Learn English With Everest

In this episode we will talk about what it means to be a beginner at something. We will explore whether beginner’s luck is a real phenomenon and hear about what benefits there might be to starting to learn a new language late in life. We’ll also listen to the amazing story of Ireland’s footballing success (yes, it happened!) and the Green Army of fans it inspired.

In episode nine, we’ll be thinking about kindness and how it can help us in our daily lives. We’ll listen to a story about the power of laughter, hear some good scientific reasons for being kind and we’ll get some tips for how to incorporate kindness to yourself into your life.You’ll find the scripts for each part of this episode on our blog and don’t forget to check out the glossary at the end for words and phrases you may not have encountered before.https://everestlanguageschool.com/blog/

We’ll be talking about the importance of sleep and how it affects our brains. There will be an article about the benefits of napping, we’ll hear a story about how one man’s afternoon nap may have changed the world, and there will be some tips on how to get a good night’s rest.You’ll find the scripts for each part of this episode here and don’t forget to check out the glossary at the end for words and phrases you may not have encountered before.

Vocabulary about ageingIn this week's podcast you will learn English vocabulary about ageing and longevity. Welcome to the seventh episode in our podcast series. This week we’ll be listening to stories about older people. Do you think about growing older yourself? Listen to how attitudes towards ageing are changing and hear from people who lived to be over 100 years old on how they lived happily and healthily into old age.You’ll find the scripts for each part of this episode on our blog and don’t forget to check out the glossary at the end for words and phrases you may not have encountered before. 

English Vocabulary about Climate Change: We’re delighted to dedicate our final installment to the topic of climate change. We’ll hear a personal story from an Irish person making a real difference, we’ll listen to ten tips for making a difference in your own life, and we’ll hear about teenager Greta Thunberg and the protests she inspired around the world.As always, you’ll find the scripts for each part of this episode on our blog and don’t forget to check out the glossary at the end for words and phrases you may not have encountered before.https://everestlanguageschool.com/blog/

In this week's instalment, we are dealing with fear! This episode will present us with a personal story about a spooky situation, we’ll hear about the physical effects of fear on our bodies and we’ll listen to an article about the Irish connection to everyone’s favourite vampire.You’ll find the scripts for each part of this episode on our blog and don’t forget to check out the glossary at the end for words and phrases you may not have encountered before.

In our fourth episode, we’ll be talking about music and how it makes us feel. There will be a story about music and memory, we’ll hear about some of the benefits of singing and we’ll listen to an article about how music affects the brain. Read more about the episode on our English school blog

Love in the time of COVID - Here we are with our third episode in our podcast series and in this one we will be dealing with the topic that has been in all our lives this past year: Covid-19. We will listen to a moving story about a loved one who had the disease, we will hear some pointers on dating during this period and there will be a tale of a Hollywood celebrity locked down in Ireland.

Welcome to the second installment of our new podcast series. Have you ever swum in the sea in Ireland? If not, why not? Listen to our new episode for some encouragement! We’ll hear about a woman who used to swim in the sea every day, we’ll listen to some practical advice and information about how sea-swimming affects us and we’ll get a first-hand account of swimming in icy water.You’ll find the scripts for each part of this episode on our blog and don’t forget to check out the glossary at the end for words and phrases you may not have encountered before.

Adventure and overcoming challenges - New Series - Learn English with Everest. Welcome to Everest’s new podcast series where we can experience together a little of the highs and lows and ins and outs of life. In these podcasts, we will listen to real stories from real people, hear about interesting topics from Ireland and around the globe, and get some advice, tips and ideas for ways to change how we live.Each episode comprises three parts and our accompanying blog posts on our website (everestlanguageschool.com) will provide you with the scripts and a glossary for each episode.

This episode is the final part in our miniseries about the IELTS exam. Each week we explore one of the four parts of the IELTS exam: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. This week we are talking about the listening exam and Conor is joined by Rob, a teacher with years of experience teaching the IELTS exam.  We give you some tips and advice about improving your IELTS listening skills and go through a sample paper in detail.Throughout this series you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam. Don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the vocabulary, grammar, exam tips, and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the final part in our miniseries about the IELTS exam. Each week we explore one of the four parts of the IELTS exam: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. This week we are talking about the listening exam and Conor is joined by Rob, a teacher with years of experience teaching the IELTS exam.  We give you some tips and advice about improving your IELTS listening skills and go through a sample paper in detail.Throughout this series you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam. Don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the vocabulary, grammar, exam tips, and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the third part in our miniseries about the IELTS exam. Each week we explore one of the four parts of the IELTS exam: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. This week we are talking about the speaking exam and Conor is joined by Keager, a teacher with years of experience teaching the IELTS exam.  We give you some tips and advice about improving your IELTS speaking skills and go through a sample paper in detail.Throughout this series you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam. Don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the vocabulary, grammar, exam tips, and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast  

This episode is the second in our miniseries about the IELTS exam. Each week we explore one of the four parts of the IELTS exam: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. This week, it's reading and joining Conor is Rob, an experienced IELTS teacher and the director of Everest language school.  We give you some tips and advice about improving your IELTS reading skills and go through a sample question in detail.Throughout this series you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam. Don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the vocabulary, grammar, exam tips, and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast

This episode is the first in our miniseries about the IELTS exams. Each week we are going to explore one of the four parts of the IELTS exam: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. This week, we’re going to start with writing, and joining Conor is Jane, a teacher in Everest with lots of experience teaching the IELTS exam. We give you some tips and advice about improving your writing skills and go through the two, very different tasks you are required to do. Throughout this series you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam.And don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the vocabulary, grammar, exam tips, and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast

This episode is the final part of  our miniseries about the Cambridge exams – the Advanced and the First (also called the CAE and the FCE). This week is all about the writing and listening exams.Joining me this week is Kevin, a teacher in Everest with lots of experience teaching the Cambridge exams. We give you some tips and advice about improving your writing and listening skills in general, and go through the exam in detail. Along the way you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam.And don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the tips, vocabulary, grammar and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the third in our miniseries about the Cambridge exams – the Advanced and the First (also called the CAE and the FCE). Last week we looked at the reading exam and this week it’s the Use of English section. Joining me this week is Niamh, a teacher in Everest with lots of experience teaching the Cambridge exams. We give you some tips and advice about improving your grammar and vocabulary skills “in the wild”, and go through the exam in detail. Along the way you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam.And don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the tips, vocabulary, grammar and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the second in our miniseries about the Cambridge exams – the Advanced and the First (also called the CAE and the FCE). Last week we looked at the speaking exam and today it’s all about reading. Joining me this week is Rachel, a teacher here in Everest with lots of experience teaching the Cambridge exams. We’ll give you some tips and advice about improving your reading skills, and go through the exam in detail. And, along the way you’ll learn lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use yourself in the exam.And don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the tips, vocabulary, grammar and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the first in a four-part miniseries about the Cambridge exams – the Advanced and the First (formerly the CAE and the FCE). Over the next 4 episodes we’ll be looking at all the aspects of the exams and everything you need to get a good score. Joining me this week is Rob, and we focus on the speaking exam. We give you some tips and explain what the examiners are looking for. And, along the way, there’s lots of useful vocabulary and expressions you can use in the exam.And don’t forget, if you miss anything, all the vocabulary, grammar and other material is at everestlanguageschool.com/podcast

This episode is the final part of a 4-part series about English for work and business. This week I chatted to Triona about talking to clients and customers, and how we use formal and informal English. Formality is something that students can sometimes get a bit worried about, especially if you come from a language where the verb form, or the word “you”, can easily be made formal. We don’t have anything like that in English, but we do have lots of ways of being formal. We use vocabulary, grammar, or tone of voice, for example.In this week’s episode Triona and I chat about these three areas and about how to talk to customers and clients in a business situation. Along the way, I explain lots of the vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and other expressions we use. As always, all the material is on the website: everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the third in a 4-part series about English for work and business. This week I talked to Rob about phone English. Everybody hates speaking on the phone in a foreign language. It’s really hard – you can’t see the other person’s face, their expressions, their lips moving, their body language. These things are so important. But, don’t despair! Lots of what we say on the phone is just the same small selection of “phone English” used again and again. So, this week, I'm going to talk you through some of the most useful phone English vocab – whether you’re making or receiving calls in work. Along the way, I’ll explain lots of the vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and other expressions we use. I’ll also be talking about the grammar of demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, thoseAs always, all the material is on the website: everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This episode is the second in a 4-part series about English for work and business. From CVs, and job interviews, to phone and email English, chatting to clients, customers, and colleagues, we’ll be looking at lots of different areas over these 4 episodes. There will also be all the usual vocabulary, grammar, listening practice, and lots more.This week I talked to Sarah about job interviews. Doing a job interview in your own language can be difficult enough, but doing one in a foreign language can be a nerve-wracking experience! So, Sarah and I have 7 tips to help you out. Along the way, there will be lots of vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and other expressions. In the grammar section, we’ll be focusing on the modal verb “should”.All the material, including today’s 7 tips, is on the website: everestlanguageschool.com/podcast  

This week is part one in a four-part mini-series about English for work and business. CVs, job interviews, phone and email English, chatting to clients, customers and colleagues, we’ll be looking at lots of different areas over the next four episodes. In this episode I chatted to Rob about the very first thing you need to do if you’re trying to get a job: make a great CV. Rob and I have a chat about 10 tips to help you create the perfect CV. Along the way, I’ll explain lots of the vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and other expressions we use. All the material, including today’s 10 tips, is on the website, everestlanguageschool.com/podcast 

This week I chat to Jane about open water swimming all over the world, from Italy to Turkey to the Indian Ocean. We talk about jellyfish, swimming with 1600 other people, and what to do if you turn blue! The grammar point is gerunds and infinitives. Why do we say “I want to do”, but “I enjoy doing”? Links and grammar notes are on the Everest website here

This week on Learn English with Everest I chat to Rob about Irish music, going to live gigs, music festivals, and lots more. So, in this episode you’ll learn lots of vocabulary to talk about music. The grammar point is connected with adjectives, specifically gradable and ungradable adjectives. Why do we say “very big”, but not “very huge”? “Absolutely amazing”, but not “very amazing”. Have a listen and find out! Links and grammar notes on the Everest website here

This week I chat to Derick Smith, an artist and English language teacher based here in Dublin. We talk about Easter, which is coming up this week, as well as Derick’s work and his routine as an artist.In this episode you’ll learn about Easter here in Ireland and some useful vocabulary and idioms for talking about art. In the grammar section I explain four very confusing words connected with time: for, since, during, and ago.You can see Derick’s art on Instagram hereGet all the notes on the show's website here 

On this week's episode I chat to Anne-Marie, the Director of Studies in Everest Language School. We discuss the very changeable Irish weather (with lots of useful weather vocabulary). We also talk about Ireland's national holiday - St Patrick's Day! In this episode we explore, in detail, the many ways that English speakers use the word 'get'. So let's get started!

Hello, and welcome to Learn English with Everest, a brand new podcast from Everest Language School, in Dublin. This episode is a just short preview to introduce you to the show and let you know what you can expect!I’m Conor and I’m a language teacher and podcaster from Dublin. In this podcast I’ll be teaching you all the areas of English you’d expect: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening skills, tips for IELTS and Cambridge exams, and lots more. Stay tuned for episode 1, coming on Thur 4th April. Find out more at the website here