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Espresso English Podcast

Nov 24, 2021

In English, we use the word “please” to make requests and orders more polite – but have you ever considered where exactly to put the word “please” in your sentence?

In today’s lesson I’ll show you several correct places to put the word “please” as well as a couple that sound unnatural, which you...


Nov 17, 2021

No matter how much you like your job, there are always a few things to complain about. In today’s lesson we’ll use five sample sentences to learn phrases and expressions for talking about negative points at work.

Are any of these complaints true for you presently? Or maybe you’ve experienced these things in the...


Nov 10, 2021

Today’s lesson is going to be a challenge even for me... We’re working on 10 tongue twisters - short phrases that are very difficult to pronounce, even for native English speakers!

I like tongue twisters because they’re a fun way to train ourselves to develop very precise pronunciation, and if you can learn to...


Nov 3, 2021

In today’s lesson we’ll learn 10 idiomatic expressions with the word LIFE, including:

  • - can't for the life of me
  • - lead a charmed life
  • - put their lives on the line
  • - have a new lease on life
  • - not on your life
    ...and more!

Remember that idioms are short phrases that can’t be translated literally word by word;...