Hear You Go
Hey, English language learners! Practice your listening skills. Learn about new people, places and things, and explore new vocabulary and expressions. All this will help you improve your speaking skills too. Listening and speaking are my passion. Hear You Go is a podcast for you, high beginner & intermediate English language students who want to take their English listening skills to the next level.
Episodes
Tulips everywhere, in yellow, red, pink, white, orange, and even purple and black. They line the streets and the canal. They attract hundreds and hundreds of people to admire them and post their beauty on Instagram. Where? Right here, in Ottawa, Canada, every May.
It’s the annual Tulip Festival, and it’s a sight to behold. The Tulip F...
Who was Julia Child? Why is she important?
If you like to eat, cook, and enjoy cooking shows, join me on a journey into the world of Julia Child, the iconic figure who revolutionized American food culture.
In this episode, we learn about Julia's exciting life story, from...
The elegance of English.
I'd never thought of English that way, but my guest, Maria
Glazunova, explains why English has such an emotional hold her on. It's a beautiful conversation we have for you today.
Maria and I talk about:
- her history with English: learning and teaching it
- burnout and how that led her to adopt a dogme approach to teaching
- how her book literally saved her life
- how she uses a reactive teaching approach with ...
In about a week, I'm going to celebrate my 55th birthday. I remember when I once thought that was old. Hahaha!!!In honour of my 55th birthday, I want to share some thoughts on aging, specifically aging as a woman:
- what it means to get old and look old (smashing the beauty myth!)
- the very real possibility of losing mental agility
Welcome to Episode 41 of Hear You Go!
I'm joined in conversation this week with Urmi Hossain, an inspiring polyglot who shares with us her experiences learning languages, the importance of getting out of your comfort zone and speaking your languages, and how language influences and shapes our identity.
- What language feels like home to you?
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Will you be surprised to learn that creative activities that occupy our hands are crucial for positive mental health, and that these activities contribute to happiness and fulfillment?
The focus of today’s episode is on creativity, crafts, and connection. We’ll look at the Arts and Crafts movement and define arts and crafts – what are...
It was -16 degrees Celsius yesterday, but the sun was shining. It's on days like these when it's easy to stay inside, under a blanket, sipping cups and cups of hot tea or hot chocolate.
It's for this very reason that I not only asked Joanna Radomska of Walking Languages to join me in conversation, but I also joined her 3-week Doable Wa...
With Saint Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought we'd explore chocolate because every supermarket and pharmacy I go to these days has boxes of chocolates on display, front and center. Do you like chocolate? Silly question: who doesn't?
In today's short episode, I'll share a brief history of chocolate (what it is and its origins)...
Do you journal?
Do you know that journaling can be a written and/or spoken practice?
Did you know that journaling in another language can be one of the most useful tools in exploring language and transforming your mindset vis-à-vis learning?
Join me in conversation with a...
Charles Dickens wrote in A Christmas Carol that “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
Lord Byron said of laughter: “Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.”
Pablo Neruda shared that: "Laughter is the language of the soul."
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Sleep. It seems so simple, and yet it's something many of us are struggling to get, or to get enough of.
In today’s episode of Hear You Go, we’re going to dig deeper into sleep and why so many of us seem to suffer from a lack of it. The topic is vast, so we won’t address everything. For today, we’ll explore, as I often do, the science ...
Are you a perfectionist?
In my experience with the English language teachers and learners I know, perfectionism is something a lot of us suffer from. Is it always a bad thing? Are there benefits? What should we do when being perfect is actually causing us harm or stopping us from trying new things?
In Episode 34 of Hear You Go, my guest,...
I've been mulling over, pondering over, thinking about three different topics and how I could possibly bring them together in one podcast episode.
Episode 33 is my attempt to do so.
Today, you'll hear about the concept of a doppelgänger, a look-alike of sorts, followed by a short exploration of extreme sports and the motivations that dri...
Are you ready to be inspired?
My guest on episode 32 is a colleague I greatly admire. Fernanda, a non-native English language teacher based in Brazil, joins me in a conversation where we learn about what drew her to English, and then what propelled her on the path to helping people attain C2 proficiency. It's an amazing story, and you'll hear us talk about the role of...
We're gonna need a bigger boat. - Jaws.
Here's Johnny! - The Shining.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. - The Fly.
Do you like watching horror movies?
I don't really like them, but I know that millions of people do, ...
Autumn in North America is a time when Canada and the USA celebrate Thanksgiving. It's complicated.
On the one hand, it's important to celebrate the harvest, but on the other hand, there's a dark and cruel history to confront.
In today's episode, you'll hear about:
- The history of Thanksgiving and how it's a little different between Canada and the US,
- Why it's necessary to revisit this history in light of the lived experie...
Jackie Chan once said that "coffee is a language in itself". Hmm...
Well, if it is, what words would you use to describe coffee?
For me, it's easy: hot, black and strong. No milk. No sugar. Unless it's a cappuccino, and then I want whole milk frothed to perfection, with a dash of cinnamon.
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What do you notice when you listen to a podcast or when you read a book? Do you actively notice language, and what do you do once you notice something?
In this episode, I talk with my friend and colleague, Bistra of English with Bistra, about the importance of noticing. We'll define some terms, then explain how people notice or can notice...
Hello lovely listeners!
In a world where everything seems to happen quickly, we often measure our progress by how many "things" we do. We're busy, busy, busy.
What if we slowed down and measured our progress by how deeply we understood what we read and listened to instead?
Why do we swim?
I know why I swim, but I wanted to learn more about why so many people swim, and I did what I often do: I read a book titled "Why We Swim", by Bonnie Tsui.
I learned a lot from this book, and in today's episode, anchored in the middle of August with summer coming to a close far too soon, we'll explore a few of the reasons p...
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