R&R 29: British Comedy is not ‘Dinner for One’
British native speakers talking about British comedy and how the funny shows that the Brits export are different from the shows that we watch in England
R&R 28: English Village Life
Have you ever wanted to know what life is like in a small English village? Cottages, helpful neighbours, idyllic childhood – it’s all in this free podcast of natural English conversation between two English teachers.
Verb Noun collocations: English Butlers are back
English Butlers are back in fashion. Read the text to learn more about this trend and study the verb noun collocations. Verb noun collocations Here are some of the collocations from the text with extra nouns which you could use to talk about butlers or similar jobs. Answer + the door/the phone/a [...]
Past Simple Irregular & Regular Verbs: Queen’s Xmas Speech 2012
Check up on regular & irregular Past simple verb knowledge with the Queen’s Speech. See the video & read full transcript and other English grammar learning
R&R 26: Northern accent – Xmas day traditions
English teachers talking about their British childhood Xmas day traditions. Free download of mp3. One teacher has northern accent from Lake District, Cumbria.
R&R 23: Received Pronunciation v South African English
Rob has a received pronunciation accent & he can do a South African accent as he studies there. Also, the dialectic grammatical and lexical differences between the two are discussed
Accent reduction: Native Speaker speech pattern copying
Practice sentences for accent reduction training. Copy speech rhythms of a native speaker, RP accent to sound more natural & less like an English student.
R&R 22: English Accent – Missing England
Listen to a native speaker’s received pronunciation accent in natural conversation & then in the next blog do some exercises to soften your English accent.
Stereotypes of the English: Natural Chat
English native-speaker teachers having a natural discussion about general stereotypes of the British. In this podcast, you’ve got Melissa Humphreys and Bren Brennan. They have known each other for a long time, so that’s why the conversation is quite lively and jokey In English textbooks, recordings often sound false because they are recorded with actors [...]
English Conversation Podcast: Native Speaker girl loves books
British native-speaker teachers having a natural English conversation about books and literature. This is a lot livelier than it sounds In this podcast, you can hear Melissa Humphreys and Bren Brennan. They have been colleagues for a good few years, so that’s why they are always joking around and teasing each other (“taking the mickey”) [...]
