• Episode #69: 200+ Wh- Questions
    Jul 29 2024

    In Episode 69, Tim explains wh- questions using two complementary methods.
    The first method is the old-fashioned one, using the rules of grammar. A wh- question is one that starts with a question word such as who, what, where or why. Wh- questions all use the same construction QU + A + S- question word, then auxiliary verb, then subject.
    The other method is what Tim calls brute force empiricism, in other words, learning from lots of examples. In Episode 69, Tim reads over 200 examples of wh-questions, starting with shorter questions and moving on to longer ones so you are never challenged.


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    25 mins
  • Episode #68: Short Answers to 100+ Questions
    Jul 22 2024

    Do you want to improve your fluency and speak more naturally? Then master short answers- these are short, polite responses to subject questions or yes/no questions. In Episode 68, listen to Tim explain how to construct and use short answers with the help of over 100 examples.


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    27 mins
  • Episode #67: 100+ Yes/ No Questions
    Jul 15 2024

    What are the rules for constructing questions in English? Well, first we need to remember that there are different types of questions, for example subject questions. Another common type of question is yes/ no questions, questions that we can answer with "yes" or "no", for example, "Do you like pizza? or "Are you at home?".
    In this week's episode, Tim explains the rules for making yes/ no questions, and then supplies you with 150+ examples of yes/ no sentences in crystal clear audio. The sentences are in the five most used verb tenses- present simple, past simple, present continuous, past continuous and present perfect.
    If you want even more examples of yes/ no questions, listen to Episode #5.


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    25 mins
  • Episode #66: 100+ Subject Questions
    Jul 8 2024

    Episodes 52 through 59 were Part 1 of Tim's mini-course on the English verb tenses and dealt with auxiliary verbs. In this week's episode, Tim opens Part 2 of his course, which teaches the sentence constructions you need to know to master each verb tense. The first sentence type we will deal with is subject questions, which ask who did an action.
    (For even more examples of subject questions, listen to Episode 25.)


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    15 mins
  • Bonus audio! Voiced Final Consonants
    Jul 1 2024

    Pronouncing the voiced consonants /b/, /d/, /v/, /g/, /z/and /dʒ/ at the ends of words can be quite challenging, especially for speakers of Russian, German and Spanish. The problem only becomes more difficult when there are two or more voiced consonants at the end of a single word, for example rubbed or shelves. Improve your pronunciation of these difficult combinations by listening to and repeating the 64 words and 64 example sentences in the audio.
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    The cover image for this episode comes from Dubai gold coins - Gold coin - Wikipedia.
    The original image has been cropped to fit a square frame.


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    7 mins
  • Episode #65: Say it Right: Final Voiced Sounds
    Jul 1 2024

    In last week's episode, Tim explained in detail what voiced sounds are and ended the episode saying that certain voiced sounds are especially hard to pronounce at the ends of words. Those sounds are /b/, /d/, /v/, /g/, /z/and /dʒ/. In this week's episode, Tim gives examples of words ending in these hard sounds and explains step by step how to pronounce the words correctly so others can more easily understand you.
    Don't forget this week's bonus audio, which contains additional practice:
    Final /b/, /d/, /v/, /g/, /z/and /dʒ/ - English with Tim
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    The cover image is from Places of articulation - Articulatory phonetics - Wikipedia.
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    24 mins
  • Episode #64: The Bell In Your Throat
    Jun 25 2024

    Your vocal cords are like a bell in your throat- they make vibrations which are used in many of the different phonemes, or sounds, in English pronunciation. Sounds which are made with vibrations from the vocal cords are called voiced phonemes.

    In episode 64, Tim explains everything you need to know about voiced phonemes, starting from anatomy and finishing with practice on how to properly pronounce them at the ends of words.


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    19 mins
  • Episode #63: Fake It Till You Make It!
    Jun 17 2024

    What is mastery anyways, and can you fake it? In Episode 63, Tim explains what it means to master English, and then five techniques to help you sound more like you've mastered the language even if that's not (yet) the case.
    Make sure to download and use this free bonus PDF to check your understanding of the most used words in English- with all of their important meanings, not just one. The PDF will be available for only a few days after the publishing of this episode, so act now.


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    22 mins