📖 English Lessons Section

Each Podcast is its own English lesson

Hi there you are listening to Adept English and this is a listen and learn podcast. My name is Hilary and I created this listen and learn method to help you speak English fluently. It's much more enjoyable if you learn English in the way that your brain naturally wants to learn. I live in the United Kingdom. I'm a native English speaker. And I love helping the hundreds of thousands of students who listen to us every month.

Every week we give you two English lessons in the form of podcasts. So listen to Adept English. You'll be on your way to speaking fluent English in no time.

📮 phrases

A montage of faces representing different personalities. Learning these new English words and personality types can help you understand your work colleagues and friends better.

How Learning New English Words Can Help You Form Better Relationships Ep 526

Listening to today’s English language podcast and taking the suggested personality test will help you learn about the personality types you will encounter in your daily life. Learn about your own personality type, and its strengths and weaknesses, along with some useful common English vocabulary.

Published

April 04, 2022

📮 pronunciation

A photograph of a horse race with colourful jockey shirts. Today we’ll listen to a recording of a very strong English accent, one you might have trouble understanding. We’ll help you improve your ability to understand this accent.

Improve Your Ability To Understand Speakers With A Strong English Accent Ep 525

Today we are going to go outside of our comfort zone and listen to an English speaker with a very strong accent. We don’t always get perfect recordings of English to listen to in real life. This English lesson will really challenge your listening skills and improve your appreciation of the problems you may experience and help you overcome them.

Published

March 31, 2022

📮 grammar

PRESENT TENSE Fully Explained With Examples As We Listen And Learn English Grammar Ep 524

The Present Tense in English: We’re going to work on the present tense in our English grammar lesson today. I want to get you thinking about how you can use your knowledge of the tenses to your advantage when speaking. We use tenses to explain when an action takes place, and explaining when an action takes place is an important part of ALL our everyday conversations.

Published

March 28, 2022

📮 listening

A photo of post-it notes highlighting the feelings of an anxious person. Tips for overcoming your anxiety about engaging in English conversations that will help you develop confidence in all areas of your life.

Anxiety In Language Learning And Tips To Overcome It Ep 523

Tips to overcome nervousness in English conversations. An often overlooked but major learning obstacle is the feeling of being anxious when learning to engage and speak in a new language. Today we discuss this common problem and offer ways to overcome it.

Published

March 24, 2022

📮 listening

English Listening Practice-Can We All Agree War Is Bad And We Should Stop It Ep 522

With so many wars in the world, I thought today we should have an English listening podcast about kindness, compassion and the goodness in people. Lots of English listening practice will help you build confidence, improve your listening comprehension, and train your brain for faster, more natural language acquisition. You'll notice a difference in the way you think and feel as your English improves in only a few episodes.

Published

March 21, 2022

📮 speaking

A photo of a young Girl scared in bed. When you're learning a new language, don't make the mistake of overusing generic vocabulary in all your English conversations. Sounding boring or dull is never a good idea.

Be More Interesting And Memorable When You Talk About Something Bad In An English Conversation Ep 521

Today we are going to be more creative in our English conversations. We will help you spice up your English vocabulary skills. It is a really common thing to talk about good or bad in everyday conversations. In podcast 498 we showed you how to be more interesting talking about good. Today, we will make your conversation more thought-provoking when talking about bad things.

Published

March 17, 2022

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