Want to master English grammar? Then master the details! 🤔How do you change a verb into a noun? 😕Or a noun into a verb? One unusual way is to change a word's pronunciation ☑️: Verb: perFECT Noun: PERfect Verb: perMIT Noun: PERmit Verb: obJECT Noun: OBject Verb: reFUSE Noun: REfuse Verb: deSERT Noun: DEsert ⚠️Be careful though! ❗Sometimes words' meanings completely change with the pronunciation! Listen to Episode 129 to learn over a dozen verb-noun pairs with changes in meaning. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Have you been stuck at B2 level English for a long time? Do you want to move up to C1? Then you need to master English vocabulary, specifically the words of the NGSL, or New General Service List. The NGSL includes the top 2800 most used words of English. I'm not going to lie- REALLY learning these words is not fast and easy. That's because you MUST know more than one meaning or function for these words. For instance, words 1846 to 1855 have 27 meanings. Listen to Episode 129 to learn these words and the meanings you need for C1 English vocabulary to score higher on IELTS and TOEFL- and for life in general! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Want to master English vocabulary, especially B2 and higher English vocabulary? Well, we have good news: learning just one Latin root, -JECT, could help you learn 16 new words of intermediate English vocabulary or advanced English vocabulary. -JECT means "throw" and is found in 16 words that you can find in academic English- for example eject, projectile, conjecture and more. Listen to Episode 127 now and learn more about the root JECT, and for deep explanations of over a dozen words with this root. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Want to master English listening? Then you need to learn how English native speakers say words and phrases in real life. Sounds in the most used words change, get mixed up and even disappear. These real-world pronunciations are called CHEWING GUM pronunciations- and native speakers use them all the time. Chewing gum pronunciation is not the only difficulty, though! You also must know the grammar of the most used words, for example if you use a verb with a gerund or an infinitive. Listen to Episode 126 now to learn 6 surprising ways to pronounce the verb NEED. You'll also learn useful rules about sound changes that can help you to understand many chewing gum and strengthen your English listening today. More episodes on chewing gum pronunciation: Episode #125 (https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-125%3A-How-to-Say-%22I%22%3A-Eye%2C-%C9%91%CB%90%2C-%CA%8C%2C-%C9%99%2C-%E2%88%85-id6059877-id837599237?country=us): How to Say "I": Eye, ɑː, ʌ, ə, ∅ Episode 7 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xLeNnwGGoQFeisqQApJqK?si=715a5fff00a0419a): The Chewing Gum Accent Episode 18 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/22wdPSovUag2t64udJhpfw?si=09b6fe3136414b3f): More Chewing Gum, Please! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Wanna master English listening? Then start by learning how native and expert speakers REALLY pronounce the most common words like the pronoun "I". Did you know that "I" in fact has several alternative, or "chewing gum" pronunciations? Even more interesting, these alternative pronunciations blend and mix with common verbs like AM and WILL. Listen to Episode #125 to master these chewing gum pronunciations and grow your intermediate English listening or advanced English listening skills. Note: the cover image was created with the help of AI. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

NGSL vocabulary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_General_Service_List) is the intermediate and advanced English vocabulary you need to score higher on IELTS (https://ielts.org/) or TOEFL (https://www.ets.org/toefl/test-takers/ibt/about/content.html), and to speak and understand formal English, business English and academic English. If you want to master English, you need to master English vocabulary- and if you already have intermediate English vocabulary, then the NGSL is a great place to start. So how do you master NGSL vocabulary? By exploring the many different meanings or functions of words from the NGSL. Learn many meanings for each word, and you will understand advanced English texts better, and express yourself with greater interest and accuracy. In Episode 123, Tim helps you learn ten words with 29 meanings to help you can take one step forward in your IELTS or TOEFL journey. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Learn NGSL (https://www.newgeneralservicelist.com/) vocabulary to score higher on IELTS and TOEFL, and use business English and academic English with more confidence and greater fluency. There's good news: learning NGSL vocabulary and the different meanings of each NGSL word is a lot of fun! You really can master the New General Service List! In Episode 122, Tim explains 20 meanings of 5 important words from the NGSL: BOTHER, INITIATIVE, DIET, MOTION and GRAY. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Students need to focus more on past participles! Past participles are found in six different grammatical constructions: perfect verb tenses (https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-117%3A-The-Present-Perfect-for-Experiences-id6059877-id823196591?country=us), the passive voice (https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-119%3A-Active-Voice-vs.-Passive-Voice-id6059877-id827414195?country=us), reduced relative clauses, past participial phrases, the modal perfect, and as adjectives. Understand these six uses and you will more easily decode long and complex sentences, especially in advanced texts. Episode 121 reviews and consolidates our work in four of these six constructions, and gives an introductory explanation of two new ones- past participles in the modal perfect and as adjectives. Listen to Episode 121 to finally get a complete picture of how to use this important and underestimated verb form. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This week, Tim continues and completes his deep analysis of the passive voice, (https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-119%3A-Active-Voice-vs.-Passive-Voice-id6059877-id827414195?country=us) identifying and clarifying six unusual and advanced passive constructions. Three of these constructions (for example, replacing BE with GET) are typical of conversational English, so learning them can help you understand and use everyday language with better accuracy and confidence. The other three constructions are common in written and formal English, and will help you understand the news and intelligent conversation in greater detail. Note: Cover image created with AI. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In English, we have two ways of constructing sentences- the active voice and the passive voice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_passive_voice). The active voice is the standard, common way to build sentences, while we use the passive voice most commonly in written and academic English. In other words- if you want to understand and use English at an advanced level- then you need the passive voice! Every passive voice sentence includes a past participle. So now is a great time to listen to Episode #115 (https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-115%3A-Irregular-Past-Participles-A-to-Z-id6059877-id819242381?country=us) on irregular past participles, and also Episode #116 (https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-116%3A-A-First-Look-at-Consonant-Clusters-id6059877-id821292655?country=us) on common pronunciation difficulties with regular past participles. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.