ENGLISH SNACKS - nurture and grow your English with snack sized episodes!

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🎧 Speak natural, confident English — in just minutes a day. English Snacks gives you short, practical lessons to help you sound more like a native speaker in real conversations. No textbooks, no complicated grammar — just clear, useful English you can start using immediately. Amber is a native English speaker and will share with you how natives really speak! Each episode is quick, focused, and easy to follow, so you can build your vocabulary, improve your fluency, and gain confidence step by step. Perfect for busy learners who want real results. 👉 Learn faster. Speak better. Sound natural. English Snacksは、ネイティブスピーカーのように自然に会話できるようになるための、短く実践的なレッスンを提供します。教科書や複雑な文法は一切不要です。すぐに使える、分かりやすく役立つ英語だけを学びます。講師のアンバーはネイティブスピーカーなので、ネイティブが実際にどのように話しているかを教えてくれます！ 各エピソードは短く、要点を絞った分かりやすい内容なので、語彙を増やし、流暢さを向上させ、自信をつけることができます。 目に見える成果を求める忙しい学習者に最適です。 👉 より速く、より上手に、そして自然な英語を話せるようになりましょう。 English Snacks 提供簡短實用的課程，幫助您像母語人士一樣自然流暢地溝通。無需教科書或複雜的文法知識。您將學習清晰易懂、實用性強的英語，並能立即運用。授課老師 Amber 是母語人士，她會教您母語人士的真實表達方式！ 每節課都短小精悍、重點突出、通俗易懂，讓您循序漸進地擴展詞彙量、提高流利度並建立自信。 非常適合忙碌的學習者，助您快速取得顯著成效。 👉 更快學習，更流利地說英語，更自然地道道地。 English Snacks ofrece lecciones cortas y prácticas para ayudarte a conversar con naturalidad, como un hablante nativo. No necesitas libros de texto ni gramática compleja. Aprenderás un inglés claro y útil que podrás usar de inmediato. La instructora Amber es nativa, ¡así que te enseñará cómo hablan los nativos! Cada episodio es corto, conciso y fácil de entender, lo que te permite ampliar gradualmente tu vocabulario, mejorar tu fluidez y ganar confianza. Ideal para quienes tienen poco tiempo y buscan resultados tangibles. 👉 Aprende más rápido, habla mejor y domina el inglés con naturalidad. تقدم لكم English Snacks دروسًا قصيرة وعملية تساعدكم على التحدث بطلاقة كمتحدث أصلي. لا حاجة لكتب دراسية أو قواعد معقدة. ستتعلمون فقط اللغة الإنجليزية الواضحة والمفيدة التي يمكنكم استخدامها فورًا. المدربة آمبر متحدثة أصلية، لذا ستعلمكم كيف يتحدث الناطقون الأصليون! كل حلقة قصيرة ومركزة وسهلة الفهم، مما يسمح لكم بتوسيع مفرداتكم تدريجيًا، وتحسين طلاقتكم، وبناء ثقتكم بأنفسكم. مثالية للمتعلمين المشغولين الذين يرغبون في نتائج ملموسة. 👈 تعلموا أسرع، وتحدثوا بطلاقة، وتحدثوا الإنجليزية بطلاقة طبيعية.

Publisher

English Snacks

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2025

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

141 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Tired of Being Tired? Learn Natural English Through a Story About Rest - A Special Episode for World Mental Health Day

   🌿 Feeling burned out? Maybe it's time to give yourself permission to rest. Have you ever felt so tired that you couldn't think clearly, even when you really wanted to get things done? I've been there, too. In this gentle episode of English Snacks, I'm sharing a personal story about burnout, learning to slow down, and discovering why taking a mental health day isn't lazy or selfish. I live in the quiet French countryside, but even surrounded by fields, forests and birdsong, I found myself running on empty. I was working late, saying yes to everything, and spreading myself too thin. Until one morning, I realised something had to change. Join me for a little story about switching off, recharging your batteries, and remembering that rest is essential. ✨ Improve your English naturally as you listen! In this episode, you'll: 🌱 Practise English listening with a real, personal story. 🌱 Learn useful everyday expressions and idioms. 🌱 Discover how native English speakers talk about stress, exhaustion and relaxation. 🌱 Practise pronunciation, rhythm and intonation with a guided shadowing exercise. 🌱 Build your confidence speaking natural English. 🗣️ Today's useful English expressions • Burned out — completely exhausted from too much stress. • Running on empty — having almost no energy left. • To burn the candle at both ends — staying up late, getting up early, from working too much. • Spread yourself too thin — trying to do too many things. • At the end of your rope — feeling that you can't cope any longer. • Switch off — stop thinking about work and relax. • Unwind — relax after a busy or stressful day. • A weight off your shoulders — a feeling of relief when a worry disappears. And more! 🎧 Make this your little English break. You can listen at a slower speed and read along with the transcript. At the end, we'll practise speaking together using shadowing: listen to me, then repeat the sentences, copying my rhythm and intonation. 💚 Your little challenge: What's one thing that helps you recharge your batteries? A walk, a cup of tea, a good book, or simply switching off your phone? Give yourself permission to do it. If this episode brings you a little comfort or helps you learn something new, please share it with a friend, leave a review, and subscribe to English Snacks for more bite-sized English listening practice. 🔎 Search keywords: Learn English through stories, intermediate English listening practice, B1 B2 English, English listening comprehension, natural English expressions, English idioms, spoken English practice, English shadowing, improve English fluency, burnout vocabulary, mental health vocabulary, self-care in English, slow English listening, English for adults, relaxing English podcast, ESL podcast. #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #IntermediateEnglish #ESL #EFL #EnglishPodcast #LearnEnglishThroughStories #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishIdioms #SpokenEnglish #ShadowingPractice #B1English #B2English #MentalHealth #SelfCare #WorldMentalHealthDay #EnglishSnacks 日本語: 中級英語リスニング｜自然な英語表現・英語イディオム・発音練習｜メンタルヘルスとセルフケア 繁體中文: 英語聽力練習｜中級英文學習｜自然口語、英文片語與發音練習 한국어: 중급 영어 듣기 연습｜자연스러운 영어 표현과 영어 숙어｜영어 회화 및 발음 연습 Español: Aprende inglés intermedio con historias | Comprensión auditiva, expresiones cotidianas y pronunciación Français: Apprendre l’anglais intermédiaire | Compréhension orale, expressions naturelles et prononciation

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   5 Oct 2026

   🍁 I’m So Glad I Live in a World Where There Are Octobers 🍂 Beautiful Autumn English Listening Practice

   Hello and welcome to English Snacks! I'm Amber, your English teacher and native English speaker from Australia, now living in the French countryside. October is my favourite time of year. The mornings are cooler, the light is golden, the leaves are changing, and I find myself wanting to drink tea, read books and slow down a little. In this episode, I'm taking you with me into my October. We'll meet Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables, enjoy some beautiful poetry, learn natural English vocabulary for autumn and cool weather, and finish with shadowing practice to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. This is a gentle English listening lesson for intermediate ESL learners (B1–B2) who want to understand natural English, build vocabulary and speak more confidently. 🍁 In this episode, you'll learn useful autumn English: • a nip in the air — a small feeling of cold in the air • crisp — pleasantly cool and fresh • misty — containing a light fog • to bundle up — to put on warm clothes or layers • to rustle — to make a soft, crackling sound • cosy/cozy — warm, comfortable and relaxing • hushed — very quiet and still • mild — pleasantly warm or not too cold • to savour/savor — to enjoy something slowly and fully You'll hear natural sentences such as: 🍂 “There's a nip in the air.” 🍂 “I love the crisp, misty mornings.” 📚 English through literature I'll introduce you to Anne Shirley, the imaginative heroine of L. M. Montgomery's classic novel Anne of Green Gables, and we'll explore why Anne loves October so much. We'll also hear a few beautiful words from poets Robert Frost and Helen Hunt Jackson, and discover how simple English can create beautiful pictures. 🎧 Shadowing practice At the end of the episode, we'll practise together. I'll say several sentences and you can repeat after me, copying my rhythm and intonation. Shadowing is a wonderful way to move beyond simply understanding English and start making your spoken English sound more natural. 🌿 Your English challenge This week, look out of your window or step outside and find one thing about October that makes you smile. It could be a colour, smell, sound, the weather—or even something you're eating. Then say: “I'm so glad for…” For example: 🍁 “I'm so glad for the golden light.” 🎃 “I'm so glad for pumpkin soup.” ☕ “I'm so glad for crisp mornings.” Try making your own sentence and saying it aloud. 💛 About English Snacks English Snacks is a short, gentle English podcast for intermediate ESL learners who want to improve their listening, vocabulary, pronunciation and everyday spoken English. Listen slowly, listen again, shadow with me, and let your English grow one little snack at a time. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to English Snacks so you never miss a new lesson. Come hungry for knowledge. 🍂 #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #EnglishListeningPractice #ESL #EnglishPodcast #IntermediateEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #SpokenEnglish #EnglishPronunciation #EnglishShadowing #AutumnEnglish #AutumnVocabulary #B1English #B2English #AnneOfGreenGables

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   28 Sept 2026

   What I Miss About Home : Australian English, Tim Tams & Natural English Listening Practice

   What do you miss when you leave home? Sometimes it isn't the big things. Sometimes it's a bird call, a favourite food, a familiar word — or even a chocolate biscuit. 🍫 In this episode of English Snacks, I share the little things I miss about Australia while living in France: the unmistakable sound of an Australian magpie, chicken parmigiana (or parmi / parma), and the much-loved Tim Tam bickie (biscuit). And when I unexpectedly find Tim Tams in a shop in France, a little piece of Australia suddenly hits my heart and can be shared in my new home. Along the way, you'll learn natural English vocabulary, useful collocations, Australian English expressions and storytelling phrases that you can use in real conversations. ✨ In this episode, you'll learn: • miss — how to talk about someone or something you wish you had with you • come to my attention — a natural, more advanced way to say I've noticed / realised • warble — a musical sound made by a bird • unmistakable / distinctive — useful ways to describe something you recognise immediately • a staple food — something basic and regularly eaten • abbreviated / shortened to — how words become shorter in everyday English • last but certainly not least — a useful phrase for introducing the final item in a list • coated in a layer of — a useful food collocation • much to my surprise — a great storytelling expression • stock / stocks — how to say that a shop has a product available You'll also hear some Australian English, including: parmi / parma — short forms of parmigiana bicky / bickie — an informal Australian word for biscuit brekkie — an informal short form of breakfast Tim Tam — a famous Australian chocolate biscuit And yes… you'll learn how to do a Tim Tam Slam! 🍫☕️ 🗣️ SHADOWING & SPEAKING PRACTICE At the end of the episode, repeat new sentences using the vocabulary and collocations from the story. Practise matching my rhythm, stress and pronunciation to make your spoken English sound more natural. 🎧 English listening practice Feel free to play the episode at a slower speed if you need to, and use the transcript to read along. This episode is suitable for ESL / EFL learners, intermediate English learners, English listening practice, Australian English learners, and anyone who wants to learn natural English through stories. 🌍 For English learners around the world 🇯🇵 英語リスニング・オーストラリア英語・英語表現 🇨🇳 英语听力练习・澳大利亚英语・英语词汇 🇹🇼 英文聽力・澳洲英文・英文單字 🇰🇷 영어 듣기 연습・호주 영어・영어 표현 🇪🇸 práctica de inglés・comprensión auditiva・inglés australiano 🇫🇷 compréhension orale anglaise・anglais australien 🇩🇪 Englisch Hörverstehen・australisches Englisch 🇵🇹 prática de inglês・inglês australiano 🇸🇦 تعلم الإنجليزية・الاستماع باللغة الإنجليزية・الإنجليزية الأسترالية A little English. A true little story. A little something to think about. I'm Amber, an Australian ESL teacher. I love helping my students sound more natural in English. You can increase your fluency too! Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode. Come hungry for knowledge. 🍪 #EnglishListeningPractice #LearnEnglish #ESL #EFL #AustralianEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishCollocations #EnglishShadowing #NaturalEnglish #EnglishPodcast #LearnEnglish #IntermediateEnglish #TimTam

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