📖 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.

📮 grammar

A photograph of the BBC Media City Buildings In Manchester. Adept English learn grammar naturally.

Listen And Learn English - Learn Grammar The Natural Way Ep 358

In today’s podcast we will focus on your English comprehension. Your ability to listen to English being spoken and your understanding of the conversation. The conversation is about something very British, the BBC, so there will be lots of interesting vocabulary and grammar terms to learn.

Published

August 24, 2020

💬 Words: 2201

Length 12 min

📮 speaking

A landscape photograph of the medieval village Saint Cirque La Popie in France, close to where my sister lives in France.

British English Speaking Practice A Journey To France Ep 357

For the briefest moment this summer, it was possible to travel by plane within Europe from the UK. As tempting as it is to make this English-speaking practice conversation about the nightmare journey, I will resist temptation and talk about a more positive aspect of the trip.

Published

August 20, 2020

💬 Words: 2083

Length 11 min

📮 listening

A photograph of A level students getting their results, part of this practice conversation in English lesson.

Practice Conversations In English - How To Mess Up Your Exams Ep 356

Today we will talk about the slow motion train wreak that is the UK A Level exam results for England. Although we will have a measured conversation in English, I really want to shout and scream, because it’s just so unfair.

Published

August 17, 2020

💬 Words: 1935

Length 10 min

📮 listening

A photograph of colourful vintage soda bottles, an example of antiques, in this English listening practice lesson.

Discover What I Do For Fun While We Do Some English Listening Practice Ep 355

We’ve done quite a lot of English grammar recently, and although we try to make it interesting, it’s grammar, so for most people it’s a bit boring. Today we will just pick a British topic and talk about something interesting, and all you have to do is listen and practice your English listening skills.

Published

August 13, 2020

💬 Words: 1890

Length 10 min

📮 grammar

A close up photograph of our tomato plant, home grown from seeds. Used to help practice English grammar.

Listen And Learn To Speak English - Learn Grammar The Easy Way Ep 354

It’s hot here in the UK. Much hotter than we British feel comfortable in. Add to the sunny weather a lot of working from home and you end up with a very good looking garden, or plant pots. A while back we mentioned that during lock down we would try to grow some vegetables from seeds and in today’s English grammar lesson we give you an update on how we got on.

Published

August 10, 2020

💬 Words: 1851

Length 10 min

📮 phrases

A photograph of vanilla ice-cream, a classic comfort food. Used to help with our English lesson on English phrases about comfort food.

English Phrases - What Is Your Comfort Food? Ep 353

In today’s English lesson we explore some everyday English phrases in and around comfort foods. I have a few favourite foods, depending on the situation. So listen to this English audio lesson to help improve your spoken English fluency and find out what type of food I like on a cold rainy day in Britain.

Published

August 06, 2020

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