Tom's English Podcast

2020 is the year of the mask.
In this podcast you will learn more about masks in the past, and some unusual masks in the present. 
Egypt, Venice, England, the plague and Shanghai all feature in this podcast. 
Specially created for curious minds.

Enjoy yourself this Halloween with 3 spooky ghost stories.  
Excellent listening practice.  You can re-tell these stories to your family for Halloween.
Written by Thomas Leonardo Carneiro Ashton
thunder sound effect attribution Grant Evans Attribution 3.0
small dog and dog howling attribution Daniel Simion

Learn how to present a balanced argument - in this case about the travel industry. 
Excellent listening practice and work on linking devices. 

It`s always nice to imagine what might happen in the future. 
Especially now in these uncertain times
Listen to these 2 news bulletins and decide how likely these things are to happen.  Have fun and improve your listening skills!

Tom`s English podcast is back!  
Coronavirus vocabulary. 
And learn how to play coronavirus bingo - something to keep you occupied during the lockdown!!

Dogs and the English language! 
Expressions and meanings to make you communicate better - not like a dog!

Flags are some of the most recognisable symbols in the world.  Learn some curiosities and expressions related to flags in this episode. 

Irregular plurals, idiomatic expressions and two well known cultural references. 
All around the theme of the mouse.  Learn how to use these new expressions with the latest Tom`s English Podcast.

Many verbs in English can be created using the suffix -en.  Listen to some examples and how they can be used in popular idiomatic expressions. 
You will broaden your horizons and be ready to use these expressions yourself!

Welcome to December!  Listen to some handy statistics about Christmas spending and how people celebrated Christmas in the past.