Learn how to form and use the past perfect simple in this Grammar episode from English Plus Podcast. Another episode from the Learn the English Tenses series.
Expressions | Throw the Baby out with the Bath Water
What does it mean to throw the baby out with the bathwater? Do you know what this expression mean? Listen to this Expressions episode from English Plus Podcast to learn all about it.
Series | 100 Events That Changed the World 1-10
Learn about the first ten events that changed the world in this 10-episode series from English Plus Podcast, we will start from the use of fire and continue all the way to the iron age.
Word Power | Arachne the Weaver
Learn ten new words in the context of a Greek myth about Arachne the Weaver in a new Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast.
Common Mistakes | Anxious
Learn how to spot and fix the common mistakes we make using the word anxious in this new Common Mistakes episode from English Plus Podcast.
Expressions | Have an Edge
Learn a new expression, have an edge, in a new Expressions episode from English Plus Podcast.
Word Power | World Habitats
Learn the words frigid, devoid, uninhabitable, temperate, thrive and 5 more words in the context of world habitats from the Word Power series of English Plus Podcast.
Word Power | Mathew Henson
You’re going to learn about the words adulation, arduous, indispensable, intrigue, locale, lofty, navigation, option, prejudice and utilize in the context of a story about the great arctic explorer Mathew Henson. So if you’re interested, join me in this new Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast.
Stories | The Sole Track
Listen to a story from my short story collection, The Antichrist. The Story is called the sole track. It is about a veteran driver in a race that might change his life or yours.
Business | How To Manage Talent in Business
Learn about how to manage talent in business, how important this is in companies and what you can do to maintain the talent pool you already have. All this in a new Business episode from English Plus Podcast.
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