Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City.
This podcast brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for English learners of all ages.
Every week, you can learn English idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar American Culture and so much more.
Bite-sized English lessons you can take anywhere!
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Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. This podcast brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for English learners of all ages. Every week, you can learn English idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar American Culture and so much more. Bite-sized English lessons you can take anywhere! Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!
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Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City.
This podcast brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for English learners of all ages.
Every week, you can learn English idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar American Culture and so much more.
Bite-sized English lessons you can take anywhere!
Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!
Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. This podcast brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for English learners of all ages. Every week, you can learn English idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar American Culture and so much more. Bite-sized English lessons you can take anywhere! Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!
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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 English lesson let's have a look at idioms that deal with cats and dogs. I really love helping you learn idioms because they do tend to make your English conversation and writing more colorful and more natural sounding.
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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 grammar correctly will give you an edge in English exams like IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC.
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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 and age, I think most people are interested in learning something. That’s plain as day, no? Today, let’s look as 10 idioms and expressions that relate to time and day.
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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 of the be verb and other auxiliary verbs. Like their cousins, tag questions, negative questions are often used to check what we think is true. Let’s go!
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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 going to be a game changer for you. For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at 8 phrases that you can use in the workplace and in your daily English conversations.
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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 We. Do. Not. Like. To. Stop. After. Each. Word. In. A. Sentence. Quite often, the end of one word links with the beginning of the next word. For this English lesson, we’re going look at one particular sound that happens when one word ends with a vowel sound, and the next word begins with a vowel sound.
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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, have is an irregular verb, and the three parts are have, had, and had. Let’s get the ball rolling!
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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 this lesson you'll understand how these questions are used in everyday, conversational English.
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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 lesson, I’m going to show you how to sound more American, by using words and phrases that will make your English conversations sound, well, less like a text book. By the end of this lesson, you be able to use and understand this English. Let’s dive in.
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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 to have him transferred. Have someone do something, have someone doing something, and have someone done. By the end of this podcast, you’ll have learned six different ways to use have in the causative.
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