Grow Your English with Tree

For the last of my episodes with exam experts, I spoke to Helen Louise all about the Occupational English Test, a qualification for healthcare professionals.It's a wonderful chat about a test I didn't know much about. I hope you find it interesting!👉 For a proper learning transcript, with free listening & vocabulary practice activities, please sign up here: subscribepage.io/lKT7Va 👈Helen offers support to professionals preparing for these versions of the exam: dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and speech pathology. Find out more on her website: https://linkelt.co.uk/And check out my new website at www.englishlanguagetree.com

Take part in The 12 Days of Listenmas and you could win a lesson with me!...Open until 5th January 2026....This mini episode is an invitation for you to join my listening challenge.Download the Listenmas activity sheet here to get started.👉 For a complete Tree-checked transcript, with a vocabulary list, listening practice activities and language notes, please sign up here: subscribepage.io/lKT7Va 👈This episode features music from The Fitzwarren Collective from Somerset, UK.

What has a cheeky blackbird got to do with speaking English?This is the second of two short episodes featuring sounds from in and around an international conference in Edinburgh, UK.I reflect on what it means to be a good communicator in this snapshot of a global community.👉 For a complete Tree-checked transcript, with listening activities and language notes, please sign up here: https://subscribepage.io/lKT7Va 👈 English teachers will find this particularly useful!Follow me on Instagram: @eltreeonlineAnd don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the next episode!

Number 3 in my Cambridge English mini-series is a fantastic chat with Sarah Morgan about the C2 Proficiency exam.Find out what she has to say about the challenges that C2 candidates face, why you might not need a teacher (!) and why lexis is a whole other ballgame at this level.Sarah has some invaluable advice for you and this episode is essential listening if you're preparing for the Cambridge C2 Proficiency exam.👉 For a complete Tree-checked transcript, with a vocabulary list, extra activities and language notes, please sign up here: subscribepage.io/lKT7Va👈Follow us both on Instagram:@meaningful.english@eltreeonlineAnd don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the next episode!

In the second in a mini-series of interviews about the Cambridge English exams, I discuss the C1 Advanced exam with Jelena Petkov.Jelena is an Advanced exam expert who knows exactly how to help her students not only pass, but pass with great scores! Find out what she has to say about how to prepare for the exam, what makes a good study routine and why reading is so important.You won't want to miss this insightful chat if you're preparing for the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam.👉 For a complete Tree-checked transcript, with a vocabulary list, extra activities and language notes, please sign up here: subscribepage.io/lKT7Va👈Unsurprisingly, Jelena's C1 Master Course is already full but you can sign up for her excellent newsletter here: https://sendfox.com/EnglishWithEllenFollow us on Instagram:@cambridgeenglish.ellen@eltreeonlineAnd don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the next episode!

If you have ever been judged on the way you sound in English, then this episode is essential listening!I had an excellent chat with Felicio, who is a researcher and English teacher from Brazil, all about accent bias, the phonology of listening and how to approach these important topics in English language teaching.This episode is aimed at more advanced English learners; teachers of English will find it especially interesting.To sign up for the complete, annotated, human-checked transcript AND listening activities to guide your ears, go to this link: subscribepage.io/lKT7VaFind me at eltreeonline on Instagram.Read Felicio's fantastic articles here: https://feliciodias.substack.com/ and follow felicioenglishteacher on Instagram.

This time, I bring you two creative ways to grow your English skills: singing and soundscapes.Listen out for...1) some ideas on how to include these creative activities in your language practice,2) my dog trying to join in with the episode, and3) me almost falling over as I was recording in the woods!To sign up for the complete, annotated, human-checked transcript AND listening activities to guide your ears, go to this link: subscribepage.io/lKT7Va

You will hear some wonderful language from avid reader Iryna as she reviews a challenging three-part novel by Hanya Yanagihara.We also discuss the role of the reader and the benefits of book clubs.You can get a copy of the transcript for this episode by heading to my Instagram @eltreeonline.This is the last of the learner interviews for now, but if you are an English speaker with a passion you'd like to share, then come and join me on a future episode.

In episode 6, released on International Podcast Day, Yasha from Japan tells us all about his interest in sound effects, and we set a listening challenge. Can you guess which sound was the real ice? You will also learn why listening to audio drama can help your English listening skills, and what Back to the Future has to do with it! Enrichment for your ears.Contact me if you would like the transcript for this episode!

In the first of the interviews with English learners across the world, Tree talks to Earl in South Korea. Earl speaks with passion and positivity about her English learning journey so far.I love Earl's ideas - and her dream of an English teahouse!You can find us on Instagram @earlgreyinseoul and @eltreeonline

Tree talks about some aspects of English across the world and what it means to be an English speaker. Did you know that you are one of more than 1.75 billion people who speak the English language?