Everybody ESL

Episode 65 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about a common, useful expression: “Out on a limb.” Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 64 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about an interesting way native speakers commonly use “me,” a list of words that describe different kinds of movies, a small talk topic, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 64 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (words about movies): 1:30, Small talk (asking where someone bought something): 8:00, Grammar (real talk about “I” and “me”): 10:45, The Joke of the Week: 16:45, Listening quiz: 18:30

Episode 63 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about two words that can be difficult to use correctly: “until” and “by.” Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 62 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about something mysterious: the way English speakers say “I don’t know” without using any words. Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 61 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a quick lesson about some unusual contractions, a list of words for different periods of time, a small talk topic, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 61 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (words about time): 1:25, Small talk (when someone asks for your help): 6:35, Grammar (unusual contractions): 10:35, The Joke of the Week: 16:35, Listening quiz: 18:40

Episode 60 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: “like a deer in the headlights.” What does it mean to be like a deer in the headlights? When can you use this expression? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 59 of the Everybody ESL podcast has Part 2 of our lesson about “must” and “have to,” a list of words about words, a small talk topic, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 59 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (words about words): 1:25, Small talk (asking someone to move their car): 6:28, Grammar (must and have to, Part 2): 9:30, The Joke of the Week: 12:32, Listening quiz: 14:15

Episode 58 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about two interesting English expressions: “on the hook” and “off the hook.” What does it mean to be on or off “the hook”? When can you use these expressions? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 57 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a grammar lesson about “must” and “have to,” a list of words and expressions that come from baseball, some good advice about small talk, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 57 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (expressions that come from baseball): 1:28, Small talk (topics to avoid): 9:15, Grammar (must and have to): 12:50, The Joke of the Week: 18:37, Listening quiz: 20:45

Episode 56 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about “my two cents.” What does it mean to “put in your two cents”? When can you use this expression? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 55 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about Mother Nature. What is Mother Nature? Who is Mother Nature? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 54 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about “Have you ever?” questions, a list of words that are perfect for the springtime, a quick discussion about interrupting someone politely, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 54 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (springtime): 1:35, Small talk (interrupting someone): 6:55, Grammar (“Have you ever?” questions): 11:10, The Joke of the Week: 16:36, Listening quiz: 19:00

Episode 53 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about a colorful English expression that's perfect for spring: nip it in the bud. What does this mean, and how do you use it? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 52 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about sentence-level adverbs, a list of useful city words, a quick discussion about accepting an invitation to have dinner at someone’s house, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 52 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (cities): 1:21, Small talk (accepting an invitation): 6:31, Grammar (sentence adverbs): 8:29, The Joke of the Week: 14:30, Listening quiz: 17:24

Episode 51 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about a colorful English expression: out of the blue. What does this mean, and where does it come from? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 50 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about sentences like “Let’s talk soon,” a list of interesting number words, a quick discussion about ordering food on the phone, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 50 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (useful number words): 1:25, Small talk (ordering food on the phone): 8:25, Grammar (the “Let’s” construction): 11:10, The Joke of the Week: 15:05, Listening quiz: 18:00

Episode 49 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: to stick out like a sore thumb. What does this mean, and when can you use it? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 48 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about sentences with no subject, a list of useful cell phone vocabulary, a quick discussion about asking someone what time it is, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 48 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (cell phones): 1:20, Small talk (asking what time it is): 7:23, Grammar (sentences with no subjects): 9:05, The Joke of the Week: 14:47, Listening quiz: 18:38

Episode 47 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: square peg. What is a square peg, and where does this expression come from? Find out in this episode. Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 46 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about the difference between “hope” and “wish,” a list of restaurant vocabulary, a discussion about asking someone if you can pet their dog, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 46 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (restaurants): 1:36, Small talk (Can I pet your dog?): 6:58, Grammar (“hope” vs. “wish”): 9:51, The Joke of the Week: 15:38, Listening quiz: 18:10

Episode 45 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: Shotgun! What does it mean, and where do you use it? (And why?) Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 44 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about the differences between “will” and “going to,” a list of friendship vocabulary, a quick discussion about losing your phone, keys, or other valuable items, the Joke of the Week, a quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 44 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (relationships): 1:23, Small talk (Did I leave my wallet here?): 6:05, Grammar (“will” vs. “going to”): 9:41, The Joke of the Week: 16:04, Quiz: 17:36

Episode 43 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: the sixth sense. What does it mean, and when can you use it? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)

Episode 42 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a lesson about comparative and superlative adjectives, a list of acronym vocabulary, a quick discussion about asking where the bathroom is, the Joke of the Week, a quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 42 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (acronyms): 1:25, Grammar (comparatives and superlatives): 8:23, Small talk (Where’s the bathroom?): 14:38, The Joke of the Week: 17:27, Quiz: 20:35

Episode 41 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: Crickets. What does it mean, and when can you use it? (And why?) Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 40 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good sleep vocabulary for you, a quick discussion about asking to speak to someone on the phone, a lesson on compound nouns, the Joke of the Week, a sentence quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions (or if you’d like to record the introduction for a future episode), send an email to [email protected]! Episode 40 rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (sleeping): 1:27, Grammar (compound nouns): 6:23, Small talk (telephone requests): 12:55, The Joke of the Week: 15:59, Quiz: 17:37

Episode 39 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: like riding a bicycle. What does it mean, and when can you use it? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 38 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good vocabulary for you about staying inside when it’s cold, a quick lesson about what to say when you think that you recognize a stranger, Part 4 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a vocab quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 38’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (keeping warm inside): 1:26, Grammar (Part 4 of our series about “would”): 5:44, Small talk (when you think you know a stranger): 9:53, The Joke of the Week: 12:26, Vocab quiz: 14:49

Episode 37 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: a drop in the bucket. What does it mean, and when can you use it? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 36 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some cold weather vocabulary for you, a quick discussion about asking people to repeat themselves, Part 3 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a spelling quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 36’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (cold weather): 1:25, Grammar (Part 3 of our series about “would”): 6:49, Small talk (asking people to repeat themselves): 9:41, The Joke of the Week: 12:49, Spelling quiz: 15:40

Episode 35 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about an interesting English expression: with flying colors. What does it mean, when can you use it, and where does it come from? Send your questions about English expressions (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 34 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day vocabulary, a quick discussion about good ways to say no, Part 2 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a quiz about opposites, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 34’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day): 1:15, Grammar (Part 2 of our series about “would”): 7:40, Small talk (how to say no): 11:29, The Joke of the Week: 14:17, Opposites quiz: 17:20

Episode 33 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode all about the hidden meaning of a single common English word: breakfast. Send your questions about English vocabulary (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 32 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good party vocabulary, a quick discussion about buying tickets at a movie theater, Part 1 in the series of lessons about the word “would,” the Joke of the Week, a funny story, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 32’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (parties): 1:39, Grammar (Part 1 of our series about “would”): 6:38, Small talk (buying tickets at a movie theater): 10:38, The Joke of the Week: 12:26, Listening practice: 14:39

Episode 31 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the meaning of the colorful idiom “Hold your horses.” Send your questions about English idioms (or anything else) and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 30 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the meaning and the uses of the old expression “the Midas touch.” (It comes from an ancient legend with a sad ending.) Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 29 of the Everybody ESL podcast has some good snow vocabulary, a discussion about a few common phrases you’ll encounter in an office, a grammar lesson about here and there, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 29’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Grammar (here and there): 2:21, Vocabulary (snow-cabulary!): 6:51, Small talk (the weekend): 11:42, The Joke of the Week: 13:45, Listening quiz: 16:26

Episode 28 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the meaning and the uses of the colorful expression “wild goose chase.” Send your questions about English and suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 27 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a grammar lesson about a special kind of question, a gym and exercise vocabulary list, a discussion about asking whether a seat is available, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 27’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (the gym): 1:45, Small talk (asking if a seat is available): 5:51, Grammar topic (echo questions): 8:12, The Joke of the Week: 12:12, Listening quiz: 14:23

Episode 26 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode about misunderstood lyrics and one of the most famous songs of the 1960s. You might never hear this song the same way again. Send your questions about English and suggestions for future episodes to [email protected]!

Episode 25 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a grammar segment about two similar words you can learn to use correctly, money vocabulary ($$$), a discussion about expressing sympathy, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 25’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Vocabulary (money): 1:13, Small talk (expressing sympathy): 5:55, Grammar topic (so and such): 8:26, The Joke of the Week: 13:38, Listening quiz: 15:13

Episode 24 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the useful English idiom in the nick of time. Send your questions about English idioms (or any other English topic) to [email protected]!

Episode 23 of the Everybody ESL podcast has a list of dog vocabulary, information about some common restaurant situations, a lesson about special adverbs, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 23’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Grammar topic (special adverbs): 1:53, Vocabulary (dogs): 4:57, Small talk (restaurants): 11:43, Joke of the Week: 16:00, Listening quiz: 18:36

Episode 22 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that explores an interesting English idiom: to steal someone’s thunder. Send your questions about English idioms (or any other English topic) to [email protected]!

Episode 21 of the Everybody ESL podcast has an in-depth discussion of contractions, some good vocabulary about rainy weather, the Joke of the Week, a super-important small talk topic, and more. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, send them to [email protected]! Episode 21’s rundown: Intro: 0:00, Small talk lesson: 1:53, Grammar topic: 4:30, Vocabulary: 12:00, Joke of the Week: 15:36, Listening quiz: 18:18

Episode 20 of the Everybody ESL podcast is another mini “What’s the Difference?” episode. In this one, we talk about see, look at, and watch. They’re very similar, but they have some important differences. Don’t forget: I want your questions, comments, and suggestions. Send them to [email protected]!

Episode 19 of the Everybody ESL podcast discusses one type of irregular verb, introduces a lesson on small talk (how to ask a bus driver some simple questions), gives you a wedding vocabulary list, shares the Joke of the Week, tests you with a listening quiz, and more. And remember: I want your questions, comments, and suggestions. Send them to [email protected]!

Episode 18 of the Everybody ESL podcast is another mini episode. This one introduces and discusses an interesting English idiom: “to pull a fast one.” It’s a mysterious but useful expression that comes in handy when someone is trying to fool you. Don’t forget: I want your questions, comments, and suggestions. Send them to [email protected]!

Episode 17 of the Everybody ESL podcast introduces a short discussion about articles (one of the trickiest features of English), a lesson on small talk (how to call a store or restaurant and ask how late they’re open), Halloween vocabulary, the Joke of the Week, a listening quiz, and more. Don’t forget: I want your questions, comments, and suggestions. Send them to [email protected]!

Episode 16 of the Everybody ESL podcast is another mini episode that introduces and discusses an interesting English idiom. In this episode, it’s “for the birds,” a useful expression with a colorful origin. Don’t forget: I want your questions, comments, and suggestions. Send them to [email protected]!