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“First and foremost, I cannot express how deeply I am in love with your podcast. I generally looove a podcast as a format; I can say I am hooked on it. What do I like about yours? Well, everything. Your soothing voice - very pleasing to the ear, your ‘messy English’, topics you cover, to name but a few. And were I to describe you, using a couple of words, I would say that you radiate warmth and love. That would be my definition of you." — Dragana S., Serbia
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I've just had the loveliest conversation with one of my students who has started listening to your podcast. She said it's the perfect combination of of interesting topics and useful language advice.
She also said she finds your voice very soothing. — Sarah Morgan, Meaningful English
Catherine's podcast is for more than learning a new language and new vocabulary, it helps build confidence and fluency through the exploration of spoken English and, yes, listening skills too!” — A fan :)
Just wanted to let you know that I've been catching up with your latest podcast episodes and they all have some sort of a soothing effect on me.
Thank you for creating such a beautiful and unique product for both English teachers and learners! — Another fan!
I really enjoyed listening to this episode! I follow Fernanda on Instagram and she inspires me so much. It was interesting to learn more about her journey in learning English. I can definitely say that after I got help from professionals, my understanding of the language has changed a lot..for better, of course. I used to study only with textbooks and I'd get bored easily.
However, I've learned that learning a new language involves much more than studying with books and the process doesn't have to be boring. Catherine, you have helped me tremendously! — Bruna Dell’Orto, Toronto
Coffee: Drink Up Before it Disappears | English LIstening
Jackie Chan once said that "coffee is a language in itself". Hmm...
Do you speak coffee?
Well, if coffee is a language, what English words would you use to describe coffee?
For me, it's easy: hot, black and strong. No milk. No sugar. Unless it's a cappuccino, and then I want whole milk frothed to perfection, with a dash of cinnamon.
Ah coffee, I DO love you.
Every October 1st is International Coffee Day, and so in homage to this little bean that makes so many of us happy, let me offer this episode to you.
I know it helps you to speak English better because every advanced English teacher I follow on Instagram drinks lots of coffee :)
In today's English listening episode, you'll hear about:
the benefits of drinking coffee
the threat that the climate crisis poses for coffee and coffee growers, and
some recommendations to help make sure that all of us who love a cup of coffee can continue to enjoy it for many more years
Since coffee helps us learn English, lol, we really should make sure we safeguard this special bean.
Thanks for listening!
The How & Why of Noticing with Bistra | Intermediate English Conversations.
Episode 28: The How & Why of Noticing Language (in which Catherine is tested by Bistra).
What do you notice when you listen to a podcast or when you read a book? Do you actively notice language, and what do you do once you notice something?
In this episode, I talk with my friend and colleague, Bistra of English with Bistra, about the importance of noticing. We'll define some terms, then explain how people notice or can notice, and finally, what to do next so that you remember what it is that's caught your attention.
Plus, you'll hear Bistra quiz me a couple of times, and learn about why The Beatles were so important in Bistra's language development in English.
This episode will help both English language students and teachers learn how to notice better, and grow your English.
Be curious! You'll hear Bistra share this quote: "If you don’t want to learn, no one can make you, but if you want to learn, no one can stop you.” Don't let anything stop you!
You can find Bistra on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/english_with_bistra/
You can also learn about her courses on her webpage:
https://www.englishwithbistra.net/
To register for her webinar on noticing, on September 26th, click on the link.
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Did you hear the news?!
Hear WE Go podcast community on Patreon is open for registration. I really hope you'll join me in this new community for Hear You Go podcast listeners.
Please check out the membership benefits, and sign up by October 1st to be entered to win 6 months free membership.
The community is a space to communicate with me and other listeners, to access the transcript, in addition to more listening resources that will take your listening and learning further.
The membership includes a monthly Zoom meeting. Our next meeting is Saturday, October 7th at 9 a.m. EST (Toronto, Canada). Join us!
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And as always, special thanks to Amos the Transparent for the theme music.
Taking some time to really listen | English Listening
In a world where everything seems to happen quickly, we often measure our progress by how many "things" we do. We're busy, busy, busy.
What if we slowed down and measured our progress by how deeply we understood what we read and listened to instead?
In Episode 27 of Hear You Go, I'd like to encourage you to take some time listening to English podcasts, Hear You Go specifically and all the other ones that you love. I'll share a 5-step process that will ask you to slow down, listen a few times, and listen for more than just the main ideas or new vocabulary.
Think of the podcast like a puzzle that you build or solve, piece by piece. And at the end, you have a beautiful, full picture, and a better understanding of how the pieces fit together.
I'd like you to feel better about your listening in English. I'd like you to feel more confident listening to the sounds of spoken English. Spoken language is very different from the words on the page.
Like any new skill, this will take some time...
Why we swim | Book Talk
Why do we swim?
I swim to exercise and to practice my French, lol!
Do you practice your English speaking when you do a sport or activity?
I know why I swim, but I wanted to learn more about why so many people swim, and I did what I often do: I read a book titled "Why We Swim", by Bonnie Tsui.
I learned a lot from this book, and in today's episode, anchored in the middle of August with summer coming to a close far too soon, we'll explore a few of the reasons people swim: well-being, flow, and awe.
You don't have to be a swimmer to connect with this English listening summer episode.
Perhaps you can reflect on what gives you well-being, puts you in a flow, and leaves you in awe. It might be swimming or something else.
Dive in and explore the topic
Listen for idioms in English connected to water and swimming
Listen carefully for messy English: for how consonants connect to vowels, which is an important feature of connected speech
Have fun and enjoy
