Conversation & Pronunciation: Learn English with The Rachel's English Podcast

025: New Year's Resolutions

2017/12/27

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Today we discuss the kinds of resolutions we make, and discuss t

024: The Best Present You've Ever Gotten

2017/12/20

Today we talk about the best present we’ve ever gotten, and define interesting words, terms, and phr

023: Conversations: Describe a Recent Situation that Made you Crack Up

2017/12/13

David and I ask each other questions to get the conversation going – then we stop when we use an idi

022: Phrases for being Polite in American English

2017/12/6

When we were in Italy recently, we often struggled with knowing the polite way to phrase a request o

021: Our Experience Being Non-Native Speakers

2017/11/29

Today we reflect on our trip to Italy and what is was like being non-native speakers. We discuss how

020: Letting Go of Inhibitions and Embodying a New Language

2017/11/22

Today we listen to a conversation that we recorded in Italy with my sister- and brother-in-law as we

019: Conversations: What are some of the Great Things about Living in Philadelphia?

2017/11/15

Today we study casual English conversation as David and I ask each other questions like: Think back

018: Taking the IELTS Speaking Test - Interview with Eliot Friesen of Magoosh

2017/11/8

The IELTS exam tests your proficiency in English, and today we sit down with IELTS expert Eliot Fres

017: Conversations: What's the Most Challenging Job you've Ever Had?

2017/11/1

Today David and I ask each other a series of questions to get the conversation going. Then we stop o

016: Friendships in America

2017/10/25

Today we answer questions about making with Americans—and growing friendships with Americans. Is it

015: Diphthongs

2017/10/18

Today we do a deep-dive into the American English diphthongs. How many are there, and why doesn’t ev

014: Conversations: Name an Embarrassing Moment you've had as an Adult

2017/10/11

Today David and I ask each other a series of questions to get the conversation going, then we stop o

013: Interview with Brooke Kandel-Cisco on Teaching ESL Teachers

2017/10/4

David and I sit down with Butler University professor Brooke Kandel-Cisco to discuss teaching Englis

012: Family Relationships and Idioms

2017/9/27

This week’s episode is a companion to the vocabulary builder video published on YouTube and the webs

011: Vowels, Part 2

2017/9/20

In Part 2 of the Vowels series, we discuss the remaining vowels in English: EH [ɛ], UR [ɜ], OO [u],

010: Vowels, Part 1

2017/9/13

David and I discuss five of the 11 vowels of American English, and go over the various ways each sou

009: Rural Juror - Your Pronunciation Questions Answered

2017/9/6

David and I answer your questions from YouTube. How is ACTUAL actually pronounced? Is it okay to u

008: Food Idioms! Small Peanuts, White on Rice and so much more!

2017/8/30

David and I cover just some of the MANY idioms that are in use in daily English conversation -- some

007: Interview with an American Adult Learning English AGAIN - Dave Valiulis

2017/8/23

In this episode, I interview stroke survivor Dave Valiulis. There's a lot to learn about mastering

006: Pig vs. Pick, How to Understand People from all over the World, and more

2017/8/16

I answer your pressing questions on English pronunciation, how to understand people from all over th