English Teacher John Show

Happy New Year 2006! We'll hear some New Year's resolutions and learn a little about making New Year's resolutions. Also, a challenge for you to make an audio file and send it to us.

Today, we learn about a Japanese festival called Ameichi. We also discuss Tricky English 1: using possessives. Let's learn two proverbs: 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' and 'Out of sight, out of mind.' Hey, send me your mp3 audio files of your New ...

Today, we learn about a Japanese festival called Ameichi. We also discuss Tricky English 1: using possessives. Let's learn two proverbs: 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' and 'Out of sight, out of mind.' Hey, send me your mp3 audio files of your New ...

We have some strange weather here in Matsumoto. It's TOO WARM for our annual ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL, one of my favorites! There are more New Year's resolutions on the show today, and an interesting interview with two English learners. You're going to ...

Greetings, email and our 'frappr' map;'Slopecasting' from the slopes and chairlift in Hakuba, Japan; Using the 'past -ing' tense ('Yesterday afternoon I was reading a book in the park.)

Greetings from the hilltop overlooking our city. Today's language lesson: using adjectives with actions ('to' infinitive) Examples: I'm sorry to hear ... She was surprised to get ... We also have some idioms in today's podcast: 'head, heading, head off, ...

Our new 'What's Up?' Podcast for English learners!! John talks briefly about a topic of interest (we hope!) The English is at a natural pace, and will include idioms and slang. Transcripts are available on the MY ENGLISH BLOG at englishteacherjohn.com. ...

Our very first AdventurePod English podcast! Charlie's going on a cycling adventure and so we interviewed him for our very first video podcast. This is the AUDIO file (mp3) of that interview. TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO are available on our website.

We are in Dharamsala, north India and it's great to be back! I lived in this Indian-Tibetan village for about seven years and now I'm visiting. In today's show, we interview two of my Tibetan friends.

We are in Koh Samui, Thailand and ... we are HUNGRY!! Tomoko and I are beginning our 7-1/2 day cleansing fast. It means about eight days without any solid food! I talk about the details of this healthy experience.

We're back from vacation! Asking someone to pass on a message: Could you please tell Susan that ... Please ask her to bring ... Also, an interview with Dharamsala, India's famous family.

Che interview - Part 1: Che has traveled the globe for 10 years and talks to us about the time he spent in Tokyo, Japan. This is the AUDIO file (mp3) of that interview. TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO are available on our website.

Send us your English QUESTIONS for our new ASK JOHN Question and Answer show. Send them now!

It's a question and answer show, and we'll answer your questions about English grammar, idioms, slang or whatever. This is our first 'Question and Answer' show and we answer listener questions about: get/getting, perfect continuous tenses and more. Our ...

It's a question and answer show, and we'll answer your questions about English grammar, idioms, slang or whatever. This is our first 'Question and Answer' show and we answer listener questions about: get/getting, perfect continuous tenses and more. Our ...

We've made it to show number 40! Agreeing/disagreeing with statements: Me too, so do I, I am too, me neither; Idioms: It'll do. (It's enough to get the job done); It has nothing to do with me. It has something to do with her new job. Practice time!

We've made it to show number 40! Agreeing/disagreeing with statements: Me too, so do I, I am too, me neither; Idioms: It'll do. (It's enough to get the job done); It has nothing to do with me. It has something to do with her new job. Practice time!

Che interview - Part 2: Che talks more about Tokyo, Japan and his 10 years of travel around the world. This is the AUDIO file (mp3) of that interview. TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO are available on our website.

Charlie interview - Part 2: More on Charlie's one year cycling adventure around Japan. He tells us about the impact of this long journey on his relationship. This is the AUDIO file (mp3) of that interview. TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO are available on our ...