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Waffle Bites 11: Some, any, much, many

Mike and Kate chat about how they do their shopping. Before you listening, think about how you do your shopping. Where do you shop? Why do you shop there? What do you buy?

Listen for how they use:

• some
• any
• much
• many

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Episode 54: A Chat With Matt

This episode is a blast from the past, a catch up, a chat with Matt!

Who is Matt? Well, you'll have to listen to find out. We talk about photos (see the episode image), schooldays, living in different countries, and places in the UK.

Listen to the conversation to find out:

• who Matt is
• where Matt lives and its connection with London
• why Owain left Spain to go and live in the UK

 

To check what you understood of this conversation, you can

• download the transcript: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/transcripts
• take the quiz on our website https://englishwaffle.co.uk/quizzes 
• sign up for a lesson with Mike or Owain: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/online-lessons

 

Waffle Bites 10: Either, or, neither, both

Mike and Kate chat about holidays this time. Find out where they like to go on holiday and what they like to do when they can get away.

Listen for how they use:

• either
• or
• neither
• both

 

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Episode 53: Bedtime Stories

We’re talking about bedtime stories this time. It’s another short chat. We talk about - actually, Owain spends most of the time talking this time!! - reading, bilingualism, imagination, and lots more.

Listen to the conversation to find out:

• what Owain’s family’s routine is for bedtime stories
• what they think about children’s imagination 
• why Mike believes Father Christmas is real

To check what you understood of this conversation, you can

• download the transcript: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/transcripts
• take the quiz on our website https://englishwaffle.co.uk/quizzes 
• sign up for a lesson with Mike or Owain: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/online-lessons

 

 

 

Waffle Bites 9: So

So,...in this episode, Mike joins Kate and Andrea are to chat about plans for after lockdown, swimming pools (something called a 'lido'), and show you some ways to use 'so'.

Listen to for 'so' used...:

• to mean ‘in the same way’, ‘as well’ or ‘too’
• for results or decisions
• to begin a story
• to start a question
• for reasons and explanations with ‘so that’
• to change the meaning of adjectives: so + adjective

 

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Episode 52: Jigsaw Puzzles

Have you ever done a jigsaw puzzle? Do you do 100 pieces or 50,000? That's the topic for this conversation.

Listen to Owain & Mike chatting about:

• what appeals to Mike about jigsaws
• Owain’s experience with them
• the connection with a previous episode

 

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Waffle Bites 8: Making Plans 2

Making plans again?!

In this episode Mike and Kate are talking again about making plans to meet up.

Listen to find out where they are going to meet up this time and to learn language we use to make arrangements in everyday spoken English (you probably won't learn this in the classroom!)

 

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Episode 51: Sharing Good News

Mike & Owain enjoy a catch up in the week. Just like most people we tend to be busy during the week, so it's great to find a moment to relax and have a chat.

Listen to this conversation and try to identify:

• what news the guys are sharing 
• who is going to celebrate and how
• what the connection with the pandemic is

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Waffle Bites 7: Making Plans

Making plans?

In this episode Mike talks to Kate and makes a plan to meet up in the park after Lockdown.

Listen to learn language we use to make arrangements in everyday spoken English (not like in your classroom!)

 

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Waffle Bites 6: Like

Mike talks to Marta about 5 ways we use the word 'like'.

Listen carefully to hear explanations of different usage and examples which show you how 'like' is used in different contexts.

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