Master English With Tim

Tim isn't just a podcaster- he's also an English teacher, a writing teacher, a writer and even a bike mechanic. Tim works 55 hours a week- and he's tired. Plus, making this podcast costs 160 dollars a year (but earns nothing!). Tim isn't sure if there are any strong reasons for continuing.If you want to write to Tim, you can do so at tim at englishwithtim dot com. If you want this podcast to continue, write to Tim and tell him why. If you want to tell Tim how this podcast has helped you.... write to him and tell him how!Thank you so much everyone for listening!You can find old episodes in the future on YouTube at (Master English With Tim Podcast - YouTube). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 145, learn about Tim's new resource for strengthening your English vocabulary:Bridge to B1 English. If you'd like a free sample of the book, just write to Tim- tim at english with tim dot com.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

"Than" and "then". These are two English words that many students of English- and also native speakers- confuse. Listen to Episode 144 to learn the real world functions and pronunciations of these words so you never confuse them again.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Did you know that the suffix -EN changes some adjectives into verbs? Red -> Redden. White -> Whiten. Black -> Blacken. Dark -> Darken. In Episode #143, Tim explains the basics of the -EN suffix and illustrates its meaning and use with five verbs connected with color and light. Use these verbs to easily brighten how you express yourself in spoken English!Note: cover image generate by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The New General Service List, or NGSL is just 2800 words- but covers 92% of written and spoken English. NGSL vocabulary is also IELTS vocabulary, and TOEFL vocabulary, and vocabulary for doing business and understanding the news. If you want to master English vocabulary, a great first step is to master NGSL vocabulary. Listen to this week's episode to learn 5 words, 15 meanings and 45 examples from the NGSL- words 1876 to 1880.Photo is taken from Wikipedia. It has been cropped to fit a square frame.Link: PIked Tsukahara L9 Reginals - Gymnastics - WikipediaLicense: Deed - Attribution 3.0 Unported - Creative CommonsHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Talk with Tim, and meet students from around the world- join the Master English With Tim podcast chat groups:https://chat.whatsapp.com/EUTTJKmHcb7A9frLCRAMSa?mode=hqrchttps://t.me/+BBSno0b7GWcxZDFk --We all try not to get sick in the winter- and almost all of us get sick anyways! In this episode, learn the most important English vocabulary for talking about common sicknesses like the cold, the flu and COVID.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Sometimes it's the small words that give us problems- words like BE, AT, and GET. In Episode 140, Tim explains 4 small words: THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE. Listen to Episode 140 now to learn how to pronounce and use these essential English words.-NOTE: Cover image generated using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you want to master English vocabulary, you have to master NGSL vocabulary. The NGSL, or New General Service List, is an list of the 2800 most used words in English. Learn these words in depth and detail to get a higher score on IELTS or TOEFL, and to communicate with more confidence at work. Listen to Episode #139 now to learn 17 meanings of 5 NGSL words.NOTE: Cover image created using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

There's an easier way to master English vocabulary at the advanced level. This easier method starts with seeing the hidden connections between words. Listen to Episode #138 to learn 18 words and word parts that come from a single root and share a similar meaning. These words will help you on tests like IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GRE and GMAT.Note: Cover image created by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

CAN and CAN'T often sound a lot alike. This can cause real problems in your life! Listen to Episode 137 to learn four functions of CAN, and how to easily understand if you heard CAN or CAN'T. -If you want to learn more about real world, "chewing gum" English pronunciations used by native speakers, listen to Episode 102: A Fresh Look at Chewing Gum.Note: cover image created by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

👆Learn root words to make surprising connections between words and remember advanced vocabulary better! Did you know that English contains traces of a prehistoric language first spoken 6000 years ago?Linguists call this language Indo-European because its daughter languages are spoken in Europe (for example, Spanish, German and Ukrainian) as well as in South Aisa (for instance Hindi and Bengali). Listen to Episode 136 to explore nine words that all share a piece of ancient Indo-European history: the root BL, found in English words like BLOND and ALBINO, and also in foreign words like Spanish "blanco" and German "bleich".NOTE: Cover image created using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

One person's ghost story can seem unreal... But when two people see the same thing, we have little choice but to believe both of them.In this bonus Halloween episode, listen to a true story about two friends and a ghostly white dog from another world. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This week is a special and scary week- it's Halloween! Tim loves Halloween, so this week he brings you a real-life ghost story told by a close friend. This episode has a lot of advanced vocabulary, much of it connected with ghosts. To get the maximum effect from this episode, learn the advanced vocabulary from the list below- and then listen with the lights turned off!1 recollect = remember2 spooky = scary (usually because of ghosts)3, 4 tumultuous, fraught (/frawt/) = chaotic, complicated (relationships)5 peninsula = piece of land with water on three sides (e.g., Florida or Korea)6 desolate = empty and depressing (land, places)7, 8 marsh, swamp = land with lots of water on it9 windswept = affected by heavy wind (land, territory- a windswept beach)10 flanked by = if a road is flanked by trees, there are trees on both sides of the road11 performer = actor or singer12 creep someone out = to make someone afraid13 orchard = land where fruit trees grow, e.g. apple orchard, cherry orchard14 burial grounds = cemetery, graveyard (for Native Americans)15 suffice it to say = it's enough to say16 fraught = complicated, difficult (relationships)17 tangle = chaotic mix of different objects18 garb = clothing19 eyepatch = piece of cloth worn to protect an eye- pirates wear eye patches20 dilapidated = in bad condition, not taken care of (buildings)21 hazy = difficult to see through (for example, some beers are hazy)22 cobwebs = spiderwebs23 barn = building on a farm where animals live or food is kept24 bee = a black and yellow flying insect25 hive of bees = structure built by bees that they live in; hives contain honey26 general store = old-fashioned store that sells food, tools and clothing- common in the US until the 1950s- General store - Wikipedia27 skittering = moving quickly and noisily across a hard surface28 crescendo = climax, most dramatic moment29 vaporize = to disappear30 apparition = a ghost31 taxing = requiring a large effortNote: Episode cover created by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What if you could speak with greater sophistication and detail WITHOUT learning new words? Well, that really is possible! How? You just need to learn more meanings of words you already know. This technique is even more impactful when you choose words from the NGSL, a list of the 2809 most used words of English. Knowing NGSL vocabulary well can also help you score higher on IELTS and TOEFL. Listen to Episode 134 today to learn 5 NGSL words and 9 meanings. Note: cover image created using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 133, learn how just one small Latin root can help you learn 12 English words with 17 different meanings. Tim does the hard work for you by explaining what this single root means and how it changes form, and by finding the most interesting and useful words that contain it. What is this mystery root? Listen to Episode 133 to find out, and to help *send* your English vocabulary to the next level!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Want to break the B2 barrier? Want to move up to C1 level English vocabulary? Then learn the words of the NGSL, or New General Service List. Knowing NGSL vocabulary. NGSL vocabulary will help you understand advanced, academic, formal and business vocabulary in depth and detail so you can express yourself with accuracy and sophistication.In this week's episode, you'll learn 18 meanings of 10 NGSL words, 1856-1865:BORROW, FUNDAMENTAL, DISH, ABROAD, SOUL, CAPABLE, DEFEAT, PRESIDENTIAL, PERFECTLY, and ENHANCE.More episodes with words from the NGSL:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105.Cover photo from Wikipedia, Climbing at Hanging Gardens, Bullock Creek - Rock climbing in New Zealand - Wikipedia.Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic - Creative CommonsHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you want to master English vocabulary, then you've got to master the most used words in English. That means learning the NGSL, or New General Service List, a list of the 2800 most used words of English. NGSL vocabulary is the vocabulary you need for higher scores on IELTS and TOEFL. Mastering NGSL vocabulary is also an important part of mastering English listening!Listen to Episode #131 to learn 24 meanings of 10 words of NGSL vocabulary.Note: cover image generated by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

USED TO and WOULD are essential constructions for talking about repeated actions in the past- and you need to know them if you want to master English grammar at level B1 and higher. Be careful, though- there are important differences between these constructions!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Want to master English grammar? Then master the details!🤔How do you change a verb into a noun? 😕Or a noun into a verb? One unusual way is to change a word's pronunciation ☑️:Verb: perFECT Noun: PERfectVerb: perMIT Noun: PERmitVerb: obJECT Noun: OBjectVerb: reFUSE Noun: REfuseVerb: deSERT Noun: DEsert⚠️Be careful though! ❗Sometimes words' meanings completely change with the pronunciation!Listen to Episode 129 to learn over a dozen verb-noun pairs with changes in meaning.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Have you been stuck at B2 level English for a long time? Do you want to move up to C1? Then you need to master English vocabulary, specifically the words of the NGSL, or New General Service List. The NGSL includes the top 2800 most used words of English.I'm not going to lie- REALLY learning these words is not fast and easy. That's because you MUST know more than one meaning or function for these words. For instance, words 1846 to 1855 have 27 meanings. Listen to Episode 129 to learn these words and the meanings you need for C1 English vocabulary to score higher on IELTS and TOEFL- and for life in general!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Want to master English vocabulary, especially B2 and higher English vocabulary?Well, we have good news: learning just one Latin root, -JECT, could help you learn 16 new words of intermediate English vocabulary or advanced English vocabulary. -JECT means "throw" and is found in 16 words that you can find in academic English- for example eject, projectile, conjecture and more.Listen to Episode 127 now and learn more about the root JECT, and for deep explanations of over a dozen words with this root. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Want to master English listening? Then you need to learn how English native speakers say words and phrases in real life. Sounds in the most used words change, get mixed up and even disappear. These real-world pronunciations are called CHEWING GUM pronunciations- and native speakers use them all the time.Chewing gum pronunciation is not the only difficulty, though! You also must know the grammar of the most used words, for example if you use a verb with a gerund or an infinitive.Listen to Episode 126 now to learn 6 surprising ways to pronounce the verb NEED. You'll also learn useful rules about sound changes that can help you to understand many chewing gum and strengthen your English listening today.More episodes on chewing gum pronunciation:Episode #125: How to Say "I": Eye, ɑː, ʌ, ə, ∅Episode 7: The Chewing Gum AccentEpisode 18: More Chewing Gum, Please!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Wanna master English listening? Then start by learning how native and expert speakers REALLY pronounce the most common words like the pronoun "I". Did you know that "I" in fact has several alternative, or "chewing gum" pronunciations? Even more interesting, these alternative pronunciations blend and mix with common verbs like AM and WILL. Listen to Episode #125 to master these chewing gum pronunciations and grow your intermediate English listening or advanced English listening skills.Note: the cover image was created with the help of AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

NGSL vocabulary is the intermediate and advanced English vocabulary you need to score higher on IELTS or TOEFL, and to speak and understand formal English, business English and academic English. If you want to master English, you need to master English vocabulary- and if you already have intermediate English vocabulary, then the NGSL is a great place to start.So how do you master NGSL vocabulary? By exploring the many different meanings or functions of words from the NGSL. Learn many meanings for each word, and you will understand advanced English texts better, and express yourself with greater interest and accuracy.In Episode 123, Tim helps you learn ten words with 29 meanings to help you can take one step forward in your IELTS or TOEFL journey.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Learn NGSL vocabulary to score higher on IELTS and TOEFL, and use business English and academic English with more confidence and greater fluency. There's good news: learning NGSL vocabulary and the different meanings of each NGSL word is a lot of fun! You really can master the New General Service List!In Episode 122, Tim explains 20 meanings of 5 important words from the NGSL: BOTHER, INITIATIVE, DIET, MOTION and GRAY.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Students need to focus more on past participles!Past participles are found in six different grammatical constructions: perfect verb tenses, the passive voice, reduced relative clauses, past participial phrases, the modal perfect, and as adjectives. Understand these six uses and you will more easily decode long and complex sentences, especially in advanced texts.Episode 121 reviews and consolidates our work in four of these six constructions, and gives an introductory explanation of two new ones- past participles in the modal perfect and as adjectives. Listen to Episode 121 to finally get a complete picture of how to use this important and underestimated verb form.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

This week, Tim continues and completes his deep analysis of the passive voice, identifying and clarifying six unusual and advanced passive constructions.Three of these constructions (for example, replacing BE with GET) are typical of conversational English, so learning them can help you understand and use everyday language with better accuracy and confidence. The other three constructions are common in written and formal English, and will help you understand the news and intelligent conversation in greater detail.Note: Cover image created with AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In English, we have two ways of constructing sentences- the active voice and the passive voice. The active voice is the standard, common way to build sentences, while we use the passive voice most commonly in written and academic English. In other words- if you want to understand and use English at an advanced level- then you need the passive voice!Every passive voice sentence includes a past participle. So now is a great time to listen to Episode #115 on irregular past participles, and also Episode #116 on common pronunciation difficulties with regular past participles.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The internet and textbooks typically use the EXTENSIVE method to explain grammar. This means they use lots of situations and examples to explain each construction. But we also have the rarely used INTENSIVE method, where you learn one construction with deep, intense focus on one example. If you're learning a new construction, the intensive method gives you a single deeply understood sentence to use as a model for understanding other sentences. If you're reviewing or checking, the intensive way makes sure you understand everything in detail, and fixes mistakes in your understanding. Listen to Episode 118, where Tim uses the intensive method with slightly different versions of the same sentence to learn or review an important meaning of the present perfect verb tense in depth and detail.If you have not listened to episodes 115, 116, and 117 on past participles and the present perfect already- now is the perfect time to do that!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Ever jumped out of an airplane? How about the Eiffel Tower- have you been there? Or maybe you've done something simple but important, like change the oil in your car? The present perfect, the verb tense of experiences, will help you to talk about important and exciting things you've done in your life. If you've learned both regular past participles and irregular past participles, then constructing sentences in the present perfect is easy. There is one difficulty, though: students often confuse it with other verb tenses, like the past simple or the present simple. Listen to Episode 117 to learn when to use the present perfect by listening to memorable, situations and deeply explained examples.Photo courtesy of PROskydiving.com via Wikipedia, Ilovechicago.jpg (640×480).Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

How are English listening, English grammar and English pronunciation connected? One way is consonant clusters. Consonant clusters, for example /bd/, /vd/, and /rdʒd/, are series of consonants pronounced together, without any vowels in them. Consonant clusters are often pronounced so quickly that they seem to be a single sound. You can find consonant clusters in the beginning, middle and end of English words. Consonant clusters at the end of words are critical for understanding and pronouncing the past tense forms of verbs so that everyone can clearly understand if the past or present is being spoken of.Listen to Episode 116 to understand if you already master consonant clusters or need to study them more. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you want to learn the present perfect, or the passive voice, then you need to learn the past participle, also known as the third form of the verb. And you especially need to learn the irregular past participles! And the reality is that many students don't know the third forms of irregular verbs well. What can you do to solve these problems? Well, Episode 115 is a great place to start! it will give you the forms you need for a solid base to learn the present perfect and the passive voice.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Let's be direct: if you want a high score on IELTS or TOEFL, then you need to learn the 2809 words of the NGSL, or New General Service List, and their different meanings. Knowing NGSL vocabulary will help you to understand the details of what people say in English (instead of just the basics), More episodes with words from the NGSL:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105.Note: cover image created by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Why is English listening so difficult? English listening is difficult because real English pronunciation is very different from what students hear in the classroom- DID YOU becomes DIDJA, WHAT'S YOUR becomes WUTCHER, and so on. This style of American English pronunciation is called chewing gum pronunciation, and it has the biggest effect on the most commonly used words, for example YOU and YOUR. The pronunciation of these two key words completely changes after specific sounds- after /t/, after /d/, and after /z/.Listen to Episode #113 to learn the natural, real-world ways to say these key words so you understand them more easily in your day to day life.For a general view of chewing gum pronunciation, listen to Episode 102.Note: the horrific cover image was created by AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The New General Service List, or NGSL, is a list of the most used words in English. If you know the words from the NGSL well, you can score higher on IELTS or TOEFL.What's the biggest mistake English students make? Well, one of them is that they think that each English word has just one or two meanings. In reality, you need to know three, four, or even more functions for each word if you want to speak and understand English at an advanced level, with depth, detail and confidence. Listen to Episode 112 to learn 27 functions of 10 words using 79 example sentences.More episodes with words from the NGSL:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105.*The cover image was created using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

I'm not gonna lie- pronouns aren't "sexy" like verbs (and especially irregular verbs!) are. But we use pronouns really ALL THE TIME, and students often overestimate how well they know pronouns. So- listen to Episode #111 to consolidate and deepen your knowledge of this essential and misunderstood part of speech, or category of words.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Everyone knows that phrasal verbs are difficult- "there is little or no connection between the words in a phrasal verb and its meaning", people say. This kind of phrasal verb does exist, but is not super common. In reality, you can usually get an idea of what a phrasal verb means by understanding the words that are in it- especially the base verb. Listen to Episode #110 to understand the difference between these two types of phrasal verbs, and learn ten phrasal to understand native speakers better and speak in a more natural way.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

How well do you know the difference between action verbs and stative verbs?While action verbs talk about classic actions like "walk", "try" or "jump", stative verbs talk about other categories of action, like things you do with your mind ("agree", "remember") or senses ("see", "smell"), or characteristics of things ("weigh", "cost"). Listen to Episode #109 to sharpen your vocabulary and make fewer grammar mistakes!The cover image was generated using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Five words for IELTS and TOEFL:BLOOD. APPROPRIATE. BLOCK. WARM. COUNT.It's just five words, but these five words have 22 functions or meanings. That's around four meanings for each word!And in fact, most English words have two or more meanings or functions. If you know these meanings or functions, you will understand advanced spoken and written English with greater depth, detail and confidence, and you'll also have a chance to express your ideas in English with more depth, detail and confidence yourself.Listen to Episode #108 to learn 5 important words from the famous New General Service List, or NGSL, with 22 functions and 64 example sentences.More episodes with words from the NGSL:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105.The cover image was *not* generated using AI.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

People don't often think about their noses- but Tim does, and he's made a whole episode with over a dozen words for talking about noses- animals' noses (including pig SNouts), people's noses (including SNoots), and things people do with their noses (for example, SNore). Listen to Episode 107 for all the funny and interesting vocabulary you'll ever need for talking about noses. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What's the best way to learn something? Make it interesting.Learn the most used irregular verbs from K to Z with 51 fun and amusing micro-stories.P.S.- Don't forget to listen to irregular verbs A-J in Episode #79!Cover photo credit: By Jesus Solana from Madrid, Spain - Black sheep . Do u also feel different? // la Oveja negra. Tambien te sientes diferente?, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5050231Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Tim is a polyglot- in addition to English, he speaks French, Russian, Spanish and German (plus a bit of Polish). Of these four, Tim's strongest language is German- he holds a C1 certificate in German, the "Deutschprüfung für den Hochschulzugang", or DFH for short. So how did Tim learn German, and what lessons from his experience can you use to learn English? Listen to Episode #105 to find out!Cover photo is of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Photo credit- Thomas Wolf: www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0The photo has been cropped to fit a square frame.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me". Maybe- but what about a word that has ten different meanings, like stick? In Episode #104, Tim focuses first on the different parts of trees (because why not?), and then on the many meanings of the word stick, as a noun, verb and adjective. Listen to learn all ten meanings so you can express yourself and understand others in more detail.The image is a photo from Wikipedia made by Hp. Baumeler. The image has been cropped to fit a square frame. The original image can be found here:File:Kameldornbaum Sossusvlei.jpg - Wikimedia CommonsHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Stative verbs. Irregular verbs. Modal verbs. Semi-modal verbs. Auxiliary verbs... and so on. In Episode 103, Tim explains these verb types (and many more) and how to use them. If you want to understand just one verb type or all of them, Episode 103 is the best place to start.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

You want to master English listening, but native speakers talk REALLY quickly. What if you could learn to understand them AND also speak more like a native at the same time?If you want to improve your English listening, then you need to learn the rules of how native speakers really pronounce words. Native speakers do speak quickly, but they also change sounds, mix sounds, and even make sounds (and whole words!) disappear! The good news is that it's not magic- it's rules, and as an English student, you've learned rules before. And you can do it again to improve your English listening. It really is possible to master English listening.In Episode 102, Tim returns to the topic of these real world pronunciations, called CHEWING GUM pronunciation, and gives you the basics needed to understand them, and future episodes on the same topic.More episodes on chewing gum pronunciation:Episode 7: The Chewing Gum AccentEpisode 18: More Chewing Gum, Please!Cover image taken from Wikipedia. The original image has been cropped to fit a square frame.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 101, Tim does the hard work for you, diving into 10 words with 24 meanings from the NGSL, a list of the 2800 most used words in formal and written English- words that help you score higher on IELTS and TOEFL- and make you sound smarter at the same time. And for the first time, Tim combines two favorite topics: the NGSL and English etymologies (word histories), sharing the histories of 3 NGSL words. Learning English word histories helps you make connections between words and remember them better. Plus- it's a lot of fun!Earlier episodes in the series:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105.Episode 99: NGSL 1801-1810Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

English word histories are one of the best ways to learn English vocabulary!In Episode #100, Tim takes a deep look into a favorite topic- prehistoric roots or word parts that can be found in modern English words. In this week's episode, Tim focuses on the Indo-European root SKR, which can be found in over a dozen English words- and also in words from other languages, from Spanish to Russian and even Farsi and Hindi.Listen to Episode 100 to learn the meaning of the root SKR, and the fascinating connections between the words with this root.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Learn words and functions from the New General Service List, or NGSL, for a better score on IELTS and TOEFL.Most words have more than one meaning or function, and exploring them is really fun! That's what Tim does in this episode- explore ALL the important meanings of 10 words from the NGSL, 1801-1810. Learning the more advanced meanings of these words will help you to understand and communicate in depth and detail- which is the goal, right? Earlier episodes in the series:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.Episode 62: NGSL 1341-1350.Episode 73: NGSL 1511-1520.Episode 84: NGSL 1011-105. Photo credit: Rope ClimbHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Let's keep learning small things that bring big results! The star of this week's episode is a small, powerful and easy to understand prefix that you can add to many different action verbs. Just attach the prefix OUT-, and most of the time you get a new verb with an expressive meaning, like OUTFOX or OUTRUN. Add color and interest to your speech by listening to this week's episode for intermediate to advanced students of English! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Did you know that the 100 most used words in English- words like GET, BE, and LIKE (and also articles) are 50 percent of all words in text and speech? This means that you need to know these 100 words- and know them WELL, with several meanings of each word. In Episode 97, Tim focuses on the meanings of one very common word from the top 100. Listen to find out which word, and learn this word so you understand it in depth and detail!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.