Synopsis
Lecciones para aprender y mejorar tú inglés. English lessons to improve your grammar, vocabulary and listening skills.
Episodes
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Pronunciation | Linking sounds in Connected Speech - AIRC132
04/12/2016 Duration: 44minIn this episode we're going to help you improve your pronunciation with linking sounds. How words join together in connected speech - because WE DO NOT SPEAK LIKE ROBOTS DO WE? Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Audio message from Jose from Mexico. Audio message from Mamen: doubt and hesitate Doubt I doubt if we can help her. Why are you hesitating? Doubt = dudar “I doubt if we’ll be making a special Christmas podcast this year.” “I doubt that I’ll be eating turkey on Christmas day.” “Did you have doubts about the consistency of this podcast when we first started?” To doubt means to lack confidence in something; to disbelieve, question, or suspect. To hesitate means to stop or pause before making a decision or doing something. (dudar , vacilar) Expressions with doubt there is some doubt about it = sobre esto existen dudas beyond doubt = fuera de duda beyond all reasonable doubt = más allá de toda dud
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Ghosts and the Supernatural - AIRC131
27/11/2016 Duration: 43minIn this episode we're going to talk about ghosts and the supernatural an idea from Liliana from Colombia who sent us this voice message Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Feedback: Bruno Schvidah from Brazil My name is Bruno and I am from Brazil but recently living in Copenhagen! My weak side has been "adverbial clauses and linkers" I would really like to go through that! For now, I wish you all a great Friday! All the best, Bruno Episode 32 Although / even though / despite / in spite of - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/10/09/im-just-a-poor-english-teacher-im-happy-though-airc32/ Episode 55 but, even though/although, however, in spite of/despite - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/06/14/linking-words-but-even-thoughalthough-however-in-spite-ofdespite-etc-shopping-expressions-airc55/ Go and listen to those two episodes, Bruno and if there are linking words, conjunctions that we did not mention,
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Marketing and Market Research - AIRC130
20/11/2016 Duration: 57minIn this episode we're going to help you improve your marketing vocabulary Audio feedback from Maria Jose from Cordoba Sign up to our email list and we'll tell you when you can join our free conversation practice. http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Maite Hi Craig! First of all I have to say that your English podcasts are by far the best. I've never seen such magnificent podcasts. Well, I'd like you to teach me vocabulary about marketing issues because I'm doing a degree in marketing and market research and I want to get more vocabulary skills. That's all folks! Thanks in advance for being as you are. Maite "Marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships." - wikipedia Does marketing have good or bad connotations? Marketing is activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. People who work in marketing tr
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Mansion Interviews Andrew Walkely from londonlanguagelab.com
17/11/2016 Duration: 26minAndrew Walkely and I worked at the same language school in Valancia when Andrew was living here with his family a few years ago. But he left Valencia and we lost touch with each other, as people do, so I was really pleased to meet up with him at a teaching conference in the Uk this year. We had lunch together during the conference and he told me about an exciting new project he's started in London so I wanted to bring him on the podcast to speak about it. Don't forget that you can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/andrew Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Vocabulary freelance - independiente, autónomo/a to set up (a company) rolayties bizzare joint venture - empresa conjunta redevelopment - remodelación, reurbanización council estate - un barrio de viviendas de alquiler subvencionadas por el ayuntamient
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Time Clauses and Time Expressions - AIRC129
13/11/2016 Duration: 31minIn this episode we're going to help you with your time clauses Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Feedback: Email from Rafael alba garcia I've just listened to the new podcast and I found it very interesting with these nine words in Spanish. Episode 127: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/10/30/9-spanish-words-we-need-in-english-airc127/ Muy bien descritas esas nueve palabras, pero con la explicación de «ya», en mi opinión Reza no ha estado del todo (a bit) exacto, porque cuando en español se hace una pregunta, (por ejemplo).... ¿quieres un vaso de agua? o ¿tu eres Craig?, los españoles no solemos contestar «ya».....otra cosa es que yo diga....¡Tú eres Craig!, (afirmación), entonces Craig puede contestar, ya, (ya lo sé) Audio Feedback: Ivan from Valencia We spoke about time clauses with the present perfect in Episode 18 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/24/present-perfect-fig-rolls-with-special
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Vague Language - AIRC128
06/11/2016 Duration: 24minIn this episode we're going to help you understand and use vague language. What are you doing later this evening? - I’ve got to sort out some stuff at home. (What stuff?) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: A question from Vanessa in my FCE class: What is the difference between "even though" and "even so"? When do you use the first and when do you use the second? EVEN THOUGH = aunque, a pesar de que - "I decided to walk to the library even though it was raining." / "Decidí caminar hasta la biblioteca aunque estaba lloviendo." EVEN SO = aun así - "I know you don't like vegetables, darling. Even so, you must eat them." / "Ya sé que no te gustan las verduras cariño. Pero aun así te las tienes que comer." Vague language - not distinct (vago/a) Sometimes vague language is bad: How much does this cost? - Around 15 quid, more or less. Legal contracts and documents, for example, shouldn’t
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9 Spanish Words We Need In English - AIRC127
30/10/2016 Duration: 28minIn this episode we look at 9 words that don't have direct translations in English. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Javier from Tolasa What's the difference between 'life expectation' and 'life expectancy' (and also 'life span')? Life expectancy usually refers to the amount of years left in one's life based on the person's current age. Life span refers to the average total duration of a lifetime within specific groups 9 Spanish Words We Need in English 1.GUIRI: a foreigner, usually a tourist, who happens to be in Spain and stands out as being pretty obviously not a local. (GRINGO in Central/South America) En España los guiris hacen más ruido que los españoles. SAYS WHO? I COMPLETELY DISAGREE! Do you wear sandals and socks? Walk on the sunny side of the street in August? “Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun!” 2. ESTRENAR: to wear or use something for the first
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Alternative Medicine - AIRC126
23/10/2016 Duration: 57minAlternative Medicine - AIRC126 In this episode we'll be speaking about alternative medicine (aromatherapy, acupuncture etc.) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Salui http://www.sobreperrospod.es/ En hora buena Salvi Melguizo y Ana Sánchez por llegar a 100 episodios de Sobre Perros!! http://fisiosmterapia.com/podcast/ Voice message from Pilar from Madrid Email from Carlos "I am trying now to get the Cambridge First Certificate, so I was looking for some audios in the internet in order to train my listening skills when I found your podcasts by chance. I´d like to tell you that not only are your podcasts really useful to improve my listening and grammar skills, but they are also very funny, I have a good time with them. (I really enjoy them). Actually, I usually go running twice or three times a week and I do that listening to your episodes. Sometimes you guys make me laugh and people w
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Phrasal Verbs with TAKE and GET - AIRC125
16/10/2016 Duration: 37minIn this episode we look at phrasal verbs with take and get in answer to a voice message from Ivan. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Manuel Tarazona from Paterna Hello podcasters, I'm writing a new letter to you while I'm listening (to) the drug episode when I've just finished my holidays. Drugs Episode 118 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/08/28/drugs-and-addiction-airc118/ I hope you could talk about playing music in a future episode: instruments, amplifiers, speakers..... I play guitar with my friends and I'm interesting about (interested in) that vocabulary. Thanks you for your podcasts and go on! A big hug for you from Manuel. Paterna. We spoke about music vocabulary in Episode 27 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/07/14/its-cheap-at-half-the-price-airc27/ Voice message: Drug episode from anonymous (Messy - desordenado): Drugs and Addiction Episode 118 Ivan Ballester-
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How Not to Repeat Yourself in English - AIRC124
09/10/2016 Duration: 35minIn this episode we'll be speaking about avoiding repetition. Not saying 'thank you' all the time or repeating expressions like 'How are you?' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Fransisco from Granada Voice message - good news! Francisco Espínola from Granada passed his FCE exam! Thanks for your comments, Francisco. Wonderful pronunciation and not one mistake! Itunes reviews thank yous to everyone who has taken the time to write a short for us. It's because of you that we are one of the best podcasts for learning English in itunes - the most visible. chuspo from Spain Merak.kain from Mexico rrg01 from Mexico Sirihus from Spain ("It's the best podcast I've ever heard and you are a perfect couple, doing that everything flows so perfect and easy") Mcorrea2004 from Spain Alvaroscali from Spain Comment on the website from Rafael: Hello Reza and Craig, very interesting this episode speaking
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The difference between ALL and EVERYTHING | FIX, MANAGE, MAKE IT and FIGURE OUT - AIRC123
02/10/2016 Duration: 42minThe difference between ALL and EVERYTHING | FIX, MANAGE, MAKE IT and FIGURE OUT - AIRC123 In this episode we speak about the difference between ALL and EVERYTHING | FIX, MANAGE, MAKE IT and FIGURE OUT and your feedback and questions that you sent us during the summer. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ We recieved a Voice message from Hellen Jimenez from Costa Rica. As Helen said, you can find a free grammar reference at http://www.mansioningles.com/ . There is also grammar in our free courses and you can download the grammar pdf from the store: http://store.mansioningles.net/ it costs 1.99 euros. Listener Feedback: Ivan from Cuba Hi guys I'm Ivan and I'm Cuban that’s why my situation here with the internet is kind of complicated but I will always find a way to get your episodes. I wanted to say that you guys are great and I believe truly in what you do. I'd like to ask you about the use of ALL and
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Too, Enough and Religion Vocabulary- AIRC122
25/09/2016 Duration: 24minIn this episode we look at the difference between too and enough and vocabulary connected to religion. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Wesling Rojas "I want to improve my speaking but I don't know how to do it. Please just give me some advices (advice/pieces of advice/some advice)." You must speak! 'You can´t make an omelette if you don't break a few eggs!' Practice, practice, practice! Who can you speak to and practise with? 1. Go to an English-speaking country. 2. Find English native speakers in your area. 3. Go to a language exchange (un intercambio) in a bar or cafe. 4. Use Italki.com Italki ad read: Effective 1 to 1 personal teaching Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) 5. Find a foreign boyfriend or girlfriend 6. Arrange to meet up with work colleagues or friends and speak
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Mansion Interviews Innes about Fishing
21/09/2016 Duration: 08minMy friend Innes is a keen fisherman, and when he came to visit me last summer I asked him about fishing and if he goes fishing in the rain. There are comprehension questions and translated vocabulary from this interview at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/Innes
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Common Collocations with KEEP, SAVE and GO - AIRC121
18/09/2016 Duration: 27minIn this episode we're going to help you improve your collocations with the verbs keep, save and go. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Adriana Salazar KEEP (guardar, conservar) “Don't drink all the water. We need to keep some for tomorrow.” Quedarse con - “I’ve decided to keep this microphone and not return it to the shop.” Guardar, almacenar - “Where do you keep the sugar?’ Criar - “My aunt Mary has kept bees for over forty years.” Seguir (continue) - ‘He kept working until six o'clock.’ / ‘Keep walking until you get to the beach.’ keep a promise (make and break) keep a secret - Are you good or bad at keeping secrets? keep an appointment (make and cancel) keep calm (and carry on) - mantener la calma / tranquilizarse keep in touch (with) - seguir en contacto / get in touch Keep in mind - no olvidar, tener en cuenta keep quiet keep the change keep it real! - ¡sé sincero! keep your chi
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Common Collocations with BREAK, CATCH and PAY - AIRC120
11/09/2016 Duration: 24minIn this episode we're going to help you with some common collocations with the verbs BREAK, CATCH & PAY Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Revise collocations with Make and Do in Episode 2: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-2/ Listener Feedback: Hi excelente podcast, this is my first time writing, I know this podcast will help me to improve my English. Could you please help me with collocations. Thanks Adriana Salazar BREAK - smash, fracture a bone, shatter, stop functioning, descansar, hacer pausa To physically break something: break a glass / break a limb (arm or leg) break someone's heart break a habit - to break a bad habit, replace it with a good one break a promise (make, keep a promise) break a record - Have we broken the record for the most podcasts recorded in 3 days? break the ice - What are your favourite ‘ice-breakers’? break the law - Have you e
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Getting Dressed and Undressed - AIRC119
04/09/2016 Duration: 45minGetting Dressed and Undressed - AIRC119 In this episode we're going to help you get undressed (and dressed)! They’ll be a live unzipping by Reza and a live unbuttoning by Craig. If you don’t know what that means, you need to listen to this podcast? Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Feedback: Elisa from Finland Hi, After the last episode I had my palm read ;) And guess what, my future seems to be brilliant. The lady told me that she can see two men and probably one dog ... Both men were bald but the dog was hairy... One of the men had a tattoo on the top of his head... something like Mickey Mouse.. But the main thing was that they had a big announcement in their hands: We are podcasting forever! Elisa We spoke about clothes on Episode 7 http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-7/ More vocabulary on mansioningles.com http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario10.htm To g
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Drugs and Addiction - AIRC118
28/08/2016 Duration: 45minDrugs and Addiction - AIRC118 In this episode we're going to help you increase your vocabulary around taking drugs and addiction. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Last week economics and investment trends and this week drugs and addiction! Listener Feedback: Segundo Davila de Peru Soy un Peruano que viaja mucho soy Ingeniero, todo el tiempo estoy estudiando Inglés sin terminar, actualmente me encuentro de viaje de trabajo en Marruecos. He encontrado sus podcasts y me interesan mucho, son muy prácticos, mi nivel es casi intermedio, favor sus recomendaciones para ver que me conviene adquirir de sus productos pero para descargar y pago con tarjeta de crédito. Drugs and Addiction to be addicted to to have an addiction (to) an addict an addictive substance What is addiction? Quote from Psychology Today website: "Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, c
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The Economy and Discussing Trends - AIRC117
21/08/2016 Duration: 45minIn this episode we're going to help you speak about the economy and discussing trends Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ We spoke about money vocabulary and the economy in Episode 46 Discussing Trends - upward and downward trends Verbs/Nouns - DOWN to decline/a decline to go down to drop/a drop to fall/a fall to decrease/a decrease to dip/a dip to slide - deslizar /a slide More extreme- to plummet to halve/a halving to plunge/a plunge to nosedive/a nosedive to tumble/a tumble ___________________________________________ UP to rise (intransitive = no object)/a rise to raise (transitive = with object)/a raise to go up to increase/ an increase to improve/ an improvement to grow/ a growth to recover (from a previous fall)/ a recovery to peak (to a maximum point)/ a peak More extreme- to shoot up to hockeystick (US) to skyrocket/ a skyrocketing (uncommon) *NOT a skyrocket to double, triple/ a doubling/trip
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Dependent prepositions – Nouns followed by a preposition - AIRC116
14/08/2016 Duration: 28minIn this episode we're going to help you revise and practise prepositions that are commonly found after some popular nouns. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Mamen Mamen listens to podcasts while walking the dog. That's a great idea! “It’s been a while since I've spoken to you” Thanks for the invitation to visit Biescas. We'll try to make it up there at the end of the summer. Have a wonderful summer! A dependent preposition is a preposition that always follows the same expression; for example, we say 'interested in' and not 'interested on' or 'interested about'. As we saw in the previous two episodes, dependent prepositions can depend on a verb or adjective, as well as a noun. There are dependent prepositions which go before certain nouns and others that go after certain nouns. IN in agreement - Are we in agreement with the way English should be taught? in doubt - I’m in doubt about
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Dependent prepositions – Adjectives followed by a preposition - AIRC115
07/08/2016 Duration: 36minIn this episode we're going to help you revise and practise prepositions that are commonly found after some popular adjectives. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Gaby from Peru English teacher working with accountants Episodes 24 and 46 - money verbs Episode 24 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/06/05/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-the-rich-mans-world-airc24/ ) Money vocabulary and the economy: ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/03/20/say-and-tell-economy-and-money-vocabulary-and-idioms-airc46/ ) ( What does she like?/What is she like? Episode 44 - ‘like’ and ‘as’ ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/02/28/the-difference-between-like-and-as-and-the-pronunciation-of-can-and-cant-airc44/ ) Episode 117 is going to be about describing trends ‘Thanks a bunch!’ - we love you too, Gaby! I think this YouTube video will help you with 'like': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6xU2G_FOYM A