Hey, I’m Cara and I'm an English listening skills coach who brings together adventurous expats and intrepid travellers to watch and discuss movies in English so they can understand native speakers, themselves and the world around them better. To receive my bi-monthly "Chai Latte Letters" in your inbox and get announcements about events like watch parties, download my free guide below, "Understand Movies in English" which will teach you how to understand fast-talking native speakers using you ...
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The Language Mastery Show brings you conversations with the world's best language learners. Get an inside look at how polyglots, linguists, and everyday people master languages the smart way, and how YOU can, too. I'm your host, John Fotheringham, a linguist, teacher, and the author of Master Japanese and Master Mandarin. For more language learning tips, tools, and immersion resources, visit AnywhereImmersion.com.
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The Actual Fluency Podcast features inspirational stories from world-class language learners, industry experts, and regular people who embraced multilingualism in one way or another. In the episodes we dive deep down in the why that pushed people to learn a new language, the how to figure out how they best achieved it, and of course a lot of great stories of the experiences that speaking multiple languages can bring to people's lives. We also talk about apps, methodology, and education to tr ...
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Communicating clearly, confidently, and effectively in job interviews and the workplace is critical for your career success. Join English Communication and Interview Coach Kristine as she shares communication tips and tells stories from the workplace, including funny mistakes. Designed for native and non-native English speakers, you'll grow your English vocabulary with definitions for English idioms and phrases. Can you talk about your accomplishments in a way that impresses others? Are you ...
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English learning podcast & and now also a weekly talk-show podcast about football⚽ which reviews the Premier League game weeks. Are you studying English alone? Are you at B1, B2, or C1 level? Do you need more listening practice? If so, I might be your guy!!! 😇. I’m a university and DELTA-qualified English teacher from the Czech Republic with more than 10 years of experience teaching English to foreigners in the Czech Republic as well as the United Kingdom. 🤓. Listening to podcasts is part of ...
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Episode 454 - It was time to take a break (part 2)
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After living in Vietnam for 17 months years, I'm now back in Czechia and in this 2-part episode, I'm going to speak about the experience, my reasons for going back, and consider my next moves. Video from this episode: https://youtu.be/nZRQpUoHBeM _______________________________________________________________________ 🏆 ENGLISH ACHIEVERS CHAMBER The…
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Episode 453 - It was time to take a break (part 1)
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After living in Vietnam for 17 months years, I'm now back in Czechia and in this 2-part episode, I'm going to speak about the experience, my reasons for going back, and consider my next moves. Video from this episode: https://youtu.be/-UYLSOSO_QQ _______________________________________________________________________ 🏆 ENGLISH ACHIEVERS CHAMBER The…
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Episode 452 - Van's success story with English
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This time I talk to my Vietnamese friend Van whose English is more than impressive. How did she manage to get to such a high level and what is the secret behind her impeccable pronunciation? Listen to find out. _______________________________________________________________________ 🏆 ENGLISH ACHIEVERS CHAMBER The ULTIMATE SOLUTION to NOT living in …
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Episode 451 - A chat on the beach with a former American lawyer
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This episode of ZEP was recorded on My Khe Beach in Da Nang. It features Glen, a former American lawyer, who left his career in the USA for a complete lifestyle overhaul in Southeast Asia. _______________________________________________________________________ 🏆 ENGLISH ACHIEVERS CHAMBER The ULTIMATE SOLUTION to NOT living in an English-speaking co…
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Episode 450 - Lukas's Journey from Learner to Teacher
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This time, I talk to Lukas from Slovakia. I remember him joining the Achievers Chamber as an avid English learner. Two years have passed, and he is now an English teacher himself. What has led him to this transformation and what are his best English learning tips? The video from this episode is available here: https://youtu.be/ql-wbER4vW0 _________…
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Episode 449 - Talking to HUGH DELLAR about UKRAINE
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In this podcast, I talk to HUGH DELLAR, an English teacher, teacher trainer, materials writer, and a well-known proponent of the Lexical Approach in the world of English teaching. Most interviews Hugh does are about the Lexical approach, but he's also very vocal regarding the current conflict in Ukraine and that's what this episode is mainly about.…
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Episode 448 - A walk along the beach with Chris
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Once again I caught up with Chris on the podcast and this time we were recording while walking along the shore. The highlight was that I got my pants wet as I was wading through the waves, and of course, there are plenty more thoughts from us about our life here in Vietnam. 👉 Chris's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@expatnam ______________…
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David Stirling on the Life-Changing Rewards of Immersion & His Experience Teaching English in Thailand
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David Stirling is a Thailand-based English teacher from the UK and the founder of Go-Interview.com, which helps English learners build the language skills they need to get their dream job. In the interview, we discuss: How David fell in love with Thailand Why he got into English teaching The different types of teaching jobs available in Thailand …
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Episode 448 - Learning and Teaching English through Movies with Cara Leopold
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I've decided to catch up with Cara Leopold and talk to her about movies and how you can learn and teach English through them again. You should probably know that some of the questions I asked Cara in this episode were generated by Chat GPT. The last time I talked to Cara about this topic was in episode 412. 👉 Cara's website: Leo-listening.com 👉 Vid…
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Episode 447 - Rob is Back with a Bang (part 2)
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As the name of this episode suggests, Rob from the English with Rob podcast is back, and with a double episode. Part 1 (episode 445) was a general catch-up with Rob. In part 2, Rob leads a few game activities/games not dissimilar to the one he does on the English with Rob podcast. Did I stand up to the task or were my answers a complete failure? Li…
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Author & Digital Nomad Daniel Rusteen on How He Learned Spanish After Two Failed Attempts
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Daniel Rusteen is an author, full-time traveler, digital nomad, short-term rental expert, and former Airbnb employee. He is best known for his books Optimize Your BnB and Profitable Properties, but he has also written a book on learning languages: Zilch to Conversational. In our conversation, Danny shares why he failed to learn a foreign language h…
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On this podcast, which I have recorded live for my YouTube channel, I have a good old ramble with an undertone of cynicism. I talk about the Achievers Chamber, this podcast, my inability to do marketing well, I wish you a Merry Christmas and other stuff. It's nothing glamorous, but it'll have to do as an episode. Video from this episode: https://ww…
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Former Airborne Cryptologic Linguist Ian Fritz on What He Learned at the Defense Language Institute & Spying on the Taliban
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Ian Fritz is the author of What the Taliban Told Me, a nuanced look at what it was like to undertake intensive language training at The Defense Language Institute (DLI) in not one, but two languages (Dari and Pashto), serve as an "Airborne Cryptologic Linguist" (ACL) in the United States Air Force (USAF), and spy on the Taliban from low-flying guns…
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133 Reading In Italian Until I'm Fluent - Sarah Ifeoma
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Sarah tells the origin story of her YouTube Channel (reading series), where she started out reading out loud a book in Italian. At the time she started reading on YouTube, she had only been studying Italian for 2 months! First Video: Reading in Italian until I'm Fluent of the Reading in Italian Series The Book Sarah is reading out in her series: Co…
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Episode 445 - Rob is Back with a Bang (part 1)
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As the name of this episode suggests, Rob from the English with Rob podcast is back, and with a double episode. In part 1 we have a general catch-up since a lot has changed in Rob's professional life lately and of course, you'll hear the idiom alarm, quite a few times. Part 2 will follow soon. 👉 Rob's YouTube channel 👉 Rob's Instagram Video from th…
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132 Exchange Semester in Argentina - Bob from Belgium
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Bob talks about his language learning methods and how he ended up in Argentina to learn Spanish. He has been tracking his language learning progress in form of videos in which he speaks in Spanish. Video Version. Some of the topics we cover: Why Argentina? What is Comprehensible Method? Messi Inspiration for Making Language Update Videos Watching A…
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Episode 444 - My thoughts on the Israeli-palestinian conflict, new Website, new course
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On this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I give you my opinion on the Israel-Palestine conflict which unfortunately dominates the media headlines these days. I also tell you about my new website and introduce you to my new course, which is available for free to everyone. 👉 My new website 👉 My FREE course The video from this episode is available…
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131 3000 Hours of Immersion - Language Immersion Method - India from Ireland
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India is a very enthusiastic learner of German from Ireland. She tells us about her language journey in which she mainly used the immersion approach to become fluent in German. The most important part of this whole method of immersion learning is obviosly your immersion. You absolutely need to have fun! India watched a lot of TV series, movies, lis…
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Episode 443 - How Jack made a soundtrack for a board game
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Jack, my musically gifted ex-colleague from the Speak Up London language school, is back! Jack first appeared on ZEP in episode 354 which was titled Lucid Jake. His tune Drive was iconic and I had several listeners emailing me about it. After a few years, he's back with a bang. This time he comes on to tell us all about how he and his friend Guy ma…
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130 Learning English Through Writing (With The Technology Bishop)
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This is part 1 of 2. Antonello Zanini from Italy is quite an inspiration to me. He is a software engineer and technical writer and is a succesful writer on Medium. Spreading knowledge through writing is his mission Daniel and Antonello discuss the importance of building a writing habit in order to improve your English writing skills (and other skil…
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Language Coach Stéphane Angeles on How to Use the "Barbie Method" & Improve All 4 Language Skills
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Coach Stéphane Angeles is a language coach who helps expats speak better Spanish through expert habit formation strategies, accountability, and one-on-one guidance via Zoom and audio check-ins. In the interview, we discuss: Why you should use a walkie talkie app to practice listening and speaking. Why you should practice writing daily (and how it c…
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How to Show Cultural Intelligence in Job Interviews in English
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In this episode, I welcome Clare Whitmell from the Smart English Coach Podcast back to the Express to Impress Podcast. We explore how cultural intelligence shapes job interviews with American companies. We delve into cultural maps by Erin Meyer, which unveil differences in communication styles, decision-making, and more across countries. Discover h…
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129 Movie Club - Groundhog Day - Discussion [PART 2]
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In the second part of our chat with Cara Leopold. (Link to first part), we discuss the movie Groundhog Day. The episode is meant to be like a Movie Club. Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English. Back-to-S…
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129 Movie Club - Learning English With Movies ft. Cara Leopold [PART 1]
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Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English. From September 13th-20th Cara is organising the Back-to-School Movie Challenge, a 1-week taste of what it's like to be in a movie club. By watching and discussing …
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LightSpeed Spanish Founders Gordon Smith & Cynthia Durán on Banishing Fear & Mastering Spanish Accents
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Gordon Smith and Cynthia Durán are the dynamic duo behind LightSpeed Spanish, where they teach people Spanish through courses, books, and online lessons. In this conversation, we discuss: How Gordon fell in love with Spanish, how Cynthia fell in love with English, and how they fell in love with each How to choose which Spanish accent to learn and t…
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128 Rock N' Roll English 🤘 Martin Johnston from the UK
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Martin Johnston loves to teach English through personal stories (storytelling) and through non conventional methods. It's great to learn from him and his podcast. He really knows a thing or two about learning (teaching) a language, especially British English. His "unfiltered" podcast (Rock N'Roll English, first episode aired in 2016) with real life…
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Episode 442 - Gardening with David
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In this episode, I talk to David aka Jenks about the topic of gardening. Jenks has been living in Vietnam for a while and the place has definitely grown on him (pun intended) and so has his passion for gardening. You should know that we're also joined by Chris who you may know from episode 432. Get ready for a lot of useful vocabulary to do with th…
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[Swapcast] All About You Podcast - Daniel's Language Learning Journey
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Video version of this podcast. You'll find the link to Sheila's Podcast (All About You Podcast) here: https://open.spotify.com/show/38xZM7ID8vP1aJR5KuFrQS?si=eaed93c8d9004870 All About You Podcast on YouTube. The Vocab Man Podcast: ▶ 113 To Be Off The Hook (Ft. Lingo Junkie) | SpreakerAv Sheila West, Daniel Goodson
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Episode 441 - Help me pick the new name for my fotball show
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👉 Video from this episode: https://youtu.be/6tGGUFzuHzM 👉 Vote to help me pick the best name for my football show: https://forms.gle/aSaUXgk1ykpbyKak6 _________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Join Teacher Zdenek's channel Premier Fantasy League (FPL): https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/jcxaxo ____…
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Coach Elena Mutonono on How to Build a Sustainable, Profitable & Rewarding Online Language Teaching Business
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Elena Mutonono is a business coach, author, and former English teacher who helps overwhelmed online language teachers work less but make more while better serving students along the way. In her words: "I help overwhelmed and exhausted online language teachers change their teaching format so they can work less and make more. As a former ESL teacher …
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