Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Today’s expression and dialog:  fingers crossed John failed his exam. Ha! I’m glad. He never studied. But you told him you would keep your fingers crossed for him. Yeah, but I crossed my fingers on my other hand when I said it!   Right now I'm installing Windows 10 on one of my computers. Wish me luck. I have heard that Windows 10 is nice, BUT it totally allows Microsoft to follow everything I do...which means "no privacy". Well, I don't do anything illegal, so that doesn't bother me, BUT...I still don't like the idea that "someone" could see my personal email or see how much I spent at the grocery store (I keep my list online!) or see the unbelievable amount of pictures of my two kitties that I have on my computer! Anyway, I'm sure I won't have any problems...right? In this case--you need to use TODAY'S EXPRESSION!Have a super week and tell me if you have upgraded to Windows 10!Coach Shane     Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send

Today’s expression and dialog:  travel halfway around the world to… I’d travel halfway around the world to meet Celine Dion. She lives about 10 miles from you. Yeah, but she’d never meet me~ True~ But I’m sure your “heart will go on!”   Some things that I would LOVE to do, but will probably never get a chance...Travel to space.Go to the top of the Giza Pyramid.Go on a safari in Kenya.Ski across Alaska and Canada.Travel from Scotland to Petropavlovsk by train.Shake hands with real peacemakers. Well, I can dream, right? And if I could, I would TODAY'S EXPRESSION in order to accomplish these dreams! Learn today's expression and tell me something that YOU would really want to do AND if your country/language has a different version of TODAY'S EXPRESSION, let me 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 f

Today’s expression and dialog:  to leave no stone unturned Did you find them yet? No. I’m still looking.        Leave no stone unturned. I need them! How can anyone lose their glasses?!!   If you have EVER lost something, then you can use today's expression! In fact, I want you to use today's expression to me! Please tell me when the last time was that you lost something. Tell me what it was that you lost and how long it took to find it!! And try to use today's expression, too!! Have a SUPER Friday,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 to the chase I’ve got a big favor to ask. Go ahead. Well, you know how I love you. And I think you’re the greatest… Cut to the chase! Can I get 20 dollars?   The expression that I want you to learn and master and use today is actually a very old expression--but we still use it a LOT! But I wonder if it is a good expression to use in other "cultures"... Remember, some expressions are FINE in one country/culture, but NOT in another~ If this expression might not be a good one in your country/culture, let us know! 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 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog:  to put lipstick on a pig    What do you think of my business proposal? Well, I don’t think it’ll work. What if I add more graphs and pictures? That’s just putting lipstick on a pig! Sorry~   Let's be real. Being real is NOT equal to being nice. Let's be real.I have a used car. It is old. It has many scratches. It has many dents. If I wash my car, do you think it will look better?McDonald's needs a new business idea. They decide to sell breakfast items NOT ONLY at breakfast time, but at ANY time. Is this the solution for McDonald's?I look in the mirror. I'm losing my hair. Why don't I...buy a nice hat?! Will that solve my feeling of inadequacy? The answer to all three conundrums? (wow, so many good vocabulary words today!!) NO. No, no and no. Those "solutions" are TODAY'S EXPRESSION. It is a great expression. Find real solutions, okay?Your 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

Today’s expression and dialog:  heading VS going Going somewhere? I’m heading out. Where you going? I’ll head over to Mike’s then home.   Did you have a busy day today? Me...a little. This morning I WENT into town to help my mom with her computer. Then I WENT to a store to buy some rice and coffee. After that I WENT to the post office...no mail~ Then I WENT back home. I made lunch, did a bunch of email and made the new DDM assignment (very tough, lots of new vocabulary). Then I WENT out for a hike. I came back, did the dishes, did more email and a LIVE show on Periscope. Then I WENT to the gym for a short workout. After that, I WENT home. Tomorrow I'll be GOING to the bank, then I'll GO to the store...What about you? Boring stuff like me?!! Oh, today--do NOT use "GO/GOING/WENT"...use what I teach in the podcast!BYE^^   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 th

Today’s expression and dialog:  What’s all this racket?   What’s all this racket? I’m trying to fix the sink. It sounds like your destroying it. Then YOU do it!   Have a SUPER week, everyone!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:  Will do. You going over to Mike’s? Yeah. I’m on my way now. Tell him I’ll see him on Friday. Will do.   I hope your Sunday is a nice day for you--what are your plans? Today, I think I will go hiking...if it's not too hot. Yesterday was STILL hot...hurry fall weather! Just a reminder: we have a FREE COMMUNITY on our website--letsmasterenglish-- GO THERE! You do NOT need to log in, you can chat with other people, easily set up G+ hangouts and Skype Hangouts. We are still looking for problems, so if you find one, PLEASE let us know! I want you guys to PRACTICE these expressions and conversations with each other--so please use our community!Have a great one!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

Today’s expression and dialog:  in a nutshell Do you think I can use this song in my YouTube video? Well, the copyright laws are very strict. And complicated.                      Yeah. But in a nutshell, if you didn’t make it, don’t use it.   Lots of people ask me, "How did you become an English teacher?" Well, to be honest, it is a pretty long and boring story. If I were to tell you, you would be sleeping after five minutes! So, I try to SHORTEN the story and I try to use as FEW words as possible. Do you want to know the answer? Let's check it out...YOU: Coach Shane, how did you become an English teacher?ME: A Korean guy asked me to help him with a sentence, so I did. I liked it, and I continued helping! And here I am today! WOW! Pretty short, huh? And it's true!! And this little story is what Today's Expression is all about! Enjoy^^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 sp

Today’s expression and dialog:  What the… What the… What’s wrong? The bank charged me a fee for putting money in my account! What? Are you serious?   According to my iPhone's weather APP...it is SNOWING IN MOSCOW! I am so jealous~ If you are in Russia and can take a picture of the snow, please TWEET me! For me, in Las Vegas, the weather is still quite warm--but the nights are cooler. Right now it is 1am and the temperature is 26 degrees Celsius, tomorrow should be about 32. But Moscow is at 0!!! TODAY'S EXPRESSION. In this situation, I would use Today's Expression to express my SHOCK and DISBELIEF! Well, to all my friends in Russia and everywhere else, please enjoy the nice weather and send me a picture of the weather you are experiencing!Have a SUPER Friday,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 You

Today’s expression and dialog:  weather vs climate How’s the weather today? It’s raining! It’s great!        I thought it never rained there. Rarely. The climate here is really dry!   How's the weather where you are? What about the climate? Is the weather matching the climate? Has your climate changed in the past few weeks? Months? Years? Find out the DIFFERENCE between weather and climate and DON'T make a silly mistake! 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: to be stoked Wow! 500 E-cubed lessons! That’s a lot, huh? Yes! You must be exhausted! No way! I’m stoked! 500 more!!   500 PODCASTS!! Please, if you get a chance, tell me APPROXIMATELY you have listened to!! I really want to know^^ Thank you all SO much,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:  cry me a river Paris was wonderful, but the wine was so expensive. Uh-huh. Really. And we paid over 100 euros every night for dinner. Cry me a river~~   499!! Tomorrow will be our 500th E-cubed expression!! Wow! Thank you all for listening to my podcasts! I wonder if any of you have listened to all 500...hmm! Did you know that you can download ALL of them on our website! You can also read ALL of the dialogs, too! OH!! More big news--our website has a new COMMUNITY page! With live chat, hangout reservations...it's the greatest place to practice the dialogs with another person just like you--someone who wants to MASTER ENGLISH! Thank you all SO much! Please join me tomorrow!!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 Englis

Today’s expression and dialog: but no~~~ Want some more KFC? No! I could have been grilling, but no~~~ Quit complaining. The rain is nice! I wanted hamburgers on the grill!   It's Sunday night...Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest for me...BUT NOT TODAY~! No, actually was very busy. Not doing too many work-related things, but doing other things that I have been neglecting. Housework, cleaning my storage area, cleaning the floors, doing laundry...other busy stuff. I didn't want to do that stuff, I wanted to SLEEP!! In this situation, you should use TODAY'S EXPRESSION! It's perfect. I hope that you had a nice weekend~ Well, the new week is here so LET'S make it a great week! Are you ready to study some English? I'm ready to be your coach! Let's do it!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 ch

Today’s expression and dialog: a bug (body-related)               Wash your hands with soap. Alright~~ There’s a bug going around. Okay!   BE CAREFUL. Right now, we are going through a change of seasons. In some areas, the change is A LOT!! So, when the weather changes a lot, sometimes our bodies have a difficult time adapting...and we lose our ability to FIGHT viruses...and we get sick! Don't get sick. Eat well, get light exercise, sleep enough and WASH your hands! Why? You do NOT want to catch TODAY'S EXPRESSION!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend--our first weekend of October 2015! I love it^^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:  a bug So, how’s the update? There’s a major bug! What? My battery life was cut in half! I switched back to the old system.   I really do NOT like to use the word "hate". It's a very strong word. And, honestly, I can't think of many things that I hate...almost zero. But I think too many people use the word to much. Anyway, I will tell you something that I HATE...bugs. Insects. Roaches. Spiders. I HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE them. HATE. However...there are two types of bugs that I don't mind. I will tell you one of those in today's podcast!What do you HATE? Let me know!Have a super, love-filled 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: out of date What are you doing?               I’m updating the software. It’s out of date. Oh, I should do that, too. I’ll let you know if it’s any good.   Do you have an iPhone? Which version of the software do you have? I keep getting a notification that there is a new UPDATED version ready. But, it seems, every time I update my iPhone my phone gets SLOWER! What about you? Should I upgrade to the newest version? Actually, my version is from early this year...it's really TODAY'S EXPRESSION!! We have a great expression to day that you can use NOT ONLY FOR software, but also for dancing! And other things, too!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 expression and dialog: a poor excuse He broke up with you? Why? He said, “You’re too good for me.” Oh~ That’s a poor excuse! He has a woman!! I know~ He’s such a loser~~   I remember when I was in 7th grade--I was 13 years old--and I had taken an English test but I got a REALLY bad grade. I think it was a D! Which is about 67%~  Not good, for me. My teacher asked me, "What happened?" I told her, "I didn't have enough time to prepare." She became SO angry! I thought her head was going to explode~ She said, "That is the worst excuse I have ever heard. You were LAZY. You will NEVER become a man until you can tell the truth when you know you have done wrong."  I was shocked. And...she did that in front of the other students. I was humiliated. But she was right...since then, I have done my BEST to not use "Today's Expression"! Listen and learn!   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

Today’s expression and dialog: to talk a mile a minute Did you understand anything he said? No! He talks a mile a minute~ He should be a sports announcer! Yeah! He’d be perfect for the World Cup^^   Do you talk? Of course you do!! But, are you a SLOW talker, a normal talker or a FAST talker? I'm a normal talker, I think. When I speak English or Korean, the speed is the same. I have a friend who's a slow talker...UGH~ Sometimes it drives me crazy. When I first met him, I thought he had a low IQ!! Then I realized he was actually very smart, just a slow talker! Then there are the FAST talkers... I tend to NOT be a fan! But hey, people are people!! Today I will teach you an expression you can use when someone is talking REALLY fast! It's a good one^^ 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!) O

Today’s expression and dialog: take a dip It’s so hot. Let’s go take a dip. Great idea! The lake? Too far. Let’s go to the pool.   Fall (autumn) began on September 23rd. Are you experiencing fall? I hope you enjoy it! For me, in the desert, it's still summer. Today the temperature was 41 degrees...so hot~ Today's expression is about WHAT TO DO when it is too hot! It's a super great expression and I think you will like it!Have a wonderful fall, everyone! And a great weekend, too!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