Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 94 – Vocabulary Development – Describing Graphs (Two-Part Patreon)

Welcome back, everyone! Here’s some more IELTS language for you study-goers out there, as well as some sentences and an exercise at the bottom. I’ve gone over this in context about a month ago, but I have much more to cover. We use a range of vocabulary to describe points on a graph or to …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Special Segment – TOEFL Idioms Part VII

We’re back again with TOEFL idioms! Excited about this because now I’ve been teaching a lot of TOEFL iTP, so it’s time to start catering to my TOEFLers, too. Get ready! Today’s Idioms Come back – (1) return. Dr Bradford may not be able to come back to the office before  his surgery this afternoon. …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 78 – Grammar – Advanced Future Forms

Advanced grammar for the future?! Oh, yes! You guys will be happy about this. This is the upper-intermediate version, so check out the rules, tune in and do some of these exercises down below! Present continuous for future We use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements; plans that have been confirmed. Experts from …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 74 – Pronunciation Skill – Syllable Stress & Meaning

Welcome back, people! It’s time to go over syllable stress and meaning! In some English words, the meaning of the word or its part of speech changes depending on which syllable is stressed. Much of the produce you see in the supermarket today was originally from the Americas. PROduce (fruits and vegetables) = noun. Instead …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 72 – Grammar – Noun Clauses: Embedded Questions

Welcome back, people! It’s time to learn how to use embedded questions to ask for information and to express what you do or do not know, how to interrupt politely, and how syllable stress affects a word’s meaning. You are then going to use these skills to describe a global city. We can use embedded …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 58 – Developing Writing + Vocabulary – A For & Against Essay

We’re back into ESSAY writing! However, make sure you’re tuning into my Patreon so you can see me break down an essay. In this podcast, I will go over the writing bank and vocabulary. On my patreon you will see an essay and me breaking down the paragraph, so make sure you’re tuned in over …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 45 – Vocabulary Development – Comparing & Contrasting

Categorize the words in the box into the chart down below. by the same token, despite, usually, in spite of, in the same way, on the contrary, similarly, whereas Word and phrases that compare Words and phrases that contrast 2. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. I’m a very left-brained person. …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: TOEIC – Episode 015 – Part 3 Listening – Conversations

For those of you who watched my Facebook live, here are the questions I promised you. For those of you who will watch my YouTube down below, here are the questions — OF COURSE! Let’s get into this. How long has the man been at his current job? a. One year b. Two years c. …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 38 – Pronunciation Log – Thought Groups & Pausing

More thought groups, pronunciation logs, and practice for you guys. What I want you to do is mark logical thought groups in the quotes and song lyrics down below. I never meant to lie to you but I needed me an easy way out. Babyface 2. Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. Unknown …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 36 – Speaking Skill – Giving Examples

In order to express your ideas clearly and convincingly, it is important to give examples. Many learners of English use the phrase “for example,” but research shows this expression is used too often. The expressions below are more frequently used in academic English. An example of…..is…../ ……is a classic example of…./A prime example of this …