
Small Talk for New Connections
Practise natural questions for meeting people, finding common ground, making plans, and keeping a conversation comfortable.
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Practise the language of meeting people, making plans, sharing feelings, and building trust.
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Practise natural questions for meeting people, finding common ground, making plans, and keeping a conversation comfortable.

Warmth, boundaries, feelings, and direct but considerate relationship language.

Guided speaking practice for starting conversations, asking follow-ups, and handling natural reductions.

Natural greetings, follow-up questions, and expressive answers that keep small talk moving.

Learn conversational English through interviews and funny stories from the actors who made Friends memorable.

Study relationship language, serious reactions, and informal expressions through a Spider-Man and Tony Stark scene.

Follow Evie as she explains why she has moved from the UK to Canada, what led to the decision, and what she expects to find challenging. Listen for natural language for sharing a major life update, explaining reasons, and talking about uncertainty and making friends.

Evie discusses why some English learners adopt English names, how pronunciation and identity shape that choice, and how to introduce your own name with confidence.

Learn how to recommend TV shows, explain preferences, and use entertainment as a conversation topic.

Explore accent, intelligibility, and respectful ways to talk about pronunciation differences in English.

Learn natural conversation through a real exchange, transcript, and focused vocabulary breakdown.

Listen to a natural conversation about childhood, freedom, generations, and family life.

Use “We Analyzed the English of These 4 FOOTBALL STARS” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Use “Learn English with Kobe Bryant | Dear Basketball [Inspiring]” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Use “Learn English with BRAD PITT — Formula 1” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Explore Halloween vocabulary and local fall traditions through a grocery-store tour, neighborhood decorations, and pumpkin carving.

Practise speaking about friendship, everyday technology, and travel through vocabulary explanations, sample conversations, and guided speaking turns.

Use “Real English Conversation: Vocabulary for Daily Life” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Use “Learn English Conversation” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Use “Learn English with EMILY IN PARIS” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Use “Real English Conversation: Advanced English Lesson” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Follow Ariannita through a full day and hear how she describes routines—from waking up and caring for pets to working, commuting, meals, errands, and winding down. Short interviews show how other people talk about their own schedules.

Ariannita interviews beachgoers about common English acronyms, then explains how abbreviations work in texts and online conversations. Learn when expressions such as “on my way,” “talk to you later,” and “hit me up” sound natural, and notice which shorthand is casual or context-dependent.

Ariannita introduces language for flirting, describing romantic feelings, and choosing Valentine’s Day cards and gifts. Learn how people talk about pickup lines, having a crush, butterflies, thoughtful messages, flowers, and loved ones. Sponsor offers and store prices in the recording may have changed.

Recorded for the 2023–24 New Year, Ariannita shows party decorations and teaches the language of hosting, countdowns, toasts, and resolutions. She also shares traditions associated with different communities. Prices and calendar references are specific to the recording; traditions vary from person to person and place to place.

Ariannita visits Cincinnati stores to show Halloween costumes, decorations, and familiar seasonal customs. Learn natural English for choosing a costume, describing what you see, shopping for treats, and talking about Halloween plans. The customs and store details are examples from the video, not rules followed by everyone.

Use “Get Ready with Me for a Date | Slow British English” to practise social & small talk English in context.

Hear spontaneous Chicago conversations about traditions, clothes, celebrations, and everyday reactions.

Learn respectful dating language for compliments, invitations, boundaries, and honest follow-ups.

Practice relaxed conversation about family, work, and side gigs through an interview with a friend.

Understand casual American slang from everyday conversation and social media, including when it is appropriate to use it.

Train your ear for fast casual American English by practicing reductions and connected question forms.

Practice respectful small talk about jobs, work hours, income, overtime, and favorite parts of a career.

Learn natural phrasal verbs for making plans, meeting up, catching up, and spending time with friends.

Listen to a natural conversation about friends, locations, and activities while practicing follow-up questions and connected answers.

Build real English-speaking opportunities through small talk, shared interests, volunteering, neighbors, meetups, and community events.

Build confidence talking about calendar dates, ordinal numbers, events, and plans in everyday American English.

Learn how to pronounce the most important sentences in English! Because you say these common phrases all the time, use fluent pronunciation. The TOP 10 English sentences have some surprising pronunciation!

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Learn advanced English vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and American English pronunciation with this real English conversation lesson.

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Learn 20 essential English phrases for daily conversation.

Learn how to understand jokes in English. These 15 silly puns, plays-on-words, or "dad jokes" will help you improve your English vocabulary.

Learn the top 50 phrasal verbs in English for daily conversation.

Learn how to use 25 advanced English vocabulary phrases for daily conversation. Speak English English!

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Learn how to politely say "I don't like it" in daily conversational English. Be polite and use these top 20 expressions to express negative feelings in English.

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Learn how to talk about hobbies in English. What are some common expressions for hobbies? How can you ask about hobbies? Should you say the word "hobbies"? Let's talk about it!

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Learn these 15 important advanced English phrases for daily conversation. Understand native English speakers when they use these phrases, and use them yourself!

Learn how to use the top 100 verbs in English! I hope that this English lesson will be good reminder of common verbs that native English speakers use in daily English conversations.

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Learn English for beginners in this 45 minute English vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation lesson.

Are you ready to speak with me? Let's get some English speaking practice!

Learn how to have an American English accent! With these 4 tips, you'll learn how to sound like an American.

Learn 30 phrasal verbs to describe your morning routine in English. Do you doze off or roll out of bed? Do you pull back your hair or put on make up?

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Learn 88 vocabulary words for the bathroom! Do Americans say bathroom, restroom, toilet, or washroom? Let's learn together.

Learn 20 essential English phrases for daily conversation.

Learn 20 daily English expressions and phrasal verbs in this American English lesson.

Can you pronounce these 10 difficult English words correctly? Test yourself in today's English lesson.

Learn how to talk about the weather in English!

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Learn English for beginners in this 45 minute English vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation lesson.

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Learn how to ask a polite question in English, how to as a polite favor, and how to give a polite suggestion. Use these daily English phrases!

Find an English conversation partner through a local group, language exchange, or shared-interest community, and learn how to make a polite first invitation.

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Learn when I’d rather sounds natural, how it differs from I prefer, and how to use it for everyday choices and comparisons.

Improve your English accent by using these 10 reductions for natural pronunciation. Your English listening skills will also improve, too!

Learn how to have fast speech like a native English speaker! 😊Use daily English reductions like gonna, wanna, hafta, and gotta to sound natural when you speak.

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Learn how to use 50 common English phrases for daily conversation. Understand real English conversations and speak naturally!

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Stay home with us as we talk about COVID together. Thanks so much to Emma, Gabby, Jack, and Lucy for joining me today!

Learn how to describe a car in English. If you need to go to the mechanic, no problem! Increase your vocabulary and speak daily English.

Come eat lunch with us and share a fast English conversation together, too! What do you usually eat for lunch?

Are you ready to learn English? Enjoy my top 5 tips for learning English for beginners!

Learn how to stop making common mistakes in English.

Learn how to say and understand BIG numbers in English! Do you know how to say phone numbers, hotel room numbers, dates, and counting in English?

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There is no universal timeline for fluency. Consider your study time, the materials you use, and what speaking English fluently means for your own goals.

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Learn how to use advanced English sentence structure!

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You probably think you know how to use DO, TELL, and BET in English, but do you know how to level up these simple verbs to make them more advanced?

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Practise a friendly visit from the greeting through offers and small talk, then use “catch up” and “What have you been up to lately?” to reconnect with a friend.

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Learn 27 phrasal verbs about clothing! Talk about your daily life in English with these important English phrases.

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Learn how to talk about movies and TV shows in English! When you can talk about movie stars, the plot of your favorite movie, and your opinion about other movies, you'll be ready to have small talk in English!

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Learn how to pronounce the top 106 most difficult words in English with Vanessa. Do you know how to pronounce through? Throughout? Girl? World? Entrepreneur? Learn in this lesson!

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Learn how to become a fluent English speaker! Follow these 5 steps and you will succeed.

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Learn how to pronounce the most important introductions in English! Because you say these common phrases all the time, use fluent pronunciation. The TOP 10 English introductions have some surprising pronunciation!

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Improve your English pronunciation with these 10 tips. Learn how to have a better American accent and understand fast English speakers.

Learn how to use phrasal verbs in daily conversation. These phrasal verbs are weird, but they're commonly used!

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Learn how to pronounce the most common brands in English. If you mispronounce these brands, other people won't understand you clearly when you speak, so let's practice speaking together!

Learn how to use "come" in daily English! Use phrasal verbs with "come" and common expressions with "come." I hope that when this lesson comes to an end, you'll come to understand these phrases!

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Learn 10 daily English expressions and phrasal verbs in this American English lesson.

Learn how to say and understand fast English sentences!

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Learn how to politely explain and clarify your opinion, thoughts, and ideas in English!

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Learn how to introduce yourself confidently and clearly in English.

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Can you say "yes" to all 10 of these "fluency statements"? Learn some top tips for how to be fluent in English.

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Join Vanessa and Dan for a LIVE English vocabulary lesson. Do you know these advanced expressions?

Learn how to understand jokes in English. These 10 silly puns, plays-on-words, or "dad jokes" will help you improve your English vocabulary.

Where are you from? Join me to talk about where I'm from and where my ancestors are from. Your heritage is a great English conversation starter.

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Why can you understand more English than you can speak? Let's answer this question today so that you can sleep peacefully at night! 😊

Learn 10 very American phrases. You will hear these phrases in American movies and TV shows. Feel free to use them in your daily conversation!

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When did you get out of your comfort zone? Learn how to use the idiom "give it a shot" and the phrasal verb "to throw someone in" in this English conversation lesson.

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Can you laugh, quack, and ring a bell in English? Learn the most common animal sounds in English and sounds for items and human emotions. Fun!

Do you know all 12 English verb tenses? Take this English test to find out!

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Learn how to use UNLESS in daily English. Can you use UNLESS in positive and negative sentences? Can you use UNLESS in questions?

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Test your English skills and learn 15 advanced C1 English words!

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Join Vanessa’s live Q&A as she answers personal and English-learning questions, shares stories from Korea and France, and models natural follow-up conversation.

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Practise asking about preferences and suggesting another option politely. Vanessa models complete “would you rather” answers, reasons, contrasts, and a natural dinner conversation.

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Can you understand my voice but not movies and TV shows? Let's talk about how you can understand fast English speakers in daily English conversation and in your favorite movies and TV shows.

Learn how to use SINCE, FOR, and UNTIL in daily English conversations.

Learn natural ways to agree, decline, and express uncertainty—and notice how tone and context change what these short replies communicate.

Talk about technology habits, everyday benefits, and setting reasonable limits using natural phrases and a short model conversation.

Practise natural answers to “What are you doing this weekend?” with expressions for relaxing, errands, social plans, travel, and daily routines.

Practise talking about your morning, workday, evening routine, and sleep with Vanessa’s guided daily-life questions.

Learn how to pronounce negative contractions in English! Can you understand negative contractions? Let's find out!

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Practise talking about exercise, motivation, realistic routines, and inviting a friend to be active together.

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A live Q&A on building English fluency through supportive practice, natural listening, and everyday conversation.

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Learn how to stop feeling shy when you speak English! Do you want to express yourself naturally? Feel confident and fluent? Today's English lesson is for you!

Learn “kick off” for starting meetings, seasons, mornings, and study sessions, including patterns with “with” and “by.”

Good luck! Learn how to say GOOD LUCK with creativity and flair!

Learn English through a full hour of playful jokes, puns, and useful expressions, with Vanessa explaining the wordplay and cultural context.

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Learn more natural ways to say you do not know, do not like something, or need to say goodbye—with attention to tone and context.

Understand two relationship idioms and learn when “out of sight, out of mind” applies beyond relationships.

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Hear natural English while Vanessa and Dan play a cooperative word game, explain clues, and negotiate guesses.

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Compare American and British expressions, education terms, casual food vocabulary, and the context that keeps regional differences clear.

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Learn “the rest is history” for summarizing how a meaningful story or relationship developed after one key moment.

Learn considerate English for talking about pregnancy, sharing personal news, respecting privacy, and asking before touching.

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Practice everyday small talk with questions about health, work, weekends, and weather, plus natural ways to answer or pass.

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Learn how Vanessa uses “brush it off” to describe letting go of an upsetting mishap after burnt chili and a broken window.

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Choose natural responses to everyday apologies—from “It’s okay” and “No problem” to “No prob” and “It’s all good”—while matching the phrase to the situation.

Choose natural follow-up greetings—from “How’s it going?” and “What’s up?” to “What are you up to today?”—and match your reply to the question.

Learn natural ways to ask what happened, tell a surprising story, and use “happen” in everyday American English.

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Practise easy small-talk topics and learn why comments about someone’s body or appearance may feel too personal.

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Compare everyday greetings for new people, family, coworkers, and friends, and learn how comfort and context shape the choice.

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Learn three courteous ways to ask for help or make requests, with notes on tone, context, and combining phrases.

Learn 3 phrasal verbs with 2-5 meanings each!

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Join Vanessa and her English learner Isabella for a relaxed conversation about family, travel, language learning, and speaking with confidence.

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Learn polite ways to signal you’re ready to end a conversation without sounding abrupt.

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Learn how “look into” means investigate or research, and practice using it with a noun or an -ing phrase.

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Build confidence speaking English by preparing a calm response to unhelpful reactions and weighing speaking fears against real experience.

Practise describing childhood family memories, explaining what happened, and retelling a story in order.

Practise talking about future plans with Vanessa, using “look forward to” for things you are excited to do or experience.

Learn how “end up” describes a final result, with stories about a kitten’s close call and an injury that eventually led to a hospital visit.

Learn how shared-interest meetups can help you start conversations with local people while travelling or at home.

Understand the informal idiom “living under a rock,” and learn when it can sound funny, teasing, or rude.

Learn natural word order for talking about shared opinions, plans, and activities with both of us, we both, and both of them.

Learn the informal expression “me time” and ways to describe activities you choose for your own rest and enjoyment.

Discuss how technology affects connection, relationships, learning, and attention through a live English conversation.

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Learn to ask when someone got married, distinguish the wedding day from the marriage itself, and describe wedding plans that changed.

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Explore ways to talk about gratitude, Thanksgiving traditions, and the people and everyday things we value.

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Compare natural American English apologies for being late, small accidents, and everyday mistakes—and learn when each one fits.

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Learn how to choose a natural thank-you—from a quick “Thanks” to stronger expressions for a major favor.

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Meet Vanessa’s learner Edilson and hear how interesting material, practical English, and realistic goals support his learning.

Learn a polite way to check your calendar or confirm plans with another person before you reply.

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Meet Vanessa’s learner Ronelly and hear about studying English, practising with videos, thinking in English, and speaking with new people.

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Hear a relaxed learner interview about fitting English around family life, connecting across cultures, and learning through an online community.

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Learn natural English for dating, engagement, good relationships, relationship problems, and break-ups.

Learn useful expressions for meeting people, getting along, developing feelings, falling out, and reconnecting.

Hear how an international English-learning community helps people stay connected through podcasts, events, and daily practice.

Learn how context, relationships, medium, and culture change what people really mean.

Learn natural American English expressions through questions, examples, and a live conversation about plans, explanations, and surprise.

Learn natural American English for going to the movies, buying tickets, choosing a seat, and talking about genres.

Think and speak through everyday English with Vanessa, from morning routines and catching up to bedtime expressions and sharing personal stories.

Follow Vanessa and Dan in a long-form conversation about pregnancy, parenting choices, childcare, screen time, and the U.S. education system.

Study everyday English through 200 expressions and common words, with examples for plans, guests, work, home, and daily routines.

Learn everyday American English phrases Vanessa uses in daily life, from quick meal prep and asking specific questions to planning ahead and winding down.

Listen to Vanessa and Dan discuss routines around sleep, family, food, screen time, and movies, with natural phrases for sharing preferences.

Review 250 useful expressions across relationships, decisions, travel, and daily life, with Vanessa’s explanations and example sentences.

Build confidence joining conversations with practical listening responses, follow-up questions, and phrases for reacting with interest and empathy.

Practise describing everyday routines directly in English with useful sequence words and natural verbs.

Learn five informal expressions for talking about heavy rain in everyday English.

Learn practical phrases for decisions, motivation, strong reactions, and natural conversation.