📖 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.

📮 speaking

A photograph of modern high-rise residential buildings seen in Munich, Germany. Let us hope that the cladding on these buildings is fire safe.

An English Speaking Practice Topic That Could Save Your Life Ep 408

Today we have a lesson which should help provide you with some English-speaking practice and maybe help save your life. Now it’s rarely you get to put those two valuable benefits into a single sentence. With more people living in blocks of flats its important to know about the Grenfell fire.

Published

February 15, 2021

📮 listening

A photograph of an old man and his glasses. With age comes wisdom and silliness in equal measure. In this English lesson to practice English conversation comprehension.

Practice An Everyday Conversation With English Speakers Ep 407

This English lesson is a conversation in English about news in the UK. All you have to do is sit back and listen to the native English speaker and comprehend what you hear. Listen to the lesson several times until you understand all the vocabulary and you comprehend the meaning of the sentences. Simple conversations, like this one, can be difficult to follow when you are learning to speak English. Practice listening to conversations in English will help train your brain to recognise the sounds and English speaker makes, even before you understand all the words.

Published

February 11, 2021

📮 idioms

Why Are There So Many English Idioms About Cats Ep 406

It’s pretty safe to say the British love their pets. With over 40 percent of British households owning a pet, it is no surprise the English language contains a lot of idioms relating to pets. So today we pick a side, sorry dog lovers, we’re going with cats! A whole English lesson on English idioms that relate to cats.

Published

February 08, 2021

📮 speaking

A photograph of a British home-made blueberry crumble with oatmeal, learning to speak English and how to cook yummy food.

A Yummy English Speaking Topic Mmm Puddings Ep 405

It’s been cold here in the UK and nothing makes the cold outside fade away faster than British comfort food. I’m sure, wherever you come from, you have a similar process of making things just a little better with some pleasant kitchen smells and tasty dishes. Well, in my house we like a good pudding and a family favourite is a fruit crumble with lots of custard. So today’s English speaking topic is about a classic British pudding and the English vocabulary you would use in an English kitchen.

Published

February 04, 2021

📮 phrases

A photograph of a schoolgirl playing chess. As we discuss the etymology of Checkmate in our English lesson.

Common English Words That Come From Arabic Ep 404

You might have heard of the term we stand on the shoulders of giants. You might use this term in science, where a new breakthrough idea made possible by the work and discoveries of prior scientific efforts. Well, today we show languages are similar and how common English words have benefited from many languages.

Published

February 01, 2021

📮 fluency

A photograph of a happy indian student with smartphone learning sitting in university library. As we talk over the 7 rules of Adept English.

7 Rules To Learn English Language And Habits That Help Ep 403

As January comes to a close. I cannot believe how quickly time is passing. It’s technically still the start of the year so I thought I would talk with you about your English language learning plan for 2021. Starting from the beginning I want to talk you through the steps you should be taking and the English language learning habits that will make your life easier.

Published

January 28, 2021

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