I suppose you’re listening to this podcast in order to learn something about English. I also suppose you’ll be taking notes. Why? Well, suppose you want to remember these English points. You’re supposed to do that, you know! Let’s discuss. Send

695 - Longer Conversations

Nov 1st, 2023 5m 34s

I think that learning another language is not just about grammar and vocabulary. How about you? Oh, and that reminds me. I wanted to let you know what today’s lesson is all about. And by the way, I’m sure you’re going to find this useful.Join m

694 - Inversion

Oct 23rd, 2023 8m 42s

Had I known this English point was a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners, I would have covered it before. Can you imagine? How I missed this is beyond me! Sometimes the word order of a sentence is changed. In particular, we sometimes

692 - Jessica From IELTS Energy

Oct 9th, 2023 26m 58s

Talking the IELTS exam? If so, you need to hook up with Jessic from IELTS Energy. So lucky to have her on the podcast today. She's got some tips and ideas to help you reach your dream score on the IELTS exam.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Grou

422 – Talking About the Weather – English Vocabulary Lesson

Jan 7th, 2017 4m 2s

It’s starting to get cold here in NY. In fact this morning, the temperature dropped down to about minus 3, and it’s still the beginning of winter! I’ve noticed that a lot of English learners make some common mistakes when talking about the weat

693 - Confidence? You Got This!

Oct 16th, 2023 13m 29s

You know? The three things you need to do to boost and keep your confidence in English are:1. Keep a positive attitude about English. 2. Practice using English every day 3. Read more. Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: ht

723 - Unless, Should, As Long As, Provided

2 days ago 8m 4s

Don’t listen to this podcast unless you like learning English. Yeah, as long as you are a fan of learning English, I am sure you will enjoy this episode, that is provided you find this kind if thing interesting. We’ve talk about using IF to tal

722 - Phrases With At, In, and On

9 days ago 8m 39s

Do you like to stay in bed late on the weekends? What time are you usually at work until? Have you ever been on a farm or in the mountains. Oh...maybe you see where this conversation is going, huh? Last week, in Episode 721, we talked about u

721 - On vs. At

16 days ago 9m 43s

Are you home or at home? In the office or at the office. Are you listening to this podcast at your house or in your house. Those tricky English prepositions always cause trouble - until today. Among the various aspects of learning English, prep

720 - Advise, Propose, Request, and Suggest

23 days ago 6m 43s

I advise you listen to this whole podcast. I know that I have suggested this before, and I often recommend listening to podcasts as a way of improving your English. Well, I today I would like to propose you grab a pen and a notebook, and listen

719 - Stop Studying English

Apr 22nd, 2024 12m 47s

Do yourself a favor. Stop studying English. Yeah I said that. Me, your humble English teacher. In this podcast English lesson, I’m going to explain why I suggest you stop studying English and what you can do instead to practice and improve your

718 - TIme Phrases

Apr 15th, 2024 8m 38s

Even though I was up with the chickens this morning, because of a train delay I got to the office just in the nick of time. I’m using the trains for the time being, but in the meantime, I’m looking for an apartment closer to the office. For thi

717 - Care

Apr 8th, 2024 10m 25s

As you may already know, I’m a huge music lover. But as for sports, frankly, I couldn’t care less. For all I care, all the local teams could lose and it wouldn’t bother me! Would you care to know why?The verb care is an interesting word in Engl

716 - Using Ever

Apr 1st, 2024 7m 25s

Have you ever heard of Louis Armstrong? Did you ever listen to jazz? Among all jazz musicians, Louis Armstrong has probably the most unique voice ever. I’m sure if you listen to his music, you’ll be ever so happy! The adverb ever means at any t

715 - Cats & Dogs

Mar 26th, 2024 10m 23s

I'm not trying to let the cat out of the bag, but I have to tell you, I am dog tired. I'm going to guess that you're going to want to know why, but keep in mind curiosity killed the cat. Yup, today is all about cats and dogs.For today's Englis

714 - Ability and Possibility

Mar 18th, 2024 9m 34s

When I was younger I could play the piano a lot better than I can now. You know? I'm glad I was able to tell you that. Knowing modal verbs like can and be able to is not only important for your everyday English conversation, but using this gram

713 - Day to Day English

Mar 11th, 2024 10m 11s

Day in and day out, I try to come up with topics to talk about here on the Happy English podcast. Most of my ideas come from questions or problems my students have. At the end of the day, it’s always best to keep trying new things. In this day

712 - Negative Questions

Mar 4th, 2024 8m 57s

Wouldn't it be nice if we could learn another language quickly and easily? Oh, don’t worry, this isn’t a commercial, just an intro to this lesson. Isn’t that why you’re here? Negative questions are questions that begin with the negative forms o

711 - Business Phrases

Feb 26th, 2024 10m 33s

I’m sure you have a lot on your plate, so thanks a lot for checking out my podcast. Today I have something special for everyone working in an international environment. I’m not saying that I have the silver bullet, but I think this episode is

710 - The Tiny W

Feb 19th, 2024 10m 26s

American English pronunciation is interesting. A lot of English learners tell me that Americans talk to quickly. But I would say it’s more the style of speaking than the speed. One interesting feature of spoken American English is the fact that

709 - 9 Ways To Use Have

Feb 12th, 2024 7m 40s

For this English lesson, We’re going to look at nine different ways that we use the verb have. Have is one of those interesting words in English that has multiple meanings and uses, as well as a number of different grammar patterns. By the way,

708 - Checking Information

Feb 5th, 2024 8m 1s

For this English lesson, I'm going to show you a couple of different types of questions that you can ask when you want to check that the information you have is right. Basically, these are tag questions and negative questions. By the end of th

707 - American Conversational Phrases

Jan 29th, 2024 11m 21s

Guess what! This lesson is all about conversational phrases in American English. And maybe you’re wondering…can I find a lesson like this in a book? Not exactly. “How come?,”you may ask. How come indeed. Let’s check it out.For this English les

706 - 6 Causative Forms Of Have

Jan 22nd, 2024 10m 50s

Have you ever seen the movie, Good Morning Vietnam with Robin Williams? In that movie, an army base had William’s character work as a radio dj, and his personality had everyone on the base laughing. Except of course his supervisors, who wanted

705 - Things You Can Do With Time

Jan 15th, 2024 8m 26s

Thanks again for spending time with the Happy English podcast. I remember the time I first started doing this in 2014. I was killing time on social medial when I first knew about podcasts. Those were interesting times! Time? Times? Let’s discus