English with Helen

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Tímea Pintye, to talk about the lifestyle of a digital nomad. You can practise your listening skills and put yourself in Tímea’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:00:50 What is a digital nomad? 01:58 Argentina’s similari

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Fernando Louge, to talk about the dynamic sport of squash. You can practise your listening skills and put yourself in Fernando’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:02 What is squash?03:14/16:40 “Do sport” versus “pra

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Danilo Ramirez, to talk about the world of fitness. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Danilo’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:07/09:19 “The” or no “the”? That is the question! 01:52 Body image

In this lesson, join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Julie Vanhaeren, to talk about a new adventure into nursing. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Julie’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:14 Why Julie decided to become a nurse04:04 COVID and nursing hom

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Adriana Renedo, to talk about the magic of engineering. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Adriana’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:03 Why engineering? 06:42 What Adriana built for the Chillida Leku Museum and how she

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Navin Boeddha, to talk about the little-known country, Suriname. Practise your listening skills and put yourself in Navin’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:09 Where is Suriname?02:06 Where do people guess Suriname is: Africa, Asia or

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Ira, to talk about a shared love of language and culture. This episode was recorded before the war in Ukraine, so that is not discussed. Practise your listening and put yourself in Ira’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:13 Do Russians u

Join your English teacher, Helen, and her guest, Javier Alfonso Gomez Chavarro, to talk about the wide variety of British accents. Practise your listening and put yourself in Javier’s shoes with Helen’s corrections and explanations on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interesting phrases. Lesson Themes:01:21 What is a Brummie accent?01:56 Find out why Javier wants a Brumm