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A Recast of ‘Speak Better English with Harry’

Clear, practical English for intermediate and advanced learners. Speak Better English with Harry helps you use natural English with confidence in real situations — at work and in everyday conversations. Each episode focuses on vocabulary, collocations, phrasal verbs, and expressions that native speakers actually use, explained clearly and simply by an experienced native English teacher. This podcast is ideal if you already know the basics and want to sound more natural, fluent, and confident when you speak English.

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Recastable Episodes (616)

1. 10 Practical Tips to Improve Your English Faster [1] July 14, 2019
2. Phrasal Verbs with Down: Meaning and Examples in Real English [2] July 17, 2019
3. How to Make Your English Sound More Formal [3] July 18, 2019
4. How to Handle the IELTS Speaking Test With Confidence July 18, 2019
5. How to Use “If I were you” Correctly in English [4] July 19, 2019
6. How to Use “I wish I had…” to Talk About Past Regrets [5] July 20, 2019
7. How to Use In and On Correctly for Place and Position [6] July 21, 2019
8. How to Use “Should” and Comparatives in Natural English [7] July 22, 2019
9. Confusing Personality Adjectives Explained Clearly [8] July 23, 2019
10. English Vocabulary in Context: Talking About Fast Fashion [9] July 24, 2019
11. 12 Natural Ways to Say It’s Hot in English July 24, 2019
12. Since or For? Present Perfect and Continuous Explained [10] July 25, 2019
13. Business English | Formal English: Modal Verbs and Professional Vocabulary [11] July 25, 2019
14. Learn English with Short Sentences: Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation [12] July 25, 2019
15. Business English | Abbreviations, Grammar and Useful Vocabulary [13] July 25, 2019
16. English Adjective Order: Rules, Examples and Formal Vocabulary [14] July 25, 2019
17. Learn English with Short Sentences | Past Perfect and Possessive Pronouns [15] July 30, 2019
18. Learn Englilsh with Short Sentences | Expressing Your Point of View [16] July 31, 2019
19. Learn English with Short Sentences: Future Perfect, Quantifiers and Vocabulary [17] Aug. 1, 2019
20. Learn English with Short Sentences: English Conditional Tenses Explained [18] Aug. 2, 2019
21. Learn English with Short Sentences | Past Simple vs Past Continuous [19] Aug. 3, 2019
22. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 20 Aug. 4, 2019
23. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 21 Aug. 5, 2019
24. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 22 Aug. 6, 2019
25. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 23 Aug. 7, 2019
26. “My Phone Went Off”: Learn English with a Short Sentence [24] Aug. 8, 2019
27. Learn English with Short Sentences: “Ashamed of Making Mistakes” [25] Aug. 9, 2019
28. Modal Verbs and Useful Vocabulary for Everyday English [26] Aug. 10, 2019
29. Modal Verbs, Comparatives and Superlatives: English Grammar Practice [27] Aug. 11, 2019
30. Wh- Questions, Phrasal Verbs and Vocabulary: English Practice [28] Aug. 12, 2019
31. Fun or Funny? Past Simple and Useful English Vocabulary [29] Aug. 13, 2019
32. Fun or Funny? English Vocabulary and Natural Examples [30] Aug. 14, 2019
33. Countable and Uncountable Nouns: English Grammar and Future Forms [31] Aug. 15, 2019
34. English Phrasal Verbs: Bring Up and Family Vocabulary [32] Aug. 16, 2019
35. Learn English with Short Sentences: Everyday Grammar and Vocabulary [33] Aug. 17, 2019
36. Short English Sentences for Grammar, Vocabulary and Speaking Practice [34] Aug. 18, 2019
37. Expressing Regret in English: Useful Phrases and Vocabulary [35] Aug. 19, 2019
38. Prepare for a Job Interview in English Aug. 20, 2019
39. Learn English with a Travel Story | Holiday Vocabulary and Phrases [36] Aug. 21, 2019
40. Learn English with Short Sentences: Travel and Trip [37] Aug. 22, 2019
41. Learn English with Short Sentences: “To Sum Up” and “On the One Hand” [38] Aug. 23, 2019
42. Learn English with Short Sentences: Future Forms and DIY Vocabulary [39] Aug. 24, 2019
43. Learn English with Short Sentences: Past Simple and Reflexive Pronouns [40] Aug. 25, 2019
44. WH Questions and Yes/No Questions in English [2] Aug. 26, 2019
45. “Cross That Bridge When We Come to It”: English Idioms and Future Tense [41] Aug. 27, 2019
46. English Vocabulary for Weight, Health and Losing Weight [42] Aug. 28, 2019
47. English Articles and Present Perfect: A Short Sentence Lesson [43] Aug. 29, 2019
48. Present Perfect and News Vocabulary: Learn English with Short Sentences [44] Aug. 30, 2019
49. Environmental Vocabulary: Learn English with a Short News Sentence [45] Aug. 31, 2019
50. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 46 Sept. 1, 2019
51. Learn English with News: Computer Viruses and Police Vocabulary [47] Sept. 2, 2019
52. Present Perfect Continuous: Learn English with a News Sentence [48] Sept. 3, 2019
53. “Coming of Age”: Learn English Vocabulary with a Short Sentence [49] Sept. 4, 2019
54. Speak Better English with Harry | 12 Other Ways to Say You're Angry Sept. 5, 2019
55. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 50 Sept. 8, 2019
56. “Break Down”: English Phrasal Verbs and Possessive Adjectives [51] Sept. 10, 2019
57. Much, Many and “A Lot of”: English Grammar in a Short Sentence [52] Sept. 11, 2019
58. Speak Better English with Harry | Collocations with SAY Sept. 12, 2019
59. Learn English with a News Sentence: Agreements and Deals [53] Sept. 13, 2019
60. English Reporting Verbs: Alternatives to Say and Tell [54] Sept. 14, 2019
61. Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous in English [55] Sept. 15, 2019
62. Will and Going To: English Future Forms and Weather Vocabulary [56] Sept. 16, 2019
63. Past Simple or Past Perfect? English Tenses and the Order of Events [57] Sept. 17, 2019
64. “With My Eyes Shut”: English Expressions and Present Perfect [58] Sept. 18, 2019
65. Speak Better English with Harry | Ways to apologise in English Sept. 19, 2019
66. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 59 Sept. 20, 2019
67. How to Use “Used To” for Past Habits in English [60] Sept. 21, 2019
68. Remember or Remind? English Questions and Intonation [61] Sept. 22, 2019
69. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 62 Sept. 23, 2019
70. Direct Speech and Informal English: A Short Sentence Lesson [63] Sept. 24, 2019
71. Learn English with News: Border Walls and Political Vocabulary [64] Sept. 25, 2019
72. “Hold Up” and Political Vocabulary: Learn English with News [65] Sept. 26, 2019
73. Speak Better English with Harry | Already, Yet, Since, For and other Time Words Sept. 27, 2019
74. English Vocabulary and Phrasal Verbs for Sleep [66] Sept. 29, 2019
75. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 67 Sept. 30, 2019
76. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 68 Oct. 1, 2019
77. Learn English with News: Elections and Political Vocabulary [69] Oct. 2, 2019
78. Space Vocabulary: Learn English with a News Sentence [70] Oct. 3, 2019
79. Common English Collocations Using “In” Oct. 4, 2019
80. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 71 Oct. 5, 2019
81. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 72 Oct. 6, 2019
82. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 73 Oct. 7, 2019
83. Learn English with Short Sentences: Applications and Evidence [74] Oct. 8, 2019
84. Business English | English Vocabulary for Strikes and Workplace Negotiations [75] Oct. 9, 2019
85. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 76 Oct. 10, 2019
86. How “All” Is Used in Common English Collocations Oct. 11, 2019
87. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 77 Oct. 12, 2019
88. Business English | Phrases for Starting a Business Meeting [78] Oct. 13, 2019
89. Learn English with News: Understanding “Influential” and “Unacceptable” [79] Oct. 14, 2019
90. Learn English with News: The Thomas Cook Collapse [80] Oct. 15, 2019
91. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 81 Oct. 16, 2019
92. Speak Better English with Harry | Finishing Emails in English Oct. 18, 2019
93. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 82 Oct. 21, 2019
94. English Passive Voice: Learn with a News Sentence [83] Oct. 22, 2019
95. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 84 Oct. 24, 2019
96. Unless or Until? Understand the Difference in English [9] Oct. 25, 2019
97. Business English | How to Talk About Your Job in English [85] Oct. 26, 2019
98. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 86 Nov. 12, 2019
99. Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 87 Nov. 13, 2019
100. “First and Foremost”: Learn English with a News Sentence [88] Nov. 15, 2019
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