Happy English Podcast

Michael Digiacomo Happy English
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Happy English Podcast Podcast

Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. Michael has been teaching English since 1994. This is an English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) podcast that brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for intermediate and advanced level English learners everywhere. This podcast is perfect for university students, business professionals, homemakers, retirees and anyone who is interested in learning and improving their English skills. Every week, you are going to learn American English idioms, conversational expressions and phrasal verbs. As your American English teacher, I will help you learn real and natural American English  pronunciation and conversational style. You will get the chance to improve your vocabulary and have a clear understanding of practical English grammar. I also help you have a deeper understanding of  American Culture through language learning. Join my podcast learner's study group to practice these lessons with me each week on zoom. Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!

  1. 753 - Present Perfect Tense

    18 HR AGO

    753 - Present Perfect Tense

    I went to Central Park yesterday. Of course, it wasn’t my first time to go there. I have been to Central Park many times before.  Recently, a lot of my students and followers have asked me about the difference between sentences like, I lived there and I have lived there. You may have heard these grammar patterns are called the simple past and present perfect. Well, if these have caused you confusion, you’ve landed on the right podcast English lesson. Today, I’m going to help clear this up for you. We’ll start off simple, talking about the simple past and then move on to the present perfect. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    8 min
  2. 752 - 6 Ways To Use While

    4 DAYS AGO

    752 - 6 Ways To Use While

    While I was writing this lesson, I was thinking about the early days of my teaching career in Sendai, Japan. While living there, I had the chance to visit a lot of interesting places. While it was different from my life back home in New York, living there was quite an adventure. While is an interesting word in English, because it can be use as a noun, a conjunction, and an adverb. While you may think you know many of these uses, hopefully there is something new you can find in this podcast English lesson.  Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    7 min
  3. 751 - Phrasal Verbs For Education

    13 SEPT

    751 - Phrasal Verbs For Education

    I went over my notes today and after reading over everything I found out that we haven't run through any phrasal verbs here in a while. Have we fallen behind, or is it just that I’ve been mixing things up.  Phrasal verbs are a huge part of English, especially spoken English and today, I have a set of ten phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about education - learning and studying. Before we dive in, let’s listen to a conversation between two high school teachers who are talking in the teacher’s office at the end of the school day. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    8 min
  4. 750 - Emphasis In English

    11 SEPT

    750 - Emphasis In English

    I have to be honest, I do need a vacation. Wait, what? Did you notice that? I said, I do need a vacation. Do, need. Two verbs one after another. Do we need to talk about this!  Are you tired of using very and really for emphasis? For today’s podcast English lesson, I’m going to help you  take your English up to the next level, by using do and other verb patterns to express emphasis.  Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    7 min
  5. 749 - 6 Ear Idioms

    9 SEPT

    749 - 6 Ear Idioms

    I hope you don’t mind if I bend your ear a little bit today. This past week, I’ve been up to my ears in new ideas for English lessons, and today’s podcast English lesson is going to be something that I hope won’t go in one ear and out the other.  Ears! Today, we’re going to look at six idioms that have to do with how you listen to something.   Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    9 min
  6. 748 - 11 Uses & Meanings Of Get

    6 SEPT

    748 - 11 Uses & Meanings Of Get

    In the last podcast episode, I showed you some idioms using the verb get. Well after that I was thinking and just the word get, all by itself has more that 10 different meanings and uses. Let's check it out! Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com

    9 min
  7. 747 - Things You Can Get

    4 SEPT

    747 - Things You Can Get

    I first got my feet wet in the podcast world in 2014. In those days, everything was new to me, and it took a while for me to get my act together. Thankfully, I got my ducks in a row, and nowadays, I actually need to get my fix of doing this. As you can see, get is an interesting word in English because there are tons of idioms that use this versatile verb. For today’s English lesson we’re gonna look at things you can get - seven get idioms. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    8 min
  8. 746 - Using Would

    2 SEPT

    746 - Using Would

    Would you like to learn something interesting today? I knew you would say yes! It would seem that you're pretty interested in improving your English. Well, I would love to help.  According to the dictionary, would is the past tense of will, which is the future, but talking about the future in the past is just one part of today’s podcast English lesson, where we’re gonna look at ten different ways we use would, in everyday English. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript Visit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

    8 min
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Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. Michael has been teaching English since 1994. This is an English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) podcast that brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for intermediate and advanced level English learners everywhere. This podcast is perfect for university students, business professionals, homemakers, retirees and anyone who is interested in learning and improving their English skills. Every week, you are going to learn American English idioms, conversational expressions and phrasal verbs. As your American English teacher, I will help you learn real and natural American English  pronunciation and conversational style. You will get the chance to improve your vocabulary and have a clear understanding of practical English grammar. I also help you have a deeper understanding of  American Culture through language learning. Join my podcast learner's study group to practice these lessons with me each week on zoom. Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!

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  • Creator
    Michael Digiacomo Happy English
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2024
  • Episodes
    753
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2014 -2024 Michael DiGiacomo, Happy English Language Services Co.
  • Show Website
    Happy English Podcast

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