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Ready to take your English to the next level? Meet the Three English Experts – Birgit Kasimirski, Rebecca Deacon and David Preston – with over 60 years of combined experience in teaching business English. Whether you’ve struggled or succeeded in your language learning journey, we’re here to inspire, motivate, and guide you with practical tips that work.
Native British coaches Rebecca and Dave, alongside Birgit, a native German business English coach, bring you authentic advice on how to tackle real-world language challenges.
And why are we so good at helping English language learners? Because we’re not just teachers, we’re language learners too! Rebecca has learnt German, Spanish, Japanese, and Swahili, Birgit speaks English, Spanish, and Dutch, and Dave speaks German and is starting his Spanish journey. We know how it feels to learn a language firsthand!
Want to switch between languages effortlessly or handle conversations in any setting? We’ve got you covered. We teach languages daily and know what works. Discover where to focus your energy, what to avoid, and how to fast-track your progress. This podcast is for German native professionals who need to speak better English. For Leaders of international teams. For Germans, who have always struggled with English.
Our unique combination – two Brits + a German – will help you unlock tricky English challenges with ease. Looking for a fresh approach? Tune in for proven, practical strategies to finally make your English learning stick! Practical, proven, authentic and fun.
Your Three English Experts
Birgit, Rebecca and Dave.
Native British coaches Rebecca and Dave, alongside Birgit, a native German business English coach, bring you authentic advice on how to tackle real-world language challenges.
And why are we so good at helping English language learners? Because we’re not just teachers, we’re language learners too! Rebecca has learnt German, Spanish, Japanese, and Swahili, Birgit speaks English, Spanish, and Dutch, and Dave speaks German and is starting his Spanish journey. We know how it feels to learn a language firsthand!
Want to switch between languages effortlessly or handle conversations in any setting? We’ve got you covered. We teach languages daily and know what works. Discover where to focus your energy, what to avoid, and how to fast-track your progress. This podcast is for German native professionals who need to speak better English. For Leaders of international teams. For Germans, who have always struggled with English.
Our unique combination – two Brits + a German – will help you unlock tricky English challenges with ease. Looking for a fresh approach? Tune in for proven, practical strategies to finally make your English learning stick! Practical, proven, authentic and fun.
Your Three English Experts
Birgit, Rebecca and Dave.
How to learn and use English idioms
2025-11-16 19 min
Unlock the secret power of idioms! In this fun and lively episode, the 3 English Experts break down colourful expressions—from sports and colours to cakes—that will instantly make your English sound more natural, confident, and unforgettable. Dive in, laugh along, and discover just how sweet learning idioms can be.
Want to take our “Know Your Idioms Quiz” before you start listening, click here: https://wordwall.net/resource/102125048
- [0:00–1:03] Introduction and overview of the episode: Idioms
- [1:04–3:38] Dave’s Section: Sports idioms
- [3:38–4:19] Birgit mentions German equivalents
- [4:19–5:00] Discussion about translation difficulties
- [5:01–7:05] Birgit’s colour idioms. 1. Red idioms
- [7:38–8:19] 2. Green idioms
- [8:42–9:30] 3. White idioms
- [9.31–10:08] Closing Birgit’s section
- [10:10–13:06] Rebecca’s Section: Food & Cake Idioms
- [13:07–13:34] German cake time & tea time
- [13:35–14:08] Birgit’s translation for “Monday morning quarterback”
- [14:09–15:30] Are idioms Important? Discussion and advice
- [15:31–16:15] Birgit: Additional Blue Idioms & motivation
- [16:16–17:38] Golden Nugget: Learning idioms by theme
- [17:38–18:06] Preview of the next episode
- [18:06–18:34] Final thanks and listener support
Want to work with US.
Rebecca: https://rebeccadeacon.com
Birgit: https://birgitkasimirski.de
Entdecken Sie die geheime Kraft von Redewendungen! In dieser unterhaltsamen und lebhaften Folge analysieren die drei Englisch-Experten farbenfrohe Ausdrücke – von Sport und Farben bis hin zu Kuchen –, die Ihr Englisch sofort natürlicher, selbstbewusster und unvergesslicher klingen lassen. Tauchen Sie ein, lachen Sie mit und entdecken Sie, wie schön das Lernen von Redewendungen sein kann.
Möchtest Du unser „Know Your Idioms Quiz” machen, bevor Sie mit dem Anhören beginnen, klicke hier: https://wordwall.net/resource/102125048
- [0:00–1:03] Einführung und Überblick über die Folge: Redewendungen
- [1:04–3:38] Daves Abschnitt: Sport-Redewendungen
- [3:38–4:19] Birgit erwähnt deutsche Entsprechungen
- [4:19–5:00] Diskussion über Übersetzungsschwierigkeiten
- [5:01–7:05] Birgits Farbidiosmen. 1. “Rot“ Idiome
- [7:38–8:19] 2. “Grün“ Idiome
- [8:42–9:30] 3. “Weiß“ Idiome
- [9.31–10:08] Abschluss von Birgits Abschnitt
- [10:10–13:06] Rebeccas Abschnitt: Redewendungen zu Essen und Kuchen
- [13:07–13:34] Deutsche Kuchenzeit und Teezeit
- [13:35–14:08] Birgits Übersetzung für „Monday morning quarterback”
- [14:09–15:30] Sind Redewendungen wichtig? Diskussion und Ratschläge
- [15:31–16:15] Birgit: Weitere blaue Redewendungen & Motivation
- [16:16–17:38] Golden Nugget: Redewendungen nach Themen lernen
- [17:38–18:06] Vorschau auf die nächste Folge
- [18:06–18:34] Abschließender Dank und Unterstützung der Zuhörer
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