In this episode, we talk about what itās like to live without our phones.No buzzing notifications, no flashing screen, no modern day apps to help us.I talk about what could happen when maps, music, and messages disappear, and youāre left with the slower world that existed before.This episode isnāt about rejecting technology, but about noticing what happens when itās gone.If youāve ever felt a bit addicted to your phone, this oneās for you.āØ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/could-you-spend-143208351š§ Today We Learn:Vocabulary: Technology, Digital Habits, Reflection & FeelingsGrammar: Passive voice, Modal verbs for speculation or adviceš£ Too difficult? Search:āBeginner English with Jamesā for the same story at a lower level.
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Old Cars are Better than New Cars
This episode starts with a drive into the mountains: Autumn light, gold leaves, and cool November air smelling of trees and rain. It was lovely.But the car I was driving had other ideas.Somewhere between the mountain bends and motorways, I was fighting the machine! The car kept deciding what was āsafeā and what wasnāt.This oneās about control. About how technology thatās meant to help can end up taking over.If youāve ever felt nostalgia for something simple, or argued with your own modern car, this episode is for you..āØ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/old-cars-are-new-142897684š§ Today We Learn:Vocabulary: Car Parts & Features, Driving Actions, Nature & Sensory LanguageGrammar: Non-defining relative clauses, Comparatives and superlatives, Passive voiceš£ Too difficult? Search:āBeginner English with Jamesā for the same story at a lower level.
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My First Dream in Spanish
Have you ever dreamed in another language?In this episode, I tell the story of the first time it happened to me.It was a cold night in Spain, a few months after I moved there, when I still knew only a few words but had a lot of curiosity.Itās a story about being tired, living fully in another language, and the moment when that language starts to feel natural instead of foreign.We talk about learning, belonging, and the small signs that show your progress even when youāre fast asleep.āØ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-first-dream-142169025š§ Today We Learn:Vocabulary: Living abroad, Home life, Language learningGrammar: Past perfect (earlier past events), Non-defining relative clauses, Linking devices (for narrative flow), Discourse markers & stance adverbs (for natural spoken style)š Too easy? Search:āEveryday English with Jamesā (advanced)š£ Too difficult? Search:āBeginner English with Jamesā (beginner)
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Winter is coming, but enjoy it anyway!
The air is changing, and you can feel it!In this episode, I talk about the cold days arriving, the shorter light, and the quiet streets that come with winter.But I also ask: what if we stopped fighting the season and learned to enjoy it?This is a calm story about slowing down, finding small joys, and learning to live with the cold, not against it.āØ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/winter-is-coming-141737764š§ Today We Learn:Vocabulary: Nature & Seasons, Cold & Warmth, & ComfortGrammar: Reduced Relative Clauses, Comparatives and Superlatives, Present Continuous for Developing Trends or Ongoing Statesš Too easy? Search:āEveryday English with Jamesā (advanced)š£ Too difficult? Search:āBeginner English with Jamesā (beginner)
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How Do Rollercoasters Work?
In this episode, I go to one of Spainās biggest theme parks for my birthday.Between the screams, the speed, and the silence before each drop, I start to wonder how these machines really work.Why donāt they fall off the track? Why do they feel so scary but stay so safe?Itās a story about design, fear, trust, and how we find excitement in things that could never actually hurt us.āØ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140895765š§ Today We Learn:Vocabulary: Theme Parks & Rollercoasters, Engineering & Mechanics, Sensations & EmotionsGrammar: Passive Voice, Causatives (to have / get something done), Adverbial Clauses of Contrastš Too easy? Search:āEveryday English with Jamesā (advanced)š£ Too difficult? Search:āBeginner English with Jamesā (beginner)
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