Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Today’s expression and dialog: get into a groove Did you ride this morning? No, I got up late. Come on! You need to exercise. I know. I need to get into a groove.   Happy Thanksgiving!!To MASTER something you need today's expression! Really--no joke. Check it out!! I hope you have a very nice day today. It's Thanksgiving in the US. I am VERY thankful to have you has my listener.Thank you SO much,Your English coach,Shane     Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  long-winded Are you watching C-Span? Yeah.                         Those guys are so long-winded. How can you watch? It helps me fall asleep!   Sometimes when I make my podcasts, I talk too much, right? I'm sorry!! In that case, you need to use today's expression to me! But be nice about it^^Have a great day,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  to chime in I completely disagreed with John. Really? Yes! He was totally wrong. Why didn’t you chime in?   Do you think your opinion is important? I hope you do! Do you freely tell your opinion to other people? Sometimes that is good, but sometimes it's not! To know WHEN to "tell other people" your opinion is really difficult. I don't know the answer. Sometimes I am happy that I spoke, sometimes I regret it. I can say this, NOT having spoke has caused me MORE problems than having spoke. Today's expression is about SPEAKING. Have a super weekend!Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:   to patch things up Come to the game with us! You and Sue are back together? Yeah! We patched things up. That’s great! We’ll join you!   Many people say that THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in life...relationships. What do you think? Do you agree? I thought chocolate was the most important thing! Money? English??!! You know...maybe relationships are the most important thing... How are your relationships? If you can think of a relationship that MIGHT need a little more work (to make it better), than today's podcast will be perfect!Have a VERY HAPPY day!Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog: for starters… My English isn’t improving. How are you studying?        Books. Sometimes movies. Well, for starters, you should be watching E-cubed every day!   Today's English Expression is VERY useful when you:1. Give advice2. Teach3. Order food (or anything!)4. Start something newIt's a really short phrase that you can use today!! I would LOVE to see your example--leave me a message!Have a super day,Coach Shane     Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:   let it slide I’m surprised to see you here. Why?           Your mom was SO mad at you the other day. Oh, she always lets me slide! I’m her angel^^   A lot of ESL learners (English as a Second Language) start learning English by studying vocabulary and grammar. That's "modern Education"!! Some students do well, but most hate it! As an English teacher for almost THIRTY years (wow!!!), I have found this to be a problem. That's why I decided to teach "real English". English that "doesn't follow the rules". Pronunciation that doesn't "follow the rules". Following the rules is REALLY important, but when learning a foreign language, you discover native speakers are ALWAYS breaking the rules! For grammar lovers, you have to learn TODAY'S EXPRESSION! Have a super day,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information!

Today’s expression and dialog:  in a pinch Problem. We don’t have buttermilk. You got milk and lemon juice, right? Yes.                      Well, in a pinch, that’ll do.   I try to NOT eat food from restaurants and coffee shops, but sometimes, when I'm REALLY hungry and I don't feel like cooking or making coffee, if it is REALLY urgent...I can definitely eat at a restaurant or buy coffee from someplace like Starbucks!In some situations, when you NEED to do something URGENTLY, you can't always "choose" the best option. You might have to choose "the second best" or even something worse. In these situations, we have a super expression! I'll teach you that today!Have a super week,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for

Today’s expression and dialog:  short and sweet Oh, you’re finished with the book? Yep. You wanna read it? Maybe. How was it? Short and sweet. You’ll like it.   Are my podcasts LONG and BORING? I hope not!!! Do you like LONG and BORING speeches? Of course not! What about LONG and BORING books? Movies? Almost everyone does NOT like LONG and BORING!!So...what's the opposite? You'll learn today. You might be surprised!Have a very nice weekend,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

My heart goes out to all the victims in Paris.   To all the victims of SENSELESS violence. I can't make it stop around the world, but I will always do my best to make it stop around me. Starting with me.   Please have a thankful weekend with the people who mean something to you.

Today’s expression and dialog:  mental Where are you going? I’m gonna go play golf. Golf is so mental.           No, it’s not. But it is a very mental game.   Happy Friday!! TGIF!! Today I will teach you a word that, in daily English, has two VERY different meanings!! It's a great word to learn...and I recommend you use the FIRST meaning!! You don't want to sound...unintelligent, right?!Have a super weekend! If you are thinking about joining DDM, this is a great time to join DDM LIVE because we are starting a new program on MONDAY!! Visit our webpage for all the information on DDM LIVE!Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  to be gifted What are you gifted at? Sleeping!           No, serious. Tell me! Hmm… I guess I’m a very good explainer!   Some people have an AMAZING talent. Michelangelo was blessed as a sculptor, Stephen Hawking has been blessed with an amazing mind, Usain Bolt has been blessed with the fastest legs among men! If you believe in God, then you might say that God has blessed them. If you do not believe in God, you might say that the genes they received from their parents were perfectly aligned! Well, we all have some special, natural talent that is particularly good for us. Have you found yours? If not, keep looking. I guarantee there is SOMETHING that you have...but we all must cultivate it and use it for good! I'll tell you mine in TODAY'S EXPRESSION!Have a great day,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the info

Today’s expression and dialog:  to pick it up Coach Shane speaks too slow. You think so?        Yes. I wish he’d pick it up! Leave him a message.   I missed you!! It has been a few days since I uploaded a podcast--sorry! But I'm ready to go again!! Today we will learn a very good PHRASAL VERB that you can use when things are moving TOO SLOWLY! Remember, when telling someone "to do something", you should ALWAYS be nice--you do not want to sound rude. The same rule should be used with today's phrasal verb! Enjoy the podcast and VISIT our webpage! Let's Master English DOT com!!!Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  to kick off When’s the season kick off? Football?       Is there another season? Back in September~   How do you TODAY'S EXPRESSION your day?How will you TODAY'S EXPRESSION your week?When does your favorite team TODAY'S EXPRESSION their season? The expression today means "start" or "begin", but we will learn a SUPER useful phrasal verb, okay?!Have a great Sunday,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  thrift shop New shirt? Yep.          Thrift shop? How’d you know? Just a guess.   Do you spend a lot of money on clothes? Not me! If I have to buy my clothes, I buy inexpensive stuff. But, usually, my mom or my friends buy shirts and stuff for me, so I look okay in my videos!! I just need to IRON my clothes!!The only way I would buy "designer" clothes is at TODAY'S EXPRESSION. Have you ever bought anything at TODAY'S EXPRESSION? Let us know^^Have a super weekend,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  cut through the clutter What’s this? That’s my resume. It’s pink. A pink resume? Yes! I gotta cut through the clutter.   There is a lot of competition in the world. People compete for getting into good schools, they compete for grades, they compete for getting good jobs, they compete for higher salaries, they compete for good wives and husbands, they compete for time...LIFE is non-stop competition. And it probably always has been that way, but it seems really bad these days, doesn't it?! Well, how do we survive in this competitive world? The answer is in TODAY'S EXPRESSION. We need to sit down, think about WHAT we are competing in and who we are competing against, then we need to TODAY'S EXPRESSION!It's not easy, but if you go step by step, you can win!Have a great day,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the inf

Today’s expression and dialog:  a dead giveaway   So, did you like the chocolate cake? Huh? Oh…how’d you know I ate some? Well, the chocolate all over your teeth was a dead giveaway. Ugh~   I remember when I was a little boy, I had a great dog named Copper. She was a collie--a beautiful dog. Her and I went everywhere together. Fishing, swimming, biking, walking. She was my best friend. But one day when I got home after school, I knew something was wrong. My dog ALWAYS came to say "Hi!" to me, but she wasn't there that day. And when I saw my mom, I KNEW something was wrong. She was looking very worried. She didn't have to tell me; Copper was missing. After about an hour, the phone rang. I was outside but I looked in as my mom answered the phone--I KNEW everything would be okay. Her smile on the phone told me. And yes! An hour later, Copper was home! Today, learn a GREAT expression that's perfect for this story^^Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by givi

Today’s expression and dialog:  a no-brainer My English is good, but I can’t hear what native English speakers say! Yes. That’s why I joined DDM. It was a no-brainer. Has it helped? Are you joking?! I’ve improved SO much!   Some decisions in life are REALLY easy:Shane, would you like to have some chocolate?YES.Shane, would you like to have some carrot cake?YES!Shane, would you like to have another kitten?YES!Shane, would you like to upgrade your camera?YES!Shane, would you like to go to a Def Leppard concert?YES!(I hope you agree...at least I hope you are smiling!) If someone were to ask me those questions, my answer would be automatic. I would NOT need to use my brain. Those questions...actually, the ANSWER to those questions are TODAY'S EXPRESSION!Give me your examples and have a SUPER week!Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information

Today’s expression and dialog:  hand-me-downs You’re throwing away all those clothes? Yeah. They’re hand-me-downs. Let me see them. I’ll take some of these! Help yourself. They were my uncle’s.   As most of you know, I am an American football fan. I love the Green Bay Packers! And when I was young, one of my FAVORITE shirts was a Green Bay Packers shirt! In fact, if you visit my website and click on ABOUT COACH SHANE you will see a picture there of me in that shirt! Many years ago!! Anyway, that shirt was a "used" shirt. It used to belong to my Uncle John...or was it Uncle Jim? I'm not sure! However, when we talk about USED CLOTHES in English--especially used by a different family member, we do NOT say USED CLOTHES! We have another expression and that's what you will learn today! Have a SUPER weekend,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the inf

Today’s expression and dialog: air quotes Shane is SO funny~ What? No he’s not. You weren’t watching. I was doing this ~~~ Oh! Air quotes! Humor around the world is different in each culture. In the US, we love "self-deprecating humor"--jokes that make ourselves look silly or fat or lazy or dumb! Strange, huh? British people LOVE sarcasm. Some people love slapstick humor--visual humor with lots of physical fun!Well, in the US, we also like sarcasm and sarcasm is one of the toughest types of humor for ESL students. We say something like "Nice haircut" but the meaning is "What a terrible haircut!" How do you know? Intonation...OR, in the US, we often use TODAY'S EXPRESSION. Learn it and learn to laugh at more American humor!Have a super Thursday,Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:

Today’s expression and dialog:  a longshot (also “long shot” AND long-shot) Do you think Shane will become a Hollywood movie star? It’s a longshot! Really? I think he’s SO talented. Yeah, but he’s bald! And old!   Did you ever play basketball? If you have, which is easier:A. Making a basket from 2 metersB. Making a basket from 4 metersC. Making a basket from 10 metersWell, the answer is A! The closer we are to the "hoop", the easier it is to throw the ball into the "hoop". The farther we are, or the LONGER we are, the more difficult it is to "make the shot" or "to put the ball into the hoop". I just gave you the BACKGROUND to Today's Expression! In the podcast, I tell you Today's Expression is "one word", which it is, but it looks like most people spell it as two words--you can use a hyphen, too! Too many choices^^Have a SUPER day,Coach Shane     Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on