Bringlese Daily - Practice Listening to English Every Day!

Let's try another round of the English Island. Today's topic is the important word "Gonna".

Is social media still what it was originally designed to be?

Today's theme: False Friends

A lot of adults have a hard time making friends (understandably)! But why is that? And how can we make it easier?

We're all time-wasters, fine. But can we reduce time wasted? How can we improve the time we have?

Let's try something new on Fridays! I'd like to present: English Island!

Being part of a community is a MUST! But why?

Today's theme: Figure out, Find out, Know, Understand

Good luck charms don't really work, right? Well, then why use them?!

Less fluff. More substance. That's my style. You too?

In this final episode before we take a one-week break, I talk about one of the most important lessons I learned as a little boy...

Today Chris, subbing in for Brian, talks about what's going on with all the sweet food in the US...

Today's Theme: Verb Forms: Infinitive, -ing and base

It's important not to forget that other people see us in their own unique way...

Does it sometimes feel like karma got you again? Or maybe bad things happen to good people? What's going on here?

Today's news comes from: China, the Atlantic Ocean and Argentina

I'm sure you thought you'd never hear me say this, right?

Today's theme: Short but Tricky Mixed Sentences

Is our standard for being stimulated waaay too high?

Why are "streaks" sooo powerful? How can they help you?

Today's news comes from: the US, Russia & Ukraine, and Belgium

Can Americans tell where other Americans are from?

Today's theme: Some & Any

Do you change depending on where you are?

What if we stopped trying so hard? What if English just happened?...

Today's news comes from: London, the Baltic Sea and California...

What's the "correct" version of English? Well, I'm happy you asked!

Today's theme: Phrasal Verbs with "Into"

Sure, you're one person. But how many personalities do you have? And doesn't everyone know a unique version of you?

I've gone around the sun 33 times. So what have I learned in that time?

Today's news comes from: Beijing, London and Madrid

Each of these types has its pros and cons. So which one do I prefer?

Today's theme: For & Since

Imagine being the king or queen of your own society. What rules would there be? And how can this help govern ourselves?

Let's be honest: English vowels are hard. So let's talk a bit about that today!

Today's news comes from: Uganda, San Diego, Algeria and Antarctica

Are you just going through the motions or are you doing things with a purpose?

Today's theme: Noun Adjuncts

We can't buy a beautiful blue sky, but isn't a nice day "luxurious"?

There's a magical morning feeling when you're eating breakfast with good company...

Today's news comes from: Space, the Middle East and the Netherlands...

Ok. Let me get this off my chest...

Today's theme: Going to

How much time are you "spending" on entertainment every single day?

Are certain languages more "emotional" than others?

News stories from: Iran, US, & Europe

I just got 1% closer to achieving one of my life goals...

Today's theme: Too, Too much, Too many

Is there a difference culturally in our approach to cigarettes?

Even when it seems like everything is going wrong in the world, there's always something that keeps people together...

News stories from: England, Egypt and around the world...