pronounce English words starting with CON- such as contentcontest, and conduct.

My answer was - "It depends!"

These three words are interesting because they each have two forms, with different pronunciation.

Take today's lesson to learn how to pronounce these and 38 other English...


Aug 2, 2017

Do you think you have a good understanding of English vocabulary? Today I'm sending you a challenging quiz to test your knowledge!

Click here to take the vocabulary quiz.

Choose the best word to complete each sentence, then click on "Get Results" at the end to see your score and the correct answers.

If you can improve...