167 - 5-Minute English: Bad Driving

In this episode, we go back to the fundamentals of language learning:listening, reading, speaking, and writing. But here’s the key idea: You’ll learn faster when these skills overlap. Instead of practicing each skill separately, you’ll discover how to combine them so new vocabula ...  Show more

In this 5-Minute English episode, you'll learn useful vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and collocations related to cleaning your home. Through a short story, we follow someone tackling a messy apartment—from dirty dishes and clutter to sparkling floors. Along the way, you'll hear natur ...  Show more

I had a listener who is taking their driving test soon and requested an episode on driving, so I thought that was a great idea and I did it! I hope this episode helps you with some driving vocabulary and expressions, as well as the differences between British and American English ...  Show more

Today's English expression and dialog: a guy thing…a car thing…a Harley thing Ugh…John's home. Yeah! He loves his Harley! Why does it have to be so loud? It's a Harley thing! That's why we love it. Why do you love it? It's stupid! It's a guy thing! Women~~ FREE LESSONS: DailyDict ...  Show more

Today's English expression and dialog: a sad state of affairs Over 1,500 people have been shot in Chicago so far this year? Yup. This year. But guns are illegal in Chicago~ It's a sad state of affairs… FREE LESSONS: DailyDictationMembers@gmail.com Say, "Free lessons, CS!" Subscri ...  Show more

Today's English expression and dialog: Nasty She was just doing her job. Defending a man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl? It was her job. She laughed about it. She's nasty. GET FREE LESSONS: DailyDictationMembers@gmail.com Say, "Free lessons, CS!" Subscribe on iTunes and get ...  Show more