Advanced English with Angela and Anna: Recent Episodes
Angela and Anna
A podcast for advanced English learners to help with vocabulary such as phrasal verbs and idioms, as well as English for certain situations.
In this weeks Friday episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we have our fifth quiz, where we test your knowledge about what you've learnt in the last three weeks worth of episodes!
In this episode we tell you about 7 phrasal verbs that each have 4 different meanings! These are:
TAKE OFF
RUN DOWN
PUT OUT
MAKE UP
GO OUT
BREAK UP
BREAK DOWN
In this episode we talk about 10 phrasal verbs that start with the verb TAKE!
These phrasal verbs are:
TAKE AFTER
TAKE AWAY
TAKE BACK
TAKE DOWN
TAKE IN
TAKE OFF
TAKE ON
TAKE OVER
TAKE OUT
TAKE UP
In this episode we continue telling you about collocations with the preposition IN. We give you the definitions and examples. These collocations are:
In love
In one’s life
In person
In prison
In private/public
In return/ In exchange
In ruins
In season
In shape
In stock
In the dark
In the mail
In the middle of something
In touch
In traffic
In trouble
In tune with
In use
In writing
In this episode we talk about 10 phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about anger or an angry person!
These phrasal verbs are:
Work up
Tick off
Piss off
Wind up
Blow up
Freak out/ Flip out/ FLip out on
Call out
Take out on
Hold against
Set off
In this weeks Friday episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we have our fourth quiz, where we test your knowledge about what you've learnt in the last three weeks worth of episodes!
In today's episode we talk about collocations which all start with the preposition in, this is the first of a 2 part episode.
In this episode we tell you about 10 phrasal verbs with the verb turn.
TURN AWAY
TURN DOWN
TURN IN
TURN INTO
TURN OFF
TURN ON
TURN OUT
TURN OVER
TURN UP
TURN AROUND
In today's episode we tell you some different ways to say thank you as well as ways you can respond to someone saying thank you.
In this episode we tell you about collocations with the verb PAY. We give you the definitions and examples. These collocations are:
pay a fine
pay attention
pay by card
pay in cash
pay interest
pay someone a compliment
pay someone a visit
pay the bill
pay the price
pay your respects
In this episode we tell you about 10 phrasal verbs that have THREE WORDS.
COME DOWN WITH
COME UP WITH
CUT SOMEONE IN
DO AWAY WITH
FALL BACK ON
GET AROUND TO
GET AWAY WITH
GET BACK INTO
GET THROUGH TO
GO THROUGH WITH
In today's episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we tell you about some advanced vocab you can use to talking about technology!
In today's episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we tell you about weather idioms! The weather idioms discussed are:
- Come rain or shine
- Save for a rainy day
- Right as rain
- Take a raincheck
- To rain on someone's parade
- It never rains but it pours
- It's raining cats and dogs
- Dryspell
- Windfall
- To get wind of something
- To know which way the wind blows
- To throw caution to the wind
- On cloud nine
- To have your head in the clouds
- Every cloud has a silver lining
In this episode we tell you about 10 phrasal verbs which start with COME.
**COME ACROSS
COME ALONG
COME APART
COME BACK
COME DOWN WITH
COME IN
COME INTO
COME FORWARD
COME UP
COME UP WITH**
In this weeks Friday episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we have our third quiz, where we test your knowledge about what you've learnt in the last three weeks worth of episodes!
In this episode we continue to talk about some of the important idioms that include parts of the body.
In this Moday episode we tell you about 7 phrasal verbs which all include the verb fall. These phrasal verbs are:
- fall apart
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall for
- fall out
- fall off
In today's episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we tell you about some advanced and words and phrases that you can use to describe someone's personality. These are:
- all over the place
- down to earth
- cheap
- open minded
- absent minded
- happy go lucky
- a good egg
- ambitious
- over ambitious
In this episode we talk about some of the important isioms that include parts of the body.
In this episode we list some phrasal verbs that are used when talking about relationships with family and friends!
In this episode we list some SLANG adjective and description phrases you can use to describe people and their personalities!
In today's episode we are going to tell you about idioms which are all related in some way to money. These idioms are:
- Born with a silver spoons in ones mouth
- Break the bank
- Bring home the bacon
- Foot the bill/pay the tab/check
- From rags to riches
- Get a run for one’s money
- Have sticky fingers
- Keep the wolf from the door/live from hand to mouth
- Pay a kings ransom/pay arm and a leg
- Penny Pincher
- Penny-wise and pound foolish
- Pour money down the drain
- Put in one’s two cents
- Put one’s money where one’s mouth is
- Take a beating
In today's episode we are going to tell you about more phrasal verbs, this time they are all phrasal verbs related to travelling. The phrasal verbs are:
- Get away
- Set off
- Hold up
- Pick up
- Get around
- Drop off
- Get back
- Check in
- Check out
- Take off
- Look around
- Set off
In this weeks Friday episode of Advanced English with Angela and Anna we have our second ever quiz, where we test your knowledge about what you've learnt in the last three weeks worth of episodes!
In this episode we tell you about collocations specifically used for business. We give you the definitions and examples. These business collocations are:
- Security blanket
- Cash flow
- Opinion poll
- Forgive a debt
- Counterfeit money
- Annual turnover
- Go bankrupt
- Cease to trade
- Hard-earned money
- Deposit a check
- Close a deal
In this episode we continue to tell you about car phrasal verbs!
These are:
**pick up
pull in
pull out
run down
speed up**
Today we talk to you about slang that can be used for talking about love and relationships in English. We give you definitions of the slang words as well as examples.
In this episode we tell you about adjective-noun collocations with the adjective deep. We give you both the meaning and an example of the following collocations:
- deep breath
- deep depression
- deep devotion
- deep feeling
- deep pockets
- deep sleep
- deep thought
- deep trouble
In this episode we tell you about car phrasal verbs!
These are:
**break down
fill up
get in
get out
go into
jack up**
Today we discuss the differences in vocabulary between American English and British English seeing as one of us is from Canada and the other from England.
In this episode we list and provide examples for 7 school idioms.
These idioms are:
**teacher’s pet
bookworm
to pass with flying colors
to play hooky
to hit the books
to burn the midnight oil
you can't teach an old dog new tricks**
In this episode we tell you about 7 phrasal verbs which start with GET.
These are:
**get across
get ahead
get around
get away with
get by
get through
get through to**
In this episode we test your knowledge of the previous three weeks episodes with a quiz. We hope you enjoy it!
In this episode we tell you about 15 different sport related idioms.
These are:
- Pull out all the stops
- Keep ones eye on the ball
- The ball is ones court
- Plain sailing
- In a league of ones own
- Hit out of the park
- A two horse race
- Keep ones head above water
- A long shot
- Out of ones league
- Skate ont hin ice
- Fighting chance
- Kick off
- Jump the gun
- Touch base with someone
In this episode we tell you about 6 phrasal verbs which start with the letters U and V.
These are:
- Urge on
- Use up
- Veg out
- Vouch for
- Vote in
- Veer away from
In this episode we list and provide examples for 10 animal idioms.
These idioms are:
- take the bull by the horns
- do the donkey work
- let the cat out of the bag
- have bigger fish to fry
- have a bee in your bonnet
- make a pig's ear of something
- kill two birds with two stones
- like a bull in a china shop
- have butterflies in your stomach
- rain cats and dogs
In this episode we tell you about 3 different phrasal verbs which all have 5 or 6 meanings and give you the definitions and examples.
These phrasal verbs are:
- Back up
- Pick up
- Go on
In this episode we introduce ourselves and share with you our motivation for starting our podcast.
In this episode we explain the general rules for using make and do, what a collocation is as well as giving you example collocations with make and do.
In this episode we will discuss 6 phrasal verbs with the verb go, giving you both definitions and examples.
The phrasl verbs in this episode are:
- go by
- go back on
- go for
- go into
- go without
- go under
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