NEW: "Say This, Not That" Challenge!
Espresso English Podcast

NEW: "Say This, Not That" Challenge!

B1IntermediateAugust 29, 20264 min
  • Language learning

✨ Say This, Not That CHALLENGE: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/say-this-not-that-challenge/ Stop saying "I'm tired." Instead, say: I'm beat. I'm spent. I'm wiped out. I'm running on empty. Today we're going to transform 10 "basic" English phrases into the more natural expressions that native English speakers actually use! It's an easy way to "level up" your fluency. Let's "transform" 100 phrases together! Imagine learning AND practicing 100 "transformed" phrases like these - and using them in your own English. That's what we'll do - together - in the NEW "Say This, No...

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Instead of it's easy, we can say it's a walk in the park.

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Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English Podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day. My name is Shana, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English. Make sure to visit the website, espressoenglish.net, where you can get online courses and e-books

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that will help you learn English even faster. Let's get started with today's lesson. If you know basic English but you want to sound more fluent, then I want to invite you into my brand new challenge called Say This, Not That.

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In 10 days, we'll transform 100 simple phrases into the expressions that native English speakers really use. For example, instead of I'm nervous, we say I'm freaking out. Instead of it's easy, we can say it's a walk in the park.

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