All Ears English Podcast
Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan
Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! We are an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners around the world. We will show you how to use everyday English vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in American English. We will also give you special tips on American culture, customs, etiquette, and how to speak with Americans as well as conversation and commentary on study tips, business English, life in America and Boston and New York, how to apply to university in the US, dating, travel, food and more. You'll get TOEFL, IELTS, and TOEIC help also from The Examiner of Excellence, Jessica Beck. This podcast is for adult students who are professionals and university students as well as ESL teachers. Join the community to learn to speak American English like a native! Connection NOT Perfection!
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 8, 2014 • 20min
AEE 180: Native Speaker Expressions that are Not in Your English Textbook
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowNative English speakers often break grammar rules – did you know that?Today we discuss six common ways native English speakers mistakenly speak their own language!Language creates culture, and people talk the way they want to be seen. Sometimes this means being loose with the language, whether using slang or speaking in a way that is more comfortable than right. Come back to the site to get the phrases in writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 4, 2014 • 20min
AEE 179: Thomas Frank on Momentum, Missions and Motivation
What is the most productive way to learn English?Are there strategies you can use to improve productivity in language learning?Today we talk with productivity expert Thomas Frank about three ways to learn English faster!Thomas believes a big part of success in learning a language has to do with how you manage your time. By using certain strategic behaviors, he says that you can get more and better learning, faster.The top 3 three tips for improving English learning productivity:Come back to our site to get the top 3 tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 3, 2014 • 24min
AEE 178: Gaming Will Change How You Learn English
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowCan you learn English like a game?Can it be fun and addictive rather than just work?Today we talk with Geremie, an entrepreneur who says that gaming can show us how to make learning English more interesting and enjoyable!Geremie says we can learn from the psychological incentives that video games give us to keep playing, and that these lessons can help with motivation and ultimate success in learning English.Come back to our site to get the 3 lessons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 snips
Sep 2, 2014 • 14min
AEE 177: When and How do You Talk About Age in English
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowWhen and how do you talk about age in English?Today, in #12 of our countdown of the Top 15 Fixes in English series, we’ll be discussing what is polite (and not so polite) about doing this in America!Come back to our site to get more tips Other Entries in the 15 Fixes Series:
Episode 165: Listen or Hear?
Episode 169: Speak, Talk, Tell and Say?
Episode 173: Wish vs. Hope
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 1, 2014 • 18min
AEE 176: A Professional Singer Shows You How to Deeply Learn the Sounds of a Language
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowLearning English pronunciation can be tricky. But is it possible to learn it better and faster?Singer Lydia Lyon does not speak Arabic. But when she sings in Arabic, she sounds just like a native speaker.Today we talk to Lydia about how she learned the pronunciation without knowing the language!Come back to our post to learn more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28, 2014 • 14min
AEE 175: How to Craft Your Art Through English in 28,000 Days
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowHow can you treat English as part of your art?Have you thought about what your legacy will be?Today we talk about how your learning English a part of how people will remember you when you're gone.Come back to our site to learn more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2014 • 20min
AEE 174: How to Think in English with Shayna from Espresso English
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowHow can you think in English?Today, we talk with Shayna Oliveira from espressoenglish.net about three levels to start thinking your way to fluency!Many language learners believe that you must be advanced or even fluent before you can think in that language. Shayna believes you can start developing that skill when you are a beginner.Come back to the blog to get more details from Shayna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2014 • 16min
AEE 173: Wish vs. Hope in English - What's the Difference?
Taking IELTS?Get our free IELTS video training course nowWish and Hope in English are similar, but not exactly the same. Today, in #13 of our countdown of the Top 15 Fixes in English series, find out how to correctly use the verbs Wish and Hope! Come back to our site to get the differences between wish and hope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 25, 2014 • 14min
AEE 172: Homophones to Push Your English to the Next Level with Tim Torkildson
Go here to subscribe to transcriptsHomophones can be dangerous.But understanding them can help push your English to the next level.Today we chat with Tim Torkildson, an ESL blogger who was fired from his job for blogging about homophones!A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word, but a different spelling and meaning. Though not all languages have homophones, English has a lot of them.Come back to our site to get more details on homophones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 21, 2014 • 24min
AEE 171: Learn How to Hack Your American Eating Habits with a Food Expert
Subscribe to the transcriptsDo you want to eat like a New Englander, but you're afraid of gaining weight?Today we talk to food blogger Grace Lentini about the food of New England, and how to eat it!When in New England, you've got to try the seafood. Boston had a huge fishing industry, Maine is famous for lobster, and Rhode Island is a great place to find calamari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
