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Welcome to the English podcast, a
podcast designed to make English a part
of your life.
My name is Evie from the YouTube channel
English with Evie. And it's great to
have you here today for podcast episode
one.
Podcast episode one. Um, we're making
this podcast today because in my opinion
podcasts are one of the best ways to
improve your English, especially if you
are a busy person, if you are an adult
or a busy student. I swear listening to
podcasts is going to improve your
English so much. I will explain a little
bit of my reasoning later. So, the
reason why I think this later on, but
I first thought that maybe I could
introduce myself. Maybe this is your
first time meeting me or you've seen me
from my YouTube videos, but you don't
really know
who I am or maybe maybe you don't care.
I will explain anyway. I'll try and keep
it keep it very brief. Um, but an
introduction is a good way to warm up
with English, too, because I think most
of us probably could introduce ourselves
in English, so it will be easy easy to
start with. So,
my name is Evie.
I am an English teacher from the UK.
Uh, lots of people ask me where exactly
my accent is from. So, I am from a place
called Cornwall. Um, but I don't really
have a Cornish accent. Um,
I do have a Cornish accent when I speak
to somebody else who has one.
So, if I speak to my family, I might
have more of a Cornish accent, but when
I'm teaching, when I'm making these
videos, uh my accent is more like a very
typical southern English accent.
I've also been told it's a bit London in
some places. My accent is not like
Cockney, obviously, but just like a lot
of how a lot of people speak in London,
uh which makes sense. I lived in London
for 4 years while I was at university.
I did, um my degree at the London School
of Economics in history.
So, anyway, that's why if I sound a
little bit like I'm from London, that is
uh
that's probably why.
As a person, um things that I am
interested in personally, I really love
writing. I'm a big writer. I love
writing when I get time. Uh I like
writing stories, I like writing poetry,
I like writing articles. Anything
creative is just a lot of fun for me,
including like making YouTube videos or
podcasts. I really enjoy that as well.
Anything creative. Um I also I just
really enjoy language in general. So, I
like language learning. I love reading
as well. I don't get a lot of time to
read these days. I think many of us
probably feel that way, right? We don't
read enough. But, I love reading. I want
to read more. I just need more time.
So, I've been listening to to lots of
audiobooks at the moment. I recently
finished one called Daisy Jones and the
which is a book by
I don't know what the author is. Taylor
Who the author is? Taylor Reed,
something like this. It was a good It
was a good book. If you want a random
recommendation,
>> [laughter]
>> Daisy Jones and the Six is is very good.
So, languages, I mentioned that's
something I like. Um
I have only learned one language to a
point where I could have a conversation,
which is Spanish.
I learned Spanish because my boyfriend
is from Spain. So, that's the reason why
I learned that. I started learning that
when I was 20
two years old or 23 years old. So, I'd
never learned a language before that
moment. So, I feel very passionate about
adult language learning, and this is why
I started making videos. Um it's because
I work with adult students. So, I wanted
to create content online that would be
interesting for adult learners.
I think there's a real um
there's a real tendency for people to
patronize adult learners a little bit,
especially with languages. They say,
"Ah, you know, if you're an adult
learner, then watch um
Peppa Pig."
You know, that stupid kids cartoon. And
honestly,
are you going to make a 40-year-old man
watch Peppa Pig?
It's so boring.
And so many like so much of learning a
language is being interested. You need
to really care because you are going to
study that language for years, like
maybe forever.
And I tell you now, if you try and learn
a language by watching Peppa Pig,
maybe you love Peppa Pig, I don't know,
but most people will be bored out of
their minds. They will be bored out of
their minds and they are not going to
study English because why why would you
work for
10 hours, work 10 hours, come back home,
you know,
do house chores and then watch Peppa
Pig? It's not going to happen.
Well, maybe it is. If you've done that,
honestly,
please tell me how that was.
Because you are another level of
motivated if you can do that, but I I
could not do that, so
that's why I I started this channel.
It's to do with like language learning,
languages,
adult education.
It's kind of my thing. I'm into it. I
like it.
Um
Outside of languages, reading and
writing, maybe something less practical
that I enjoy. I love pop stars. I've
always loved pop stars, but I love girl
pop stars. So, I love like Britney
Spears in the 2000s. I loved her.
Well, I was like a child, but
I love her now. I look back on those
clips and I love Britney Spears. I love
like modern-day pop stars like um Cat's
Eye. There's a girl group, like a pop
group, called Cat's Eye. I don't like
their music, but I just like them, the
people, the girls. Um
I like Who else do I like?
I really like Chappell Roan, for
example, another great pop star who has
come up recently, or Sabrina Carpenter.
I really like her.
This actually reminds me that um
some people have been commenting in my
comment section saying that I look like
Avril Lavigne.
>> [laughter]
>> I'm laughing um because if you are
listening to this on Spotify,
uh I don't look like Avril Lavigne.
>> [laughter]
>> She's the She's not a pop star. She's a
Does that count as rock rock pop? Uh
from like the 2010s.
And we look we don't look alike in my
opinion. I think we're both just like
white women with with blonde hair. Maybe
you think I look like Avril Lavigne. I
love that. It's a great like it's a huge
compliment cuz I think she's iconic.
She's iconic, but I don't look like
Avril Lavigne. Or maybe I do. Maybe I do
and I just don't
I don't see it.
Um
Anyway, couple things I dislike or maybe
one maybe two Yeah, one or two things I
dislike. Um I hate running.
I hate running, but I go running
because I work a desk job. So, I spend
every single day
sat down at my desk.
And that sucks. So, like I get literally
like
what maybe 1,000 steps a day.
That's not okay.
Honestly, that's not okay. You need to
walk more than 1,000 steps a day. So, I
sometimes go running.
I don't run very far and I don't run
very fast. And sometimes I walk.
Actually, I walk a lot of it.
>> [laughter]
>> But I still hate it. Um so, I hate
running. I also hate meat. So, I hate
beef, which is from a cow. I hate pork,
which comes from pigs. I hate chicken,
which comes from chickens.
Uh because I am a vegetarian. So, I
don't eat meat. I don't eat fish, um I
don't eat shellfish either, like crabs
or lobster or shrimp. Um I don't eat any
of it.
But, I do eat um eggs and cheese because
I'm a vegetarian, not a vegan. I
actually I eat a lot of cheese, which
I probably should give up uh those
things, but I really like eating cheese.
So, I haven't done that.
Anyway, maybe that's enough about me. Um
I wanted to convince you that this
podcast is something that you should
listen to, something you should engage
with. It's something that should become
a part of your English study routine.
If you can understand me right now,
honestly, your level of English is very
good. It's very good because especially
listening to something with no prompts,
with no pictures to help you understand
the meaning, um that's quite difficult
to do. It's very difficult just to
listen.
And listening to a podcast is something
that you unlock. It's something that
you're able to do usually when you are
around intermediate in a language. So,
when you have an intermediate level,
then you can understand podcasts. And I
would say this is a game changer.
It's a game changer.
Why is it a game changer? It's a game
changer because it means that you can
now study passively.
So, you can study without staring at the
screen or focusing 100%
on a video. Instead, it means that you
can now study English while you are
doing other things. For example, you can
listen to English while you commute to
work, you can listen to English while
you are on the train, while you are
driving, while you are doing dishes.
And if you are an adult who does not
have a lot of time in the evenings to
listen to
Peppa Pig or whatever stupid thing you
have to watch. Um
It means that you can study while
getting something else done.
And at least for me, with Spanish, the
moment that I could understand podcasts,
it changed
it changed my level. Because I went from
studying Spanish or listening to Spanish
for maybe one or two hours a day. I was
pretty intense, to be honest.
To, you know, three or sometimes even
four hours a day, because when I was
walking, I had a podcast on in Spanish.
Or when I was cleaning my bedroom, I
would have a podcast on in Spanish. It
literally meant that I was engaging with
the language so much more. And I was
really training my ear. I was training
my ear to understand just the noises, no
help from pictures or actions.
That's why it's so difficult. So, that's
why podcasts usually come or um that's
why podcasts usually come when you are
at an intermediate level, because you
are only relying on what you can
understand with your ear.
I also want you to understand, because
if you are only listening to this while
you do something else.
My videos might be too easy for you, but
focusing on the podcast might feel more
difficult. This is just from personal
experience, but I find that if I'm
driving, I find it more difficult to
understand content that usually I
understand no problem. I usually need
something easier because my brain is
having to focus on two different things.
So, if you have a good level of English
or maybe you understand my videos, but
now this podcast feels difficult, don't
worry. That's completely normal. Um and
just trust that with time, it will get
easier. It's going to get easier.
This just leaves me to maybe explain a
little bit what this podcast will be
like.
Uh
I don't know, really. I haven't got a
very specific structure. So, feel free
to comment if there is something in
particular that you would like to see.
This is not going to be a weekly podcast
yet. Maybe by the time you listen to
this, I have made it weekly, but for now
it's going to be
as and when, we say. It's going to be as
and when. That means it's going to be
whenever I have the time. Um for
example, you would say
I go running as and when. It means I go
running whenever I can. It's not a
priority, it's just something I do when
I'm able to. So, this podcast will be
uploaded as and when.
Uh but hopefully this was enjoyable for
you and maybe a little bit of a
challenge.
But I encourage you to engage with the
podcast, to listen to multiple episodes
and if you do not listen to podcasts
already,
hopefully I have convinced you to make
it a part of your routine.
Um, but thank you very, very much for
listening
and I will see you in the next episode
which should already be up.
See you then.
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