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This is a listening episode of a story taken from the public domain that was written in 1735. It is one chapter from a book titled "Pirates,  The Lives and Adventures of Sundry Notorious Pirates", by…

In this episode I define and give examples of common health related idioms. 

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In this episode I discuss how you can become more competent and gain confidence using English at your job.

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In this lesson we practice the soft(voiceless) and hard(voiced) Th pronunciation with a series of drills and sentences that you can do along with the recording. Repeated use of this type of exercise …

This lesson is a thorough description of how to properly use the six basic tenses of English. I cover in detail present,past and future simple, as well as corresponding continuous forms. This is an a…

In this lesson I read a story from the public domain review regarding a published event which occurred in Nuremburg in 1561.  Following the reading I ask three listening comprehension questions as we…

In this episode I describe some of the most common idioms we could use everyday in a speaking situation. Because of the fact that we use thousands of idioms in English, this will be the first of mult…

In this episode I read a science article from the Library of Congress which is in the public domain. At the end of the reading I include vocabulary and an explanation of complex terms presented in th…

In this episode I describe the common things we say when giving directions. This can vary depending on the English speaking country you find yourself in. I also cover how we indicate common landmarks…

In this lesson I provide drills and sentences for you to practice the proper pronunciation for both W and Y sounds. 

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In this lesson we practice the standard "L" sound for when "L" is positioned at the front, middle or end of the word. This is a good exercise to practice your L pronunciation and you may want to repe…

In this lesson I give you many examples of how you can start your sentences and make declarative statement in conversational speaking.  These structures and patterns are used daily by native English …

In this lesson I describe  common sentence patterns we use in English questions. These phrases are in simple form and can be joined with one clause or more to make complete sentences. Some of these s…

In this lesson I cover the use of No Article when speaking in a general manner as well as the rules and exceptions concerning countable and uncountable nouns. I also review important rules to focus o…

In this lesson I review all the rules of grammar for using definite and indefinite Articles. Also, I discuss countable and uncountable nouns and some difficulties for non native speakers of English. 

In this lesson we look at some ways to talk about the past, specifically Present Perfect and Past Perfect forms. I detail their usage and point out the differences between these two past forms. 

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In this lesson I discuss many ways we use diplomatic language in business to be less direct or aggressive and more polite and inclusive of others. I hope you find this lesson useful.

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In this lesson I review several causes of pronunciation difficulties and provide a drill to help you overcome these pronunciation problems. I cover minimal pairs, word stress, consonant clusters, mul…

In this lesson I discuss English business meetings, the format and many useful phrases that can be used. I talk about voicing our opinion, agreeing, disagreeing, interruptions and asking for clarific…