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
681 - The 4 Skills To Improve English
Language has input and output. Input is reading and listening. Output is speaking and writing. All together, these are known as the 4 skills of English. The 4 skills you need to work on in order to i…
00:07:44 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
680 - Using DARE
Don’t you dare tell anyone about this lesson. Wait, on second thought, I dare you to do it. How dare you not tell people about this podcast. Dare…that’s an interesting word in English. Let's study …
00:06:22 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
679 - Am vs. Do In Simple Present Tense
This is a pen. You probably learned a sentence like that back in the day, right? Well, the be verb, you know, am, is are, and the verb do can be confusing sometimes, especially in a negative sentence…
00:05:33 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
678 - Ways To Take Someone
If you visit New York, let me know and I’ll take you out for a pizza. Did that take you by surprise? I hope you take me up on that. And please…trust me when I say that I won’t take you for a ride.
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00:07:55 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
677 - Phrasal Verbs From Sports
Have you recently taken up a sport or do you get worn out just thinking about playing sports. Or maybe, you like to cheer on professional athletes when they do sports. Have these questions warmed you…
00:09:00 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
676 - Idioms From Sailing
Are you usually on board with your boss or have you thought about jumping ship? Are you the kind of person who likes to rock the boat or make waves? If so I hope you're not in deep water. These are …
00:11:29 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
675 - Can You Improve Your English Without Goals?
Here is another great question that I got from one of my followers on Instagram. Is it true that if you don't have any certain goals, then you won't be improving your English? Is that true? Do you ne…
00:09:27 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
674 - 3 Ways To Use Should With Conditionals
Should is a pretty versatile word in the world of English grammar. I’ve talked about using should in a few other episodes of the Happy English podcast, and today I’d like to talk about how we use sho…
00:06:06 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
673 - Summer Festival Idioms In Business English
Yesterday was Independence Day here in the USA, which is a holiday with lots of fireworks, and it got me thinking of some related idioms. Today, let’s have a look at six idioms that have a connection…
00:10:10 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
672 - Business English Phrasal Verbs
English Lesson and Dialog
Did you dive into your work today? Did you finish up everything or have you put something off? Once you put everything together and then have it all wrapped up, let me know a…
Did you dive into your work today? Did you finish up everything or have you put something off? Once you put everything together and then have it all wrapped up, let me know a…
00:08:41 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
671 - Improving Pronunciation As An Adult Learner
Today, we’re going to talk about improving pronunciation. As an adult English learner, improving your pronunciation is a worthwhile goal and something that’s going to definitely enhance your overall …
00:07:41 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
670 - Past Modal Would Have
Today, we’re going to continue talking about some of the tricky grammar points that come up on the TOEIC exam. I hope this will come in handy for you if you are taking the exam, and even if not, I’m …
00:07:49 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
669 - Past Modal Could Have
Today, I’m going to start a series of podcasts to help you with some of the tricky grammar points that come up on the TOEIC exam. I hope this will come in handy for you if you are taking the exam, an…
00:06:39 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
668 - Things You Can Run
In this English lesson, let's have a look a things you can run. Some examples are run a business, run the show, run a tight ship, run the risk, run errands, and run a red light. Visit: https://www.my…
00:06:39 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
667 - Phrasal Verbs With RUN
In this episode, we're going to look at phrasal verbs with run. These include run along, run across, run into, run behind, and run off with. Visit: https://www.myhappyenglish.com Join my Podcast Lear…
00:07:12 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
666 - Idioms With RUN + Adjective
In this podcast English lesson, we're going to look at idioms with RUN followed by an adjective. These include run dry, run deep, run late, run low, run short, run smooth, and run wild. Visit: https…
00:08:01 |
Mon 05 Jun 2023
665 - Stop Apologizing
A lot of English learners fall into the bad habit of apologizing for their language skills. Are you in that boat? In this episode, I'm going to talk about why that's a bad habit, and give you some ti…
00:08:59 |
Mon 29 May 2023
664 - Idioms With Animals
In this episode, you can learn idioms with animals.
00:07:13 |
Tue 23 May 2023
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