English with Monty - The Podcast about the English Language
Episodes
8-minute English - Verbs with different meanings: 'Run'
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the word 'run' in different ways. We give an explanation and a few different examples on how...
69. Essential Phrasal Verbs
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about some essential phrasal verbs. These are phrasal verbs that you're much more likely to use in everyday conversation such as “...
8-minute English - Past perfect continuous
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the past perfect continuous. We give an explanation and a few different examples as to how y...
68. Motivational Idioms
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about some motivational idioms. Sometimes it's hard to get motivated with your English so we have included some idioms that will g...
8-minute English - Moods & feelings vocabulary
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about vocabulary for moods and feelings. Try and guess the moods or feelings with Gideon's great acting skill...
8-minute English - Crime vocabulary
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about vocabulary connected to crime. We're hoping you will never be a victim but useful if you like watching ...
67. A trip to London - useful phrases and vocabulary
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about taking a trip to London. We discuss what different phrases and vocabulary you can use when visiting London. We also give som...
8-minute English - Word association
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how word association can be a good way of improving your vocabulary. For example if we give you the wor...
66. How can AI help with English learning?
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how Artificial Intelligence can help with English language learning. We cover personalised learning, grammar and writing ass...
8-minute English - Nouns and verbs with the same spelling but different pronunciation
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about Nouns and verbs with the same spelling but different pronunciation such as 'progress', 'combat' and 'at...
65. Essential idioms
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about some essential idioms and expressions and what they mean. We cover expressions such as “it rings a bell”, “touch wood”...
8-minute English - Prepositional verbs
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about prepositional verbs such as 'suffer from', 'depend on' and 'comment on' among others. Perfect if you d...
Exclusive episode - Unreal past
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about the unreal past. Using expressions such as 'it's time', 'wish' and 'if only' among others. Perfect if ...
8-minute English - Adjective word order
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about what the word order is for adjectives and whether we should follow it. The order is: opinion, size, age...
64. Binomial pairs
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about binomial pairs and how to use them. We cover expressions such as “rough and ready”, “odds and ends” and “high and ...
8-minute English - Phrasal verb opposites
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about some phrasal verbs and their opposites. Covering “pick up” and “let down” among others. Perfec...
63. A migrant's story: Marcus from China
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks to Marcus from China who now lives in London. He regularly attends our conversation group on Fridays and suggested the interview. It gives a...
8-minute English - Idioms with colours
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about some idioms that use colours. Covering “feeling blue” and “in the pink” among others. Perfect ...
62. What books should you read?
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon recommend some English books to read. From A2 to C1 levels we cover a number of books that are ideal for English learners. For more inf...
8-minute English - Compound adjectives
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about some common compound adjectives. Covering adjectives such as “offputting” and “downhearted”. P...
61. How to improve your pronunciation in English
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how to improve your pronunciation in English. From focusing on the phonetics to recording yourself while speaking, we cover ...
Exclusive episode - English proverbs
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Ben talk for around 8 minutes about English proverbs such as 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating' and 'procrastination is the thief of ...
60. Common English errors - when a learner’s first language is Spanish
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Diana talk about common English errors that Spanish speakers make. Diana is from Bogota in Colombia and now lives in London. She did some less...
8-minute English - Using 'have' and 'have got'
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use 'have' and 'have got'. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your gra...
59. Common mistakes in English: Part 2
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about common mistakes between words in English. We cover the difference between using 'practise' and 'practice'; 'injured', 'damag...
8-minute English - Reflexive pronouns
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use reflexive pronouns. 'Myself', 'yourself,' 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'yourselves', 'our...
58. Common mistakes in English
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about common mistakes between words in English. We cover the difference between using 'sensitive' and 'sensible'; 'beside' and 'be...
8-minute English - Present simple vs. present continuous
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how and when to use the present simple or the present continuous. These tenses are commonly confused bu...
57. Shakespeare idioms that we use today
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about different idioms that Shakespeare first used. We cover expressions such as: 'lie low', 'heart of gold', 'faint-hearted' and ...
8-minute English - Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use adjectives when they end in '-ed' and '-ing'. They discuss when to use them depending on the...
56. Prefixes and suffixes
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how to use different words with prefixes and suffixes. Looking at how words in their base form can some sometimes change a g...
8-minute English - 'As' or 'like'?
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use 'as' or 'like'. They discuss which situations you can use them in and how they can be easily...
55. How to change your mindset
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks to Kevin, who is an English coach, about how to change your mindset towards English language learning. He talks about the idea of seeing you...
8-minute English - Past perfect
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the past perfect. Using it to tell stories, general expressions and with adverbs. Perfect i...
54. Our conversation group in London
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about the English conversation group that Monty organises on a weekly basis in London. If you would like to come along then regist...
Exclusive episode - how to use 'used to', 'be used to' and 'get used to'
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use 'used to', 'be used to' and 'get used to'. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to ...
53. 10 Positive expressions
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about ten different positive expressions. Covering expressions such as: 'the early bird catches the worm', 'good things come to th...
8-minute English - Prepositions: Time and place (in, at and on)
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
8-minute English - Prepositions: Time and place (in, at and on) Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use prepositions of time and pl...
52. British culture: Part 3 - Music
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Ben (To The Point English with Ben: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzxHbqh9Pxk9sV4W66jIbjA) talk about British music. From Pink Floyd to Ed ...
8-minute English - Modal verbs: Probability
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use modal verbs when talking about probability. Covering certainty with 'must', 'to be bound to'...
51. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen - a short extract
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Amy read a short extract from the book Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. They talk about some of the less common words and their meanings....
8-minute English - Modal verbs with ’have’
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Amy (https://englishwithamyonline.com/) talk for around 8 minutes about how to use modal verbs with the word 'have'. Covering 'will have', 'mi...
50. Participle clauses
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about participle clauses. These clauses give information in a briefer form or to add some drama. They are typically used in writte...
8-minute English - Modal verbs: Requests, offers and invitations
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use modal verbs to express requests, offers and invitations. Covering more polite and formal for...
49. British culture: Part 2 - Literature
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about British literature throughout the ages. From Beowulf to Chaucer and Shakespeare to Jane Austin to name but a few. We give yo...
8-minute English - Infinitives of purpose
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about when and how you use infinitives of purpose - e.g. I went to the shop to buy some milk Perfect if you ...
48. Discourse markers
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how to use discourse markers when speaking. Discourse markers are words and phrases that are used to organise and manage the...
8-minute English - Separable and non-separable phrasal verbs: Part 2
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Ben (To The Point English with Ben: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzxHbqh9Pxk9sV4W66jIbjA) talk for around 8 minutes using separable and no...
47. Common English errors - when a learner’s first language is Dutch
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Tessa from the Netherlands talk about common English errors that Dutch speakers make. Supporting my podcast is easy and helps me create grea...
8-minute English - Separable and non-separable phrasal verbs: Part 1
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Ben (To The Point English with Ben: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzxHbqh9Pxk9sV4W66jIbjA) talk for around 8 minutes using separable and no...
46. British culture: Part 1 - Positives and negatives
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Amy (from English With Amy Online - https://englishwithamyonline.com/) talk about three positive and three negative aspects of British culture...
8-minute English - Using stative verbs in the continuous form
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about when to use stative verbs in the continuous form. Many state verbs have two different forms (a state on...
45. 10 English idioms you can use at work
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about idioms that you can use at work. Covering: Cut corners; it's not rocket science; get the ball rolling; up to speed; on the b...
8-minute English - Adjectives or adverbs: Part 2
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about when to use adjectives or adverbs. In this part they cover spellings of adverbs with an -ly ending, wha...
44. Proverbs to motivate English learners
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Ben (from To The Point English - http://ttpenglish.com) talk about proverbs that can help motivate you as an English learner. Covering: Give a...
8-minute English - Adjectives or adverbs: Part 1
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about when to use adjectives or adverbs. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your gr...
43. The origins of the English language
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about the origins of the English language. They cover the history and influences English has taken from other languages and people...
8-minute English - Modifiers: Part 2
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jules from Italy talk for around 8 minutes about modifiers. This part covers adjective, adverb, phrase and clause modifiers. Squinting modifie...
42. Common English errors – when a learner’s first language is French
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about common English errors that French speakers make. Gideon has an English language school in Paris, he gives some useful insigh...
8-minute English - Modifiers: Part 1
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Jules from Italy talk for around 8 minutes about modifiers. This part covers adjective order, misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers. Per...
41. 10 British dialects you need to know
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about 10 different British dialects you need to know which are commonly heard. We cover Scottish, Geordie, Yorkshire, Welsh, Brumm...
8-minute English - Punctuation: Part 2
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about punctuation. This part covers avoiding multiple punctuation at the end of a sentence, using a colon, co...
8-minute English - Punctuation: Part 1
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about punctuation. This part covers apostrophes, quotation marks, brackets, hyphens, colons and semicolons. ...
40. Linking words - Addition, contrast and purpose
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about linking words (or connectives). Different words you can use to express addition, contrast and purpose. Supporting my podcast...
8-minute English - Second and third conditional
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is joined by Gideon to talk about how to use the second and third conditional forms. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on ...
39. Narrative tenses - Tenses we use to talk about past events
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about narrative tenses. Verb tenses we use to talk about the past. We cover past simple, past continuous, past perfect and pas...
38. How to be fluent in English: Part 2
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how you can be fluent in English. We give you some tips and ideas which will help you speak better in English. Supporting m...
38. How to be fluent in English
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how you can be fluent in English. We give you some tips and ideas which will help you speak better in English. Supporting m...
8-minute English - Quantifiers
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is joined by Gideon to talk about how to use quantifiers: any, some, much, many, a lot of, lots of, none and enough to name but a few. Perfect if...
37. Taking an English exam, should you do it?
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Ben (from To The Point English with Ben) talk about taking an English exam. Covering if it's a good idea to take one and what preparation you ...
36. British slang - Words and expressions we use in the UK
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about slang that we use in the UK. Covering a number of commonly used words and expressions. Supporting my podcast is easy and hel...
8-minute English – Zero and first conditional
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is joined by Gideon to talk about how the structures of zero and first conditional are formed and in what situations we would use them. Perfect i...
35. Using the word ’wish’ and expressing regret
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how to use the word 'wish' and its grammatical forms. We also cover how to express regret. Supporting my podcast is easy a...
8-minute English - Relative clauses
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is joined by Gideon to talk about how to use relative clauses: which, who, whom, that and whose. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to ...
34. Present perfect vs. Past simple
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about different forms of the perfect tense and compare it to the use of the past simple. We cover the common mistakes made by Engl...
8-minute English - The future
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is joined by Niccolò to talk about how to use different forms of the future. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your ...
33. Adverbs and adverbial phrases
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk how we use adverbs and adverbial phrases. By using adverbs and adverbial phrases effectively you can improve your speaking and wri...
8-minute English – Question tags and indirect questions
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks for around 8 minutes about questions tags and indirect questions. Looking at how and when to use them. They can be very useful to confirm in...
32. 10 More ways to improve your vocabulary
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about 10 more ways to improve your vocabulary. Giving you some tips and methods as to how you can improve your vocabulary. Check o...
31. Modal verbs - using them in different forms
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how to use modal verbs for obligation, advice, deduction, ability and possibility. We look at the different ways you use the...
8-minute English - Articles: Part 2
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks for around 8 minutes about articles and how you use them. This is the second part covering institutions, geographical references and uncount...
30. Using the verbs ‘do‘ and ‘make‘
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how to use the verbs 'do' and 'make'. We cover the different expressions and times when you use each of these verbs includin...
8-minute English - Misspellings and Word confusion: Part 3
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Niccolò talk for around 8 minutes about misspellings and word confusion. Covering a few words that often get confused by English learners but...
29. British English idioms (mostly!)
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about British English idioms. This episode gives you a good idea of what useful idiomatic expressions we use in Britain. There are...
8-minute English - Articles: Part 1
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks for around 8 minutes about articles and how you use them. This is an introduction as to the basics of how to use articles, there is more to ...
8-minute English - Misspellings and Word confusion: Part 2
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Niccolò talk for around 8 minutes about misspellings and word confusion. Covering a few words that often get confused by English learners but...
28. The diversity of London and its communities
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about the diversity of London and all the many different communities you can find there. A good insight if you want to settle some...
8-minute English - Misspellings and Word confusion: Part 1
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Niccolò talk for around 8 minutes about misspellings and word confusion. Covering a few words that often get confused by English learners but...
27. Commonly confused words in English
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about words that commonly get mixed up or mistaken. Sometimes the spellings of words are slightly different and the pronunciation ...
8-minute English - Present Perfect
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Niccolò talk for around 8 minutes about the present perfect. Some brief tips and ideas about how to use it. Perfect if you don't have much ti...
26. Finding a job in London or elsewhere in the UK
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about how you can improve your chances of getting a job in London or elsewhere in the UK. They give tips on your CV, interview tec...
25. 10 Common mistakes writers should avoid
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about 10 common mistakes writers should avoid in the English language. There are even some that native speakers make! This should ...
24. Films and series - How they can help you with English
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks to Igor from Brazil, who is a big fan of film and an aspiring screenwriter. They talk about how watching films and series can help you impro...
23. Common mistakes with Conjunctions
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about the use of conjunctions and how to avoid common mistakes. Supporting my podcast is easy and helps me create great, new conte...
22. How to avoid direct translation
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Niccolò chat about how to avoid direct translation and what you can do to help yourself with this. They also talk about false friends and cha...
21. All about London - The home of Monty
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about London and all that it has to offer. If you have never been to this wonderful city before or would like to visit again we gi...
20. Erasmus and English in Ireland
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon talks to his friend Tito who spent his time in Ireland for his Erasmus experience. He talks about what it was like and how English has helped him ...
19. Synonyms and Antonyms
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon talk about synonyms and antonyms, how they can help expand your vocabulary. They mention a couple of nice games you can devise and Gide...
18. English resources - Books and the like
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Gideon discuss their favourite books for English language learning and teaching. Also covering some online resources and apps. Supporting my p...
17. Helping children learn English as a parent
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon speaks to his friend Dana about her experience of helping her daughter Maria in improving her English. We talk about some nice ideas to help child...