Speak English Now – Mini-Stories with Georgiana

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about the most common business expressions in English. Later, you'll practice grammar with a point of view story. Look up to someone When you look up to someone, you view them with respect and admiration. Example: "Tom truly looks up to his father, and he wants to become a policeman, just like his dad." For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! • I'll talk about the most common symptoms that we experience when we're sick or ill. • Later, you'll practice grammar with a point of view story. As you've probably noticed, I've been sick for the last two weeks. It started with a sore throat, fever, cough, feeling weak … it wasn't the flu but pharyngitis or bronchitis. I know what you're thinking: it sounds even worse than it actually feels, right? For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, you will learn new English vocabulary through fun riddles. And with a mini-story, you will improve your fluency by answering lots of questions. One thing is clear. You want to become fluent in English. That's why it's a great idea to get to know the typical expressions and riddles. Riddles often make us laugh out loud. Everyone knows that laughter is healthy because it relaxes the brain and body, helps us release stress, and promotes positive mental health. This way you will learn English more easily. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about how Americans celebrate Christmas and how I used to enjoy Christmastime when I was a kid. Later, you'll practice vocabulary, and above all, you'll improve your spoken English with a funny question and answer story. Multi-Cultural Christmas In the United States, every 25th of December people celebrate Christmas in many unique ways because of its multicultural nature. The modern, commercialized Christmas began to emerge in the 19th century with the new custom of buying gifts for children. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! In today's episode, I will discuss how to understand people with strong English accents. And with a point-of-view lesson, you'll practice vocabulary and improve your grammar without memorizing boring rules. Very often, I hear people speaking English with a strong accent. That's because their native language sometimes has a strong influence on the way they speak English. Have you ever traveled to another country and tried to speak their language? For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I'm gonna talk about the word bear. Next, through a mini-history lesson, you'll practice vocabulary, and above all, you'll improve your spoken English. The word bear is often used as a noun when we're referring to a large furry animal that likes eating honey. By the way, in the second part of this podcast, you'll meet two funny bears, Yogi and Boo-Boo. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Do you know how to express probability in English? Probably, but just in case, let's practice with some basic expressions. In the second part, we will practice fluency with a short mini-story of questions and answers. In today's episode, we will learn some phrases and words used to express probability. I'm sure you already know some of these expressions, and seeing them with some examples will help you consolidate them. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! In today's episode: I'm gonna talk about running or jogging. Next, through a mini-story lesson, you'll practice vocabulary, and above all, you'll improve your spoken English. How to Start Running I know it's tempting to just go out and run as fast as you can for as long as you can. However, keep in mind that if you want to run longer, and feel stronger, you'll need to be very patient. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll reveal some tricks to maintain a positive attitude while learning English. And you'll practice your speaking with my new mini-story. Is it possible to maintain a positive mental attitude? We know it's important, but how can you be more positive, and most importantly, how can you maintain that attitude? What you need is a change of mindset. And you can achieve that, by changing your strategy. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I am going to talk about time prepositions in English. And with a point of view story, you will learn grammar in context without memorizing any boring rules. Prepositions are short words (on, in, to, of) that usually stand in front of nouns, pronouns, or a group of nouns. They show direction, time, place, location, or introduce an object. We commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places, or things. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I will talk about fluency and how it is related to the possible mistakes that occur when we speak. Yes. Sometimes we can make mistakes! Next, we will practice grammar with a funny point of view story. You just have to listen and observe how the different grammar points change. When a person can speak fluently, they can speak more or less without hesitation, without pausing and thinking about how to say something. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I want to talk about some stories that occurred in a job interview. I think it will be fun. I will also tell you how you can prepare for a job interview in 2 weeks or less. Later, you'll practice grammar with a Point of View Story. One day, A call. It's a company that wants to interview you. You're excited! On the day of the interview, you prepare yourself: you get a nice haircut, dress properly, you are a bit nervous but focused, and the interview begins in English. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about a Japanese technique called Kaizen. It's hard to be constant when you have a long-time project like learning English. This technique will help you to study English every day, and it will prevent you from procrastinating. Later you'll practice your speaking skills with a new fun question and answer story. What in the world is Kaizen? You may be asking yourselves. Kaizen is a Japanese word which can be translated as "Continuous Improvement." For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'd like to help you to understand how to use words like Gonna, Wanna, Gotta and similar. After that, a point of view story to practice your English and consolidate the information that I'll be teaching you in the first part. Are you confused about how and when to use the words GONNA, WANNA, and GOTTA? Let me start by saying that these three words are contractions. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'd like to talk about how speaking a different language can change your personality. After that, a cool mini-story to practice your English speaking. Yes, you heard me well! Studies show that depending on the language you speak; your personality can be affected. Researchers have found that speaking two or more languages could give you a split personality. They say that numerous speakers have completely unique identities in each of the languages they speak. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about the importance of moving and studying English. After that, we'll practice grammar with a point of view story. Let me ask you a question. Imagine a person learning English. He or she's preparing to study a new lesson. How do you picture the scene? Perhaps this person's sitting at home or in a quiet library with an open textbook, a dictionary, and a notebook. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll be talking about what happens just after we end our holidays. After that, a cool mini-story to practice your English speaking. Let me start by telling you that I'm super excited to be back again and connecting with you! How are you doing? Are you feeling happy and relaxed? Or are you feeling blue? Since we're already in September, I can officially say that the summer holidays are over. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Summer's here and it seems like everyone has planned their holidays already. But how about you? Have you thought about improving your English during summer holidays? If you still don't have a plan. Don't worry. I have some ideas. In fact, it's pretty simple. A ll you need this summer is your cell phone to listen to my Speak English Now Podcast. Now, I'd like to suggest some places you could spend your summer holiday, particularly if you're on a very tiny budget. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, we'll take a look at more useful and interesting phrasal verbs. After that, I'll share with you a short Point of View lesson, to help you with grammar and to review the vocabulary you'll be learning. Remember, a phrasal verb is just a verb and a particle. For example, "look out." I recommend you to check out the previous episodes about phrasal verbs. In these series of phrasal verbs, we see the most common phrasal verbs. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about the passive vocabulary, and I'll focus on the difference between the active and passive vocabulary. After that, we'll simulate a conversation with the Question & Answer technique. Like I've just mentioned earlier, in this episode, I'd like to focus on the passive vocabulary. There are two kinds of vocabularies that we all acquire in time, no matter whether it's your native language or a foreign language. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about how we use the conditionals in English. After that, we'll practice them with a Point Of View Story. I'm going to review the different conditionals in English. I don't recommend you to memorize them, but to understand them. You need plenty of contexts, and the best way to practice the conditionals is by using the Point of View story technique. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll be talking about passive listening, or in other words, listening in the background. After that, we'll practice conversation skills with the powerful Question & Answer technique. In the language industry, there's an appealing approach called the passive listening. This means playing some English in the background while performing other tasks. In theory, you're learning because the brain is always learning, no matter how. Interesting, huh? You just need to play some English while you're cleaning, writing, surfing the Internet, etc. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, we'll take a look at the phrasal verbs created with the word "look." After that, I will tell you a short story called the Point of View lesson, to help you with grammar and to review the vocabulary you will be learning. Remember, a phrasal verb is just a verb and a particle. For example, "get in." By the way, I recommend you to check out the previous episodes about phrasal verbs. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'm going to give you seven ideas you can use when you perform repeated listening. After that, I'm going to read a Point Of View story. It's an excellent technique for improving your grammar. As you may know, I always encourage students to listen on a daily basis. Listening is the best way to deeply learn the different sounds, words, and expressions you find in English. It's how we learn our mother tongue. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I will discuss certificates and real progress in learning English. After that, you can practice your speaking with a Question & Answer story. As you may know, certificates in English are something important. For example, everybody knows about the Cambridge University Certificates. The First Certificate is probably the most famous one. If you prefer American English, you have the TOFL certificate, which is also quite popular. You'd be amazed about how many students prepare themselves to get one of these certificates. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll be discussing some more about some of the most common phrasal verbs. After that, you'll be able to practice your grammar skills with an interesting Point of View lesson. Ok, let's continue with the phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is just a verb and a particle. For example, "get in". If you haven't checked out the first episode about phrasal verbs, please do it. Remember, you only need to learn the most frequently used phrasal verbs. or more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! Today, I am going to talk about a very interesting topic. Plateaus when learning English. Ok, so…what is a plateau? A plateau occurs when you stop your progress despite continuing to do "all the right things". An interesting expression for this situation is: to hit a plateau. For example: It seems I hit a plateau, because I can't see any progress with my English, and I'm still studying really hard! More literally, a plateau is a large flat area of land. This definition makes total sense, because if you are walking on a plateau, you are not going up or down. You stay at the same height. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll be discussing some of the most common phrasal verbs. After, I will tell you a mini-story, using the Question & Answer technique. This mini-story will help you develop your speaking skills. We'll practice phrasal verbs here. Most English students tend to get over-concerned about how to learn phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is just a verb and a particle. For example, "get in." There are thousands of phrasal verbs. Sometimes they may be confusing and counterintuitive. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'm going to talk about the relationship among reading, writing, speaking and listening. After that, I'm going to tell you a Point of View Story. As a language student, the main activities to learn a new language are: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This is what we naturally do in our mother tongue. One key aspect to keep in mind is that we can categorize these activities as input and output. As you may guess, listening and reading are input activities, and writing and speaking are output activities.

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I will show you one of the best ways to practice your English in your city. After that, I will read to you a short story to help you with your speaking skills. You'll see how fun it is to practice with this audio. Imagine for a moment that I can show you the perfect activity for practicing your English by listening and speaking, meeting interesting people, learning interesting topics…and developing your public speaking skills. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! In this episode, I will be talking about how many times we have to repeat an audio material in English. After that, you practice your conversation skills with a new mini-story. As you may know, I always recommend you to listen to improve your English speaking. There are many studies, which suggest that there is a correlation between our level of the language and the hours we have been listening. In other words, the more you listen, the better. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

>> Get my new course: The PRONUNCIATION Course 2024! Visit PronunciationCourse.com and get the course! I'll talk about why is the American accent is so different from the British accent. After that, I'll use the Question and Answer technique for helping you develop your speaking skills. In the eighteenth century, American and British pronunciations were pretty similar. Remember that the British Empire colonized America. Many immigrants traveled to America to start a new life. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

I'm Georgiana; founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU speak English fluently. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast