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On this episode, Mina talks about her relationship with her neighbors in Japan versus her relationship with her neighbors back home in the Philippines. She realizes that neighbors in Japan are not really very cozy and warm with each other. Japanese neighbors only greet each other hello but they don't really have a very deep relationship. This is qu…

In the business world, sports idioms are frequently used in various situations. I hope that this article from bridgeenglish.com helps you to get into studying more of them in the future. Let's listen up with Mina. Check us out on our website: exl-english.com.

On today’s episode, Teacher Mina reads Marlene Davis’s article entitled “Why English is so hard to learn?” This is an article about particular words in English that are similar in spelling but different in meaning and pronunciation. To be exact, these words are called heteronyms. You will pick up new words and pronunciation. Enjoy! Learn more from …

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On today's Listen Up with Mina, she reads a story entitled "The fisherman and the businessman." She asks the questions (1) What does the fisherman do for the rest of his day? (2) What does the businessman offer the fisherman? Check out the story from this website: https://paulocoelhoblog.com/2015/09/04/the-fisherman-and-the-businessman/ and subscri…

On today’s episode, we learn about some of the most famous songs from the very popular Disney Movie High School Musical. You’ll hear Teacher Marilou’s favorite part of the songs and she’ll be singing them for you too. Learn more about us at exl-english.com.

Happy Graduation to all the graduates of 2021. We commend you for your hardwork and may you reach your dreams and aspirations! On today’s episode, Teacher Marilou presents the most popular graduation songs that we know and she discusses with Teacher Mina their favorite lines in the songs. The conversation went longer and deeper than they had antici…

On today’s episode, Teacher Mina reveals that she and Teacher Marilou are models. Listen up to find out how that happened! And also Teacher Marilou speaks of her love of Spotify and listening to music. For today’s English lesson, we learn how to use “I’d rather” to make a decision over two choices. You learn the form “I’d rather + verb (than)” and …

On today's episode, we take a quiz on our Love Languages. By the end of the podcast we learn how we best give and receive love. Try taking the test too and tell us your results!

On today’s episode, we talk about Teacher Mina’s love for rhythm games and Teacher Marilou’s love for pajamas. They also introduce some of the most common idioms native English speakers use when they talk about the future. You’ll find that they’re used quite a lot. Please check our website for more: @ exl-english.com.…

On today’s episode, we discuss about podcasts and migraines. Teacher Marilou introduces the pattern “I see myself + 動名詞” to talk about things that you imagine yourself doing in the future. Go to our website exl-english.com for more.

Hello!!! It’s been a while and it’s been a good while! We’re back to bring you more laughter and more learning this 2021. We’re kicking off this year by being more convicted and more intentional with our goals this year. In order to do that, we will be using the future perfect tense of the verb whose pattern is will have + 過去分詞. Have fun! Go to our…

In today's episode, the teachers talk about the things they are grateful for this year of 2020. Some of the examples are the Go-To-Travel campaign, good health and saving more money. Teacher Marilou introduces expressions to use when talking about the future. This is our last episode for this year. We hope that we have been a source of learning and…

Christmas is just around the corner so for this week’s episode we will be diving into how Teacher Mina abs Teacher Marilou’s families celebrate Christmas. They talk in detail about how much they love Christmas and everything about it. You’ll also learn the grammar point that teacher Mina highlights which is using “by + 動名詞” in talking about the way…

In the beginning of the episode, Teacher Marilou talks about her love for tomato-based food, while Teacher Mina talks about her skill in identifying cuts of meat. For the grammar part Teacher Mina presents imperatives-expressions used to give a command or a request to someone. You will find that you already know them and you frequently use them wit…

The teachers start off by telling the listeners that they are an artist and a singer. Well, it's not entirely true. Teacher Mina used to be very creative and artistic. She liked drawing and painting as a student. And as for Teacher Marilou, she used to be a member of her community's church and she would go there every Sunday to sing in a choir. The…

In today's episode, you'll learn that Teacher Mina is a very animated person when it comes to speaking. She tends to use a lot of hand gestures and sometimes, that gets her in trouble. Meanwhile, Teacher Marilou talks of her love for brownies. For this episode's grammar point, Teacher Mina wants her students to not be afraid of making mistakes. In …

In today’s episode, we learn that Teacher Mina is a mama’s girl and Teacher Marilou loves nail polish. Teacher Marilou also introduces how to use the causative verbs ‘have’ and ‘get.’ She teaches the pattern “have/get + object + past particle of the verb.” You’ll also learn pronunciation of the past participle form of the verb, as well as some more…

As always, the teachers let their listeners know a little about themselves. Teacher Mina talks about her love for fall fashion and Teacher Marilou's love for SM, the most famous shopping mall chain in the Philippines. For this episode, Teacher Mina wants to let her students shy away from using "three members (３メンバー) (三人で)," "four members (４メンバー)," …

Teacher Mina talks about fall and Teacher Marilou talks about matcha. They discuss about how much they love these two things as well as their go-to places for appreciating fall and their go-to orders in cafés. For today’s grammar point, there are two. For the first one, Teacher Mina tells the students not to use “go to travel” in a sentence like “L…

In today’s episode, we learn about Teacher Mina’s awful motion sickness and Teacher Marilou’s love for personality tests. For the grammar topic, Teacher Marilou introduces the use of ‘for’ and ‘since with Present Perfect Continuous tense or the 現在完了進行形. Teacher Mina teaches you the contracted form of the verbs and how to pronounce them well. Learn …

In the beginning of the episode, Teacher Mina tells the listeners that she loves swimming so much, while Teacher Marilou likes LANY's new album "Mama's Boy." In today's grammar topic, Teacher Mina explains some other ways to say "me too." Here are some examples: "so can I," "so will I," "so do I." Be sure to listen up till the end to learn more abo…

In the beginning of the episode, Teacher Mina expresses that she's a scaredy cat and Teacher Marilou tells us that she's a cry baby. They then go on to discuss Teacher Mina's reactions to certain situations. For today's grammar point, Teacher Marilou teaches you that for "Zero Conditional" you use the present tense of the verb in both the 'if-claus…

In the beginning of the episode, we learn that your English teachers are a Tiktok lover and a hair clamp lover. Teacher Mina is very much into making tiktok videos recently and she's uploading them on her Instagram account, so if you are interested in watching her tiktok videos, go checkout @mina_exl on Instagram. Teacher Marilou then lets us know …

Here's another day to know more about your quirky teachers Mina and Marilou. You'll learn that Teacher Mina thinks that she has the biggest feet in the world and Teacher Marilou is the biggest fan of Tabasco. In this episode, you'll learn the quickest way to improve your speaking style and that is using "exaggeration" and superlatives. Teacher Mina…

Teacher Mina starts off the podcast by telling everyone that she is a multitasker and Teacher Marilou tells everyone that she loves chick flick films. For this episode, Teacher Marilou introduces using "while" to talk about actions that occur at the same time. Use the pattern "while + 主語 + 動詞." For example, I listen to podcasts while I'm washing th…

The teachers start off by talking about their love for radio and kimchi. Teacher Marilou introduces the topic of using “you should + 動詞” to give advice. She also talks about using “I think you should + 動詞” to cushion your advice. You’ll also learn the correct pronunciation of “should” presented by Teacher Mina. Learn more about the teachers through…

For the introduction, Teacher Mina lets us know that she likes watching surgery videos and Teacher Marilou doesn't like eating 'balut,' a fertilized duck egg. In this episode, you will learn how to express 気持ち悪い! in English. You will learn the interjections that native English speakers use when they find something that makes them feel sick. Be sure…

The teachers kick off the podcast by describing themselves as giggly and funny. Expect a barrel of laughter in this episode. Teacher Mina discusses about adjectives that end in -y. You’ll also notice that -y is attached to body parts. Learn about adjectives and enrich your vocabulary through this episode. Go to our website exl-english.com.…

Teacher Mina starts off by saying that she is a katakana-lover and Teacher Marilou explains how much likes slices of cheese. The lesson begins by Teacher Marilou asking Teacher Mina about her favorite snack's recipe, which is French toast. Teacher Mina then talks about the amount of ingredients one needs when making a French toast. Teacher Marilou …

The teachers kickstart the podcast by introducing themselves as a karaoke-lover and a wasabi-lover. Teacher Mina starts off the lesson by translating the grammar pattern which are: “you can’t+verb,” “you are not allowed to+verb,” “it is prohibited to+verb.” After that, Teacher Marilou is asked to talk about the rules in Japan which she has learnt o…

The teachers kick off the episode by introducing themselves as a 無印良品-lover and a pineapple-lover. Teacher Mina then starts the lesson by giving the listeners a POP QUIZ where she tests their knowledge with vocabulary words related to hot weather. Be sure to get your pen and paper to test your skills. After it, Teacher Mina then asks Teacher Marilo…

In the beginning of the podcast, your teachers introduce themselves as a tea-lover and as a cicada-noise lover. Teacher Mina mentions that in the Philippines, there is no rich tea culture so she was not a big fan of but now, she can't live without tea. As for Teacher Marilou, she didn't use to lie cicada noises but now, she likes the thought that i…

In this episode, we learn that Teacher Mina is suffering from dry eyes. Not too fun, while we learn that Teacher Marilou loves ice cream. In this episode, students will learn about grammar terms such as 名詞 (nouns), 動詞 (verbs), 主語 (subject) and 冠詞 (articles). Teacher Mina introduces that there are words in English that could be both a noun and a ver…

The teachers kick start the podcast by introducing themselves as a former video game lover--who is Teacher Mina and a former story-teller--who is Teacher Marilou. They then share more details about it. Teacher Marilou uses this introduction as a stepping stone to highlighting the use of "could" to talk about your past abilities. She explains that "…

In this episode, we learn that Teacher Mina likes pouches and Teacher Marilou used to love word games. She still likes word games but she just doesn’t play as much as she did back then. For today’s grammar point, Teacher Mina zeroes in on some of the mostly confused verbs in English. They are do, play and go. Tune to the podcast up till the end to …

In this week's episode, we learn that Teacher Mina loves languages while Teacher Marilou loves TV series. In the beginning of the podcast, they explain how much they are interested in these areas and why they have such passion for them. Teacher Mina starts off the topic discussion by imposing difficult challenges to Teacher Marilou. Apparently, the…

In this episode, we learn that Teacher Mina is a self-professed chef and Teacher Marilou likes movie sound tracks. Teacher Mina indeed loves food that she would want to improve her cooking eventually. Meanwhile, Teacher Marilou's love for movies goes beyond just watching it but also appreciating the music being played in the background. For this we…

In this episode, we learn that Teacher Mina loves hats and Teacher Marilou is a big sneakers lover. In today’s grammar point, Teacher Mina zeroes in on the usage of ~欲しい and ~したい in English: 1. ~欲しい is I want + 名詞; 2. ~したい is I want + 不定詞. As for the pronunciation practice, Teacher Marilou focuses on emphasizing “to” when saying “I want to.” This i…

In this episode, you’ll learn than Teacher Mina despises pineapples and Teacher Marilou doesn’t like winters. They kick start the episode by discussing the things they don’t really like. For the grammar discussion part, Teacher Marilou highlights the conjunction “except” and “except for.” In English, this form is used to single out something. Teach…

Your true blue Filipina teachers are definitely missing their home country in this episode, they introduce themselves as green mango and green banana lovers. For the grammar point, Teacher Mina highlights the use of “I miss + 動名詞” to talk about things that you’re longing to do. She also puts an emphasis on Japanese language lacking this form. In or…

Teacher Mina introduces herself as a dress-lover and Teacher Marilou also introduces herself as a lipstick-lover. You can really get to know more about your multi-faceted teachers through this podcast. You will hear a lot of positivity and uplifting words from the teachers which will truly inspire you to love yourself more--flaws and all. As for th…

The teachers introduce themselves as usual and Teacher Mina introduces herself as someone who loves video calling with her parents while Teacher Marilou is someone who loves sunsets. In this episode, Teacher Marilou teaches the pattern "It looks + adjective." She starts off the lesson by showing Teacher Mina photos and she let her describe how she …

Here's another episode where you can review and brush up on the small but important details of reading dates in English. The teachers start off by introducing themselves as hydrangea and tote bag lovers. They recorded this podcast on a very rainy day of June and hydrangeas a most beautiful during this time. For the grammar discussion part, they rev…

Teacher Mina is a big fan of cameras and loves taking pictures so preserve moments, while Teacher Marilou loves the feeling of nostalgia and she acquires this feeling by listening to old songs that remind her of that point in time. In this episode you will learn how to express in proper English things that make your remember the past. Teacher Maril…

In this episode, you will learn how much Teacher Mina loves giving baby names and how much Teacher Marilou loves oat milk. Expressing your likes and interests is one of the most common things we do when we are conversing in someone may it be with someone you already know or someone you just meet for the first time. In this episode, you'll learn mor…

Summer is in the air! It’s time for you to go out and enjoy the sun. In this episode, you’ll learn how to invite your English speaking friend to your favorite summer activity. In the beginning, there will be a translation task. Teacher Mina then introduces the grammar pattern “why don’t we + verb.” This episode is quite interactive so please partic…

In this episode, the teachers showcase their abilities and talents for your entertainment. Expect another fun-filled episodes full of laugh and talents presented by the teachers. Teacher Marilou discusses in three points how you can discuss your talents or express your ability using the grammar pattern: “good at + -ing.” She also teaches the degree…

In this episode, you’ll learn in an easy and a fun way how to read prices and numbers in English. The quirky teachers bring up some idiomatic expressions such as “on cloud nine” and “forty winks” which then bring them to today’s topic. Be sure to listen up to the end to hear how Teacher Mina teaches it to her Japanese students and how they are able…