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English Waffle is a podcast for English language learners to help improve listening skills. Visit www.englishwaffle.co.uk and subscribe to receive our weekly news email.
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Mike and Owain are back with another waffling session. This one's about exercise. Do you think these guys are gym fans or do you see them more as zen-like yoga practitioners? Listen to find out!
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Mike talks to Marta about the words 'basically' and 'obviously'. Listen carefully to hear how these two extremely common adverbs are used and to count how many times they are said.
Enjoy listening and sign up for free to access the Bonus Episodes section. Here you will find notes on this episode.
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
It's Part 2 of the conversation with Jess. Join us as Owain and Jess continue catching up. This time they talk about politics, old TV programmes, old friends, bonfires; their children and bilingualism, homeschooling, and being an only child; as well as teaching during the pandemic.
Listen out for some of the observations Owain made about the features of this chat. If you've listened to Episode 45, you'll remember some contrasts between this 'catching up after many years' conversation and Owain and Mike's usual waffling. We also mentioned how Owain's speaking style was affected by a different conversational partner, for example, in the increased use of the filler 'like', which he doesn't usually say very often.
What else can you identify?
Links:
https://www.kindermusik.com/mindsonmusic/author/jessica-solares/
For transcripts and quizzes:
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
This is the third of our 'Bonus Episodes'. Alongside the main English Waffle episodes we are going to produce extra conversations and content (See the Waffle Bites mini series). These are our own little side projects which give us the opportunity to explore ideas that we find interesting.
In this episode, Owain talks to Carmen. Find out who she is and sign up as a member or subscribe to get access to extended analysis of the conversation (when I can around to posting it on the website - I will I promise!).
Links:
https://carmencorral.com/writer
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Mike & Owain are back with another idioms episode. Listen as they test each other's knowledge of two idiomatic expressions. Find out what they mean, where they come from, and how useful they are.
For more information about The English Waffle, help with your listening, and the aims of our project, go to englishwaffle.co.uk.
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Grab a hot cup of something, curl up on the sofa, and listen to a cosy conversation about life.
From the English Waffle, we'd like to thank you for accompanying us on this year's journey and we hope you will come with us into 2021.
Stay safe and take of yourselves!
Love,
Owain & Mike
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Owain chats to Jess, a friend of his from way back. They take a trip down memory lane talking about meeting in Madrid, travelling, old friends, and a care-free life. They also mention a couple of specific trips and, of course, the pandemic comes up at some point.
Listen to find out what they can remember and Owain will be back at the end to remind you about the live episode he and Mike will be doing on 22 December.
See the English Waffle website for quizzes, transcripts and extras in the members area: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/
Special announcement!! Live Facebook episode planned for 22 December!!
Come along and have a waffle.
Follow this link for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/384593716171348/
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Mike talks to Andrea and Kate about winter weather. Listen for the 7 words or expressions they use to describe being cold. They also use language related to rain.
Enjoy listening and sign up for free to access the Bonus Episodes section. Here you will find notes on this episode.
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Mike's back with an interview to kick off December. He talks to Paulina, the creator of Polski Daily, a podcast for learners of Polish. They talk about advice for language learners, Mike's attempt to learn Polish and the ideas behind the English Waffle project.
Polski Daily Podcast:
Richard Cauldwell:
https://www.speechinaction.org/author/richard/
The English Waffle:
Follow this link to find:
- Waffle Bites mini series
- The Mini Waffle
- Transcripts, quizzes and contact information
We would appreciate your support to help with the cost of producing the podcast. Please help us to keep the podcast free by donating. Even just £1 per month will help towards the cost of the transcription software: https://englishwaffle.co.uk/donate
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Mike talks to Kate about her past habits and what she is familiar with nowadays.
We will look at:
- used to + infinitive
- be used to + -ing
- get used to + -ing
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