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🎁 Download Free PDF 😃 600+ Confusing Words E-Book ✨ Espresso English Academy Lots of English words sound exactly the same, but they have completely different meanings - like waste and waist, hear and here, piece and peace. These are called homophones, and they confuse even advanced English learners. Native speakers often make mistakes with these, too! In this lesson, I'll quickly explain over 100 of the most common homophones in English, so you can finally keep them straight.  We're going to run through these super fast, so make sure to download the free lesson PDF by clicking on the link in the video description. You'll be able to review all the definitions with example sentences for each word. And if you want detailed explanations plus lots of example sentences, I recommend my book "600+ Confusing English Words Explained" - so that these confusing words will become clear to you.

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-50-gym-exercise-words/ 😃 Vocabulary Builder Courses: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-course/ 🚀 Advanced Vocab & Collocations Course: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/advanced-vocabulary-and-collocations-course Lots of people make New Year's resolutions to lose weight and get stronger by going to the gym. But if you're learning English, there's another challenge – how to talk about exercise naturally in English. Today I'll teach you 50 essential vocabulary words for fitness — the words native English speakers use when we talk about working out (working out = exercising). We'll start with words for gym equipment, then learn verbs for specific exercises, and finally some super common phrases about exercise. Let's learn some gym vocabulary, fitness vocabulary, and exercise vocabulary in English! If you want to learn English vocabulary fast, check out my Vocabulary Builder Courses as well as my Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations Course to learn and practice a total of 3000 useful English words.

🎁 Download Free PDF with 50 example sentences 😃 Advanced English Grammar Course ✨ Espresso English Academy Conditional sentences can be tricky, but in this English lesson, we make them clear! You'll learn the five main types of conditionals and exactly how to use conditionals correctly:  - Zero conditional  - First conditional  - Second conditional  - Third conditional  - Mixed conditional  This English grammar lesson provides examples for each type, helping you improve your English grammar. By the end, you'll feel more confident in your understanding of conditional sentences in english grammar. You can also download a free PDF with 50 different conditional sentences, so you can see many different examples of how to use them.  🎁 Download Free PDF: 50 Conditional Sentences in English: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-50-conditional-sentences-in-english/ 

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF ✨ Espresso English Academy Let's ring in the new year with some fresh English vocabulary! In today's lesson, you'll learn words and phrases we use to talk about New Year's Eve, resolutions, celebrations, and well-wishes — from "champagne" and "fireworks" to "turning over a new leaf." Whether you're going to a party, making goals for the year ahead, or just chatting with friends in English — these are phrases you'll hear everywhere in the final few days of the year. Make sure to download today's lesson PDF so you can review this new year's vocabulary and make it a permanent part of your own English. If one of your New Year's resolutions is to finally speak English more confidently and fluently...then come join me inside the Espresso English Academy. You'll get full access to all my courses — covering speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, idioms, and more — with short and sweet lessons and activities you can do at your own pace. The Academy gives you lifetime access - so you can not only start the year strong, but keep building your skills for life!  Join the Academy and let's get started. Here's to more fluent English in 2026! 🥂✨ 🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-new-years-vocabulary/ ✨ Espresso English Academy: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/academy/   

🎁 Download Free lesson PDF 😃 Everyday English Speaking Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY It's the end of the year… so let's learn English phrases with the word END! These are informal English expressions you might hear in everyday English conversation - so it's important to know what they mean and how to use them naturally. If you love learning English expressions like these and you'd like to see how they're used in English conversations, check out my Everyday English Speaking Courses — they are full of real-life phrases for so many situations!  The first level focuses on practical English phrases for daily life, and the second level teaches you more advanced informal expressions - all the lessons are based on dialogues so you can learn in context and speak English more confidently. #learnenglish #learningenglish #basicenglish #easyenglish #everydayenglish #speakenglish #speakingenglish #englishlesson #englishtips #englishphrases #englishlearning

🎁 Download FREE lesson e-book + quizzes ✨ Espresso English Academy I'd like to give you a holiday gift ✨🎁😊 As you know, many English words have multiple meanings - and this can be frustrating for learners, because the same word is used in different ways. That's why I'm giving you a FREE 1-hour class + e-book teaching you 100 ways to use 5 of the most common English words: RUN, GET, BREAK, CUT, and SET! 📖 Download the e-book & audio here: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/mini-course-100-ways-to-use-5-common-words/ This is the perfect way to become more fluent in English as we finish 2025!

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 😃 Vocabulary Builder Courses 🚀 Advanced Vocab & Collocations Course Christmas is coming, and in today's lesson, you'll learn 50 essential English words related to the season! We cover everything from Christmas traditions and winter activities to festive food and decor, helping you build your Christmas vocabulary so you can speak English more confidently. You'll definitely want to download today's lesson PDF with all the Christmas words and pictures for easy review. Now, grab a cup of hot chocolate ☕, get comfy, and let's learn some festive Christmas vocabulary together! ❄️ If you want to learn English vocabulary fast, check out my Vocabulary Builder Courses as well as my Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations Course to learn and practice a total of 3000 useful English words.

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 😃 Espresso English Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY You already know words like hot, broke, and sick in English, right? 🔥 But did you know those same words have completely different slang meanings?  - "hot" doesn't just mean the temperature.  - "broke" isn't only about something snapping in half.  - and "sick"... might actually be a compliment! In today's video, we're going to look at 10 common English words with surprising double meanings — the kind native speakers use in slang or informal English conversation all the time. If you want to understand real English in movies, music, and everyday speech — you'll love this one. And you can download today's lesson PDF - with a bonus quiz. Give it a try to see if you fully understand all these English words with their hidden meanings. Now you know how even easy English words can have multiple meanings — especially in slang! 😄 The more of these you learn, the more natural and confident your English will sound. Make sure to download the free PDF to review and remember what we learned today. 👉 If you want to keep improving your fluency, check out my online courses at Espresso English. I've got clear, practical lessons on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking, idioms, phrasal verbs, and more — all designed to help you make real progress, even if you only have a few minutes a day to study.

🎁 Download Free lesson PDF 😃 Everyday English Speaking Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY Beyond just saying "no," English speakers use a variety of informal expressions. This video will help you to learn English by teaching you 15 common "no" phrases that native speakers use in everyday English conversation.  You'll learn exactly when to use these English phrases - so you can become a more fluent English speaker. Make sure to check out our other videos to improve your English speaking! Now you know 15 informal 'no' expressions to help your English sound more natural. Were any of them new to you? Which one is your favorite? Tell me in the comments, and try using it in your own sentence for practice. And if you want to level up your English speaking, come join my Everyday English Speaking Course. Inside, you'll practice hundreds of real-life phrases —so you can speak naturally confidently in any situation. We'll even give you personal feedback on recordings of your spoken English.

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🎁 Download 250+ BONUS practice words ❤️ American English Pronunciation Course ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY Have you ever stumbled over a difficult English word? It feels like your mouth just doesn't work right! In this video, we're going to test your pronunciation with 20 of the hardest words to pronounce in English — words like "squirrel," "asterisk," and "bureaucracy." If you can say all of these correctly as a non-native speaker… then your English pronunciation is very impressive. But don't worry — I'll guide you through each one, step by step, so you can listen, repeat, improve your pronunciation, and say them with confidence. 🎯 Since you're watching this, I know you're serious about improving your pronunciation and speaking English clearly. That's why I'm also giving you a free download with 250 extra practice words! Click on the link in the video description and enter your e-mail address to get that bonus gift. Okay, are you ready to listen and repeat these complicated words? I'll say each one twice - once slowly, and once at normal speed. Let's see how many of them you can say like a native speaker!  American English Pronunciation Course: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna/ 

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 📖 1000 Collocations E-Book ✨ Advanced Vocab & Collocations Course GET is one of the most common verbs in the English language - and we use it in a ton of different ways! It can be used for receiving things, for emotions, for changes, for relationships, for travel, and lots more. Today you'll learn 50 common English collocations with "get" — these are used often by native English speakers. I've organized them by category, so they're easier to remember and use in your own English. If you want to download this lesson, including example sentences for all 50 collocations, click on the link in the video description, enter your email, and I'll send you a free PDF of everything in this video with examples. Now you know many different ways we use the word "get" — and you can see how mastering collocations like these can really improve your fluency. Make sure to download your free PDF by clicking on the link in the video description - so you can see all 50 collocations used in sentences. 📘 If you enjoyed this lesson, you'll love my 1000 Collocations in English E-book — it's packed with common word combinations just like these, with quizzes to help you remember and use them correctly. https://courses.espressoenglish.net/1000-collocations-in-10-minutes-a-day/  🎓 If this lesson was a little too easy for you, and you want to take your vocabulary even further, check out my Advanced Collocations Course, where we learn high-level word combinations that make your English sound quite impressive. https://courses.espressoenglish.net/advanced-vocabulary-and-collocations-course   

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF + quiz ✨ $1 Grammar E-Books 😃 Advanced English Grammar Course Pop quiz: which is correct:  - a red big ball, or a big red ball?  - an awful old movie, or an old awful movie?  - a French lovely silk gown, or a silk French lovely gown, or a lovely French silk gown? All of these examples are related to ordering adjectives in the English language - when we have multiple words describing something, how do we know which one comes first, next, and last?  That's exactly what you're going to learn today - and if you can master the correct adjective order, then you'll be able to describe anything with confidence in English - knowing you sound natural! If you're learning English, make sure to download the free PDF of this lesson - it's a fantastic reference because it has LOTS of example words, as well as a quiz to help you practice the proper order of adjectives.  If you want to master English grammar beyond ordering adjectives, I'd love to help you inside my Advanced Grammar Course, where we learn all these tricky topics in detail - with clear explanations and examples.

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 📖 NEW Bite-Sized Stories Course! ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY Have you ever noticed common English expressions like "Story of my life," "it's the same old story," and "end of story?" These English phrases are NOT talking about stories like the ones we read in books - they mean something totally different! By the end of this video, you'll learn 15 natural English expressions using the word "story." Make sure to download the free lesson PDF by clicking on the link in the video description, so you can review and remember them. And speaking of stories… we are creating a brand-new course called Bite-Sized Stories! You will get 30 short and sweet story-based lessons in 30 days, helping you learn English vocabulary and grammar naturally. Stories are told in every culture, in all of human history… because we love listening to them!  Think about a time you read or heard a great story – you probably remember lots of details. And that's why learning English through stories is extremely effective. Stories make learning the English language natural, memorable, and fun. That's why I'm so excited about the new Bite-Sized Stories Course! It's 30 days with 30 stories, meaning you'll be able to improve your English a lot in the next month. Come join us!

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 😃 Everyday English Speaking Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY Everyone loves getting a compliment - but do you know how to give compliments in English and how to respond to compliments naturally?  In this lesson, you'll learn 50 useful phrases for giving compliments on appearance, work, cooking, home, and character… plus, natural responses to compliments so you can receive them gracefully. I'll also teach you 4 common sentence structures we use for compliments - so that you can create as many phrases as you want! By the end, you'll know how to give compliments in English and make someone's day. To learn lots more natural English phrases for everyday life, join my Everyday English Speaking Courses!  They'll teach you exactly what to say when traveling, shopping, socializing, even when disagreeing or arguing with someone in English - so you can boost your English conversation skills.

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 😃 Vocabulary Builder Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY 🎃👻 Halloween is coming up on October 31, and it's full of fun traditions! On this holiday, American children dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating, meaning they go from house to house in the neighborhood ringing the doorbell and gathering candy. This video will help you expand your Halloween vocabulary. We'll go over 15 spooky Halloween words and learn 6 different ways to talk about being scared. Watch this English lesson so you can talk about Halloween confidently in English! When you expand your English vocabulary, you'll be able to speak English more fluently because you'll know a lot more words that you can use to express yourself just the way you want. My Vocabulary Builder Course is a way to increase your vocabulary quickly, so come join if you want to accelerate your English learning. You'll learn over 1000 vocabulary words in the next 30 days! Plus you can practice using the new words yourself, with feedback from an Espresso English teacher.

🎁 Download Free PDF + Quiz ❤️ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY In English, we don't just exercise… we warm up, work out, and sometimes we feel like we're going to pass out! Phrasal verbs are everywhere when we talk about sports, fitness, and health—and you need to know them if you want to be fluent in English. In this video, you'll learn 15 super useful phrasal verbs, so you can talk about exercise, healthy habits, and even those not-so-healthy moments. Make sure to download today's lesson PDF so you can review all the phrasal verbs and try the quiz to test yourself. Click on the link in the video description, enter your email address, and I'll send you that free download. Don't give up when it comes to learning English! My lessons are here to help you.  I have a course where you can learn 500 more phrasal verbs easily and naturally. My Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course is packed with hundreds more phrasal verbs, taught in context, with quizzes and practice exercises to help you really master them.

🎁 Download Free PDF: 100 GRE words 😃 Advanced Vocabulary Course ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY Plethora… dwindle… ambiguous… have you seen these words before? In today's lesson, I'll teach you 20 advanced English vocabulary words - and if you know them, it means your vocabulary is incredible! These words are used by highly-educated and articulate native English speakers.  Why not grab a pen and paper to write down the words, and give yourself a check mark by each one you already knew. I'd also like to give you a gift to really skyrocket your English vocabulary - it's a downloadable PDF of 100 advanced English words with definitions and examples. These are words that fluent English speakers study at the college and graduate-school level.  So, how many of those words did you know? If it was 15 or more, congratulations - you have expert-level English vocabulary. If it was fewer — don't worry. Because now you know some more advanced English words you can start using right away.  👉 You can level up your vocabulary even further in the next 6 weeks by joining my Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations Course, where we learn 1000 powerful words and how to put them together naturally. If you're already an upper-intermediate or advanced English learner, this course is perfect for taking your English vocabulary to the next level of fluency and sophistication.

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 😃 Everyday English Speaking Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY Do you know how to talk about driving in English, beyond the basics like stop, go, and turn left? Today you'll learn 20 expressions that native English speakers use - these are super useful for everyday conversations and road trips! After you watch the video, make sure to download the free lesson PDF so you can review all the driving phrases and vocabulary - and there's even a bonus quiz so you can test yourself and see how well you've learned. Wouldn't you like to be able to speak English confidently about any topic in daily life? That's exactly what my Everyday English Speaking Course will help you do!  You'll learn real English phrases - like the ones we covered today - for traveling, shopping, and talking with people in many different situations. What's even better is that I teach you the phrases in the context of conversations.

🎁 Download FREE lesson PDF 😃 Vocabulary Builder Courses ✨ Espresso English ACADEMY What do Americans eat every day? In this video, I'll teach you vocabulary for 50 common food names in English - including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, sides and desserts - to improve your English vocabulary! Now you know more than 50 vocabulary words for common American foods from morning to evening. Which ones would you most like to try?  If you'd like to learn over 1000 vocabulary words in the next 30 days, come join my Vocabulary Builder Course!