Coffee & Cats (& English)

Episode 19 – Why did the chicken cross the road? To have egg on your faceTo egg someone onA good/bad eggWhich came first, the chicken or the egg?Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.What do you call a chicken crossing the road? Poultry in motionWhy did the dinosaur cross the road? Because chickens hadn’t evolved yet. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Episode 18 is all about new(ish) words. Have a listen and check that you know what omnishambles, mansplaining and kettling mean. Do you know how many words that Shakespeare invented are still in common use? You will after episode 18.#learnenglish #podcastseries #humour #esl #listeningskills #diyenglish #podcast #esl #English #listening #learning #humor https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Episode 17 - Meet the CatsI thought it was about time you met my co-hosts so this episode is all about adjectives to describe the feline members of the household.Which of the cats is cloying? Who gives the best hugs? Which of the cats  caused us to invent a word to deal with her touchy feely behaviour? Who turns on the lights? Who is the most agile?As always, head over to the website for the full Takeaway and the links to some hilarious sketches and great  music - there's a cat poem by Emily Dickenson too.I hope you enjoy! https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Episode 16 – Travel lightHave you got the travel bug? Itchy feet? This fortnight's episode looks at some language on the topic of travel. Listen to some travel stories and watch the links for extra practice.Vocabulary Live out of a suitcase Delays – To be delayedTo be held upCompensationSee someone off – Go to the station/airport to say Goodbye!Pick someone up – Go to a place to collect someoneETA: Estimated time of arrivalHit the road / set off: Start a journeyHustle and bustle of an airport Have itchy feet – Get the travel bugGET ALL THE VOCABULARY, LINKS & POEM ON THE WEBSITE https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Take a break and revise some useful language for telling anecdotes such as...To dip in and out of a topicEngage the listenerI’m still a bit croaky / hoarse – To have a frog in one’s throatYou’re never going to believe this but…A funny thing happened to me the other day. I was walking down the street and I bumped / walked into Tom Hanks!Did I ever tell you about the time when…It was quite a while ago now. I was living in Pamplona…That reminds me of the time …Head over to the website (link below) for all the vocab and the links to the clips I mention - such as the Sandwich Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct-lOOUqmyY https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Lots of great ways to avoid always using the world 'cold'.Episode 14 - It's cold out.Go to:        https://www.coffeeandcats.co/ for the full takeaway. VocabularyGlacialFreezing (brass monkeys)FrostyNippyStone cold FreshChilly Lukewarm Cold snap/spellChill out / take a chill pill / chillax / chill to somethingCoolCold comfortGet cold feet (froze toes)Give someone the cold shoulderMakes your blood run coldCold-heartedCold-blooded – To do something in cold bloodIn the cold light of dayBe out coldGo gold turkeyTo cold callIt’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeySnowed inSnowed underSnow day https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Merry Christmas to all! https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Are you over the hill?Is your skin losing the battle against gravity?Episode 12 is all about growing old (dis)gracefully ... mainly because I'm turning 50 next week.Enjoy! https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Definitely NOT the World Cup.Jokes, vocabulary and links to some funny clips about sport. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Phrasal verbs....the gift that keeps on giving.Here's a very limited (3 prepositions) look at combinations with 'BRING'.I've included a little interactive exercise too to recycle the phrasal verbs I take a look at.Enjoy! https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

It's been tipping down here,  raining cats and dogs for hours, so there was a sudden change of topic this week. Lots of ways to  talk about rain. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Are you a dab hand at DIY? Do you know a Jack of all trades?This week's episode looks at a few interesting expressions around the topic of DIY and home improvement. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Have you ever been done up like a kipper? Told a porky?Listen to episode 7 and find out! https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

One word, many uses.A look at some of the ways we can use the word 'check' in expressions and phrasal verbs.Be warned - this week's song is a real ear worm. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Pondering pronunciation. This week there's a lot of accents for you to fathom out. I'm useless at 'putting on' accents, so the links have a variety for you. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

Recorded after a 'big news' period when the UK got a new PM and King whilst putting up with strikes. News vocabulary and lots of suggestions for more listening. https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

A look at the language around making and drinking tea... https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

If you like 'bad' jokes, you're going to love this episode. Some of the finest (terrible) jokes I could find.There's also some revision of common expressions and phrasal verbs around the general topic of food.  I've also included some 'task' ideas to get you thinking in English during the week.Links and Handouts on my website: https://www.coffeeandcats.co/ https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

In this first episode I talk about the clips I've chosen to talk about (available here along with the Takeaway:https://www.coffeeandcats.co/).I also read a short, funny poem as well as pull out lots of interesting language to help you on your English learning journey.ENJOY! https://www.coffeeandcats.co/

This is an attempt to explain the aim of the podcast (other than being something that I thought would be fun to learn).Every podcast will look at a different topic in very general, or very specific terms depending on how the mood takes me and the clip or other media I choose to share.As tasks occur to me, I'll mention them in the hope that you can benefit from things that have helped me on my quest to conquer Spanish.  Not really homework, more integrating English into your life.Thanks for stopping by, I hope you get something from it!Check out my website: https://www.coffeeandcats.co/ https://www.coffeeandcats.co/