Podcasts by Zapp! English Vocabulary and Pronunciation (English version)
Zapp! English Vocabulary and Pronunciation is based on *Real* unscripted English conversations featuring speakers with different accents. Each podcast also contains interactive audio classes with a teacher to work on your vocabulary and pronunciation. Every podcast comes with an e-book available on Zappenglish.com. The eBook includes the complete conversation and class transcripts, vocabulary lists, and additional practice exercises and answers only available in the eBooks. We charge a small amount for these eBooks which allows us to cover our development costs and keep publishing all the audio for FREE in iTunes. We hope you enjoy! Tom and Katie, Zappenglish.com
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Illness - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.20 from 2014-12-22T11:00
It's not nice to be ill, but it's even worse if you can't describe the problem. Learn the most common illnesses in English and how to explain what's wrong with you in this vocabulary podcast. Yo...
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Body Parts - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.19 from 2014-12-09T10:09:30
You probably already know the English words arms and legs, but what are all the other parts of the body called? Sometimes we need to tell someone about a problem with a body pa...
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Zapp! English Academic Vocabulary - Unit 2.3 from 2014-03-04T23:30
Would You Like to Learn the Essential Academic English Vocabulary for Studying a University Course in English, for IELTS or for a Pre-Sessional Language Course? Zapp! English Academic Vocabu...
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Zapp! English Academic Vocabulary - Unit 2.2 from 2014-02-25T23:30
Improving your English listening skills by listening to natural English conversations, and we'll also be teaching you the 120 most useful words from the Academic Word List (AWL). Learning this s...
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Work Tasks and Responsibilities - Zapp! English Vocabulary for Work 2.3 from 2014-02-14T23:30
Most of the English words and phrases in this unit are equally useful for when you meet people and introduce yourself, or when you're trying to 'sell' your skills at a job interview. You'll get ...
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Zapp! English Academic Vocabulary - Unit 2.1 from 2014-02-11T12:43:04
This audio class is from our new listening pack Zapp! English Academic Vocabulary. In this podcast seri...
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Describing Work Situations - Zapp! English Vocabulary for Work 2.2 from 2014-02-07T23:30
When you meet people socially, in a work situation or when you go to an interview, you often need to tell them about your employment situation and listen to them describe theirs. This podcast wi...
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Looking for a Job - Zapp English Vocabulary for Work 2.1 from 2014-02-01T11:39:32
NEW SERIES! One of the most common reasons people learn English, is because they want to find a new and better job. In this unit, you'll learn some of the most common English wo...
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Music, Literature and Art - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.18 from 2013-06-04T22:30
What kind of paintings do you like? Do you have a favourite artist? What kind of books do you read? In this unit you'll improve your ability to answer these questions in English and to talk abou...
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Professions and Kinds of People - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.17 from 2013-05-28T22:30
We have lots of English words to talk about what people do. In this unit you'll learn vocabulary to talk about kinds of people as well as their jobs and professions. Would you like to be a patie...
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Food - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.16 from 2013-05-21T22:30
Food is one of those subjects everybody likes to talk about (including Katie), so it's important you have the English vocabulary to join in. In this podcast we're focusing on the names for diffe...
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Money - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.15 from 2013-05-14T22:30
Spending and saving are just two of the things we do with money. Would you like to learn more English vocabulary about money? In this unit your will learn the most useful and frequent verbs rela...
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Time - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.14 from 2013-05-07T22:30
In everyday life we always need to talk about time. How close to now did something happen? How long does something take? How often do we do something? The answers to all of these questions use t...
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Around the Home - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.13 from 2013-04-30T22:30
You live in some kind of house. Do you know the names of the different parts of your home? What's the difference between stairs and steps? Where does smoke go? You'll learn the most frequent and...
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Computers - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.12 from 2013-04-23T22:30
Maybe you use computers at home or at work, perhaps just for fun or for pleasure. Computers are now part of everyday life and in this unit you'll learn the vocabulary you need to communicate abo...
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Things in the House - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.11 from 2013-04-16T22:30
In this podcast you'll learn the English name and pronunciation for important objects in the house. You'll be able to describe your own home and the things you use in it. Pronunciation work focu...
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Numbers and Amounts - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.32 from 2013-04-11T22:00
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Describing Things - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.10 from 2013-04-09T22:30
Very often we need to describe things. What are they made of? What are the parts of an object called? How are they different from other things? You'll learn adjectives for appearance and parts o...
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The Environment - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.31 from 2013-04-04T22:00
How green are you? The environment is a topic which contains a lot of useful English vocabulary. You'll find the words in this unit useful for describing environmental problems and solutions, as...
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Describing Appearance - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.9 from 2013-04-02T22:30
What does she look like? Is he good-looking? After this unit you'll be able to answer questions like these in a lot more detail. You're going to learn English adjectives to describe appearance: ...
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Shopping - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.30 from 2013-03-28T23:00
What's in your basket? In this unit you'll be expanding your English vocabulary related to all kinds of shopping, from the supermarket to the high street. You'll also develop your listening skil...
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Education and Learning - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.8 from 2013-03-26T23:30
Download the eBook at http://zappenglish.com. Whether it was school, university or both, most o...
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Advertising - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.29 from 2013-03-21T23:00
Buy me, buy me! Advertising is everywhere these days. In this vocabulary and pronunciation unit you'll learn English words that help you more accurately give your opinions and describe adverts y...
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In Town - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.7 from 2013-03-19T23:30
This podcast follows on from 2.6 and gives you more words to talk about what you see and use when you walk around a town or city. You'll listen and guess as people describe things on the roads, ...
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Holidays / Vacations - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.28 from 2013-03-14T23:00
Holidays / vacations are one of those things people always talk about - it's the same with native English speakers. When you've been on holiday you always want to tell your friends and colleague...
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City Life - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.6 from 2013-03-12T23:30
In the modern world most people live in cities. In this vocabulary unit you'll learn ways to describe good and bad things about city life as well as developing your listening skills by listening...
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Wonders of the World - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.27 from 2013-03-07T23:00
Places to see before you die... We often need words to express how we feel about the world around us or what we see in it. In this vocabulary and pronunciation unit you'll learn useful and frequ...
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DANGER - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.5 from 2013-03-05T23:30
DANGER!!! Every day in the news we hear about dangerous things happening. In this podcast you'll learn the most common ways to talk about th...
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Cooking and Recipes - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.26 from 2013-02-28T23:00
In this vocabulary unit you'll hear our English speakers describing how to make dishes and telling us what kinds of food they like. Cooking vocabulary is always useful - once you've learnt these...
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Friends and Family - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.4 from 2013-02-26T23:30
Our friends and family... If we aren't talking to them, we're often talking about them, so having lots of English words to talk about the people in your life is very useful. Are you loyal? Do yo...
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Memory - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.25 from 2013-02-21T23:00
How many of these words will you be able to remember by the end of this unit? Hopefully all of them! Words on the topic of memory, remembering and forge...
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Describing People - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.3 from 2013-02-19T23:30
Download the eBook at http://zappenglish.com. What kind of person are you? How would you descri...
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Honesty and Lying - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.24 from 2013-02-14T23:00
In this unit you'll learn different English words for being dishonest and telling lies. You'll develop your ability to listen to natural English conversations and Stuart and Alec tell us their e...
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Living with People - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.2 from 2013-02-12T23:30
In this podcast you'll learn words and phrases for describing your living arrangement and for describing problems with the people you live with and next to. You'll also learn the names for diffe...
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Controversial Issues - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.23 from 2013-02-07T23:00
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Jobs and Work - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 2.1 from 2013-02-05T23:30
NEW! LEVEL 2 (Pre Intermediate / Intermediate). Download the eBook at http://zappenglish.com. Ev...
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News - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation Audio 3.22 from 2013-01-31T23:00
Newspapers use particular English verbs in both headlines and articles - once you have these words in your vocabulary, it's much easier to understand what's going on. In this unit you'll learn s...
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Movies and Cinema - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.21 from 2013-01-24T23:00
Pass the popcorn... When most people have watched a movie, whether they love it or hate it, they like to tell people about it. After this unit you'll be better at doing this, through learning En...
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Crime and Punishment - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.20 from 2013-01-17T23:00
"You're nicked!" Learning crime and punishment vocabulary in English is always very helpful because it's so common in the media. Increasing your vocabulary in this area will help you with readin...
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Age and Life Stages - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.19 from 2013-01-10T23:00
Maybe age and getting old is a topic that some people don't like talking about, but it is very useful. Learn some common ways to describe ages and words related to different life stages. You'll ...
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Alcohol and Drinking - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.18 from 2013-01-03T23:00
Alcohol and drinking is another popular topic - especially if you're talking to a British person! You'll learn some common English words for different drinks, how to order drinks in English and ...
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Chance and Probability - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.17 from 2012-12-27T23:00
What are the odds? We need to talk about chance and probability all the time in life – Will we get the job we want? Is it going to rain? In this unit you'll learn common and useful English words...
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Superstitions - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.16 from 2012-12-20T23:00
All the vocabulary in this unit is presented through a very natural conversation between Tom and Katie. You'll learn English words you can use to describe people and their attitudes to superstit...
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Love and Marriage - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.15 from 2012-12-13T23:00
Love, relationships and marriage are probably some of the most common topics in everyday life. In this unit you'll increase your English vocabulary related to getting married and being in relati...
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Health and Fitness - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.14 from 2012-12-06T23:00
Get fit! Learn some parts of the body that are commonly used when talking about fitness as well as useful exercise verbs in English. Alec, Stuart and Katie discuss exercise and their attitudes t...
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Problems and Difficulties - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.13 from 2012-11-29T23:00
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The Senses - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.12 from 2012-11-22T23:30
Seeing is believing... In this unit you'll learn some more detailed English words related to using your senses - hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste. You'll also check some differences in the...
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Discussing Life Changes - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.11 from 2012-11-15T23:00
Change is a part of life we can't avoid and in this vocabulary unit you'll learn lots of ways to describe how things change as well as when things stay the same. You'll have plenty of opportunit...
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Rules and Obligations - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.10 from 2012-11-08T23:00
Rules and obligations are part of life – we all have to talk about them at one point or another. In this vocabulary & pronunciation unit you'll learn the most common ways to do this in English a...
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Globalisation - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.9 from 2012-11-01T23:00
Katie and Alec are discussing their opinions on globalisation. You'll be learning the most common English words used to talk about this topic as well as getting better at listening to natural sp...
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The Future - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.8 from 2012-10-25T22:00
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Entertainment - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.7 from 2012-10-18T22:00
Enjoy yourself...In this vocabulary unit Katie and Tom will be answering questions on the topic of entertainment and discussing their opinions. You'll find out if they have the same ideas and le...
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Humour - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.6 from 2012-10-11T22:00
"Only joking!" Through natural English conversations on the topic of humour, you'll learn words to describe different ways to smile and laugh, different kinds of humour & jokes, and you'll also ...
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Culture - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.5 from 2012-10-04T22:00
It's always interesting to talk about what happens in different countries and cultures and in this unit you'll learn English words for doing exactly that. You'll develop your listening skills by...
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Travel - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.4 from 2012-09-27T22:00
When we've travelled somewhere, we usually want to tell our friends and family all about our trip. In this unit you'll learn how to do this in English. You'll be improving both your English voca...
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Incidents and Accidents - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.3 from 2012-09-25T23:00
Everybody has accidents from time to time, so it's important you can describe what happened to other people. In this unit you'll learn lots of English verbs related to situations where things ha...
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Children - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.2 from 2012-09-25T22:30
Which words related to children are being talked about? In this unit you'll learn some phrasal verbs, some English words for children of different ages and some vocabulary for things children ne...
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Clothes and Fashion - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.1 from 2012-09-25T22:00
These days people spend a lot of time talking about what clothes they wear and the fashion they follow. In this unit you'll learn English vocabulary for parts of clothing as well as adjectives t...
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