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Master English With Tim Tim Sexton
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Tim is a native speaker English teacher from the US with 17 years' teaching experience. He's also a polyglot, world travelever and author of several dictionaries for people learning English. Listen to Tim to learn English in depth and detail- Tim focuses on vocabulary and grammar so you can understand better and speak more fluently. He also covers unusual topics such as the ancient roots and word histories of English vocabulary.
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Episode #62: NGSL 1341-1350
The NGSL, or New General Service List, contains the 2800 most used words of written English. You can also find lots of NGSL words on the TOEFL and IELTS.If you want to get the maximum impact from knowing the words of the NGSL, then knowing several definitions for each target word is a must. Listen to Episode 62 to learn 21 meanings of words 1341 to 1350 on the NGSL.Earlier episodes in the series:Episode 2: The NGSL- 2800 Words For Better English.Episode 11: NGSL 1331-1340. 10 Words, 27 Meanings.
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Episode #61: How To Talk About Cities
You need the right words if you want to talk about cities. In Episode 61, Tim explains the meanings of twelve words and expressions for talking about urban areas. Cover photo credit: By EEJCC - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128920348. The original photo has been cropped to fit a square frame.Cincinnati, Ohio skyline at night.
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Episode #60: IN and OUT Phrasal Verbs
A baker's dozen is a group of thirteen things, for example thirteen donuts. In Episode 60, Tim teaches you thirteen phrasal verbs totaling eighteen meanings. All thirteen verbs contain the particles IN or OUT.The cover image comes from the Lexikon der Gesamten Technik (Comprehensive Dictionary of Technology) from 1904 by Otto Lueger.
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Episode #59: The Last Auxiliary- DO.
Starting with Episode 52, Tim has been talking non-stop about auxiliary verbs. In this week's episode, Tim finishes his discussion of auxiliaries with the auxiliary DO.
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Episode #58: Have/ Have Got
Two of the most common verbs in English are have got (more common in Great Britain) and have (which is more popular in the US). Tim explains everything you need to know about both verbs:-how to make yes/ no and wh- questions using both verbs-special uses of have that will help you to sound more fluid and native Bonus: Listen to Tim's friend Christian from Great Britain (who you met in Episode 53, A Spot of British English) read examples with have got.PS: Listen to Episode 10, Six Verbs of Influence if you want to compare have with five other verbs of influence.
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Episode #57: There Is/ There Are
In Episode #56, Tim explained the five meanings of the verb be: description, equality, location in space, location in time and other. The verb BE however also appears in the most common two-word expression in English: there is/ there are. The meaning of there is changes depending on if we use indefinite articles or definite ones after it. That's right- there is a has a rather different meaning than there is the- and Tim explains the difference between them.
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