English with Rob

Rod the English Teacher joins me all the way from Brazil to talk about a passion which became his reason to learn English: The American singer and 'Queen of Pop', Madonna. 

 

I hope that Rod can be an inspiration for English learners to improve their English through finding sources which they love.

 

USEFUL LINKS

Rod the English Teacher on YouTube 

Rod the English Teacher on Instagram

English with Rob on YouTube 

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In this podcast episode for English learners, Stephen from SEND7 Podcast (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) chats to me about the news and how he creates his podcast for English learners to stay updated about the news while improving their fluency.

Useful Vocabulary script:

S: Hey Rob, I’m going to the shop. Do you want anything?

R: Ooh, yes please. Could you bias some apple source?

S: Us?

R: Yeah. And some orange juice. The ...

In this podcast episode for English learners, Tanya from ENglish Coach 3Ts and I explore whether it is better to live in the city or in the countryside.

Here is some useful vocabulary we talk about:

Metropolis

City

Town

Village

Hamlet

Country/countryside (possible confusion of word ‘country’)

Overcrowded

Isolated

Hectic

Multicultural

Peaceful

Natural

 

USEFUL LINKS

English Coach 3Ts Website: https://englishcoach-3ts.com/

English Co...

In this podcast episode for English learners, Anna with 2 Ns and I explore lots of useful phrases with 'get'. 

 

Here are some of the 'get' phrases we talk about:

To get - to receive or take possession of somehow

To get - Where did you get that lovely…?

To get  - To make contact with:

What’s the best time of day to get you?

To get + transport

Can you get a bus on the street where you live?

To get + Situation/state/emotion

Have you ...

In this podcast episode for English learners, I explore whether or not it's a good idea to use jokes in English lessons

 

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE

- Pro's and Con's of using Jokes in English lessons

- Suggestions of how jokes can be used in the ESL classroom

- Different types of jokes

- Jokes I have made up

 

USEFUL LINKS

English with Rob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RADEnglish

English with Rob on  Instagram: https://www.ins...

Julie from English Etc with Julie is my guest today. She is a Canadian English teacher (and HR Management graduate) currently living in Dubai. She posts really useful content on Instagram for English learners (links below), so I invited her on to the show.

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE

- Useful vocabulary for dating 

- Good and bad dating experiences

- Useful practices for dating conversation

- Dating do's and dating don'ts

 

EXTRAS FROM ...

Sukhi from English Every Day is my guest in this episode. Sukhi and I had never spoken before we started to record the podcast, so we asked questions with phrasal verbs to get to know each other. 

The phrasal verbs you can learn from context in this podcast are:

To be up to

To be into

To pick up on

To get up to

To take after 

To be named after

To take up

To dress up/as

To pop out

To pick on

To catch up with

To gross out

To crack up

...

This podcast episode for English learners is about how to understand connected speech. Connected speech is when native English speakers connect words, so that a sentence sounds like one long sound, and it is difficult to identify and recognise individual words. 

 

In this episode I also give you some tips on how to stick to your 2022 English learning goals.

 

You can find more English teaching content from me here: Youtube - https:...

Anna from English like a Native is my special guest for this Christmas themed podcast for improving your English. Even if you do not celebrate Christmas, at this time of year you are very likely to have some Christmas themed small talk if you meet native English speakers. This podcast is full of useful English vocabulary and phrases for Christmas conversations.

Be sure to check out Anna's fantastic content for English learners:

You...

Tika of Tika teaches English joins me on the podcast to tell us all about two massive changes in her life - her marriage and relocation to South Korea. 

We begin with some useful English vocabulary to talk about moving house and relocating to another country, then Tika tells us about her preparations for relocating, followed by a game about famous expats. 

Be sure to follow Tika on Instagram for some fantastic English learning cont...

In this podcast for English learners, I introduce you to some phrases, idioms and expressions which involve different countries and cities. You will learn the phrases, how to use them , hear some examples and learn about the origin of the phrases. The the jingle says, it's some interesting English.

  You can find more English teaching content from me here: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPChymTz1N2paPCn92wWGQ Instagram...

There's no English teacher guest this week, I'm all alone. But that doesn't mean I can't bring you useful English in a fun way.

In this episode I look at some useful English phrases about letters and abbreviations, I dig into the phrasal verb 'to make up' which has three meanings, pluss a noun and an adjective! I also look at some phrases and words which I think are stupid, make no sense, and are unfair.

Here are some things I ment...

I don't know much about cars, which is why English teacher and mechanic David, from Speak Like David, is the perfect guest for this discussion about cars.

We start by looking at some useful English vocabulary for conversations about cars. Next we discuss some differences between American and British English. There is also lots of car conversation and some useful car phrases.

Here is some of the useful vocabulary and phrases from th...

In this English teaching podcast I am with Cara Leopold from Leo Listening, talking about how to learn English with TV and Movies.

We discuss why TV and Movies can be a fantastic learning tool, and how you can benefit from being entertained while acquiring new language, or getting valuable English listening practice.

 

We look at some useful vocabulary, and some TV/Movie watching words which are different in The UK and The USA.

 

T...

Ruth from English for Change is my English teacher guest this week. She is the perfect guest to talk about Feminism with, because she comes from a background of activism and campaigning for equality. 

 

Feminism - Useful Vocabulary:

- Patriarchy

- Sexism

- Misogyny/Misogynist/Misogynistic

- Misandry/Misandrist

- A sexist pig

- Male privilige

- Mansplaining

- Manterrupting

- Manspreading

- Toxic masculinity

- Woke

- Intersectionalit...

With Dan, from Learn London, being an expert in teaching Business English, he was a great guest to sit down and chat with about the best formal English language words and phrases to use in job interviews.

We use English to chat about the weird coincidence of how we came to be in contact with each other, and seagulls.

There is also a job interview roleplay game at the end of the podcast. See if you can guess what job the interview i...

Yes, it's THE John from John's English Page guesting this week, and his cat Alan features too. We chat (not Alan) about:

EPISODE 27 - HOW HAS BRITAIN CHANGED?

John brings his Guess the Year quiz about what things were happening in Britain when he last lived there. Then we talk (and sometimes laugh) about a few things which have changed in the last few years since we have both lived away in different countries.

Here is the USEFUL VO...

Emma from Pronunciation with Emma (and Procrastination with Emma) joined me for this chat. It was supposed to be about managing all the different online social media platforms she uses, but we mostly talked about YouTube, teaching English through gaming, and pigeons. 

There's lots of natural chat, gaming and social media vocabulary, and word games to play along with.

Useful Vocabulary:

To go viral

To troll/a troll

A Feed

To @ someo...