Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Today’s expression and dialog: in a heartbeat   I hate my job.   Google's hiring.   Oh, I'd take a job there in a heartbeat. Yeah, but would they take you?   What are some things that you would do WITHOUT any hesitation. If someone asked you, "Do you want to ~?" You would IMMEDIATELY say "YES!!!" Would you like to travel the world for one month free? Would you like to play basketball with Michael Jordan? Would you like to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro? Would you like to be served tea on the London Eye? Would you like to ride horses on the Mongolian Steppe? Would you like to fly First Class from Paris to New York? Would you like to have lunch with Stephen Hawking? Would you like to be a guest on the International Space Station?   If you say "YES!!" to any of these questions, then you can use Today's Expression instead! Enjoy 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 C

Today’s expression and dialog: don’t jump the gun   My garden is ruined.   I told you not to jump the gun.   But it was so warm last week. Yeah! And snow this week!   One day several years ago when I was teaching English in Korea, my boss was giving out awards to the best teachers. I had been at the school for many years and I was quite certain that I was going to receive an award! Yep, this is what my boss said...   And now it's time for the Teacher of the Year Award. Mr. Shane Peterson... (I stood up and bowed to everyone! I was saying "Thank you! Thank you...") And my boss continued... No, no. Shane, I want you to come up here and give the award to Mr. Thomas! He is our Teacher of the Year!   I WAS SO EMBARRASSED! I completely ASSUMED something, and when we assume, we must be VERY careful. I needed today's expression! Check it out^^     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: creep me out   Robots creep me out.   I love robots! Spiders creep me out.   But you can kill a spider! A robot could kill you!! Hmm… Good point!   Do you like insects? Bugs? Do you like spiders? Cockroaches?  I HATE THEM. I don't know why, but they are REALLY gross to me~ Oh, I can kill them--but I really hate them. I wish they would never bother me--then I wouldn't have to kill them. How would you describe the way a cockroach or a spider moves? Well, one way is to say "they creep". And THAT word, "creep", is also related to today's expression!! It's a VERY useful expression the we can all use. I hope that you leave some examples today, okay?   Have a SUPER FRIDAY^^ TGIF!   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 Express

Today’s expression and dialog: clear your head   Where are you going?   I’m too stressed out. I need to clear my head.   Will you be back? After a while~   Before I get down to SERIOUS work, I like to ****. If I get really angry, I need to ****. If my stress level gets too high, I always go ****.   In each of those **** places, we can put today's expression! It's a great one--one that we all need! 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!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Today’s expression and dialog: What’s your take?   What’s your take on recycling?   It’s essential.         How’s America’s recycling? Where I live—it’s horrible.   What about in your country? Right now in America, there are SO many big issues that people are talking about. SO many~ Gun rights. Gay marriage. Immigration. The new trade bill. Global warming. Obamacare. Confederate flags. Headscarves. Racism. Wow...do you have an opinion on any of those issues? Many of them are VERY controversial issues...it's hard to NOT get emotional about some of them.  If you want to know someone's opinion on any of those issues, you can use the expression I teach in today's podcast--it's super useful and very casual.  Remember, having an opinion is excellent, but that doesn't me you are right or the other person is wrong!   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 J

Today’s expression and dialog: give me some feedback   Would you have a look at my resume? Sure. I need some feedback. No problem. Send me an email.   So...do you like my videos? My podcasts? Do you like my lessons? Do you have some advice? Do you have any opinions?  Is there something you would like me to cover? Is there something you would like me to teach? Do you want more DailyDictation lessons? More LME podcasts? More CoachShanesESL videos? More PronounceItRight videos? More English/Korean videos? What about grammar classes? What about REAL BASIC LEVEL English? What about Job Interviews and School Interviews in English? What about English resumes? What about FNL? What about LIVE classes with me?   GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK! And, if you want, I will do all of that stuff for you...but it's gonna take some help on your part! Please listen to the entire 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 parmyproductio

Today’s expression and dialog: all that jazz   How’s DDM?   It’s a lot of fun. Never boring.   What do you learn? Pronunciation, how to speak, how to listen, all that jazz!   If you want to start a new sport or a new hobby, there is a LOT to do. You have to spend time and money to enjoy most hobbies. If you want to enjoy fishing in the US, you need to: buy a fishing license, buy a fishing pole and reel, buy fishing line, buy hooks and other tackle, buy bait. Then you have to find a place to fish. You might need to buy a boat. Mosquito spray! SO many things! But, can we make that list shorter by using a simple English expression? Yes! I'll teach you a great expression which is fun to say & use in today's podcast. Thank you SO much for listening to my podcast--you can listen and download ALL of them at my website: www.letsmasterenglish.com!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL

Today’s expression and dialog: before my time I heard you like Al Green! Yeah, so? Isn’t that a little before your time? It is, but his music is timeless.   Some of my favorite movies... Ghostbusters, Rambo, Big...Oh, those were some excellent movies, right? What? You never heard of those movies?  HOW can you NOT KNOW those movies??? Well, if you do not know those movies, then you need to learn today's expression!! Please listen, share, enjoy, come back tomorrow and have a SUPER weekend!!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! 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: to dump on someone   Shane, you’re NOT gonna believe what happened to me.   Sorry. Don’t dump on me now, I’m busy.   What? But you’re my boyfriend. Right. I’m your boyfriend, not your psychiatrist.   I try to be a good friend...but one thing that I am NOT very good at is listening to my friends cry and complain and worry and hate... Listening to another person's drama...it's too much! I have my own problems~ Right? What about you?  However, IF you are in a relationship, then you have to listen to your partner's worries and sad stories and horror stories and tragedies and dilemmas and...EVERYTHING~   So, to "tell someone ALL of your emotional stories" is what we will learn today~ It's a phrasal verb and I think you will easily understand it! If you don't, then you can TELL ME HOW HORRIBLE today's expression is!!!   Have a super weekend,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JO

Today’s expression and dialog: a slow jam What’s your favorite slow jam? Oh…so many. Um, Let’s Stay Together. By who? Al Green. It’s a classic.     Jam is something we put on bread...strawberry jam! I love it^^ What's your favorite jam?    But what about..."to jam"? A verb! Well, one meaning of "to jam" is "to make music". When I hear "to jam", I think of rock musicians making music--loud music! Lot's of guitars, great drums and screaming voices!! I used to love it. But as I mature~~ I tend to like "slow jams" a bit more. What's a slow jam? I'll tell you in this podcast. AND, I'll tell you one of my favorite slow jams, too. I hope you make the effort and look up my favorite slow jam on YouTube. If you do, tell me if you like or not!!   Have a super FRIDAY~~ TGIF!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:     Today's Dail

Today’s expression and dialog: put your best foot forward   My first day is tomorrow.   Well, put your best foot forward!   I’ll do my best. I’m sure you’ll do just fine!   Do you like to start new things? As I get older, I do NOT like to start new things until I am COMPLETELY ready! When I was young, I was always eager to start something new! That's not always a good thing. There are actually MANY things that I want to do--I want to add classes, start my other podcast again, have LIVE hangouts, write more blogs, work with other teachers...but it's impossible. I need to have people working for me. I need to hire people!!  But, when I do start something, I always start with GREAT ENERGY, GREAT HOPE, and GREAT PREPARATION! How can we say all three of those things in one simple expression? I'll teach you in today's podcast!   Have a great day,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the

Today’s expression and dialog: to crack someone up   George cracks me up.   He’s such a selfish person!   I know. That’s what’s so funny. Well, I think he’s a jerk.   Do you smile a lot? Do you laugh a lot? If so, then people are probably very comfortable around you! But...if you smile too much or laugh too loud...people might not like that!! Then there is the person who NEVER smiles and NEVER laughs. Did you ever try to tell that person a joke? It's no fun! Did you ever try to tickle that person...it can be dangerous! That person's face is SOLID. It doesn't move. It would take an EARTHQUAKE to break apart their lips into a smile!!! For a person like me, it doesn't take any effort to break apart my lips into a smile! What does it take to "CRACK YOU UP"? That's today's English expression--a great phrasal verb!   Have a day full of smiles ^^   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the

Today’s expression and dialog:    jerk So, did you get his autograph? No! What a jerk! What happened? He said he only gives autographs at movie screenings.    Sorry!! Wrong text!! The previous text was for my YouTube video~~~ I'm SORRY!!   Today we learn a word to describe a guy that is being TOO selfish and/or stupid!! We all know one of these guys...or two!!   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! 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: savvy   Do you use coupons when you shop?   No.   Do you look for sales?   No. I just go and buy. You are NOT a savvy shopper!   Today's expression is SAVVY! It is a SUPER common word that you NEED TO KNOW! I give you several examples in this podcast...but remember, if you REALLY want to learn English, you need to use it. You have to use the expressions that we learn and practice every day. English is like a muscle, if you exercise it, you will be strong and get stronger. If you don't you will lose it! That's why you need me, Coach Shane!! So, after you listen to today's podcast, leave me a message on Twitter (@coachshane) or on Facebook (eslcoachshane) or on our Let's Master English Google Community OR on our website (www.letsmasterenglish.com).  I want you to SHARE your learning!!!   Have a super week,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the infor

Today’s expression and dialog: to take a dump   Where’s Pete?   He’s taking a dump.   Excuse me? Erm, excuse me~ He’ll be back in a few minutes.   There are SO many English expressions--some are nice, some are not. But...if you want to master the language, we should know as many as possible!! Why learn "bad" expressions? So that we know NOT to use them^^     Today we will learn an expression that I do NOT recommend you use~ This is an expression that you will hear IF you watch American movies, if you read American novels...but it is not a "nice" expression. It is "to take a dump". We use it for people and pets. I tell you HOW to use it and WHY we use the word "dump"!    Have a very nice day!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! 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

Today’s expression and dialog: writer’s block I’ve got writer’s block. What are you writing? Dialogs for E-cubed. Why don’t you…   When was the last time you wrote a letter? I mean, a letter to your grandma or your parents or your children? Texting and phone calls are so easy and so inexpensive, but...don't you think letters are so much nicer?! The last time I wrote a big letter was YEARS ago--I need to do that. However, I do write shorter letters--especially on birthdays or Mother's Day or Father's Day. Today I was thinking about what to write on the card I bought for my father--Father's Day is coming up soon. And as I was thinking...I couldn't think of ANYTHING smart to say! This happens--you WANT to write something good or nice or smart, but your BRAIN FREEZES!! Learn about this in today's podcast!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!)

Today’s expression and dialog: a can-do attitude   English is so hard~   Come on! It’s not that bad.   It is. I don’t wanna study English~ Hey! You need to have a can-do attitude.   Do have any goals? Any dreams? I hope you do. Are your dreams "realistic" or are the a bit "crazy"?!! If one of your dreams is to get a perfect score on the TOEFL or IELTS...well, it's not very realistic. It's possible--but to be honest, most native English speakers wouldn't be able to get a perfect score! We need to have "realistic" goals. If your goal is to "be able to watch American TV shows without subtitles"...THAT is a very realistic goal! You can do it. Will it be easy? NO! Will you have difficult days/weeks/months? YES! Will you give up? You had better not. You need to have something important...what is it? I will teach you in today's podcast!   Have a super FRIDAY,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and

Today’s expression and dialog: to bail on somebody Is Jim helping you with your English? He bailed on me. What happened? As soon as we started, his girlfriend called.   Did you ever make a promise to help someone, but at the last minute CANCEL? It happens. We're human! Can you remember a time when YOUR friend canceled on you? I can. My friend Eric promised he would pick me up at 7 on Friday night and take me to a local football game. I was excited. I didn't know the local players and he was going to be able to tell me who was good and who was bad. I was REALLY excited. He arrived at my house at about 6pm. And then...his girlfriend called. "Do you want to go watch a movie with me? I'm bored. I miss you. I want to be with you~" Ugh~ He believed her! He went to her! He left me! All alone. No football. Nothing... Yeah, he BAILED ON me!! Learn that expression in today's podcast!!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: C

Today’s expression and dialog: no strings attached   Did you sign up for the free DDM lessons?   No. He’s just trying to sell his classes.   Well, yeah, but the 8 lessons are free!   No strings attached? None!    A few days ago I signed up for an online course--it said: Sign up for 5 free video classes on "how to improve your internet marketing". Well, I signed up and they sent me one free video and it was okay...problem, it didn't really teach me anything. It was exciting, but...no real lesson. In order to get the next video, I had to answer three easy questions~~~  I did. The video, a little less okay. In order to get the third video, I needed to give my opinion on something...and SO ON and SO ON! It was ridiculous. I gave up. It wasn't worth my time. There were TOO MANY requirements. Yes, it was free, but not really! UGH~ What can we say in this situation? I'll tell you!     Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: C

Today’s expression and dialog: to put it bluntly   Have some of this!   What’s this tea in a bowl?   It’s soup! How is it? Be honest. Well, to put it bluntly…it’s flavorless.   Does your mom cook? Is she good? My mom makes some really tasty dishes. My favorites are her spaghetti, goulash, beef stew, turkey and chicken...hmm-mm! Delicious. But...there have been meals that were not "really delicious"...but...am I allowed to tell her? Do I always have to say only nice things...can I be REALLY HONEST and explain what I didn't like about a particular meal that she made? Help me! What should I do?!! And...being REALLY HONEST...what is the expression that Americans would commonly use in this situation? I'll tell you in today's podcast! I hope you listen and use it! Use it on me!!   Have a super day,   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTu