Synopsis
Learn *Real Colloquial English* with Zapp! English Colloquial classes! This free audio podcast by Zappenglish.com contains real unscripted English conversations with native speakers, and interactive audio classes including English pronunciation practice. Each podcast comes with its own eBook which you can download at Zappenglish.com. We charge a small amount for the eBooks as this allows us to continue publishing the audio in iTunes for free. The eBooks contain: A full transcript of the English conversations and audio class; A glossary containing Spanish definitions of the English colloquial expressions; Additional practice exercises.We hope you enjoy! Tom & Katie
Episodes
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The Future - Zapp English Colloquial 3.8
14/10/2012 Duration: 16minVisit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises. In this unit you'll learn some new and different colloquial English expressions to talk about what might happen in the future. Katie will describe ways of predicting the future and colloquial English phrases to express how likely things are, while Tom tries to guess them.
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Entertainment - Zapp English Colloquial 3.7
07/10/2012 Duration: 15minWhether you are a party person or a stay-at-home person, we have some colloquial English expressions to describe entertainment, and how you spend your free time. Katie will be describing the expressions and Mark will be trying to guess them. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.
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Humour - Zapp English Colloquial 3.6
30/09/2012 Duration: 13minBritish people are famous for joking and humour (USA: humor). In this unit, you'll learn lots of different colloquial expressions to talk about jokes, laughter, being silly and laughing at your friends. There are a few phrases here that you shouldn't use around your grandmother! Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.
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Culture - Zapp English Colloquial 3.5
23/09/2012 Duration: 16minEach culture has different ways of doing things. In this unit you'll learn some new ways to talk about them using new colloquial English expressions. You maybe already know a little about some of the common characteristics of British people – but do you know any colloquial expressions to tell somebody what the British are like, or the way they behave? Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.
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Travel - Zapp English Colloquial 3.4
16/09/2012 Duration: 13minWhat does travel do to your mind? Which travel expression uses the word 'feet'? Find the answer to this along with lots of other colloquial English travel expressions as you listen to Katie describing, and Cathy (USA) guessing informal English expressions related to travelling around. You'll also get to learn which colloquial phrases are common in both British and American English. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.
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Children - Zapp English Colloquial 3.2
02/09/2012 Duration: 15minSome people love children, other people are less enthusiastic about them. In this unit you'll learn some colloquial expressions used to describe children (including a few less polite ones) and also learn some phrases which talk about adults, but use vocabulary related to children. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.
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Incidents and Accidents - Zapp English Colloquial 3.3
02/09/2012 Duration: 13minIf there's one time you want to use very informal English it's when something goes wrong. The next time you do something wrong, you can sound just like a native by using these colloquial English expressions. Learn about all the different ways we can do things badly and what we might say! Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.
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Clothes and fashion - Zapp English Colloquial 3.1
02/09/2012 Duration: 15minIn this unit you're going to learn all kinds of colloquial English expressions that use items of clothing or are about fashion. Katie describes the colloquial expressions, and Amanda tries to guess them. Can you guess them too? Do you know an expression using the word 'belt'? How about with the word 'hat'? Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.