Synopsis
The Speak English Now Podcast through Storytelling is your resource for practicing your English speaking and listening. You will learn English with the Question and Answer (TPRS) and Point of View techniques. You wont need any grammar or boring exercises. You will also learn about the English culture and the language itself. Finally, you will get valuable advice on learning English. All the audio is in English, and you can get the text at SpeakEnglishPod.com Don't miss out any of the Speak English Now episodes. Every Monday your host Georgiana will show you how to speak English fluently. Every week you can listen to a new fun story. Start practicing your listening and speaking skills with the Speak English Now podcast.
Episodes
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#004 Practice your Spoken English in your city
03/04/2017 Duration: 09minHi everyone! I’m Georgiana; founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU speak English fluently. In this episode: I will show you one of the best ways to practice your English in your city. After that, I will read to you a short story to help you with your speaking skills. You’ll see how fun it is to practice with this audio. Ok, let’s get started. Imagine for a moment that I can show you the perfect activity for practicing your English by listening and speaking, meeting interesting people, learning interesting topics…and developing your public speaking skills . All of this in your own city. Sounds interesting huh? Well, if you live in a city, chances are that you can find the perfect place for that. It’s called Toastmasters. (END OF THE EXTRACT) Did you enjoy my podcast? Here’s Your NEXT STEP: Visit: SpeakEnglishPodcast.com/courses
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#003 The Importance Of Repeated Listening in English
29/03/2017 Duration: 14minHello, everybody! I am Georgiana your English teacher and founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently. In this episode, I will be talking about how many times we have to repeat an audio material in English. After that, you practice your conversation skills with a new mini-story. Ok, let’s get started! As you may know, I always recommend you to listen to improve your English speaking. There are many studies, which suggest that there is a correlation between our level of the language and the hours we have been listening. In other words, the more you listen, the better. The more hours you spend listening, the quicker you improve. Here’s an interesting question you might ask: “How many times do I have to listen to every piece of content?” Do I have to listen just one time? Or more than that? What most students do is listen to certain content once or twice and then change to another material. The typical student thinks that the more variety, the better. Well, variety is
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#002 English Accents - Why are British and American so Different
17/03/2017 Duration: 12minHi everyone! I'm Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU to speak English fluently. In this episode: • I'll talk about why is the American accent is so different from the British accent. • After that, I'll use the Question and Answer technique for helping you develop your speaking skills. Let's get started! In the eighteenth century, American and British pronunciations were pretty similar. Remember that the British Empire colonized America. Many immigrants traveled to America to start a new life. So why is American and British pronunciation so different nowadays? Well, there are many theories, but here's a reasonable one: I know that may come as a surprize to you It's actually the standard British accent that has radically changed in the past two centuries. However, the American accent has remained almost identical. So, what happened? A little bit of history can help us. At the time the British accent started to change, the industrial revolution began. That means tha
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#001 Welcome to The Speak English Now Podcast - First Episode
16/03/2017 Duration: 04minWelcome to the Speak English Now Podcast, your resource for practicing your English speaking and listening. You will also learn about lifestyle and culture, language, vocabulary and how to learn English more effectively. Transcript: Hi everyone! I’m Georgiana; founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU speak English fluently. I’m extremely excited because you’re listening to my first episode of the Speak English Now podcast. To be honest, I’m aware that there are many podcasts about learning English, so, maybe you’re asking yourself right now, what’s different about this podcast? Well, that’s a fair question. There are many areas in English you can improve, but my main focus, my mission, is to help you SPEAK English fluently. I’d like to repeat that: My mission is to help you SPEAK English fluently. If you need to improve other areas, like writing or formal grammar, I suggest you find another content, but if you truly want to get better at speaking, this is your podcast. (END OF THE EXTRAC