The English Zone
Episodes
51. The Spoon of Oil: The Secret of Happiness | A Story from The Alchemist
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about a story is an excerpt from “The Alchemist” about the secret of happiness. Listen to the story, practice your listening, pron...
50. What it Means to Live in the Present Moment! | The Power of NOW
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The reason we are forgetful, we miss our flight, we have poor work and skills performance m, etc. etc. is because we are distracted by something other...
49. You Don’t Have Any Problems! Ideas from the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have any problems right now at the very moment? According Mr. Tolle, no, we don’t! Sharing some ideas about Eckhart Tolle’s book “The Pow...
48. Messy Jessie | Practice Present Simple & Using Should | Intermediate English
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is another story/grammar lesson to help you practice your listening, grammar, and speaking. Share this episode with a friend. ✅
47. Emad’s English | Past Tense and the Use of Could & Can (Beginner English)
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*Emad’s English* My name is Emad and I am from Egypt. I came to the United States four years ago. When I came here, I could not speak English at all...
46. Carlos is Cooking | Present Continuous | Beginner English
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Practice your grammar, listening, pronunciation, and speaking with a short story in present progressive tense and questions and answers about the stor...
45. Book Summary | The Four Agreements - Personal Freedom from the Dream of Hell
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t know if this is a book review or a summary; but who cares. It’s become one of my favorite books about personal growth and development to a...
44. Robin’s Routines | Present Simple | Beginner English
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Practice your grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking by listening to a story and questions and answers about the story! Share this episode w...
43. My Life in Chicago | Practice Present Simple (Beginner Lesson) 🌃
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*My Life in Chicago* My name is Jason and I am 32 years old. I live in Chicago with my fiancée. I live downtown, but I don’t work downtown. I w...
42. Story | Penny’s Promotion | How to Use Noun Clauses
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is another story and grammar lesson. You will listen to a story in which someone is gossiping (NOT GOOD 👎🏼) about his coworkers Pen...
41. Healthy Chelsea | Present Perfect | Intermediate English
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This story is about Chelsea who is healthy and follows a healthy diet. And then, something goes wrong. 🤦♀️😮 Practice your grammar, pronun...
40. Find Your Inspiration Spot! English Learning Tip!💡💭🔥
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a place, time, or space that makes you inspired to take actions towards your goals, passion, hobbies, desires, etc.? What is it? Where is it?...
39. Vacation Time | Practice Present & Future Tenses! | Intermediate English
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Improve your English grammar, listening, pronunciation with these stories! This story is about vacation and it is in Future and Present Simple. Please...
38. Practice Past, Present and Future Simple with this story | Kayaking Incident
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is another grammar and speaking practice. The story is about an incident (a small accident) I had while kayaking. The first part is in present, t...
37. True Story: Someone Broke into My Car 😱 | Past Tense for Intermediate English
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, you are going to practice past tense by listening to a story and answering questions about it.
36. Twenty Six Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs that Americans use every day!
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phrasal Verbs are a huge part of English language and are commonly used by native speakers in formal, academic settings as well as in informal, slang,...
35. My TikTok Journey | From 40 to 41,000+ Followers in 4 Months 🤯
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first unedited podcast episode I’ve ever made. I think it went well. It is about my TikTok Journey from 23 followers to almost 42,000 in...
34. Same Word | Different Pronunciation! Huh? 🤔🗣
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a pronunciation and vocabulary practice of 15 vocabulary words that have different pronunciations as a noun and as a verb. In other wo...
33. Sarah's Experience in Chile | Past Tense | Intermediate English 🗣
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is suitable for intermediate, and high intermediate English learners. Practice the past tense, grammar, speaking, and pronunciation by li...
32. Ted Talk Tuesday | Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle! ⭕️
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 33 of my Podcast, I introduce you to a new series, Welcome to Ted Talk Tuesday (TTT) episode one. The first episode is about one of Simon S...
31. Looking for a Spanish Teacher | A Story in Present Simple | Intermediate English
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode helps you practice listening as well as speaking by listening to a story and answering the questions with me in the end!
30. Book Review #2 | The Money Making Secret from Rich Dad Poor Dad!
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about a book that has changed my view about money and how to make it. The book explains the reason why the poor gets poorer an...
29. A Journey of a Thousand Miles Starts with One Step! 🚶🏻👣 🎯
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the title implies, this episode is about a journey. My podcast journey. I talk about how I started the podcast, how I came up with the name, and I ...
28. How to Optimize Your Smartphone to Get Better Results and Learn Faster! 🧹📱☝🏼
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes in life, we learn the best lessons from the worst mistakes that we make. That’s today’s topic. Today’s lesson is what I learned last w...
27. Pronounce These 15 Adverbs Just Like a Native Speaker 👂🏼🗣🤩
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A huge part of speaking fluently is about paying attention to the way native speakers talk and pronounce words, phrases, etc. In this episode, if you ...
26. How to Express Regret in English | Shoulda Woulda Coulda Didn’t - A Mini Grammar Lesson
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 25, I explained the meaning of and the way we use “Shoulda, woulda, coulda, didn’t.” In this episode, you’ll learn the opposite of ...
25. Replace These Seven Habits | A Story about Regret & Decision | Intermediate English
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 25, I talked about replacing 7 bad habits with good ones in order to achieve more and feel more fulfilled and accomplished in life. In this...
24. Replace These Seven Habits (Part 1) Intermediate English
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our daily habits are what we are made of. With everything that is happening in the world right now, we need our mental and physical wellbeing more tha...
23. The Power of Thinking! 💭 💥
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I read and explain a very powerful poem that I came across recently in a book that I’ve been reading! It’s about the magical powe...
22. How to Speak Like a Native Speaker 🗣
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to speak like an American native speaker? Yes? Well, you must listen to this episode as I talk about a book to help you improve your accen...
21. FOUR lessons from Kobe Bryant’s Life & Death
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about four lessons that I have learned personally about Kobe Bryant’s life and death. Unfortunately, he died in January in a helicop...
20. How to Write an Essay the Easy Way ✍🏼 📜
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you are confused about writing an essay and don’t know how to write a good essay, this episode is for you! I talk about the most important parts ...
19. Learning from Coronavirus! 🦠
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a brief summary about Coronavirus/Covid-19 that has put the whole world on pause. You’ll learn some common phrases and terms used in...
18. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a little history about Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Listen to this episode and learn about his life, what he fought fo...
17. The Power of Our Surrounding! 🌎🗣🧠
11 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I take a quick look back at my podcast in 2019 and I go on talking about the power, importance, and impact of our environment and our...
16. SIX Simple Ways to Use Your iPhone to Improve Your English FASTER 🔥📱
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about and explain SIX simple tools that you have in your iPhone that can help you improve your English faster! Let’s go! SIX...
15. Book Review | The Power of Habit | The Link Between Habit and Memory
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite books for success and personal development “The Power of Habit”. You’ll learn about the importa...
The changes of the last two decades...
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is really just me reminiscing about the past two decades and looking back at how much the world has changed, especially technologically, ...
13. What a Hassle! English Story and practice | Past Tense Intermediate Level 😣
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll hear a story about someone’s day — not a fun day, a hectic day — in simple past and past perfect tense. You will pract...
12. FOUR ways to improve your English FAST!
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6, I talk about why your English isn’t improving fast enough, listen to it if your English isn’t improving fast enough to learn WHY? In...
11. The Key to Time Management: Put The Big Rocks in First!
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What are the big rocks in your life? In this episode, I explain a powerful and metaphorical story inspired by Stephen Covey’s book “First Things F...
10. Learn English with Strangers | Where is Music City? 🤔 🎼
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the city where I live. You’ll learn about Nashville, what Nashville is famous for, things to do, etc. You’ll hear some short...
9. Two Ways of Thinking! Change Your Mindset; Change Your Life! 🤔
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about two very important ways of thinking about an idea, an experience or a decision... You will learn about them and some little bonu...
8. Learn English the Easy Way: Story and Grammar | Would You Rather.....?
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about traveling and why some people prefer traveling by car and others like traveling by airplane. You will learn new words and expres...
7. The Millionaire Part 2: My Past and My Present | Learn English the Easy Way
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about life mistakes, advice and experiences. The story includes Present Perfect, Past Simple, and Present Simple. Pay attention to the...
6. Three reasons why your English is not improving and how to fix that! 🤔🤦🏻♂️
18 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ask yourself why your English is not improving? If yes, you’re not alone! In this podcast, I explain THREE reasons for that and some tips to ...
5. Comfort Zone Is Not Comfort! Beware! ☝🏼
12 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Being in a state of comfort is not safe or fun, and it can be a dangerous zone. Here’s why! 👂🏼
4. Alex’s Decision | Intermediate Level | Learn and Practice How to Use Present Perfect
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex is Sarah’s friend. They have been friends for over six years. They have known each other since college. He is from Chicago, Illinois. He has al...
3. The Millionaire Part 1: My Past | Learn English the Easy Way
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn English grammar, practice speaking, pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary and more by listening to my stories.
2. From Traveling Abroad to Living Abroad| Past Tense (Beginner English)
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How did Jeff become a Spanish teacher? Well, Jeff traveled to Peru in 2012. He had a one month vacation from his job in the U.S. So he wanted to trave...
1. Traveling | Present Simple (Beginner)
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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