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They wanted $690,000 for a football ticket. My jaw dropped! [English Practice] Ep 871
07/20/2026 | 11 mins.Here's a great way to practice your English listening, an English lesson focused on the recent World Cup in America and what shocked European visitors. Long flights, expensive tickets, the weather, and more. Seems like FIFA are still all about the money, but what does the 2026 World Cup tell us about America?
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We'll explore the vocabulary people use to complain and describe cultural differences. We'll look at two sides of the story: the over-commercialisation and politics, and also the genuine warmth from ordinary Americans.
Listening to real conversations like this helps you understand natural English and gives you useful words for your own opinions. Press play and let's start.
#WorldCupInAmerica #LearnEnglish #BritishEnglish #EnglishListening #SportsVocabulary #CulturalDifferences #AdeptEnglish- Want to learn English from real life? Think about this: when was the last time you truly played as an adult? Not watching TV or checking social media, but actually playing, losing track of time, feeling joy, forgetting your responsibilities. Sounds nice, but do we actually still do it? Today we're exploring why adult play disappears and how to bring it back.
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In today's podcast, we'll explore eight different types of play for adults. Along the way, you'll learn useful vocabulary like 'smouldering', 'resilience', and 'kinaesthete'. Listening to this episode will help you improve your English https://adeptenglish.com/language-courses/ and also think about your own life in a fresh way. Press play and let's start.
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#LearnEnglish #AdultPlay #PlayPersonalities #WellbeingVocabulary #BritishEnglish #AdeptEnglish #ListeningPractice - Here's a great way to practice your English listening https://adeptenglish.com/english/listening/, listen to how we talk about environmental hope. Have you ever wondered if nature can recover after all the damage? We hear so much bad news, but today we examine three stories of recovery. Curious if they hold up?
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In this podcast, we'll explore how humpback whales have made a huge comeback. We'll look at coral reefs that are learning to survive hotter water. And we'll travel to the Amazon rainforest where new forests are growing again. Along the way, you'll pick up key words https://adeptenglish.com/language-courses/500-most-common-words-course/ like "rebound", "biodiversity", and "rewilding".
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We'll discover how scientists and local people are working together. We'll see what happens when we give nature a helping hand. These stories will make you feel hopeful – and your English will grow at the same time.
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#LearnEnglish #Environment #NatureRecovery #Whales #CoralReefs #AmazonRainforest #AdeptEnglish - If you want to learn English that people actually speak, not textbook phrases, listen https://adeptenglish.com/english/listening/ to how we talk about individuality, like that British artist who ignored every trend. You've probably seen the idea: march to your own drum. Looks effortless, but is it? Today we're digging into what really drove them.
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We'll focus on three useful words: 'eccentric' – meaning unconventional or different from the norm; 'landscape' – a painting of the countryside; and 'innovate' – to introduce something new. These words https://adeptenglish.com/language-courses/500-most-common-words-course/ will help you talk about art, personality, and creativity. We'll discover how this artist refused to write a thesis, painted on an iPad, and even turned a no‑show into a still life of fruit.
His humour and determination are truly inspiring. Listening to real stories like this is a great way to improve your English naturally. You'll learn vocabulary in context. Press play and let's start.
#DavidHockney #BritishArt #LearnEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #ArtVocabulary #Eccentric #LandscapePainting #AdeptEnglish Nobody Expected This Wildlife Comeback: From 54 to 9,500 [Advanced English Practice] Ep 867
06/22/2026 | 13 mins.Let's be honest – One of the best reasons to practice English listening with Adept English, is to hear amazing uplifting stories, today it's rewilding. Three stories of animals and habitats recovering, perfect. So, let's talk about the rewilding trend.
✔️ Lesson transcript: https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/english-speaking-practice-positive-environmental-stories/
We'll learn https://adeptenglish.com/company/learning-system/ important vocabulary along the way: "keystone species", meaning an animal that many others depend on, and "sequestered", which means captured and stored, like carbon in grasslands.
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We'll also discover how removing old dams can bring rivers and fish back to life. And we'll see how vultures, nature's clean-up team, have returned to places where they disappeared decades ago.
These stories show that positive change is possible when we give nature a helping hand. Listen, learn some new words, and enjoy something hopeful. Press play and let's start.
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