About this episode:
Today we’re talking about the confusion that can happen when you’re talking to another native speaker of your language but you have no idea what they mean. Maybe they’re using expressions you’ve never heard before or words in a completely different way from how you use them. Either way, it can make for some funny, sometimes awkward conversations. Grab your favourite drink, or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
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Have you ever had any moments of miscommunication with native speakers of your native language? You can share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voice message here.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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It's exciting times! We have the first new podcast episode of 2022 for you today. And what better way to get started than to have a catch up and share our news.Grab your favourite drink, or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
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What ideas do you have for us for future episodes? Is there a country that you’d really like like us to feature on one of our Country Spotlight episodes? A person that you’d really like us to interview on one of our Guest episodes? A cultural or travel topic that you’d like to know more about? You can leave us a voice message here, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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This is the fifth of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say?! episodes coming in August.
About this episode:
Be ready to laugh with today's episode as we chat about some of the weird and wonderful stereotypes that we've heard about our cultures.
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This is the fourth of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say episodes coming in August.
About this episode
Do you have problems when you travel and you have to assert yourself? Has your personality changed as you have learnt English and travelled or lived abroad? Today we chat about how learning languages and living in another country could influence your personality.
Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural and spontaneous conversation.
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This is the third of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say?! episodes coming soon.
About this episode
On today’s episode “Crimes Against Food” we’re talking about food and drink rules in different countries. Some topics we discuss are:
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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This is the second of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say episodes coming soon.
About this episode
Who doesn’t love going to a wedding, especially when it’s one involving a culture that you might not be very familiar with. On this episode we discuss.
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Welcome to the first of our Episode Flashbacks, our favourite and must-listen to episodes. Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
About this episode
Split the bill, pay for everyone, pay in secret, pay only for what you ordered. In this episode of "You Don't Say?!?" In this episode we talk about interesting experiences when it comes to paying the bill in different cultures. We also share some amusing stories about eating out with groups of people.
Look out for brand new episodes coming fortnightly from July 2022.
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About this episode:
On today’s listener requested episode we chat about the popular English tradition known as afternoon tea. Yes, afternoon tea is a type of tea but it’s also a meal with an interesting history. Grab your favourite drink (maybe a cup of tea), or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
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Our question for you:
If you could create an afternoon tea, what food would you include from your own country? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
Gabriela Casineanu is our guest today and joins us from Canada. She’s a coach, award-winning author and university instructor. Gabriela works with immigrant professionals who are to be introverts. Grab your favourite drink, or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
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Do you have any questions for Gabriela? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we will pass it on to her.
Connect with Gabriela
Introverts Academy: https://introvertsacademy.org
Book "Introverts: Leverage Your Strengths for an Effective Job Search
More about Gabriela: https://gabrielacasineanu.com
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
Do people in your country follow rules? Do you think there are too many rules in your country? Have you ever travelled to another place where there were unwritten rules that you didn’t know about? Today we’re talking about rules and laws in other countries and even though this sounds like a serious topic, trust us, you’ll laugh as much as we did recording this episode.
Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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Our question for you:
Are there too many rules in your country? Have you ever come across a strange rule in another country? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
Today Audrey is joined by a special guest, her friend Roisin, for our monthly Country Spotlight. Roisin was born and grew up in Zambia but comes from an Irish family. She has so many interesting things to share about life in Zambia that we are sure you will want to plan a trip there. Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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Would you like to visit Zambia? Have you ever been there? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
Do you have problems when you travel and you have to assert yourself? Has your personality changed as you have learnt English and travelled or lived abroad? Today we chat about how learning languages, your cultural background or living in other countries could influence your personality and behaviour.
Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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Our question for you:
How has learning English or travelling affected your personality? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
Have you ever visited the Canary Islands? Are you curious about what living on one of them would be like? Joe Shean, an English teacher, is our guest today and will share some of his experiences about life in Spain. Grab your favourite drink, get comfortable and join us today to practise your English by listening to natural conversation.
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Do you have a question that you would like to ask Joe about life in Tenerife? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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About this episode:
How was your summer? Did you have any exciting new experiences? Join us today to practise your English by listening to natural conversation as we relive our summer memories.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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What are your best summer memories from this year? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Bullit de Peix (the fish dish from Ibiza)
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
Have you ever wanted to start teaching languages online or have you already started? Maybe you know someone who's curious about becoming an online language teacher. On today’s episode Abi is joined by a previous guest, Lindsay from Lindsay Does Languages. She talks about the programme that she runs to guide and support new and growing online teachers. The programme is open all year round but until the 23rd July 2021 Lindsay is offering some great bonuses when you join the Online Teaching Starter Kit.
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Start growing your online language teaching business with the Online Teaching Starter Kit
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The podcast is back on its summer break again until September, giving you plenty of time to catch up on some episodes or to listen to some again. Enjoy the rest of the summer and see you in September!
Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
About this episode:
Are you in a summer mood? Are you getting to that point where you’re just ready for a summer break from work or studying? Join us today to practise your English by listening to natural and spontaneous conversation as we talk about all things summer related.
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What are your plans for this summer? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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We’ll be taking a summer break until September giving you plenty of time to catch up on some episodes or to listen to some again. Enjoy summer and see you in September!
Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
About this episode:
Have you ever heard of Macau/Macao? Do you know what it’s famous for? Join us today to practise your English by listening to natural conversation as we take a deep dive into our Country Spotlight of the month.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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Could you live for 6 months in Macau? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen for sale in a vending machine? Why are they so popular in some countries? Join us today to practise your English by listening to natural conversation as we talk about this curious topic.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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Our question for you:
What would you sell in your vending machine if you could have one? What kind of things do you feel that vending machines need to sell? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Buy a car from a vending machine
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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About this episode:
It’s guest interview time and today you’ll hear us talk to James. He is a trainer and coach for non-native English speakers who want to advance in their careers in the international workplace. He was born in the United States and has lived in Colombia since 2016. Aside from training professionals for interviews, James hosts a free conversation club every week (the link is below) for general English speaking practice. James enjoys reading, traveling and cooking for his partner.
Some of the topics we discuss:
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Do you have any questions for James about life in colombia? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
About this episode:
Due to popular demand we’re back with another superstitions episode and this time we’re doing it as a fun quiz and you can play along.
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Our question for you:
Ask us a question about a superstition that you know and we’ll try and guess the answer. You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we might feature it on a future episode.
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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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