📖 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.

📮 idioms

The cure grey donkeys munching on grass. Tune in every day. Make it part of your routine. If you do it consistently, you will be amazed by how much easier English comes to you.

7 English Idioms That Use The Word Leg Ep 538

In this video podcast, I will explain idioms with the English word ‘leg’ in them. English idioms are an odd part of the English language, and not knowing about them can catch English language learners out. The best way to deal with them is to focus on the popular ones, the ones you are more likely to hear in an everyday English conversation. Today I’m going to break each idiom down into understandable parts and give you lots of examples. There is even a quiz to test yourself at the end.

Published

May 16, 2022

📮 grammar

Yet Another Part Of Speech English Learners Struggle With-Homonyms Ep 537

English has some words which sound similar when you say them, and can even have the same spelling, but have a different meaning. Today we are going to talk about homonyms in our English grammar lesson, what they are, and why they are problematic for new English language learners. As usual, we provide lots of English listening practice to help you spot them and avoid confusion when you communicate with people using them.

Published

May 12, 2022

📮 speaking

Today An English Speaking Practice Lesson On Empathy Ep 536

Today’s English speaking practice lesson, the topic I’m going to talk about is the concept of empathy. And because this is Adept English, you can increase your English vocabulary while also bettering your pronunciation and listening comprehension. So that’s the advantage of our listen and learn method, all you have to do is listen to improve your English fluency.

Published

May 09, 2022

📮 grammar

A photo of a woman with a brightly coloured umbrella. This podcast will help you get to know modals better so you can use them confidently and correctly in your own speech and writing.

Parts Of Speech-English Modal Verbs Ep 535

Modal verbs are everywhere! They are a big part of speech in the English language. Frankly, in English we use them so much that after a while they become invisible to us native speakers. Which is why we need to make them visible again. That’s what this podcast is all about. Start learning English grammar the easy way, through listening.

Published

May 05, 2022

📮 fluency

A photo of a gas meter and coins piled up. Do you want to learn how to speak English well? Then we can offer the most effective strategies to develop your English language skills.

If You Want To Speak English Fluently And Confidently-You Need To Listen Ep 534

Today we talk about living costs, rising energy bills and the impact of this on people’s lives. Whether you’re preparing for IELTS exams or just want to learn some new English vocabulary, we fill our podcast with tips and advice that will help you enhance your English-speaking skills.

Published

May 02, 2022

📮 phrases

A photo of an old fashioned radio on a table. Spice up your English language learning. Learning with music delivers better results than just using plain text, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t like a bit of music while studying?

Memorising Common English Vocabulary And Phrases Using Music Ep 533

Today we are going to look at a memorising technique that uses music. We are going to see how you can apply this powerful learning approach to making learning English vocabulary and phrases easier. Music is a fantastic way to get new vocabulary into your brain. It’s an easy way to improve your English vocabulary and fluency. This is a method that I have found to be really effective and at the end of the podcast, I discuss the facts that support why it works.

Published

April 28, 2022

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