Espresso English Podcast

How to pronounce the 50 states in the U.S.

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for LOTS of pronunciation practice - today we have a lesson teaching you how to pronounce the names of 50 U.S. states! Want 250+ more words...

Learn 20 phrasal verb commands in English

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everybody - listen up! Do you know what that means? Telling people to "listen up" means you want them to pay attention. This is an example of a ph...

Client or customer - Do you know the difference?

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Client and customer are two very common words in business English, but there's a difference between them... do you know what it is? If you're learni...

10 phrases for describing MOVIES

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you seen any good movies lately? Today we'll look at 10 phrases for talking about movies in English, learning useful vocabulary along the way. ...

Affect vs. Effect + 50 collocations!

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Affect and effect are two words that even native English speakers confuse - because they sound the same in spoken English, but they have differe...

Difficulty understanding questions in English?

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Has this ever happened to you – someone asks you a question in English, and you don't understand it at ALL? One reason for the difficulty is that w...

100+ words with LONG and SHORT vowels

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let's practice 100+ words with long and short vowel sounds! Download lesson text 👉 https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/long-short-vowels-pdf-audio/...

Think about, of, over, up, back, or through?

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don't say "I'm thinking to buy a new car." The correct way is "I'm thinking about buying a new car." There are actually multiple prepositions ...

100 idioms + meanings + examples (PART 2)

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Download the PDF of this lesson text - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/100-idioms-free-pdf-audio/ Now let's continue learning inside my 300+ Idi...

100 idioms + meanings + examples (PART 1)

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Download the PDF of this lesson text - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/100-idioms-free-pdf-audio/ Now let's continue learning inside my 300+ Idi...

20 vocabulary words for toiletries

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know the English words for toiletries? Wait... what are toiletries? Like – a toilet + trees? No – toiletries are things used for taking c...

Prepositional Phrases: Types, Examples, Sentences, Tips

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prepositional phrases are groups of words starting with a preposition, that describe nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We'll see lots of examples in this ...

10 interesting idioms with "call"

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know what it means to make a phone call. But what does it mean to call the shots, call someone's bluff, or call dibs? Today you'll learn 10 i...

50% off Listening Course - Sale ends Saturday!

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's an EFFECTIVE way to improve your English listening? Join my Listening Course (50% off this week) to improve your skills step by step! 👂 Here...