ThinkinEnglish

A brief explanation of the uses of Right and Left in normal everyday language

Spotted Dick? What? Toad in the Hole? someone's having a laugh!

My accent is supposed to be a BBC accent, middle of the road, and easy to understand. But I went through hell to get it! 

A short presentation of formal and informal language and when to use it.

I apologise for my voice - I still have a bad cold. I hope the podcast is clear.

Some of my favourite words from English and different languages

Using a new microphone, and I forgot the Pop filter, so please excuse me. 

Do you have a bucket list? What is a bucket list? Find out!

A short episode about how Brits behave, and some salty slang words!

I talk about my trip to the dentist, the use of the strange suffix ISH, and some basic, common slang. Hope you enjoy it! Contact me on @kotkienglish on Facebook if you have any comments, questions or…

A reminder on content and function words that help English people to 'swallow' sounds, and a rather bad impersonation of different kinds of laughter!

How to keep a conversation going, even when you forget some words!

Be careful with your opinion, it might not be wanted!

Yes it is, No, it isn't! Some of the important ways to communicate in English.

Would you like to know why English people speak so quickly? They 'swallow' words and letters!

No questions, no quiz, just a story about how we got around in China. Enjoy!

I tell a story, and then ask you five questions. I also use some common phrasal verbs.

Visit our Facebook page @kotkienglish or 'Ania and John's English page' to see the timeline picture. Thanks!

The PPC is useful for when you want to say that you have been doing something for some time...I have been talking for ten minutes!

The Present Perfect is not as difficult as some people think - and we use it a lot in spoken English. I like to think of it as 'experiences' in the past that connect to the present and beyond. Listen…