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If you're learning English and you want to know the correct word to use in a particular situation, if you get stuck thinking of the right preposition, if you are puzzled by definite and indefinite articles, then Proper English is the podcast for you!
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
This week we're in conversation with our friend, the theatre director, lecturer, playwright and raconteur, Tony Gardner. Listen in on our conversation about Shakespearean words and phrases - and learn a little about English history with us! The Idiom of the Week is 'To catch a cold.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music:
Village Consort by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4585-village-consort
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
This week we're talking about the phrasal verbs we use when talking about our health - we're also considering the difference between talking and speaking, and the Idiom of the Week, appropriately enough, is 'As fit as a fiddle.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
In this episode, we're talking about countable and uncountable nouns - what they are, how you use them, and which words work well with them. We'll also be considering the difference between 'either' and 'neither' - and our hapless detective duo, Davidson and Roberts, return to illustrate what we mean when we use the idiom 'As thick as thieves.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
This week’s podcast features incidental music from Incompetech:
Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
In this episode, we're talking about some of the strange and wonderful things we say and do to avoid bad luck. We're also considering the difference between the words 'in' and 'inside', and the Idiom of the Week is 'To stick your neck out.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
This week we're talking about Shrove Tuesday, otherwise known as Pancake Day, which is important to Alison as she gets to eat many pancakes! We're also looking at the difference between 'shy', 'embarrassed' and ashamed' - and our intrepid detectives Davidson and Roberts can 'smell a rat' in the latest Idiom of the Week.
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
This week’s podcast features incidental music from Incompetech:
Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
So, this week we're looking at portmanteau words - new words created by combining parts or the sounds of two or more words. We're also considering the difference between 'come' and 'go' - and the Idiom of the Week is ‘Going all round the houses'.
Listen right to the end...
This podcast uses this sound from Freesound:
https://freesound.org/s/198846/ by bone666138
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
…and music from Incompetech:
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia/
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
This week, it's time for a bit of a Spring clean - we're having a look at some more of the little puzzles in the English language that our students and listeners find challenging. We're also looking at the difference between 'then' and 'than', and the Idiom of the Week is 'Blowing your own trumpet'.
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
In this episode, we’re back on the subject of contractions, concentrating this time on the verb 'to have'. We're also considering the difference between the words 'bored' and 'boring', and the Idiom of the Week is 'The elephant in the room.'
You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
In this episode, we’re all about comparatives and superlatives - what they are, how you construct them, and when you use them. The Idiom of the Week is ‘That ship has sailed'.
You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.
This podcast uses this sound from Freesound:
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
In this episode, we’re discussing some of the words and aspects of English grammar that even native English speakers find challenging. The Idiom of the Week is 'bite your tongue‘, and we're also considering the difference between 'make' and 'do'.
You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.