Conversation & Pronunciation: Learn English with The Rachel's English Podcast
1) 025: New Year's Resolutions
Do you make New Yearâs Resolutions? Today we discuss the kinds of resolutions we make, and discuss tips on how to keep them. Learn what a SMART goal is, and learn the idioms and interesting vocabulary...Show More
2) 024: The Best Present You've Ever Gotten
Today we talk about the best present weâve ever gotten, and define interesting words, terms, and phrases that come up in natural conversation. Learn the phrases âfreaking outâ, âbig dealâ, âto be up t...Show More
3) 023: Conversations: Describe a Recent Situation that Made you Crack Up
David and I ask each other questions to get the conversation going â then we stop when we use an idiom, phrasal verb, or challenging vocabulary word and explain it. Youâll learn and these words and p...Show More
4) 022: Phrases for being Polite in American English
When we were in Italy recently, we often struggled with knowing the polite way to phrase a request or ask for something. We could get the point across, but we lacked nuance with the language. Today ...Show More
5) 021: Our Experience Being Non-Native Speakers
Today we reflect on our trip to Italy and what is was like being non-native speakers. We discuss how we picked up language there, and how it felt not being able to fully communicate. We talk about bec...Show More
6) 020: Letting Go of Inhibitions and Embodying a New Language
Today we listen to a conversation that we recorded in Italy with my sister- and brother-in-law as we discuss what it means to be in another country, trying to speak a new language. We talk about leavi...Show More
7) 019: Conversations: What are some of the Great Things about Living in Philadelphia?
Today we study casual English conversation as David and I ask each other questions like: Think back 10 years. What's something that has changed about your personality? As we speak, we pick out the phr...Show More
019: Conversations: What are some of the Great Things about Living in Philadelphia?
30:15 | Nov 15th, 2017
8) 018: Taking the IELTS Speaking Test - Interview with Eliot Friesen of Magoosh
The IELTS exam tests your proficiency in English, and today we sit down with IELTS expert Eliot Fresien of Magoosh. He has created a training program to help students prepare, and today we discuss in-...Show More
018: Taking the IELTS Speaking Test - Interview with Eliot Friesen of Magoosh
51:32 | Nov 8th, 2017
9) 017: Conversations: What's the Most Challenging Job you've Ever Had?
Today David and I ask each other a series of questions to get the conversation going. Then we stop ourselves as idioms, phrasal verbs, or interesting vocabulary words come up in conversation. A sample...Show More
10) 016: Friendships in America
Today we answer questions about making with Americansâand growing friendships with Americans. Is it normal to have good friends of both sexes? Do Americans avoid talking about the difficulties in life...Show More