Sinopse
Zapp! English Vocabulary and Pronunciation is based on *Real* unscripted English conversations featuring speakers with different accents. Each podcast also contains interactive audio classes with a teacher to work on your vocabulary and pronunciation. Every podcast comes with an e-book available on Zappenglish.com. The eBook includes the complete conversation and class transcripts, vocabulary lists, and additional practice exercises and answers only available in the eBooks. We charge a small amount for these eBooks which allows us to cover our development costs and keep publishing all the audio for FREE in iTunes. We hope you enjoy! Tom and Katie, Zappenglish.com
Episódios
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Alcohol and Drinking - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.18
03/01/2013 Duração: 15minAlcohol and drinking is another popular topic - especially if you're talking to a British person! You'll learn some common English words for different drinks, how to order drinks in English and different ways to talk about the amount of alcohol people drink. You'll focus on pronunciation of some problem sounds, and develop your listening through natural unscripted English conversations with Stuart and Alec. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Chance and Probability - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.17
27/12/2012 Duração: 20minWhat are the odds? We need to talk about chance and probability all the time in life – Will we get the job we want? Is it going to rain? In this unit you'll learn common and useful English words for talking about the chances of something happening. At the same time you'll work on your listening skills as Jon and Kim answer questions on the topic. You'll also do some English pronunciation work on individual sounds and connected speech. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Superstitions - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.16
20/12/2012 Duração: 14minAll the vocabulary in this unit is presented through a very natural conversation between Tom and Katie. You'll learn English words you can use to describe people and their attitudes to superstitions, facts and beliefs, as well as working on your pronunciation of individual words and how they sound in connected speech. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Love and Marriage - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.15
13/12/2012 Duração: 22minLove, relationships and marriage are probably some of the most common topics in everyday life. In this unit you'll increase your English vocabulary related to getting married and being in relationships by hearing different speakers answering questions about their opinions and experiences. You'll also develop your listening skills and your English pronunciation of some focused sounds and word stress. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Health and Fitness - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.14
06/12/2012 Duração: 15minGet fit! Learn some parts of the body that are commonly used when talking about fitness as well as useful exercise verbs in English. Alec, Stuart and Katie discuss exercise and their attitudes to it. You'll have plenty of opportunity to hear health and fitness words in context as well as practising your English listening skills. In terms of pronunciation, this unit focuses on connected speech and some typical problem sounds. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Problems and Difficulties - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.13
29/11/2012 Duração: 19minDownload the eBook containing the transcription and additional exercises at http://zappenglish.com. Stuart and Alec describe problems and difficulties in English, and what they do in these situations. As well as learning some of the words and collocations they use to talk about problems and difficulties in life, you'll be developing your listening skills around natural and unscripted English speech. You will also be improving your pronunciation of vocabulary related to problems.
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The Senses - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.12
22/11/2012 Duração: 15minSeeing is believing... In this unit you'll learn some more detailed English words related to using your senses - hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste. You'll also check some differences in the use of common 'sense' verbs such as see and watch (and at the same time correct some of the common English errors with these words). Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Discussing Life Changes - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.11
15/11/2012 Duração: 20minChange is a part of life we can't avoid and in this vocabulary unit you'll learn lots of ways to describe how things change as well as when things stay the same. You'll have plenty of opportunity to improve your English listening as well as hearing the vocabulary in context and Stuart and Alec giving their opinions and experiences of change. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Rules and Obligations - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.10
08/11/2012 Duração: 20minRules and obligations are part of life – we all have to talk about them at one point or another. In this vocabulary & pronunciation unit you'll learn the most common ways to do this in English and see if you have to follow the same rules as Katie and Tom. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Globalisation - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.9
01/11/2012 Duração: 15minKatie and Alec are discussing their opinions on globalisation. You'll be learning the most common English words used to talk about this topic as well as getting better at listening to natural speech. All the words are presented in context and you'll have the opportunity to work on your English pronunciation of some common problem sounds. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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The Future - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.8
25/10/2012 Duração: 17minDownload the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com. Learn important English words related to science and the future in this vocabulary unit. You'll play a guessing game. How many can you get right? As well as increasing your vocabulary on the topic of 'The future', you'll develop your listening skills when hearing natural speech and improve your pronunciation, particularly of the most common sound in the English language.
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Entertainment - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.7
18/10/2012 Duração: 15minEnjoy yourself...In this vocabulary unit Katie and Tom will be answering questions on the topic of entertainment and discussing their opinions. You'll find out if they have the same ideas and learn some English words related to what you do to entertain yourself when you're not at work. You'll be developing your English listening skills as well as focusing on word stress and pronouncing words in connected speech. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Humour - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.6
11/10/2012 Duração: 16min"Only joking!" Through natural English conversations on the topic of humour, you'll learn words to describe different ways to smile and laugh, different kinds of humour & jokes, and you'll also further develop your listening skills and your ability to pronounce humour related English vocabulary more accurately. Stuart and Hannah will be telling you about the things they find funny and you'll be studying the words they use. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Culture - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.5
04/10/2012 Duração: 19minIt's always interesting to talk about what happens in different countries and cultures and in this unit you'll learn English words for doing exactly that. You'll develop your listening skills by listening to Niall and Kim as they answer questions and give their opinions on cultures they've experienced. All the English vocabulary is presented in context and you will have the opportunity to improve you pronunciation of the most common sound in English. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Travel - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.4
27/09/2012 Duração: 19minWhen we've travelled somewhere, we usually want to tell our friends and family all about our trip. In this unit you'll learn how to do this in English. You'll be improving both your English vocabulary and your listening skills, as you hear Tom and Katie answering travel questions and discussing what kind of travellers they are. In addition you'll do some work on your pronunciation of travel words, focusing on connected speech and word stress. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Incidents and Accidents - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.3
25/09/2012 Duração: 21minEverybody has accidents from time to time, so it's important you can describe what happened to other people. In this unit you'll learn lots of English verbs related to situations where things have gone wrong. After this vocabulary unit you'll be able to tell people all about the incidents and accidents you've had in clear detail - if you want to! You'll also further develop your English listening skills as you hear Alec and Stuart answering questions on the topic of Incidents and Accidents. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Children - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.2
25/09/2012 Duração: 18minWhich words related to children are being talked about? In this unit you'll learn some phrasal verbs, some English words for children of different ages and some vocabulary for things children need or use. Love them or hate them, we often need to talk about children. In this unit you'll learn how, as well as improving your English pronunciation when connecting words together. Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional vocabulary exercises at http://zappenglish.com.
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Clothes and Fashion - Zapp English Vocabulary and Pronunciation 3.1
25/09/2012 Duração: 17minThese days people spend a lot of time talking about what clothes they wear and the fashion they follow. In this unit you'll learn English vocabulary for parts of clothing as well as adjectives to describe how different articles of clothing look, including their shape and style. This unit is in the form of a game; you’ll hear Tom and Katie describing clothing and you need to guess the words. You'll also get some information on Tom's underwear! Download the eBook containing the transcription and additional exercises at http://zappenglish.com.