English Across The Pond

Hey Ponders! Have you ever cheated on a test? Have you ever cheated on a partner?! We doubt it but whether you have or not our topic for this week focuses around the evergreen topic of …  cheating! Join your 2 English language teacher hosts for real conversation packed full of fun and all the language you need to boost your vocabulary and improve your listening skills. After the chat, the language focus is all about the different prepositions that collocate with the verb to cheat. Enjoy and make sure you listen to the whole episode - no cheating!

Hello! We’re happy to have you with us “at work” today :) In fact, we get to spend every week with you here at English Across the Pond. Join us as we talk about this annual day (Take Your Kids to Work Day)  where people around the US bring their children to work. Why does this happen? Has Jennifer (or Dan) ever gone to work with their parents? And, what IS the difference between TAKE and BRING anyway? You’ll find all of that out this week. Enjoy!

Hey there Ponders! Red and yellow and pink and green. Purple and orange and blue … this week your 2 English teacher hosts, Dan from the UK and Jennifer from the US, are chatting all about colour! They discuss their favourite colours, why colour is so important, colours they like to wear, car colours and … toothbrushes :) After the chat, the language focus is all about idioms related to colour - enjoy!

Hello, hello dear Pond listener! We’re back with another episode about food, but this time - we’re talking about childhood memories and food! Are there things we used to eat but no longer do? What are some common things we would eat as a family (when we were the kids)!? Find out some of our past favorite meals, fun memories we look back on and a lot more natural English conversation. Enjoy!

Hi there dear language learning friends and welcome to another episode of our weekly podcast. In case we haven’t already met, we are two native English language teachers with over 30 years’ teaching experience between us, Jennifer from the US and Dan from England. Nice to meet you :) This week we are talking all about individuality and chatting about things like - what does it mean to be an individual? And is it always better to stand out? Listen along to our natural conversation and hear all all the up to date phrases, expressions and vocabulary you need to improve your English skills. After the chat the language focus explains the words I, me, my, mine and myself. Enjoy!

Hello dear friends. Today's episode is extra special for Jennifer because she gets to talk about something she's passionate about (and also certified to teach), which is YOGA. Dan learns a lot from his expert co-host! Have you ever done yoga? If yes, do you practice often? If no, would you like to try? Notice the 2 verbs we used there? We'll dive more into that in our language focus! Enjoy the episode :)

Hello dear friends! Do you remember your first date? Or are you maybe going on your first date soon?! Whether you’re a little younger or older, first dates are a huge moment in all of our lives. Join English teachers Dan (England) and Jennifer (the US) as they discuss their first dating adventures - one of us kissed on their first date, can you guess who?! After the chat the language focus is all about the past perfect tense - how it is formed, examples and when to use it. Enjoy!

Hi there!Springtime is in the air, if you’re on this half of the world - can you feel it? Most people get excited with this season shift because flowers bloom and it’s the season of new beginnings for some. Learn more about what we think of this season, our favorite activities, and common things many people do. Stick around to the end, this week’s language focus is all about quantifiers which will definitely help you communicate more effectively in English.

Hello and welcome to another episode of English Across The Pond! This week we’re chatting about risk - are you a risk taker? Do you live life on the edge? Are you risk-averse and prefer life in the slow lane? However you feel about this week’s topic, join us for a fun chat full of all the words and expressions you need to improve your English skills. At the end of the conversation this week’s language focus is the best because ... it’s all about superlatives. Enjoy!

Hello, you bookworm, you! Do you like to get lost in the pages of a book or do you prefer audio that you can listen to? Whatever your book preference is, let's talk about it today! Join us this week where we share our favorite books and even some tips for English learners and reading. The language focus this week is all about adjective clauses - enjoy!

Hello dear Ponders, Are you empathetic? Do people come to you for advice? Empathy is the ability to understand the feelings of other people, so if you are, the answer is probably, “yes people do often come to me for advice” This week, we’re discussing  this exciting topic, providing you with real native speaker conversation. After the chat, in our language focus, Dan talks about one of the major differences between British and American spelling, gives some examples and offers practical advice.

Love is in the air, can you feel it? Some of us are celebrating Valentine’s day, and yes, while it may be a “Hallmark” Holiday - it’s still a time that is filled with love and P A S S I O N. So, let’s talk about it! What is passion and what are you passionate about? Listen to this week’s episode to find out about our passions and let’s try and find some things in common. We hope you are as passionate about learning as we are about teaching and this podcast supports you on your journey to fluency.

Are you married? Or do you hope to be one day? Even if getting hitched is not your thing, join us this week as we talk about marriage in general, share some of our own details and talk a bit about marriage in different cultures. Our language focus will help you understand some common difficulties with words relating to weddings and marriage, so stick around and learn with us! :)

Have you ever done something that you know was a bad idea? Have you ever NOT done something that deep down, you know was a good idea? If the answer is “yes” to either of those, then, you have experienced a feeling of regret. While no one wants to experience this feeling, we’re human - so we will have feelings of regret from time to time. What is regret? And more importantly for you, how do we talk about it in English? Luckily, we’ll support you with that this week in our newest conversation and podcast episode! Learn about regrets and how to express them in English while having some fun with us. Enjoy!

Are you the kind of person who is always asking others about what you should do next? Or are you often busy helping friends with their present and future problems and plans? Everyone is either looking for or giving advice at some point or other and this week your 2 hosts reveal everything about their experiences with this fascinating subject. After the chat, the language focus is all about some different ways you can give advice to family and friends. Take our advice - listen to this episode carefully and improve your English :) Enjoy!

Hello and Happy Friday! In this week’s episode, you’ll learn about the creation of EATP - why we, your hosts created it, and why it’s such a labor of love for us! You may even learn more about how to use our membership study plan materials! :) We hope you enjoy learning a bit more about English Across the Pond, the podcast we create each and every week with so much love and intention, Cheers! Jennifer & Dan

This week’s all about the British half of English Across The Pond - say hi to Dan! Find out where he’s lived around the world, his family, his Instagram account, where he’s just been on  holiday, what he does in his free time AND rumours about his death :-D As you listen you’ll be improving your English and learning lots of natural and up to date expressions - nice! The grammar focus after the conversation sounds complicated - reciprocal pronouns - but is actually fairly simple. Enjoy!

A good friend of English Across The Pond, Sa’eed from Saudi Arabia, joins us for a special bonus episode. Sa’eed tells us how he was able to become so amazing at communicating in English and what he thinks the best thing is about being an English teacher. The wi-fi signal wasn’t always the best and so it can be a little difficult to hear the conversation in places but we hope you enjoy this bonus episode :)

Happy new year dear Ponders! This week (and next week) is exciting because we get to introduce or re-introduce ourselves to you, our listeners, and invite you to learn a little more about us! Whether you’re a long time listener, or a new friend - we know you’ll probably learn something new about your hosts. Notice the use of the reflexive pronoun “ourselves” above? Our language focus will go into more detail on that as we kick off the new year with a common and helpful grammar point.

The end of another year already! Time flies, right? Join us for our final podcast of 2018 as we take a fond look back over the past 12 months and look ahead to 2019. What are your goals for the coming year? Have you made any new year’s resolutions? Listen in, improve your English and get some fantastic advice about how to make next year your best ever. Let’s do this!