English With Talene

Have you ever been to Arizona? Have you ever been to New Jersey? Jackie and Talene talk about their respective home states and use the present perfect tense in conversation!

Have you ever studied the present perfect? This podcast will give you the grammatical knowledge that you need to speak with confidence and accuracy!

Do you play baseball, tennis, or golf? Do you run track? Do you box? You don’t need to be an Olympic athlete to use these 5 handy sports idioms at your next business meeting!

The grass is always greener on the other side. Life is like a box of chocolates. Love is a battlefield. Learn how to use metaphors, similes, and hyperbole to express non-literal meaning in English. And don’t worry! It won’t take an eternity - just 7 short minutes of your time!

The phrasal verb to get around means to move from one place to another. How do usually get around? Do you travel by car or bus? Do you get around by foot or electric scooter? After this episode, you’ll be able to get in a car, get on a bus, get off a train, pull into a parking spot, and use frequently used phrasal verbs to talk about transportation!

I USED TO DRINK black coffee. I AM USED TO DRINKING black coffee. What’s the difference? Grab a coffee. Get caffeinated. Get motivated. And get ready to learn how to use used to in conversation!

Native speakers use the verb to get all the time. You can hear it in many different contexts so it’s tricky for non-native speakers to master. In this episode of English With Talene, you will learn 5 tips and tricks to use this verb more frequently, more fluently, and more confidently. Do you get how to use the verb to get? You will after this!

Mistakes are an essential part of language learning. But, if you don’t notice your mistakes, you can’t learn from them. Don’t keep making the same mistakes over and over and over. Do you know how to use fun and funny? Do you know how to use hard and hardly? Find out now. Plus, as an added bonus, hear two phrasal verbs, fall into and point out, used authentically in context.

Learn how grammar is like 80s fashion, how pronunciation matters less than you think, and how vocabulary building can help increase your fluency. Plus, hear the phrasal verb of the week, set somebody/something apart, used authentically in context!