The Sound of English: Recent Episodes
Thomas Barlow
How do you improve your English listening? With lots of practice! That's what this podcast is for: to hear loads of English.
Thomas Barlow, an English teacher with many years of experience will help you through, showing you new words and phrases as well as teaching you about British culture.
Feel free to write to Thomas at soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com
In this special episode, Saphina and Tom talk about their experiences (or lack of experience) with Valentine's Day!
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In this weeks' episode, Saphina and Thomas are joined by a special guest and dear friend from Birmingham.
He talks about some interesting words they use in this town and what you can do if you visit the city.
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In this episode of the podcast, Saphina and Thomas talk about how they celebrated New Years.
They also talk about how they have celebrated in the past.
Plus plenty of interesting phrases and vocabulary!
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It's a new year, which means it is time for Saphina and Thomas to discuss their resolutions: and they are BIG!
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Over Christmas, Thomas and Saphina watched a lot of interesting TV. Join them in this episode as they share their memories of Christmas TV in the UK
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Saphina and Thomas are back from a trip to the UK, where they ate the most delicious food. (Yes! They ate delicious food in the UK!)
Find out about the UK Christmas dinner and tell us about yours!
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Christmas Adverts are a big part of UK culture and in this episode Saphina and Thomas share their experiences and some of their favourite adverts.
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In this week's episode Saphina and Thomas discuss what it means to be British.
In a very interesting conversation, they talk about elements of British culture, as well as British humour.
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We received an email from one of your listeners, which has inspired this episode!
Find out how we stay motivated when learning languages!
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In this week's episode Tom and Saphina talk about green spaces. What do we even mean by 'a green space'?
Join Saphina and Thomas as they talk about their experiences of green spaces and learn some new vocabulary at the same time!
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Are you ready to hear about the second part of Tom's adventure AND practice your English at the same time?
Join Saphina and Thomas as they discuss an interesting travel experience and learn some new vocabulary at the same time!
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In this week's episode Saphina tells us about what transport is like in London: the different vehicles and the benefits of each of them.
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Are you ready to hear about a new adventure AND practice your English at the same time?
Join Saphina and Thomas as they discuss an interesting travel experience and learn some new vocabulary at the same time!
It has been over a year since the last episode, but finally, Thomas is back with a new episode and a new friend to help us learn English!
Listen to this week's episode to meet our new co-host and have fun along the way!
Thomas tells the exciting conclusion of his exciting hitchhiking adventure. Join him as he shares this crazy story and teaches you some interesting words and phrases in English!
Thomas's biggest passion in life and something you should be excited about - Eurovision.
In this week's episode, Thomas explains what the Eurovision Song Contest is and why he loves it (and why you should watch it too!)
Thomas tells the next part of his exciting hitchhiking adventure. Join him as he shares this crazy story and teaches you some interesting words in English!
Hello! In this episode of The Sound of English Podcast, Thomas will share some useful vocabulary to talk about the weather and some weather idioms. Also, you'll hear some idioms that use weather words, but aren't actually about the weather!
Do you want to know a better phrase for 'raining cats and dogs'?
Then listen to this episode of the podcast!
Join Thomas on the next part of his fascinating hitchhiking story AND learn some interesting English words along the way!
Did you know that Thomas used to live in Colombia? It's where he started teaching English!
Did you know that he almost didn't go there! It was quite difficult getting there.
Listen to find out more!
If you want to know more about Colombia, write to Thomas at soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com or @soundofenglishpodcast on Instagram!
Thomas' journey across Europe continues and in this episode you will find out about his time in Germany!
Plus, he will teach you the pronunciation of a word, often pronounced incorrectly.
Remember, you can write to Thomas at soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram @soundofenglishpodcast
What is tea and why is it so important for British people?
In this episode of the Sound of English Podcast, Thomas shares some interesting facts about Afternoon Tea, how much tea British people drink and some useful phrases for drinking tea!
Remember, you can write to Thomas at soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram @soundofenglishpodcast
Link to the tea study: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/trend-reports/10-charts-explaining-uk-attitudes-to-hot-beverages/597574.article#:~:text=%E2%80%9CTea%20remains%20an%20iconic%20part,to%2024%2Dyear%2Dolds.
Where was Thomas going? In episode 3, you heard Thomas tell you about a hitchhiking trip to Paris, but he was on the wrong train.
Find out in this episode where exactly he went!
The Sound of English Podcast is a podcast for learners of English who want to improve their listening skills and learn phrases and idioms with a native speaker from Britain.
What is queuing?
Why do British people queue so much?
How do British people feel about queuing?
In this episode, Thomas tells you about queuing the United Kingdom and teaches you some phrases to use while queuing and some expressions with queuing.
If you enjoy this episode, please share with a friend learning English!
If you want to write to Thomas, please write to soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram @soundofenglishpodcast
Have you ever tried hitchhiking? In this episode Thomas shares his first hitchhiking experience, but it's not as easy as you might think!
Think you know where Thomas goes? Write to him at soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram at Soundofenglishpodcast
The Sound of English Podcast is a podcast for learners of English who want a simple, calm place to listen to a native speaker.
Join Thomas as he tells you all about the problems he had making this podcast! It was not as easy as you think!
Welcome to the first episode of the Sound of English podcast! Meet Thomas, your host, who will tell you what to expect from the podcast and a little bit about himself!
Thomas will also tell you a short story about New Year's Resolutions
Feel free to write to me at soundofenglishpodcast@gmail.com