Listen to Natural Spoken English!

Listen to a story about the Christmas season and why it's sometimes stressful! You'll also learn how about a common vowel sound in English that doesn't exist in many other languages! The post English Listening: The Christmas Season | Episode 34 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about a car accident I had many years ago! You'll also learn how how to say the modal verb phrases "should have" and "should not have" in fast, natural spoken English. The post English Listening: The Car Accident | Episode 32 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about my first job! You'll also learn how how to say the phrase "a lot of." The post English Listening: My First Job! | Episode 31 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about a dilemma I had at Thanksgiving dinner this year! You'll also learn how to hear and make the reduced form of the preposition "of." The post English Listening: A Dilemma on Thanksgiving | Episode 09 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about Halloween! You'll also learn how how to link the American T sound in natural spoken English. The post English Listening: Where are All the Children? | Episode 30 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about how each podcast episode is created! You'll also learn how to say and hear the reduced form of the preposition "for" in fast, natural spoken English. The post English Listening: Behind the Scenes | Episode 29 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about a problem I had with my passport! You'll also learn how to say and hear "used to" in fast, natural spoken English. The post English Listening: My Passport! | Episode 28 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about my trip to Disney World in Florida! You'll also learn how the words "kind of" become the sound /ˈkaɪnə/ in fast, natural spoken English. The post English Listening: I Went to Disney World! | Episode 27 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about my new hobby! You’ll also learn how the words “how to” become the sound /haʊt̬ə/ in fast, natural spoken English. The post English Listening: My New Hobby | Episode 26 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about reading in the summer! You’ll also learn how the words “want to” become the sound /wɑnə/ in fast, natural spoken English! The post English Listening: My Summer Reading List | Episode 25 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about looking for an important photo! You’ll also learn how to say "photograph," "photography," and "photographer," and how to pronounce the American T sound. The post English Listening: The Missing Photo | Episode 24 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about cleaning out all my stuff from my parents basement! You’ll also learn how to link same consonant sounds in spoken English. The post English Listening: 30 Years of Stuff | Episode 23 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about how I was denied a credit card by my bank! You’ll also learn how to pronounce words that end in the syllable -AR, like "dollar" and "regular." The post English Listening: Denied a Credit Card | Episode 22 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about how a diet changed my life! You’ll also learn how to say the word "diet" and how to link vowel sounds in a word. The post English Listening: A Diet Changed My Life | Episode 21 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about my trip downtown Toronto to meet my friend! You’ll also learn how to say names of places and streets in a city. The post English Listening: A Trip Downtown | Episode 20 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about how my car died! You’ll also learn how to pronounce the vowel combination AU, like in the words "August" and "auto." The post English Listening: My Car Died | Episode 19 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about a couple garages sales I had this summer! You'll also learn how to hear the difference between "can" and "can't." The post English Listening: Garage Sales | Episode 18 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about an illness I had in the summer of 2013! You'll also learn how to hear and make the reduced form of the conjunction "or." The post English Listening: Vertigo | Episode 17 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about a huge problem I had when I tried to pay my cell phone bill! You'll also learn how to say amounts of money, and when to use "dollar" instead of "dollars." The post English Listening: A Problem With My Cell Phone Bill | Episode 16 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.

Listen to a story about all the problems I had trying to buy a dress to wear to my friends' wedding! You'll also learn how to to pronounce "hadn't," "didn't," and "couldn't." The post English Listening: Shopping for a New Dress | Episode 15 appeared first on English Teacher Melanie.