Speak Better English with Harry

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Clear, practical English for intermediate and advanced learners. Speak Better English with Harry helps you use natural English with confidence in real situations — at work and in everyday conversations. Each episode focuses on vocabulary, collocations, phrasal verbs, and expressions that native speakers actually use, explained clearly and simply by an experienced native English teacher. This podcast is ideal if you already know the basics and want to sound more natural, fluent, and confident when you speak English.

  1. 5 days ago

    Useful English Adjectives for Talking About Relationships [591]

    🚨Improve your English with structured online lessons. Book a free trial and get clear feedback on your level, pronunciation and speaking. Book here ➡️  https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial In this episode, you’ll learn useful adjectives that help you describe different types of relationships in a more natural and accurate way. The focus is on real situations, such as friendships, family relationships, romantic relationships, and working relationships. You’ll learn how to choose words that match the situation, so your English sounds clearer and less basic when you talk about people and emotions. After listening, you’ll be able to: • describe relationships more accurately  • talk about feelings and behaviour with better vocabulary  • understand relationship vocabulary in conversations and articles  • speak more naturally when describing people and situations If you want to improve your English vocabulary and talk about relationships with more confidence, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    18 min
  2. 3 Jun

    Useful English Collocations for Talking About Travel [590]

    🚨Improve your English with structured online lessons. Book a free trial and get clear feedback on your level, pronunciation and speaking. Book here ➡️  https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial In this episode, you’ll learn useful collocations that help you talk about trips, holidays, transport, plans, delays, and travel experiences more clearly. These word combinations are important because they help your English sound more natural. The focus is on practical examples you can use when you talk about where you went, how you travelled, what happened, and what the experience was like. After listening, you’ll be able to: • talk about travel more naturally  • use common word combinations correctly  • describe trips and travel problems more clearly  • improve your spoken English for everyday conversations If you want to sound more fluent when talking about travel in English, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    18 min
  3. 27 May

    Useful English Phrases for Difficult Conversations [589]

    🚨 If you use English at work, these phrases matter.  These are the only English phrases I allow my private students to use at work, and the ones I tell them to stop using.  👉 Download the PDF (€9): https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/workphrases-podcast In this episode, you’ll learn useful phrases for moments when you feel shocked, disappointed, angry, or need to respond to someone directly. The focus is on real spoken English for situations where something has gone wrong and you need the right words. You’ll hear how to express disbelief, show disappointment, ask someone to apologise, calm a situation down, and respond firmly when necessary. These phrases will help you understand stronger English expressions and use them more carefully in real conversations. After listening, you’ll be able to: • express strong feelings more clearly  • respond in tense situations with more confidence  • sound firm without losing control  • understand direct English phrases when other people use them If you want to improve your spoken English for real-life situations, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    36 min
  4. 20 May

    Useful English Expressions with “Go” for Everyday Speaking [588]

    🚨Improve your English with structured online lessons. Book a free trial and get clear feedback on your level, pronunciation and speaking. Book here ➡️  https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial In this episode, you’ll learn how “go” is used in natural everyday phrases to talk about plans, progress, changes, choices, and situations. These expressions are useful because they help you understand real spoken English and give you more natural ways to express simple ideas. The lesson focuses on clear meaning and practical examples, so you can recognise these phrases when you hear them and use them more confidently when you speak. After listening, you’ll be able to: • understand common expressions with “go” more easily  • use “go” in a more natural way  • improve your everyday speaking vocabulary  • sound less basic when explaining situations and plans If you want to speak more naturally and understand everyday English better, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    27 min
  5. 13 May

    Natural Speaking Phrases for Everyday Negotiations [587]

    🚨Improve your English with structured online lessons. Book a free trial and get clear feedback on your level, pronunciation and speaking. Book here ➡️  https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial In this episode, you’ll learn practical English phrases for simple, real-life negotiations. The focus is on speaking clearly, staying polite, and knowing what to say when you want to make an offer, ask for a better deal, or respond to someone else’s suggestion. You’ll hear natural expressions you can use in everyday situations, so you do not sound too direct, too weak, or too formal. After listening, you’ll be able to: • ask for a better price more naturally  • make and respond to offers  • suggest a compromise  • sound polite, confident, and clear in everyday conversations If you want to handle small negotiations in English with more confidence, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    25 min
  6. 6 May

    Short English Idioms Native Speakers Use in Everyday Conversation [586]

    🚨Improve your English with structured online lessons. Book a free trial and get clear feedback on your level, pronunciation and speaking. Book here ➡️  https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial In this episode, you’ll learn short two-word expressions that native speakers use to describe situations, people, moods, and everyday experiences. These phrases may look simple, but their real meaning is often not obvious from the individual words. This lesson will help you understand expressions like these when you hear them in conversations, films, podcasts, and workplace discussions. You’ll also learn how to use them correctly, so your English sounds less translated and more natural. After listening, you’ll be able to: • understand common short idioms more easily  • use natural expressions in the right context  • avoid translating word for word  • make your spoken English sound more fluent and confident If you want to understand real English better and add more natural phrases to your speaking, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    15 min
  7. 29 Apr

    Phrasal Verbs for Talking About Health and Feeling Unwell [585]

    🚨Improve your English with structured online lessons. Book a free trial and get clear feedback on your level, pronunciation and speaking. Book here ➡️  https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial In this episode, you’ll learn how these expressions are used to describe feeling unwell, changes in your condition, and situations related to getting better or worse. Understanding these patterns will help you follow conversations more easily and respond in a natural way. This lesson focuses on real usage, so you can recognise these expressions when you hear them and feel comfortable using them yourself. After listening, you will be able to: • understand common phrasal verbs used in everyday health conversations  • describe how you feel in a more natural way  • follow informal discussions about health more easily  • speak with more confidence in real-life situations If you want your English to sound more natural when talking about health, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    22 min
  8. 22 Apr

    How to Talk About Problems at Work in English [584]

    🚨 If you use English at work, these phrases matter.  These are the only English phrases I allow my private students to use at work, and the ones I tell them to stop using.  👉 Download the PDF (€9): https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/workphrases-podcast In this episode, you’ll learn practical English to describe common workplace situations clearly and professionally. This includes how to talk about delays, misunderstandings, pressure, and situations where something is not going as planned. The focus is on real communication. You’ll see how to explain issues, give context, and speak in a way that sounds natural and appropriate in a work environment. After listening to this episode, you will be able to: • describe problems at work more clearly  • explain situations without sounding too direct or too vague  • communicate more confidently in professional settings  • handle difficult conversations with better language If you want to feel more confident using English at work and deal with situations more effectively, this episode will help. Share Your Thoughts If you often hesitate, make mistakes, or feel unsure when speaking English, book a trial lesson. We assess your level, correct you clearly, and give you a focused plan so you know exactly what to improve.  Book a free trial here: https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/trial If you prefer to study on your own, explore our online courses. They give you structured lessons to build stronger grammar, clearer pronunciation, and more confident speaking step by step Discover all courses and guides: https://englishlessonviaskype.com/confidence

    22 min

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Clear, practical English for intermediate and advanced learners. Speak Better English with Harry helps you use natural English with confidence in real situations — at work and in everyday conversations. Each episode focuses on vocabulary, collocations, phrasal verbs, and expressions that native speakers actually use, explained clearly and simply by an experienced native English teacher. This podcast is ideal if you already know the basics and want to sound more natural, fluent, and confident when you speak English.

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