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Today, we’re going to look at six different ways that we use TOUCH. You can be in touch, get in touch, keep in touch, be out of touch, and a situation can be touch and go. Here are the example sentences from this episode. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or ... Read More
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Today, we’re going to look at six idioms that all talk about how to fly and things that fly. You can fly off the handle, fly under the radar, or even fly the coop. We’ll also look at how things can fly off the shelf and even what happens when pigs fly. Here are the example sentences from this episode. ... Read More
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In this lesson, we’re going to talk about all of the different ways we can talk about ability and possibility using can, could, and be able to. There’s a lot to learn here, so let’s get going! Here are the example sentences from this episode. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast ... Read More
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The other day one of my students asked me about the difference between worthwhile, worth doing, and worthy. That’s a great question because all of these are base on worth, which has a nuance of benefit or value. In this lesson, I’m going to show you how you can use these three words in your everyday English conversations and writing. ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I’m back with another podcast English lesson. Alright, let’s get right down to it. As everyone knows, and I’m sure you know, it’s a whole new world. The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is effecting most people’s lives in a variety of different ways. If you are living in an English ... Read More
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Today I have something to say about what’s going on in America right now. I very rarely make public statements about politicized issues. That’s because as an educator, I think politics should be kept out of education and as far away from education as possible. But after witnessing what has been going on in America since May 25th, I can ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I’m back with another podcast English lesson. I hope everyone is staying safe…it’s still corona time, so we still need to wer a mask and social distance. Now, let’s get back to learning English. Today, we’re going to look at idioms using get on and get off. These are phrases we ... Read More
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In podcast 486 we talked about phrasal verbs that use the be verb and in that podcast, I mentioned that the phrase verb be out has a number of different meanings and uses. For today’s English lesson, we are going to take a look at eight different ways that we use the phrase verb be out. Are you ready? Let’s ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. What’s the difference between big and large? This is a question that my students often ask. Big and large are very similar in meaning but the way that we use these words is different. For today’s English lesson, we’re going to have a look at ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. Seems like here in New York, summer is over and it’s really feeling like Fall outside. Unfortunately, it’s still corona season, so please…keep those masks up and be sure to social distance. The other day, one of my students asked me about the difference between ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. You know it’s hard to believe it’s December already. By far, this has been one of the fastest years on record. And speaking of records, the number of Covid cases is again hitting records. Masks up everyone! Please! By the way, for today’s English lesson, ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. It’s almost Halloween, and like most everything else, because of COVID-19, there probably won’t be any trick or treaters this year. The only way we’re going to get away from this nighmare is to keep those masks up and be sure to social distance. Together, ... Read More
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Today, we’re going to look at a conversational English pattern using go. You won’t find this lesson in your textbook because it’s considered to be colloquial English. Well, you’re not still using a textbook…are you? There are three patterns that I want to show you. Let’s get going! Here are the example sentences from this episode. To get the details ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. Today, we’re going to talk about conjunctions. Specifically, I’m going to show you 6 phrases that use as…as or just as. Those phrases are: as far as, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as well as, and as though These conjunctions are ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. Today, I want to talk about a grammar and vocabulary point that is a good example of just how weird English is. The verb AGREE is used with the prepositions with, to, and on and even without a preposition. But the meaning and usage is ... Read More
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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. Today, we’re going to look at the differences between using the simple present tense and the present continuous tense. Let’s get the ball rolling! Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or ... Read More
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Today let’s have a look at two words that are often confused in English – affect, which is spelled with an A and effect, which is spelled with an E. These two words are confusing for even native English speakers, so I can imagine how much trouble they can cause for English learners. Well, in this English lesson, I’m going ... Read More
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Today we’re going to talk about vocabulary. Way back in episode 26, we talked about participle adjectives. You know, words like interesting and interested, exciting and excited, and boring and bored. Well today we’re going to talk about irregular participle adjectives. This is a small group of ED adjectives that don’t have a corresponding ING form. Are you ready? Let’s ... Read More
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A while ago we looked at the causative form of the verb make. Today, I’d like to dig a little deeper into the different ways we can use this very versatile verb, MAKE. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details. ... Read More
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