Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Today’s expression and dialog: turn over a new leaf   Is that tea?            Yeah. No more coffee for me.   You stopped drinking beer, too! Did you turn over a new leaf? Yeah! I’m trying to be more healthy.   So, if you want to start OR stop something...when is the best time? January first? On the first day of the month? The first day of the week? Well, yesterday was my ONE YEAR anniversary of QUITTING SMOKING! Yes! I had tried quitting MANY times. And several times I made a "New Year's Resolution" to quit...but I failed. However, I did not let my failure BLOCK me from my future success. I knew I would try to quit again, and eventually I did. Not on January First. Not on a Monday. Not on the beginning of the month. But on Saturday, August 30th, 2014. That's a date that I will remember for...as long as I live! Today's expression will get YOU to "start or stop" something today! Do it!   Have a super week, Coach Shane!     PS. Don't forget--today is a GREAT day to join DDM--we start a new show today!   Please

Today’s expression and dialog: my gut tells me…   Let’s go back home.   No, let’s stay some more.   Two hours and not a bite. My gut tells me the fish are getting hungry~   Are you good at "guessing"? Do you have an accurate "intuition"? If you think about it, each time we make a guess, we use a specific part of our body...what?!! For example, if you make a guess about a business situation, you make an "intellectual guess"--you use your BRAIN. If you make a guess that "a girl likes you" so you should be nice to her, you guess with your HEART! But what is the THIRD part of your body that you guess with?  The answer...your GUT. I'll explain ALL about this type of GUESS in today's podcast!  I hope you have a WONDERFUL Sunday! It's my day off so I might go fishing! Do you think I will catch a fish? Can you guess? With which body part?!! Take care!   Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to [email protected] Or you

Today’s expression and dialog: a kerfuffle   What’s all the kerfuffle about?   The lady in 407 has an alligator!   What? That’s crazy! I know, but she says it’s her pet.   Did you hear about that HUGE SCANDAL in America about the "dating website" for "married people"? Personally--I think it is hilarious. The website is for "married people" who are "BORED" with their relationship and just want "a little extra fun". Well, there was a HUGE KERFUFFLE because we now know that almost EVERY "woman" on the website was actually a MAN!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!  Everyone, if you are married...be good. YOU made the choice, make your choice the RIGHT choice. Being a responsible husband/wife means you are RESPONSE ABLE...YOU make your responses. Make them good ones!! Oh, be quiet, Coach Shane!! Just explain "KERFUFFLE"! Okay, I will--in the podcast!   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

Today’s expression and dialog: a bad omen (good omens, too!)   It’s 11 at night and still 40 out.   This is a bad omen.   I know. We’re gonna die in this heat. Thank god we have A/C.   Do you ever get the FEELING something bad OR good is going to happen? Do you ever get a signal? A sign? I think in every country/culture, there are different "signals" or "signs" that tell us something GOOD is going to happen or something BAD is going to happen!  Do you believe in that stuff? I know many of you do NOT!! But whether you believe in those things or not, we can still learn a GREAT expression we use in these situations!    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!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog: What keeps you up at night?                            You always look so happy!   Yeah, thanks. But you… What keeps you up at night?   Oh, everything! My job, my bills…money! I wish I could help~~    When you go to bed, are you able to fall asleep right away? I do IF I get enough exercise. But when I don't get enough exercise...my mind wanders~ My mind can move from topic to topic so fast I laugh!! But there are times when, even if I get a LOT of exercise, I can't fall asleep. Those times are when I am worried about something~ To be honest, this happens every week the night before I make new assignments in DDM and PIRF. I take a lot of time to choose the topic and the sentences to focus on-I worry that some students won't like it-I worry that it will be too easy or too hard for some. BUT, I can only do my best, right? I want to ask my Daily Expression to you! Tweet me back!   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! O

Today’s expression and dialog: opposites attract   Do you think opposites attract?   Maybe at first.          Yeah! I agree. If two people are too different, I don’t think a relationship will work.   Is it true? Nice girls like naughty boys... Tall men like short women... Losers fall in love with winners~  Quiet people dream about loud people...    I can think of a few examples where that is true. How can we describe these types of relationships? I'll tell you today!    Have a WONDERFUL 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!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog: in a rut     You don’t look so happy.   I’m in a rut. Take a break from work. Yeah, maybe a week off would help.   My daily life--my daily routine--is the same nearly every day. And I like it!! BUT, sometimes I do get SICK OF IT! Especially just a few years ago I was ALWAYS looking for something to do~ somewhere to go~ someone to hang out with... I was afraid of HAVING A BORING LIFE!! When someone has a "boring job" or a "boring schedule" or a "boring weekend" or a "boring relationship" or a "boring family" ... it can be really terrible!! We need to get OUT of that boredom. And today's expression is one that you can use when you are SICK of your boring life!!  It's YOUR life, don't get "s____ __ _ r__"--learn to have a good life!   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

Today’s expression and dialog: two-faced   Bill Cosby on. I love him!   Turn it off.   Why? He’s the greatest! The Cosby Show~ He’s two-faced. On TV he seems nice, but I’ve heard in person…whoo!   I hope the people you meet this week are all nice people. Be careful of those people that are "nice to you when they talk to you" but when they talk with someone else they say bad things about you! And then there are those people that SEEM like great people. They say nice things, they do good things, they are very polite...but then, when no one is looking, they do terrible things and say horrible things... These people are everywhere...sometimes "these people" are us~~  Not cool. We need to be careful! We do NOT want to be "___-_____" That's today's expression!! Learn it and DON'T live it!!   Have a great 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

Today’s expression and dialog: ticked off   What’s wrong with John?   Eric ticked him off.   Again? Eric keeps bothering him about smoking.   ONE thing nice about living in the HOT and DRY desert...the "stable" weather. Next year I might move up north and the weather is very different. There are many STORMS. And with storms there is lightning. And lightning is NOT good for electricity. When there is lightning, sometimes the electricity goes OUT. And when there is no electricity, I have no internet. When there is no internet, I cannot work! When I cannot work, I cry!!! Really^^ Having NO electricity really makes me mad! Having no internet REALLY makes me angry! NOT being able to teach REALLY MAKES ME SUPER MAD!!! And today, I will teach an excellent PHRASAL VERB you can use when YOU are angry!! Stay happy!   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 AL

Today’s expression and dialog: to sneeze at something   Shane is an English teacher! Ha!   Why?   He’s American. They speak American, not English. Don’t sneeze at American English!!   A few days ago my mom gave me some chicken that her neighbor had made. She told me she couldn't eat it because it was too spicy--too hot! I laughed and told my mom, "Aww, is it too hot for my mommy? Don't worry, her baby son will eat the spicy food! Ha-ha-ha~~~" My mom did not think it was funny. She prepared a plate for me and asked me if I wanted some ice water. I laughed and said, "NO!! I'm tough mom. I can eat spicy food all day long."  My mom said, "Don't sneeze at my offer. And don't sneeze at that chicken." Then I took a bite. Then I called 911. NEVER sneeze at spicy chicken! NEVER sneeze at your mom! Find out what I mean by listening to today's podcast!   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 spons

Today’s expression and dialog: to be slapped with a fine   You’re late.   I’m sorry. I made an illegal U-turn.   Did they let you go?       No! I got slapped with a fine.   When I was a kid, I frequently got into trouble. Nothing serious, but I always liked to "push the boundaries". Especially when driving. I LOVED driving fast. I was always watching the road carefully, but I loved to drive fast. And I hated stop signs...especially in the country. There are NO PEOPLE...so why do they need stop signs. Well, the police knew my name. I guess that I received at least 5 tickets for speeding, not stopping, illegally parking, illegal U-turns... Like I said, nothing serious, but I did get A LOT OF tickets. And each ticket--I had to pay money! That "money" is called a FINE. And today's expression will tell you HOW painful those fines were! BE SAFE!   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

Today’s expression and dialog: to dabble in       Would you help me write this sales letter?   Me? Why me?   I know you’ve dabbled in writing in the past. Yeah, but that was poetry! Not business stuff!   In my life, I have had lots of hobbies. But there have been a few in which I  spent more time doing... I became very knowledgeable or skilled at them. One of those hobbies was triathlons. I had always loved running and swimming and cycling, but there was a time when I became VERY serious and invested a lot of time and money into that hobby. I knew a LOT more than the average person and people could come to me for reliable information. I wasn't a professional...but I was good! SO...HOW can we describe this situation? Do you have something similar? I'm sure you do! Listen to today's podcast, learn a great expression and think about yourself and tell me!! 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 parm

Today’s expression and dialog: pizzazz    How’s the stew. It’s okay. A little bland. Argh~~ I should’ve added cumin. Yeah. That would’ve given it some pizzazz!   If you follow me on FaceBook, many of you know that I do like to cook. I like cooking different things and, after looking at some of my pictures, my cooking looks REALLY good!! However, pictures do not always tell the truth! Actually, I really try to "eat healthy", so I do NOT use much spice. A tiny bit of salt, a tiny bit of black pepper...that's about it. The rest of my "flavoring" comes from veggies. I usually try to use raw veggies for most of my flavoring. I like it, but for most people-BORING! So, what can I do to make my food more "exciting", more "tasty", more "interesting"? Well, today I will teach you THE MAGIC WORD that means ALL of that!   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 [email protected] Or you can go here:

Today’s expression and dialog: a dish    What’s that?   This is a great veggie dish to make your body stronger.   Is that kimchi? You made it? Well, I opened the package^^   Today's word is PERFECT if you like special foods! I do love special foods. I like to make them, to look at them, to smell them. Oh, and to EAT THEM!!   In the US, you might think of hamburgers as the MAIN food. But we have SO many different foods. And in different parts of America, there are special foods. And I know that SAME is true in your country!    So, after learning today's expression, I hope that you will DO the assignment!! I'm counting on you!   Have a super week, everyone! 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

Today’s expression and dialog: in the shop   Did you walk here?   Yeah. My car’s in the shop.   What happened?       I don’t know. Something’s wrong with the engine.   A long time ago...a LONG time ago, if something broke, what did people do? They fixed it!! Dads and moms fixed everything! If they didn't know how to fix it, they would call the neighbor--the neighbor could fix it! I know that America was like that--and I'm sure your country was like that, too. But, in America, things started to change around the middle of last century. I guess things became more complicated... Nowadays car engines look NOTHING like car engines 40 years ago! I used to fix my old 1971 Plymouth Fury III car, but now I have a small Ford Fiesta...I open the hood and I can't even see the engine!! So where do I take it? I'll tell you TODAY! Oh, and if you want to join our book club and get a FREE AUDIO BOOK--listen carefully to the podcast--I'll tell you EVERYTHING you need to know! Have a SUPER week^^   Coach Shane   Please subscr

Today’s expression and dialog: to breathe over someone’s shoulder Tim is constantly breathing over your shoulder! I know. He’s really nervous about the report. How’s it going? It’s almost finished.   The NICEST thing about working for you all is...I have NOBODY watching me as I work!! I am my own boss! I don't have anyone checking my work...it's really nice!! When I worked at a language institute, my bosses ALWAYS checked my numbers--how many students did I have today, how many yesterday, why the difference, what did I teach, what did the students like, will the students register again the next month...ARGH!!! It was NOT very nice...but I do understand that a business can only survive if it has "good numbers". Well, I really ENJOY the freedom! Thank you!! Oh, today's expression? It's about my old bosses and teachers and my mom and others! Maybe yours, too! Enjoy! 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

Today’s expression and dialog: crucial   Cake! I’m gonna share it with Rex!   It’s crucial that you don’t let Rex eat this cake.   Why not? He loves all desserts. But this is chocolate. Chocolate can kill dogs.   What is a word that means "REALLY SUPER ULTRA IMPORTANT"? Well, today I will teach you that word! It's a very good word to use. And if you love dogs, it is REALLY SUPER ULTRA IMPORTANT that you listen to today's podcast! Let me give you an assignment...can you think of something that is REALLY SUPER ULTRA IMPORTANT? It could be about anything. If you can think of something, share it! Tell us! BUT...you must use the word that I teach you in the podcast, okay? Have a SUPER Saturday,   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

Today’s expression and dialog: coming along   How’s the homework coming along?   It’s almost done.   It has to be done before you meet your friends. Don’t worry. It’ll be done.   Another GREAT phrasal verb to learn today. One of the most important things you can do, in order to master "daily English", is to master phrasal verbs. HOW can you master phrasal verbs? Use them. You need to practice. The best way to practice is "LIVE" with a coach. Did you know that my PIRF and DDM students now have FOUR LIVE coaches?!! That's right--and every week we help them MASTER their English. It's a lot of fun and if you are NOT a member...what are you waiting for?!!   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 YO

Today’s expression and dialog: I need to get out more What’s the last movie you saw? In a theater? Um…oh! The Titanic. Great movie. What? That was over 15-20 years ago. Yeah… I need to get out more~   I go outside every day. BUT...I rarely do anything "fun". I don't go to movies, I don't go to shows, I don't go bowling, I don't go to watch baseball, I don't go to shopping malls...what else is "fun"? WHY don't I have "fun"? Well...I'll tell you in this podcast!!   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!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog: like-minded   You guys make great business partners.   You wanna know the secret?   Yeah! We’re like-minded. That’s so important.   In a relationship, business relations and/or personal relationships, do you want your partner to be LIKE you or DIFFERENT from you? They say "opposites attract"...but do opposites make good partners? Think about your relationships right now...think about your past relationships. In today's podcast I teach you a great word but I also give you my philosophy on relationships!!! Of course, my experience in relationships is TERRIBLE to my philosophy is probably worthless...BUT, I want you to listen and then share YOUR opinion! Okay? Thanks^^   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 En