English Across The Pond

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse’ Yes, it’s Christmas Eve! If you celebrate Christmas, have you put out your xmas stocking? Have you left some food out for Rudolph and a drink for Santa? Have you been good this year?! Join us as we celebrate together one of the biggest days on our calendar - the 25th of December. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas then we hope you’re having just as much fun! Enjoy! https://www.englishacrossthepond.com/community

Hey dear Ponders! What's a bundle? And why are we talking about them? Listen to our bonus episode to find out :) Enjoy!  

Hello! If this is your first time listening to EATP then you’re in for a surprise - one of your hosts is from the UK while the other is from the US - wow! We are making the most of this English language cultural difference this week by comparing our two cultures. We look together at an article written by an American who has lived and worked in the UK and compare her experiences and views with our own - nice! After the chat, as always, there’s a language focus where we take a closer look at some of the vocabulary from today’s chat Enjoy!

Gas vs Petrol? Who knew it could be an entire episode?! Tune in this week for lots of American and British English differences, learning about gas / petrol stations, and how Jennifer and Dan feel about “filling ‘er up!” Jennifer shares her favorite vocabulary from this episode so you don’t want to miss the language focus.  Enjoy!

Hello dear listeners and welcome to another episode of English language chat and education. Can you believe it’s December already?! We’re kicking off (starting) the last month of the year by focusing on what is a very, very, very! common mistake for learners - fun and funny. Find out the difference and then hear your hosts Jennifer and Dan giving examples. We hope you find this episode both fun and funny! https://www.englishacrossthepond.com/community   Enjoy!

Many people in the United States are celebrating a certain holiday this year, but not Jennifer! Tune in this week to learn a little bit about Thanksgiving from your American host's point of view and the alternative ways she celebrates. She gives thanks, but to life instead! Learn more about Friendsgiving and Thanksliving plus a whole lot of other English-related vocabulary and expressions. One thing we want to express to you, our listeners and members, is that we are thankful for YOU! So thanks for your support. We're asking listeners to leave a review and rating of English Across the Pond this week, so please take a few minutes to leave a review wherever you may enjoy EATP! Enjoy! https://www.englishacrossthepond.com/

A bad day is when everything seems to be going wrong, and you just want to throw your hands up in the air, screaming "I give up!" because clearly, the world is out to get you. We all have them from time to time and today your two English teacher hosts are describing theirs and (more importantly) what we can do when it seems like everyone and everything is against us. Enjoy! https://www.englishacrossthepond.com/community

Ready to have some pun… oops.. fun with this week’s episode? Sit back and practice your English vocabulary and pronunciation as you understand some jokes using word play that Jennifer and Dan share. You may bust up like we did (laugh hard) or scratch your head (be confused), but don’t worry this week is most essential to have our transcript and PDF to follow along with. Our members get extra support with pronunciation this week as well to practice linking, dropped sounds, and British and American English differences. You can sign up here if you don’t already get our episode PDFs: www.englishacrossthepond.com/membership

Hey dear Ponders! What if you could listen to a podcast, have fun and improve your English all at the same time? :-D We’re doing a little second conditional practice this week by asking each other ‘What if …?’ questions. For example, What If You Had To Pick One Person To Be With Forever? What If You Were Given Three Wishes, What Would You Wish For? We had such a laugh recording this and we hope you’ll enjoy listening - you’ll be improving your English fluency at the same time, of course! Enjoy!

Adios! Au Revoir! Auf Wiedersehen! Yes, this week we are saying goodbye … not forever, of course - don’t worry we’re not going to leave you! But we are talking about farewells and discussing some different and fun ways to end conversations which you can learn along with us. We’re also saying goodbye to our early bird (cheaper!) pricing for our course Step Up To Fluency so grab it now before it becomes more expensive. Enjoy!

Hey there Ponders! This week we’re chatting about our feathered friends. That’s right, birds! Do you like birds? Have you got a favourite? Join your 2 native speaking English teachers for a chat about these amazing creatures and learn some bird related expressions and idioms along the way. Remember to keep listening because after the conversation it’s the language focus. Enjoy!

Back in the day, before the internet changed all our lives, courses were something that we always did face to face. How times have changed! Today we can find a million and one courses on every topic imaginable and this can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. So today we’re chatting about what makes a great course, what makes us buy a course as well as what we don’t like so much. We have our own course too! You can check it out at https://www.englishacrossthepond.com/stepup Enjoy!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…. tune in this week to hear this song live and have some fun with your hosts talking about the days of the week! We talk routines, like what our typical weekends are and what we like to do. This episode also covers pronunciation, and has inspired our member’s grammar bonus this month, prepositions of time! Sit back and relax whatever the day of the week it is and … enjoy!

Hello dear listeners, dear Ponders around the world and welcome to our latest episode … Hello! In this week’s chat we’re talking about how to start a conversation in English; you’ll hear from 3 of our members and also find out all about our exciting Step Up To Fluency course which we are relaunching this month. There’s a language focus at the end too, of course! Enjoy! https://www.englishacrossthepond.com/stepup

Hello, hello and welcome aboard! It's Friday and time for another beautiful English language conversation here at English Across the Pond. This week we’re highlighting some of the main pronunciation differences between British and American English when it comes to food. How do you say fillet? Oregano? Risotto? Listen and find out! After the chat there is a language focus where we take a closer look at some this week's vocabulary ... so keep listening! Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to ... who is celebrating a birthday this week? Well if you’ve been a listener for a while or receive our emails then, the cat’s already out of the bag and you know who it is! Join us this week to sing along happy birthday with one of our co-hosts and learn all about cake: different types, your hosts preferences, and more! The language focus has some extra sweet and delicious vocabulary for you, so stick around and have a great time celebrating your English success (and a birthday!). Enjoy!

Hello, dear listeners! It's time for another of our fun and language packed British and American English conversations and this week we are chatting about the john, the can, the bathroom, the loo, the smallest room in the house, the restroom, the washroom, the ladies, the gents, the WC … the toilet :) Enjoy!

Teamwork - you either love it or hate it and are a good team player or you’re not. Listen in this week as we talk all about teams, and find out what Jennifer and Dan think about them. We share an interesting American and British English difference in grammar this week, and it’s even inspired our member’s only grammar lesson as well. You don’t want to miss the helpful vocabulary from this week either, including a lot of very helpful and natural expressions. Enjoy! Download the transcript of this episode + this week’s vocabulary PDF, lesson and more at www.englishacrossthepond.com/membership

Come in, take a seat! Tell us about some of your strengths. Do you like to work alone or as a part of a team??  Yes! This week we’re chatting about one of the most stressful times of our lives - interviews! Join your 2 native speaker hosts as they talk about their interview thoughts and experiences. After the chat stay tuned for the vocabulary focus. Enjoy!

This episode will take you on a journey into the future, we'll visualize our lives in 10 years and think about where we'll be, what we will have accomplished, and how life will be like. Tune in to hear about Jen and Dan's predictions about their own lives as well as a lot of natural future grammar in context. Enjoy!