235. Future Perfect B2 (short story)

Season 4 Episode 235

LOOKING BACK FROM A POINT IN THE FUTURE - FUTURE PERFECT

I have studied / I have been studying English for/since...
(from the past to the present)

Next September, I will have studied / been studying Eng…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

234. B2 Time Adverbs

Season 4 Episode 234

These are the B2 time adverbs you should learn for the speaking and writing of the Cambridge FCE exam. Listen for them in the podcast, and decide which I am referring to in the dialogue section at th…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

233. Uses of 'rather' (with dialogue)

Season 4 Episode 233

'Rather' and its uses

FORM/USE: 'RATHER THAN' + PHRASE
B1
Use a specialist book rather than the Internet. A book is more reliable.
Take the stairs rather than the lift. It’ll keep you fitter.

FORM: 'RATHE…

Published on 5 months ago

232. Would and used to with short story

Season 4 Episode 232

Stative verbs

Thoughts and opinions

believe
know
understand
suppose
think
(I would sit and think about her every day.)
(People used to think that smoking was good for you.)  

Emotions

love
I used to love watchi…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

231. B1 Do for emphasis (with dialogue)

Season 4 Episode 231

Emphasis is used with lots of auxiliary verbs:
- I MUST get to the shop before it closes.
- You SHOULD try and finish the painting today. I'm fed up with smelling paint all over the house.
- I do like y…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

230. B2 story The Visitors (complete version)

Season 230 Episode 4

The Visitors

This is the full version of my story The Visitors recorded in October of last year. The level is B2, but my B1 students are also invited, of course! ;-) 

These are the comprehension questi…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

229. B1 adjectives with hyphens (with dialogue)

Season 4 Episode 229

Adjectives with hyphen at B1 level

good-looking (only with hyphen) - attractive (for people, often men)

well-known - a lot of people have heard of it and know it/him/her

old-fashioned (only with hyphen)…

Published on 6 months ago

228. The Medical check-up (expressions for emphasis)

Season 4 Episode 228

Words and expressions for emphasis

- The reason is I like working with people, I have experience of looking after elderly people and I enjoy volunteering work. 

- The problem is I’m a little lazy, I am…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

227. Talking about the Future (with dialogue)

Season 4 Episode 227

Future Forms in English

I'm not going to talk about future tense and predictions, but other uses of future tense.Going to and present continuous for future

Going to – plans and intentions that we have;…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

226. Get and verbs of movement B1, B2 and story

Season 4 Episode 226

Now it's interesting that we use get as a verb of motion. Often, when it's difficult to actually move. Have you noticed that we say,

Would you like to get into my car.

Now, you go into your house, you …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago