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American English Podcast

American English Podcast

Auteur(s): Shana Thompson
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 The American English Podcast teaches the language and culture of the United States. Through common expressions, pronunciation tips and interesting cultural snippets or stories, I hope to keep this fun, useful and interesting! All bonus material can be accessed at http://americanenglishpodcast.com/© 2024 American English Podcast Apprentissage des langues Essais et carnets de voyage Monde Sciences sociales
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  • 204.2 - Irregular Verbs with Helen Keller

    204.2 - Irregular Verbs with Helen Keller
    Jan 28 2026
    What if you woke up one day and couldn’t see or hear the world around you? In this episode of the American English Podcast, you’ll discover the incredible true story of Helen Keller — one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th century — and the teacher who changed her life, Anne Sullivan. As you follow Helen’s journey from silence to self-expression, you’ll learn 10 essential irregular verbs in the simple past tense, hear them used naturally in a powerful story, and reinforce them with clear examples. Along the way, we’ll explore how Helen learned to communicate, speak, read, and eventually address audiences around the world. 🎧 Listen closely — and see how many irregular verbs you can catch! ⭐ Sign up to the Academy to Learn More with AEP Cheat sheet: hear - heard - heard sit - sat - sat bend - bent - bent send - sent - sent have - had - had read - read - read write - wrote - written go - went - gone speak - spoke - spoken say - said - said Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 min
  • 204: Expression: To See Eye to Eye

    204: Expression: To See Eye to Eye
    Jan 20 2026
    In this episode of the American English Podcast, we explore the meaning and usage of the common English expression to see eye to eye. Along the way, you’ll learn vocabulary related to sight, wordplay, disagreement, and perspective—plus hear a classic (and slightly corny) dad joke. A quick heads up about the next episode on Helen Keller A dad joke featuring eyeballs, puns, and eye-rolling Common actions eyes can do: blink, wink, stare, roll A clear breakdown of the expression to see eye to eye How to use this expression correctly in positive and negative sentences Cultural examples from U.S. history, pop culture, politics, and music Pronunciation practice and sentence stress tips Want to learn more with the AE Podcast? Join the Academy. https://americanenglishpodcast.com/the-academy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    18 min
  • ⭐ Feature: The Story of Starbucks

    ⭐ Feature: The Story of Starbucks
    Jan 13 2026
    You know Starbucks, right? The coffee company? Born in Seattle, Washington and brewed around the world? I bet you do; they have over 40 thousand stores in over 80 countries. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how it came to be. Why is it called Starbucks? Who's that woman on their cups? What's the story? There are a lot of Starbucks haters and a lot of lovers out there, but all of you will find this episode fascinating because 1. it’s an absurdly successful business—how did they do it?! 2. it’s about coffee (who doesn’t love coffee!?) and 3. you’ll learn a bucketload of new vocabulary as we go. Thanks again to my amazing supporters who have contributed to this podcast either by purchasing Premium Content or ⁠buying me coffee⁠! Check out the Academy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    36 min
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