English with Helen

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Tímea Pintye, to talk about the lifestyle of a digital nomad. You can practise your listening skills and put yourself in Tímea’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:00:50  What is a digital nomad? 01:58  Argentina’s similarities to Europe04:08  How to become a digital nomad06:35  Highlights of Tímea’s travels11:48  Present perfect 13:00  Future tenses: “going to” versus “present continuous” 15:36  Be/get used to16:30  Phrasal verbs: “set up” and “switch off”18:41  Third conditional 19:19  Inverted third conditional If you'd like to follow Tímea and her travels, you can find her on Instagram at: timea_pintyeVisit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Fernando Louge, to talk about the dynamic sport of squash. You can practise your listening skills and put yourself in Fernando’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:02  What is squash?03:14/16:40  “Do sport” versus “practise sport”03:35  Squash in Argentina 04:44  Egyptian players05:10  Fernando’s injury 07:55  Squash as a spectator sport10:46  Second conditional and “If you were to…”14:57  “Ricochet” and silent T18:02  Past modal verbs: “could have…”, “would have…”, “should have…” Visit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Danilo Ramirez, to talk about the world of fitness. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Danilo’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:07/09:19  “The” or no “the”? That is the question!   01:52  Body image and self-esteem 04:48  Pronunciation: “guidance”06:38  Injuries11:42  Phrasal verb: “get rid of”13:51  Nouns as adjectivesVisit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Julie Vanhaeren, to talk about a new adventure into nursing. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Julie’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:14  Why Julie decided to become a nurse04:04  COVID and nursing homes 06:58  Was nursing what you expected?07:33  Real-life emergencies 08:52  Most challenging and best things10:45  Past perfect & past perfect continuous16:33  “Furlough”17:29  Suffix: “-wise”18:17  “Did’ for emphasis Visit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Adriana Renedo, to talk about the magic of engineering. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Adriana’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:03  Why engineering? 06:42  What Adriana built for the Chillida Leku Museum and how she created the magic11:42  Pronunciation: “choose – chose – chosen” and “choice”12:30  Indirect questions/statements15:46  Phrasal verb: “throw away”16:28  Pronunciation: words ending -age18:06  Useful phrasal verbs: “get by” and “give up” Visit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Navin Boeddha, to talk about the little-known country, Suriname. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Navin’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:09  Where is Suriname?02:06  Where do people guess Suriname is: Africa, Asia or South America?03:49  Suriname’s ethnic mix 05:31  Navin’s family history from India to Suriname to the Netherlands09:49  A funny stereotype 10:51  Suriname’s dancing culture12:54  Indirect questions/statements15:46  Past perfect17:11  Idiom: “melting pot”18:35  Structure with “recommend”Visit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Ira, to talk about a shared love of language and culture. This episode was recorded before the war in Ukraine, so that is not discussed. Practise your listening and put yourself in Ira’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:13  Do Russians use small talk?04:38  Is Russian a beautiful language?07:02  Literature and Dostoevsky07:55  Intriguing complexity of Russian names 12:23  “Do” and “did” in positive sentences for emphasis15:33  “Subtle” and the silent B17:28  “Broaden your horizons” and other idiomsVisit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Javier Alfonso Gomez Chavarro, to talk about the wide variety of British accents. Practise your listening and put yourself in Javier’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:21  What is a Brummie accent?01:56   Find out why Javier wants a Brummie accent02:44   Learn vowel sound differences between the north and south of England06:07  “Been to” versus “gone to”08:02  Test your knowledge of UK regional nicknames12:41  “Lilt”13:03  “Pick up” and other phrasal verbs18:46  “Be/get used to”Visit www.englishwithhelen.com for supplementary materials.