English accents from around the world – can you understand them all?
OK, so our English school is based in London, so we are a bit biased towards the British English accent. However, there are loads of English accents around the world…
British English v American English accent – which is easier to understand?
OK, so the English invented English and then the Americans took it, changed the spelling and the way they spoke it. But in a British English v American English accent…
How British are you? 5 questions that no British person would get wrong
How British are you? Do you have the politeness that the British are world famous for? Can you not only speak English quite well, but also you know everything about…
R&R 32: American English Accent
An American English accent and British English together in real and relevant conversation. It is natural chat between two English teachers, made without any preparation. The vocabulary is real and…
R&R 31: Scottish accent
Real & Relevant English conversation with native-speakers of English. You can hear the Scottish accent here along with British English. This is a natural conversation between two English teachers, made…
R&R 30: Australian accent – Living in the UK
Real & Relevant English conversation with native-speakers of English. You can hear the Australian accent here along with British English. This is a natural conversation by English teachers about how…
R&R 27: Irish accent – Irish New Year celebrations
Real & Relevant Podcast 27 Natural English Conversations between English teachers Dave O'Hanrahan is from Dublin in Ireland. He's an English teacher at SGI sister school, The British Centre in…
R&R 26: Northern accent – Xmas day traditions
Real & Relevant Podcast 26 Natural English Conversation between English teachers Paul joins the pod today. He is the owner of an SGI sister school, The British Centre in San…
R&R 23: Received Pronunciation v South African English
English Conversation Real & Relevant Podcast 23 The Pod welcomes Rob and his Received Pronunciation accent. This is what you sound like if you have been publicly-educated in England! Although…
English Pronunciation: Be understood
English teachers and students often focus a lot on vocabulary and grammar when doing speaking preparation for exams like IELTS, whilst neglecting improving their English pronunciation. Well, it’s good that…