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English Learning for Curious Minds

Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners. Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand. Join listeners from 189 countries and discover a more interesting way of improving your English. Find the bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, key vocabulary, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com

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  • Folge vom 18.02.2022
    #238 | A Short History Of Tea
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***It's the second most popular drink in the world after water, with 3.7 billion cups drunk every single day.In this episode, we explore tea's fascinating history, how it changed global politics, caused countries to go to war with each other, and literally changed the world.How much tea do we really drink every year?Myths about the discovery of teaEarly tea consumption in East AsiaTea first being brought to Northern EuropeCatherine of Braganza: the woman who brought tea to BritainTea and The East India CompanyThe Brits adding sugar to teaBritain struggling to find a product to exchange with China for teaFlooding China with opiumThe Opium WarsSending spies deep into China to discover how tea was madeTea cultivation in British coloniesCurious tea fact #1: The three different word groups for "tea" (and what they tell us)Curious tea fact #2: The invention of the teabag Curious tea fact #3: How to make the perfect cup of tea (advice from an expert)Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-tea ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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  • Folge vom 11.02.2022
    #236 | How To Use Podcasts To Improve Your English [My Favourite Strategies]
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***Learn how to actually use podcasts to improve your English listening, vocabulary, speaking, and even writing.This is a special episode packed full of tips & tricks to help you use podcasts in a more effective way.What most people do when listening to podcasts to learn a languageListening tip #1: How to become a more attentive listenerListening tip #2: Listening out for word/phrase useListening tip #3: Listening out for sounds of EnglishPodcast superpowers: how to use them as a learning exerciseVocabulary tip #1: How to go from passive to active vocabularySpeaking tip #1: Recording yourself, techniques to do so (and why this works)Speaking tip #2: Shadowing (and why this works)(Bonus) Speaking tip #3: Simultaneous translation (warning: advanced)Writing tip #1: Summaries & reflectionsThe importance of writing in English as a way to clarify thoughtsFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/how-to-use-podcasts-improve-english ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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  • Folge vom 04.02.2022
    #234 | The Future of The British Royal Family
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***On February 6th, the 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her 70th anniversary of being the queen of the United Kingdom.In this episode, we’ll ask ourselves what happens next, how will the next king be different, and what the future holds for the British Royal Family.The British royal family as a family businessPractical question: who will the next monarch be?The popularity of Queen Elizabeth IIThe problems ahead for Prince CharlesThe public perception of Prince CharlesWhy the British royal family will reduce in sizeThe Prince Andrew scandalHow might Prince ("King") Charles deal with Prince William?Prince William & Princess Kate: the future of the British monarchy?Allowing more access to the British royal familyRelationship between the British monarchy and the British parliamentThe successes of Queen Elizabeth IICharles I vs. Charles II vs. Charles IIIFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/future-british-monarchy ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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  • Folge vom 28.01.2022
    #232 | When Britain Killed Its King
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***In the 17th century, Britain decided to kill its king and experiment with life without a monarch.In this episode we'll learn about the English Civil War, the 11 years the country spent without a monarch, why the monarchy was eventually restored, and the impact this had on the country.The background to the English Civil WarsThe Divine Right of KingsThe errors of judgment of Charles IDissolving Parliament in 1629Religious divisions in Great BritainTrust breaking down between the King and ParliamentCivil War breaks outThe nature of The First English Civil WarThe rise of Oliver CromwellThe trial and execution of King Charles IThe second and third English Civil WarsThe InterregnumThe death of Oliver Cromwell and the return of Charles II to the throneWhat was life like when Britain didn't have a kingThe influence of "life without a king" on the countryThe legacy of Oliver CromwellHow to punish a man who had already diedFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/britain-killed-its-king ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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