Welcome to episode 37 of The English Sessions. The verbs: MAKE / DO. I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website as you listen to this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

The English Sessions

Ep. 37 - Make / Do

Hello loyal listeners. I have exciting news! Get the Word is now its own official podcast. Here is the latest episode (FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS AND NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS). Make sure to find 'Get the Word! with Mike Butler' on your podcast player and follow/subscribe so you don't miss any episodes. Is the audio hard to understand? The transcript is on the English Sessions website. Here is a link: https://www.englishsessionswithmike.com/2021/06/get-word-podcast-episode-opening-up.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

BONUS: Get the Word! Episode on 'Crow' (A New Podcast!)

Welcome to episode 36 of The English Sessions. ED Endings, Part 2 (Adjectives). I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit  www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website as you listen to this episode. Listen for this word today:  Pace - ‘to pace’ means to walk back and forth and back and forth. Someone may pace if they are feeling anxious, or annoyed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 36 - "ED" Endings, Part 2 (Adjectives)

FOR ADVANCED AND NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS Welcome everyone to another episode of Get the Word! The series focusing on the etymology, or history and origin, of words in English. Go to the website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com for more content, and for the audio transcript of this episode. Listen for these words today: Enfranchise - to ‘enfranchise’ means to give the right to vote to someone Disenfranchise - to ‘disenfranchise’ means to deprive or remove someone’s right to vote Voter suppression - voter suppression is a strategy that is used to prevent or discourage certain types of people from voting, in order to influence the outcome of an election.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Get the Word! Etymology of "Grandfathered In"

FOR ADVANCED AND NATIVE SPEAKERS Good morning good evening good afternoon everyone, this is a short but  sweet episode of Get the Word! Our series on the etymology of words in  English. This will be a short one, and is intended more for advanced or native English speakers. Don’t forget to head to the website  www.englishsessionswithmike.com for a transcript of this episode. I’d love for you to reach out to the podcast. Email me at mike@englishsessionswithmike.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Get the Word! Etymology of "Often"

NOTE: FOR ADVANCED AND FLUENT ENGLISH LISTENERS Hello everyone, this week has been very busy, selling a house and finishing a degree at the same time. I wanted to release something today, however, so here is an episode of my interview podcast, interviewing The Blues Wizard in Bisbee, Arizona. If you'd like to learn more about this now defunct podcast, you can visit: www.bajapod.com Growing up in California, The Blues Wizard (Keith Kifer) and I talk about how being a California kid impacted his interpretation of the blues, authenticity, and how he found acceptance in Clarksdale, Mississippi, a town steeped in Delta blues history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

BONUS: Episode of Baja AZ, "The Blues Wizard"

Welcome to Episode 35 of The English Sessions. Know the verb ‘know’! I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. We all know the verb ‘know’. It’s a very common verb in English. But let’s make sure we know how to use it properly in English.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 35 - Know the Verb 'Know'!

This is a re-release of Episode 18 with a correction. NOTE: Phrasal verbs need more than one WORD to complete its meaning. Often, this is a verb and a preposition. I misspoke on the podcast. Send your suggestions AND corrections to mike@englishsessionswithmike.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

RE-RELEASE Grow / Grow Up

Welcome to Episode 34 of The English Sessions. Talk / Say / Tell (Rock and Roll Edition!). I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content. You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. Also, go to the website for some great Rock and Roll songs today! Listen for these words today: To devote - ‘to devote’  is a verb that means ‘to give all or most of your time to something’.  The monk devoted their life to their religion. Break down -  ‘break down’ is a phrasal verb. It has more than one meaning. Today, it  is used to talk about someone’s vehicle that is not working/functioning  properly. To repair - ‘to repair’ is a verb that means ‘to fix’  something. ‘Repair’ is often used in relation to mechanic devices,  appliances or technology. My refrigerator needed to be repaired. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 34 - Talk / Say / Tell (Rock and Roll Edition!)

Welcome to episode 33 of The English Sessions. Win or Earn? I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content. You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. Listen for this word today: To gamble - ‘to play games with the chance of winning money’. EXAMPLE: I gambled at the casino, and won $1,000,000! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 33 - Earn or Win?

Welcome to episode 32 of The English Sessions. Child/children. I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. Listen for this word today:  To chill - ‘to chill’ means to make something cold. I chilled the beer in the refrigerator. ‘Chill’ can also mean just ‘to relax, and spend time with people”. I’m chillin’ with my friends tonight.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 32 - Child / Children

Welcome to Episode 31 of The English Sessions. Next to / Near. I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. Listen for these words today:  Crowd - a large group of people Vendor - a person who sells something Intersection - where two roads cross each other --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 31 - Next to / Near

Welcome to Episode 30 of The English Sessions. STOP + Gerund/Infinitive. I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 30 - Stop + Gerund / Stop + Infinitive

Welcome to episode 29 of The English Sessions. Few or a few?. I am your host and English teacher, Mike Butler. These podcasts can help you improve your English! Together, we will talk about grammar… pronunciation… structure... and have some fun too. Remember to visit my website, www.englishsessionswithmike.com to contact me for private lessons, and for more content.  You can also read the transcript of this audio on the website, as you listen to this episode. Listen for these words today:  Got it made = “Got it made” is an expression. You say this expression when you want to say that someone has everything they could possibly want in life. Perhaps they are very comfortable, have a lot of success and don’t need to worry about money or too many other things. For example, “Wow, those people in Beverly Hills, California really got it made. They have swimming pools and big fancy cars. I mean, if you think those things bring happiness”.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

Ep. 29 - Few or a Few?

This is our first and most popular episode. It is especially helpful for my Brazilian learners. I am re-releasing this episode without advertisements. Remember, you can listen to all episodes of The English Sessions without advertisements by becoming a $5 Patreon supporter of The English Sessions. Click here to learn more. You will find much more on the Patreon page, including bonus episodes of different series. $2 supporters have access to English Sessions recorded with English learners from different parts of the world.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenglishsessions/message

AD FREE RE-RELEASE: Ep. 1 - ED Endings

Join host and English teacher Mike, as he guides you through the English language. Make sure to visit www.englishsessionswithmike.com for more content and to book private lessons with Mike. These podcast episodes will help ESL learners with their pronunciation, grammar, structure... and we will have some fun too!

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