Happy English Podcast
Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. Michael has been teaching English since 1994. This is an English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) podcast that brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for intermediate and advanced level English learners everywhere. This podcast is perfect for university students, business professionals, homemakers, retirees and anyone who is interested in learning and improving their English skills. Every week, you are going to learn American English idioms, conversational expressions and phrasal verbs. As your American English teacher, I will help you learn real and natural American English pronunciation and conversational style. You will get the chance to improve your vocabulary and have a clear understanding of practical English grammar. I also help you have a deeper understanding of American Culture through language learning. Join my podcast learner's study group to practice these lessons with me each week on zoom. Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 881
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
701 - 5 Things You Can HIT
For today's English lesson we're going to take a look at five idioms which are things that you can hit: Hit the ceiling, hit the hay / sack, hit the jackpot, hit the sauce, and hit the town
By the end…
By the end…
00:07:04 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
700 - Part II Water Idioms
Are you determined to do anything, come hell or high water? Are you able to keep your head above water these days? Is there anything you want to try and test the waters? Has anyone told you a story …
00:07:53 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
699 - Water Idioms
Have you ever felt like a fish out of water? Maybe you’ve been in hot water recently, or in deep water with your boss. Do you feel like your relationship with the boss is like oil and water, or is th…
00:09:06 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
698 - Arrive
After you arrive in New York, you can probably arrive at your hotel within an hour. Since you’ll be arriving with luggage, I’d suggest taking a taxi. When you arrive by taxi, the hotel will have a sp…
00:07:00 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
697 - I Suppose I’m Supposed To
I suppose you’re listening to this podcast in order to learn something about English. I also suppose you’ll be taking notes. Why? Well, suppose you want to remember these English points. You’re suppo…
00:08:45 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
696 - Learning English With Gregory Diehl
In this podcast English lesson, I'm speaking with author and English teacher, Gregory Diehl. Gregory has a new book out called <em>Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator's Guide to Spreading English W…
00:29:45 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
695 - Longer Conversations
I think that learning another language is not just about grammar and vocabulary. How about you? Oh, and that reminds me. I wanted to let you know what today’s lesson is all about. And by the way, I’m…
00:05:35 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
694 - Inversion
Had I known this English point was a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners, I would have covered it before. Can you imagine? How I missed this is beyond me!
Sometimes the word order of a sen…
Sometimes the word order of a sen…
00:06:42 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
693 - Confidence? You Got This!
You know? The three things you need to do to boost and keep your confidence in English are:
1. Keep a positive attitude about English.
2. Practice using English every day
3. Read more. Let’s discuss.
J…
1. Keep a positive attitude about English.
2. Practice using English every day
3. Read more. Let’s discuss.
J…
00:11:00 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
692 - Jessica From IELTS Energy
Talking the IELTS exam? If so, you need to hook up with Jessic from IELTS Energy. So lucky to have her on the podcast today. She's got some tips and ideas to help you reach your dream score on the IE…
00:24:27 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
691 - Spooky Idioms
Have you spilled your guts recently? Have you seen or heard about anything which made your boil or left you scared stiff? Well, before those bad dreams come back to haunt you, let’s discuss. This Eng…
00:09:01 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
690 - Face-Part Vocabulary
At the office this morning, Hank was checking out a breathtaking presentation that Annie put together. Hank praised the eye-popping visuals and mouthwatering content, telling Annie that he was sure i…
00:07:44 |
Tue 26 Sep 2023
689 - Hacking Language With Kyra Sage
This is my chat with Kyra Sage from LanguageHack.co. We talk about learning and hacking languages, plus you can hear all about how Kyra got into teaching English, as well as her own language learning…
00:19:11 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
688 - Business Change Phrasal Verbs
When Jack’s company was taken over by another firm, they closed down their branch offices in Boston and Denver, and laid off all the staff. After two years, the company was doing so well, they starte…
00:08:45 |
Mon 11 Sep 2023
687 - New York Pizza
When it comes to having a slice, probably the most important thing people consider is the crust. That’s right the crust - not to thick, but not so thin that you can’t pick up a slice with one hand. F…
00:07:07 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
686 - Room for Time and Space
I’ve recently moved my office into a different room and it has more than enough room for all of my stuff. Now I can do my work with enough space. My new desk has a space for my computer and several s…
00:06:43 |
Mon 28 Aug 2023
685 - 4 Conditional Patterns
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me about conditional sentences, I’d be a millionaire. Do you have questions like that? Well, if I were you, I’d listen carefully to this podcast episode…
00:06:00 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
684 - Something, Anything, Nothing
I have something for you to learn. There is nothing else more important than this podcast. Ok, maybe that’s not something smart to say, but anything else may not work. What?
In this English lesson, le…
In this English lesson, le…
00:06:51 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
683 - 3 Ways to Use ING Adjectives
I saw a magician last night. He was amazing. In fact, he was amazing the audience from the moment he stepped on to the stage. What an amazing magician.
In this English lesson podcast, let's look at 3…
In this English lesson podcast, let's look at 3…
00:06:15 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
682 - Past Perfect Tense
I came late today because I had forgotten my train ticket at home. So I went back home and by the time I got there, it had started raining. What a morning. If I had known it was going to rain, I woul…
00:05:57 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
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