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English, please

Christopher 67 Episodes Oct 7, 2026

English, please is a podcast for intermediate English learners (B1-B2) hosted by Christopher, a TEFL-certified teacher based in New York City. Each episode is under 10 minutes and covers topics like culture, travel, and daily life in clear, natural English. The podcast provides free transcripts and vocabulary support to help learners improve. It also offers a paid workbook called the English Listening Accelerator for more structured practice.

Episodes

Episode 80: How to Understand Long Sentences in English
Episode 80: How to Understand Long Sentences in English Oct 7, 2026 09:17 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 80: How to Understand Long Sentences in EnglishYou understand every word, but you still miss what happened: long sentences are one of the hardest parts of listening to English. In this episode, you
Episode 79: 6 Animal Idioms Native English Speakers Actually Use
Episode 79: 6 Animal Idioms Native English Speakers Actually Use Sep 29, 2026 08:18 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 79: 6 Animal Idioms Native English Speakers Actually UseHorses, cats, elephants, and chickens: English is full of animal idioms that make no sense word by word. In this episode, you'll learn six th
Episode 78: The Price Tag Is Lying to You
Episode 78: The Price Tag Is Lying to You Sep 22, 2026 05:14 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 78: The Price Tag Is Lying to YouThis episode looks at something almost every visitor to the United States runs into: a price tag that almost never matches what you actually pay at the register. It
Episode 77: The Intermediate Plateau
Episode 77: The Intermediate Plateau Sep 15, 2026 07:40 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 77: The Intermediate PlateauThis episode is a bit more personal than usual. It looks at a common experience for language learners: working hard, making real progress, and then feeling stuck, even t
Episode 76: Texas: The Price of Doing It Your Own Way
Episode 76: Texas: The Price of Doing It Your Own Way Sep 7, 2026 06:37 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 76: Texas—The Price of Doing It Your Own WayThis episode looks at the real history behind a flag you'll see on t-shirts and hats far outside the United States. Texas was its own independent country
Episode 75: New England, and a Color Scientists Can't Fully Explain
Episode 75: New England, and a Color Scientists Can't Fully Explain Sep 1, 2026 06:59 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 75: New England, and a Color Scientists Can't Fully ExplainThis episode takes you to a region where three weeks in October can decide whether an entire year was good or bad: New England, during fal
Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United States
Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United States Aug 18, 2026 09:12 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United StatesToday's episode takes you to one of the strangest cities in the country: Las Vegas, built from scratch in the middle of the desert. You
Episode 73: How to Read in English Without Stopping to Translate
Episode 73: How to Read in English Without Stopping to Translate Aug 11, 2026 06:21 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 73: How to Read in English Without Stopping to TranslateThis episode tackles something almost every learner does without thinking about it: stopping to translate every unfamiliar word while reading
Episode 72: How to Understand Podcasts and Audiobooks Without a Transcript
Episode 72: How to Understand Podcasts and Audiobooks Without a Transcript Aug 4, 2026 06:45 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 72: How to Understand Podcasts and Audiobooks Without a TranscriptThis episode tackles something almost every learner runs into: understanding podcasts and audiobooks without any help from a transc
Episode 71: Guess Before You Know: The Trickiest Word Pairs in English
Episode 71: Guess Before You Know: The Trickiest Word Pairs in English Jul 28, 2026 10:01 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 71: Guess Before You Know: The Trickiest Word Pairs in EnglishThis episode is a little different. You'll work through word pairs that trip up English learners constantly: since/for, say/tell, borro
Episode 70: The Strange Contradictions of Los Angeles
Episode 70: The Strange Contradictions of Los Angeles Jul 21, 2026 06:03 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 70: The Strange Contradictions of Los AngelesPalm trees and sunshine are only part of the story. In this episode, we look at three things that exist in Los Angeles at the same time: a beautiful coa
Episode 69: Why It’s Harder to Speak Than to Understand
Episode 69: Why It’s Harder to Speak Than to Understand Jul 14, 2026 06:04 English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 69: Why It's Harder to Speak Than to UnderstandYou understand more English than you can say out loud, and that gap is confusing. In this episode, you'll learn why listening and speaking are two dif

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