📖 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 two students reading book together standing outside a school. My guess is today they would be wearing masks, but hopefully having fun.

How to do Passive Voice for English Verbs in Present and Past Tenses Ep 414

Today, in the UK, children are going back to school. We wish them all good luck and thank goodness they can meet up with friends and get socialising again. While I am sure it will take time for schools to get back to normal, just getting out of the house and running around with some friends will be a huge physiological uplift for them.

Published

March 08, 2021

📮 listening

A photograph of various sweet biscuits popular in the UK and the US. In todays English lesson the topic is British biscuits while we practice our English listening skills.

Discover British Biscuits In This Listening Practice English Lesson Ep 413

In today’s English lesson we talk about British biscuits. As you probably know the UK is a nation of tea drinkers, it’s an important part of our national culture. So knowing the difference between a cookie and a scone or a biscuit is probably worth listening to while you improve your English-speaking part of your brain.

Published

March 04, 2021

📮 listening

Learn To Speak English Efficiently Through Focused English Listening Ep 412

Over the years we have had many comments and conversations about which language has the most words, or the biggest vocabulary. The topic is complicated. There is no simple answer because it is a question which is not specific enough to get a correct answer. In today’s English listening lesson, we talk about how you need to focus on the words that matter in speaking English. We talk about the most efficient approach to learning what you actually need in order to speak English fluently.

Published

March 01, 2021

📮 grammar

A photograph of someone about to throw an orange ball for two eager dogs. Today we tackle the most common English phrasal verbs which use to throw in them.

More English Phrasal Verb Practice Ep 411

Help with English phrasal verbs is a regular request for our podcasts ideas list. I completely understand why. New English language learners often run into this bizarre scenario where they understand some English words in isolation. Yet they suddenly see or hear these same words combined into a phrasal verb that means something completely different. How confusing and annoying, so today we explain some commonly used English to throw phrasal verbs.

Published

February 25, 2021

📮 speaking

A photograph of friends with smartphones leaning against a wall. Our topic is love and how we have moved online during the pandemic as we learn to speak English.

Practice Your English Speaking Learning About Love In A Global Pandemic Ep 410

I’m sure we all agree that love and relationships are important to us human beings. We are, after all, a social animal. The pandemic, and the way we are trying to control its impact on us, is affecting many things. Today we practice English speaking learning about how people are getting around the lack of physical contact during lockdowns.

Published

February 22, 2021

📮 grammar

When A Panda Walks Into A Bar You Know English Grammar Can Be Fun Ep 409

So today we take a fun look at English grammar. Traditional English grammar and fun is normally a contradiction. However, I promise that in this English lesson we take a fun look at English punctuation. I will also explain the Oxford comma and use this as an excuse to talk about lovely pandas.

Published

February 18, 2021

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