Charm English Pod
Hi, I'm Maggie! My goal is for you to practice your listening with my natural, spoken English that's a little bit clearer than usual. I have full-length live classes where I teach about a topic and give plenty of tips for you to improve your English.
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Learn Phrasal Verbs Through Images | Go Through, Get Over, Clear Up... (opens the original)
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Week 2 of our phrasal verb series! Last Saturday we covered phrasal verbs for physical movement. This week we're taking those same ideas and connecting them to metaphors, because pairing an image with a phrasal verb makes it so much easier to remember (there's actual research behind this too). We go through: go through, get over, clear up, burn out, hold back, wrap up, branch out, and sink in; each one starting with the literal, physical meaning and then moving into how it's used metaphorically
Phrasal Verbs for Movement | Understanding Up, Down, In, Out, Around, Into & More (opens the original)
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In this live English class, we’re looking at phrasal verbs for movement and the literal meaning behind the particles.We’ll look at expressions like:• go up / go down• come up to someone• walk down the street• walk along the river• walk around the city• wander around / wander off• sneak in / sneak out• storm out• barge in• step out• walk across / walk past• go through / go under• come back / get back / head back• walk into a room• run into someone• move over / come overOne of the reasons I like s
Relative clauses! (Grammar deep dive: Defining and non-defining) (opens the original)
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This class was all about relative clauses! "My sister who lives in Canada is a doctor" vs. "my sister, who lives in Canada, is a doctor." Same words, different meaning! In this live class we go through defining and non-defining relative clauses: when to use commas, when you can drop "who/which/that" completely, and why "that" never shows up with commas. Lots of student examples in here too, which will help you understand even more! Full audio version is on Spotify if you'd rather listen: Charm E
Second conditional (If I were/ If I had / If I didn't) (opens the original)
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Interested in taking a class with me? Group classes available at www.charmenglish.cl Today's class was all about conditionals — specifically the part everyone gets stuck on, the if + past tense bit. I had students answer questions like "what would make you quit your job on the spot" and "in what situation would you eat a spider," and got some genuinely great answers! We also got into was vs. were and practiced so many examples that I hope you can write down a few! Good episode if conditionals ha
Personality vocabulary and Zodiac signs in English! (opens the original)
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In this live class, we go through several zodiac signs and read their personality descriptions: strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes. Along the way we stop on vocabulary that comes up: bucolic, insatiable, aloof, condescending, martyr, altruistic, and more, plus a few idioms like "to a T," "my way or the highway," and the phrasal verb "come across as."Adjectives covered for each sign:Aries — courageous, confident, passionate / impatient, moody, aggressiveTaurus — reliable, patient, practic
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