Podcasts by Conversation
Study English conversation skills with one of YouTube's most popular English as a Second (or third!) Language teachers, Rachel of Rachel's English. Most beneficial for intermediate to advanced students, Rachel's specialty is the nuance and musicality of spoken English. Learn about English stress, sounds, and melodies, in addition to American slang, idioms, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, common phrases, culture, and more! Each episode is a CONVERSATION, so join the conversation now and learn how to communicate naturally in English.
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025: New Year's Resolutions from 2017-12-27T11:00
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Today we discuss the kinds of resolutions we make, and discuss tips on how to keep them. Learn what a SMART goal is, and learn the idioms and interesting voca...
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024: The Best Present You've Ever Gotten from 2017-12-20T11:00
Today we talk about the best present we’ve ever gotten, and define interesting words, terms, and phrases that come up in natural conversation. Learn the phrases ‘freaking out’, ‘big deal’, ‘to b...
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023: Conversations: Describe a Recent Situation that Made you Crack Up from 2017-12-13T11:00
David and I ask each other questions to get the conversation going – then we stop when we use an idiom, phrasal verb, or challenging vocabulary word and explain it. You’ll learn and these words...
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022: Phrases for being Polite in American English from 2017-12-06T11:00
When we were in Italy recently, we often struggled with knowing the polite way to phrase a request or ask for something. We could get the point across, but we lacked nuance with the language. ...
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021: Our Experience Being Non-Native Speakers from 2017-11-29T11:00
Today we reflect on our trip to Italy and what is was like being non-native speakers. We discuss how we picked up language there, and how it felt not being able to fully communicate. We talk abo...
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020: Letting Go of Inhibitions and Embodying a New Language from 2017-11-22T11:00
Today we listen to a conversation that we recorded in Italy with my sister- and brother-in-law as we discuss what it means to be in another country, trying to speak a new language. We talk about...
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019: Conversations: What are some of the Great Things about Living in Philadelphia? from 2017-11-15T17:33:05
Today we study casual English conversation as David and I ask each other questions like: Think back 10 years. What's something that has changed about your personality? As we speak, we pick out t...
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018: Taking the IELTS Speaking Test - Interview with Eliot Friesen of Magoosh from 2017-11-08T11:00
The IELTS exam tests your proficiency in English, and today we sit down with IELTS expert Eliot Fresien of Magoosh. He has created a training program to help students prepare, and today we discu...
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017: Conversations: What's the Most Challenging Job you've Ever Had? from 2017-11-01T10:00
Today David and I ask each other a series of questions to get the conversation going. Then we stop ourselves as idioms, phrasal verbs, or interesting vocabulary words come up in conversation. A ...
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016: Friendships in America from 2017-10-25T10:00
Today we answer questions about making with Americans—and growing friendships with Americans. Is it normal to have good friends of both sexes? Do Americans avoid talking about the difficulties i...
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015: Diphthongs from 2017-10-18T10:00
Today we do a deep-dive into the American English diphthongs. How many are there, and why doesn’t everyone agree with the number? We discuss the different spellings of the diphthongs, as well as...
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014: Conversations: Name an Embarrassing Moment you've had as an Adult from 2017-10-11T10:00
Today David and I ask each other a series of questions to get the conversation going, then we stop ourselves as idioms, phrasal verbs, or interesting vocabulary words come up in conversation. A...
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013: Interview with Brooke Kandel-Cisco on Teaching ESL Teachers from 2017-10-04T10:00
David and I sit down with Butler University professor Brooke Kandel-Cisco to discuss teaching English as a Second Language. We talk about the standards for teaching non-native students in the U...
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012: Family Relationships and Idioms from 2017-09-27T10:00
This week’s episode is a companion to the vocabulary builder video published on YouTube and the website. We discuss more complicated family relationships as well as lots of idioms that use fami...
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011: Vowels, Part 2 from 2017-09-20T15:00
In Part 2 of the Vowels series, we discuss the remaining vowels in English: EH [ɛ], UR [ɜ], OO [u], UH [ʊ], another UH [ʌ], and the Schwa [ə]. We discuss one of the main differences between Br...
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010: Vowels, Part 1 from 2017-09-13T15:00
David and I discuss five of the 11 vowels of American English, and go over the various ways each sound can be spelled. This leads to discussions of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and...
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009: Rural Juror - Your Pronunciation Questions Answered from 2017-09-06T15:00
David and I answer your questions from YouTube. How is ACTUAL actually pronounced? Is it okay to use American idioms and slang during the IELTS speaking test? How do you pronounce 'goal' vs. ...
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008: Food Idioms! Small Peanuts, White on Rice and so much more! from 2017-08-30T16:00
David and I cover just some of the MANY idioms that are in use in daily English conversation -- some of those relating to food: Icing on the cake, have your cake and eat it too, not my cup of t...
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007: Interview with an American Adult Learning English AGAIN - Dave Valiulis from 2017-08-23T15:31:13
In this episode, I interview stroke survivor Dave Valiulis. There's a lot to learn about mastering an accent from someone who had to relearn a language as an adult. Dave gives great tips for r...
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006: Pig vs. Pick, How to Understand People from all over the World, and more from 2017-08-16T09:00
I answer your pressing questions on English pronunciation, how to understand people from all over the world, the Flap T, and more, with the help of my amazing sidekick (and husband!) David.
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005: Interview with Vicki Hollett from 2017-08-09T09:00
Author and English teacher Vicki Hollett gives grammar tips, talks about British vs. American English, moving to America as an adult, and how to get through a voice-recognition system as a non-n...
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004: T Pronunciations (Flap T, Stop T, True T) from 2017-08-02T09:00
The letter T is not always what we think of as a T. In fact, MOST of the time it’s not. So then what is it? What are the rules for how to pronounce T? Today you’ll get rules and examples to help...
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003: COLLAR vs. COLOR, The T in DEFINITELY, and more from 2017-07-26T09:00
This week’s show answers questions from you, the students. Rachel and David will discuss the difference between COLLAR and COLOR (AH [ɑ] and UH [ʌ]), the word ‘liberty’, the Light and Dark L, an...
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002: American English Slang - Fly, Throw Shade, and More! from 2017-07-17T14:58:30
American slang is used a lot by young people in the US. If you don't know the terms, it can be very hard to join in the conversation, even for native speakers. In today's episode, Rachel and D...
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001: Who is Rachel? from 2017-07-15T00:39:40
Learn more about how Rachel's English was started, and how I got the skills I need to help my students understand and speak natural American English. My husband David leads the interview, and a...
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