English with Monty - The Podcast about the English Language

Jon and Gideon discuss their favourite books for English language learning and teaching. Also covering some online resources and apps.

If you would like more information about Monty, please visit our website at: www.montyenglish.co.uk

Jon speaks to his friend Dana about her experience of helping her daughter Maria in improving her English. We talk about some nice ideas to help children and make things fun for them.

Jon is joined by actors Elena (from Spain) and Niccolò (from Italy) talking about articulation. We explore some fun techniques, give you an insight into what actors do and hopefully help improve your pronunciation.

Jon and Gideon talk about 10 different ways to improve your vocabulary. Giving you a good idea as to how you can remember new words and the best ways to use them so you don't forget.

Jon and Gideon talk about idioms you can not only use at Christmas time but throughout the year. We also mention some expressions for the new year and reflect on 2020 as teachers.

Jon and Gideon explain the rules on using gerunds and infinitives. There is also a ten-question quiz in the second part of the episode to test your knowledge!

Jon and Gideon answer some questions from English learners giving some useful advice and insights into how you can improve.

Questions were asked by:

Julia from Germany

David from Spain

Rachel from India

Igor from Brazil

Olya from Kirov in Russia

Nidhin from Kerala in India

Jon talks with Brodie about what an Australian and Scottish accent sound like. They look at some interesting phrases used in each country and give some background on their origins.

Jon and Niccolò talk about how to use phrasal verbs and play a bit of a game to show how learning them can be fun!

Jon and Gideon talk about false friends in the English language. There are words which sound similar in each language but have a different meaning when you translate them. If you ever find yourself in this situation then I would recommend a listen!