Everyday English with Erika & Elizabeth
By Erika McClane and Elizabeth Mc Donnell
Everyday English with Erika & Elizabeth is the podcast series that explores how native English speakers use the language in everyday settings.
Whether in work or social settings, everyday English can be challenging for non-native English speakers. The English language is full of colloquial terms, phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions. It is important for professionals who are interacting with native speakers to understand such terms. Although everyday English is not as formal as professional or academic English, it is commonly used in the workplace.
In this series, Erika McClane and Elizabeth Mc Donnell of Professional English Solutions explore some of the challenges that learners of English have, and they offer pointers on understanding everyday English.
Visit proenglishsolutions.com for more on how you can improve your everyday English.
Whether in work or social settings, everyday English can be challenging for non-native English speakers. The English language is full of colloquial terms, phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions. It is important for professionals who are interacting with native speakers to understand such terms. Although everyday English is not as formal as professional or academic English, it is commonly used in the workplace.
In this series, Erika McClane and Elizabeth Mc Donnell of Professional English Solutions explore some of the challenges that learners of English have, and they offer pointers on understanding everyday English.
Visit proenglishsolutions.com for more on how you can improve your everyday English.
Latest episode
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Idioms
Idiomatic expressions or 'idioms' are phrases or expressions used in everyday speech that don't have literal meanings e.g. 'letting the cat out of the bag' or 'getting the ball rolling'. In this episode Erika and Elizabeth explore several... -
Storytelling
Storytelling can be an important way of communicating with others, whether we are sharing funny anecdotes, memories from the past, or lessons learned from our experiences. In this episode Erika and Elizabeth discuss how you can approach... -
Small Talk
Erika and Elizabeth discuss the challenges of 'small talk' - informal, light conversation that we use with people we are less familiar with. To help to explore small talk, Elizabeth speaks to her client, Victor, about the weather. They go on to... -
The Story of Professional English Solutions
Elizabeth and Erika discuss how they got into language teaching, and tell the story of how they came to form Professional English Solutions. Over this chat, they discuss the type of clients they work with and their teaching philosophy. To learn... -
What is Everyday English?
In the pilot episode of the series, Erika and Elizabeth explore what we mean by 'everyday English'. They interview two speakers of the language. Nico, a non-native English speaker from China, talks with Erika about her experiences of using...