Latest Intrepid english academy Podcast Episodes
March Book Club Pick: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 📚
Intrepid English Podcast - February 22, 2023 17:00 - 2 minutesDid you know Intrepid English has a free Book Club for English learners? 🤩 In this week's podcast episode, John introduces our March book pick. 📝 Read the blog post for more details: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/march-book-club-pick-the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie/ 📚 Book a seat in class: https...
IELTS Speaking Exam Top Tips!
Intrepid English Podcast - February 08, 2023 17:00 - 6 minutesToday's episode is a rerun of one of our previous episodes on our top tips for passing the IELTS speaking exam! Read the tips on the blog here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/top-tips-for-the-ielts-speaking-exam/ ____________________________________________________________ Intensive Online IEL...
February Book Club Pick: Before the Coffee Gets Cold ☕📚
Intrepid English Podcast - January 31, 2023 17:00 - 4 minutesDid you know Intrepid English has a free Book Club for English learners? 🤩 In this week's podcast episode, John introduces our February book pick. 📝 Read the blog post for more details: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/february-book-club-pick-before-the-coffee-gets-cold/ 📚 Book a seat in class: h...
Why are English verb tenses so important?
Intrepid English Podcast - January 25, 2023 15:00 - 6 minutesWe're back up and running with an episode from Intrepid English Teacher, Gemma! Why are English verb tenses so important? Without proper use of the past, the present and the future, you cannot express your meaning correctly. The tense shows the time of an action that is shown by the verb. W...
Meet The Teachers: Juliana!
Intrepid English Podcast - December 01, 2022 22:00 - 30 minutesIn a special video podcast episode, Lorraine chats to the newest teacher to join the Intrepid team, Juliana! Say hi to Juliana in the comments, or if you're a member of Intrepid English, why not send her a message in the Intrepid English Community! 💙 🎥 Watch the video on YouTube: 📝 Read the...
Festive Phrasal Verbs! 🎄🎅🌟
Intrepid English Podcast - November 25, 2022 21:00 - 8 minutesWe are feeling festive here at Intrepid English! How about you? Do you celebrate Christmas? And if so, what are your plans this year? Let us know in the comments, or if you’re a member of Intrepid English, post on our Community page and share with your fellow Intrepid English learners! 📝 Read t...
Essential English Grammar Rules to Remember!
Intrepid English Podcast - November 09, 2022 17:00 - 16 minutesOne of the most difficult things about learning a new language is learning the grammar rules. And while English grammar can seem quite easy compared to some languages, a small mistake can easily change the meaning of what you want to say. This week on the podcast, Gemma explains some essential...
November Book Club Pick: Fahrenheit 451 📚🔥
Intrepid English Podcast - November 02, 2022 21:00 - 9 minutesWill you be joining us for our free Book Club for ESL learners? This month, we'll be reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. 🔥📚 In today's podcast, Intrepid English Teacher John gives some background on the book and the author, and tells you what you can expect from this month's Book Club. We ...
Halloween Idioms! 🎃
Intrepid English Podcast - October 24, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutesSpooky season is here and we’re covering five Halloween-themed idioms and phrases in today’s podcast. In the UK, this time of year is associated with pumpkins, trick or treating, and dressing up as ghosts, skeletons and other spooky characters. Do you celebrate Halloween where you live? What a...
Ask Us Anything: What are some English verbs for speaking?
Intrepid English Podcast - October 18, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutesToday's podcast episode is taken from one of Kate R's recent Ask Us Anything live events on our YouTube channel! ✨🎬 📽️ Watch the video lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny6-TO66Zg4&ab_channel=IntrepidEnglish Did you know in English there are many ways to describe how you speak? It d...
How to use possessive adjectives and pronouns
Intrepid English Podcast - October 10, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes📝 Download your free worksheet here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/how-to-use-possessive-adjectives-and-pronouns/ Do you know how to use possessive adjectives and pronouns? Intrepid English Teacher Gemma explains in today's podcast. ____________________________________________________________ ...
Intrepid English Student Profile: Petra
Intrepid English Podcast - September 26, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesIn this week's episode, Lorraine chats to Intrepid English student Petra about her English learning journey. 📝 Read the full transcript here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/intrepid-english-student-profile-petra/ ____________________________________________________________ Find out more about ...
Top Tips for the IELTS Speaking Exam
Intrepid English Podcast - September 12, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutesIn today's episode, Gemma gives some top tips for preparing for the IELTS speaking exam. 👩🏫 📝 Read the blog post here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/top-tips-for-the-ielts-speaking-exam/ ✨Download our free ebook!✨ Top Ten IELTS Speaking Topics: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5de9347133c21800...
How to form Comparatives and Superlatives
Intrepid English Podcast - September 05, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutesIntrepid English Teacher, Gemma, explains how to form comparative and superlative adjectives in English. 📝 Don't forget to download your free Comparatives and Superlatives cheat sheet on the Intrepid English Blog: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/comparatives-and-superlatives/ __________________...
Ocean Idioms
Intrepid English Podcast - August 30, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutesIn today's episode, Intrepid English Teacher Kate B explains some fun ocean idioms. 🦈🐳 🌊 Download your free Ocean Idioms worksheet here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/ocean-idioms/ 📝 Download our free eBook, Essential English Idioms: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62b396e55b2d08a9b95d9b12 ___...
Ask Us Anything: What are some common English proverbs?
Intrepid English Podcast - August 15, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutesToday's podcast episode is taken from Kate R's recent Ask Us Anything Live event on our YouTube channel. Kate answered a question from Richard, who asked about common English proverbs.Have you heard these fifteen proverbs before? Perhaps similar proverbs exist in your own language. Let us know...
How to use the passive voice
Intrepid English Podcast - August 08, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutesThe passive voice is a tricky grammar subject for many English language learners. When we use the active voice, the subject does the action ("I ate an apple."). However, in the passive voice, the focus of the sentence switches, and the subject receives the action. We use the verb to be and the p...
August Book Club Pick: The Picture of Dorian Gray 📚
Intrepid English Podcast - August 03, 2022 15:00 - 7 minutes✨📚Book Club is free for everyone in 2022!📚✨ Join our online book club for ESL learners. This month, we are reading and discussing The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lorraine explains what to expect from the classes. 🗓️ Join us on Wednesdays at 10am UTC. 👩🏫 Book your seat on the blog: https://intrep...
Ask Us Anything: Weather Idioms! 🌥️
Intrepid English Podcast - August 01, 2022 16:00 - 11 minutesIf ever you are stuck thinking what to say in English, you can start a conversation about the weather! ⛅ Let’s look at how to improve your conversation with some new idioms! Today's podcast episode is taken from Kate R's recent Ask Us Anything Live event on our YouTube channel. ✨Kate R answers...
How to use reflexive pronouns
Intrepid English Podcast - July 25, 2022 06:00 - 5 minutesWe use reflexive pronouns when the subject both does and receives the action. We can also use them to emphasise that the subject did the action alone, or without help. For example: She cooked dinner for herself. Hello, nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Paul. The food is ...
Celebrating JWST's first images with Space Idioms! 🚀👩🚀🌖
Intrepid English Podcast - July 19, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutesAs you may have heard, the James Webb Space Telescope recently published its first images. The raw images look slightly different from what we're used to from the Hubble Space Telescope because it captures infrared light instead of visible. This means we can 'look into the past' at stars so far ...
Ask Us Anything! How to Use Tag Questions ❓
Intrepid English Podcast - July 18, 2022 07:00 - 7 minutesYou want to improve your English skills, don't you? Today's podcast episode is taken from Kate R's recent Ask Us Anything Live event on our YouTube channel. ✨Kate R answers your English language questions every Friday LIVE at 10am UTC!✨ 🎥 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
How to use articles
Intrepid English Podcast - July 11, 2022 06:00 - 6 minutesIn today's podcast, we'll take a look at when to use articles 'a', 'an' and 'the'. Don't forget to download your free articles cheat sheet and read the Intrepid English Blog. 💻 Read the blog post here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/how-to-use-articles/ 📝 Download your free cheat sheet here: ht...
July Book Club Pick - Treasure Island
Intrepid English Podcast - July 05, 2022 15:00 - 4 minutes‘Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest –Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest –Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!’ That’s right, pack your bags, we’re going on an adventure. Our pick for July’s Book Club is Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island! Join us every W...
How to use will, going to and present continuous in the future
Intrepid English Podcast - July 04, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutesToday we’re going to look at the subtle but important differences between will, going to and the present continuous in the future. You’ll see how and when to use them and be able to choose correctly between them at the end of this podcast episode. _____________________________________________...
How to Use Auxiliary Verbs (Do, Have and Be)
Intrepid English Podcast - June 27, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutesImagine you're meeting a coworker for the first time and you’re making small talk. What might you say to them? “How do you do?” “How has your project been going?” “How are you feeling today?” Those phrases all mean similar things, but if you switch around the auxiliary verbs a friendly a...
Useful phrases for expressing your opinion at work
Intrepid English Podcast - June 22, 2022 15:00 - 6 minutesMany students come to us at Intrepid English because they use English at work and want to improve their business English skills with functional vocabulary and phrases. Do you want to feel more confident using English at work? In today’s blog post, we will take a look at some useful phrases for ...
Practise English with child-friendly activities
Intrepid English Podcast - June 10, 2022 16:00 - 7 minutesWould you like a way to spend time improving your English together with your kids? We've compiled some of our favourite books, short films and activities so that you can spend some time practising English with your kids. Don't worry if you don't have any kids to practise with, we're confident y...
June Book Club Pick: The Great Gatsby 🍸
Intrepid English Podcast - June 06, 2022 18:00 - 4 minutesOur pick for June’s Book Club is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Read on to find out how to get involved with our free online Book Club, and what to expect from the classes this month. 📖 Book your seat here: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/junes-book-club-pick-the-great-gatsby/ _______...
OET Study Plan
Intrepid English Podcast - May 27, 2022 16:00 - 9 minutesMany OET candidates we’ve met at Intrepid English are confident and capable speakers of English, but they lack knowledge about the exam and how to best approach it. We’ve created a sample study plan to help you organise your last month before the exam and help you get a score you’re happy with. ...
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