Ted Talk Tuesday is back!!
Each month, we explore a new TED Talk about success, personal development, and ideas that inspire you to take action and grow.
This one is about habits.
In this episode, we break down a powerful TED Talk by Charles Duhigg in simple English and explore why willpower is not the real problem — and why habits control more of your daily life than you think.
You’ll start seeing how small routines, your phone, and your environment quietly shape your behavior… and how changing your system can change your results — especially with English learning.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, unmotivated, or frustrated with your progress, this episode will make you change that.
Link to the Ted Talk is here.
In this powerful English lesson for advanced learners, you’ll listen to the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber whose solo hike turned into a 127-hour fight for survival in the Utah desert.
Through this dramatic story, you will:
• Build advanced listening comprehension
• Learn high-impact vocabulary related to survival and risk
• Practice storytelling in past tenses
• Master “should have” to talk about regrets, mistakes, and better choices
• Improve speaking confidence with guided discussion questions
This lesson goes beyond English. It challenges you to think about responsibility, preparation, and how small decisions can lead to life-changing consequences.
Get the full lesson here.
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
In this episode, we explore Ikigai — the Japanese concept of living with purpose and balance — inspired by the book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García (and Francesc Miralles).
You’ll learn how Ikigai lives at the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for — and why true fulfillment comes from balancing all four.
Through simple explanations and real-life reflections, this episode will help you think more clearly about your direction, strengths, and purpose — and how to build a life that feels meaningful, not just busy.
🎧 Listen, reflect, and take one small step closer to your Ikigai.
In this powerful ESL story lesson, you’ll follow Gary — a man stuck in bad habits, negativity, and regret — and learn how one decision helped him turn his entire life around. You’ll practice should’ve, would’ve, could’ve in real past situations and discover how to talk about regrets, missed opportunities, and making better decisions. This episode will help you improve your grammar, build confidence, and think about your own habits. Listen, speak, practice, repeat!
In this episode, you’ll learn how to communicate confidently at the doctor’s office. We’ll practice useful phrases, real-life questions, and natural English expressions using both the past tense and the present perfect.
This lesson will help you explain symptoms clearly, understand what the doctor is asking, and feel more confident in real medical situations.
👉 Download the full text of the lesson to read and follow along — the link is here: https://theezway.gumroad.com/l/nbobw
In this lesson, you will learn about Jason's progress as a restaurant owner as he gives advice to his team.
You will learn and practice how to use "should, have to, and must" if you listen to the whole lesson.
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Children act based on how they feel in the moment; so if your life is influenced by your emotions and you act upon your feelings, that is a sign you haven't fully grown into a mature adult and that's okay.
In this episode, you will learn three powerful, yet simple techniques that you can use to transform, from a child, to a mentally and emotionally strong adult.
In this about Jason's Future Plans, you will practice using "WILL & GOING TO" to talk about future.
Stop studying boring grammar rules to improve your English; learn with fun stories like this one.
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In this lesson, we learn about Jason's progress in the past month as a restaurant owner. You will learn and practice Present Perfect Continuous, Future, and how to use "IF" in conditional sentences. It's an excellent way to practice your listening, speaking, and pronunciation.
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We begin a new Series on The English Zone podcast.
This is a beautiful beginning of a 28 part podcast series highlighting the life of the most influential men in history.
In this series, you will learn incredible lessons about the meaning of life, our purpose and how to handle difficult circumstances in our life, and the key to ultimate success.
Learn and practice your English in a fun way and improve your grammar and speaking the EZ way with short stories and interactive questions and answers on The English Zone podcast.
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In this episode, you will have the opportunity to learn and practice how to use Present Perfect with a shadowing lesson, repetition and a fun story in the end.
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In this episode, you will get to practice your English and learn how to use Present Perfect with a fun and interactive story about someone's life experience living in Buffalo, New York.
Listen to the story, understand the grammar and answer the questions with me about the story. This is how you can master the grammar.
Listen to Jason’s funny kitchen mistakes and learn how to use past tense with a story that you will not forget.
Many people don't know and don't understand the idea and power of consistency. They think real success is achieved by intense practice and hard work. That's not true.
Listen and find out.
In this lesson, you will learn and practice many new vocabulary words and useful Phrasal Verbs that American's use every day!
Listen! Practice! Repeat!
In this short lesson, you can learn and practice many new vocabulary words and expressions related to working in a restaurant. You will also learn and practice how to talk about something that's happening right now.
Listen, practice, repeat!!!
In this lesson, you will learn and practice how to use Present Continuous (Action Happening Right Now) and you will learn many new words and phrasal verbs in the story.
You will also practice your grammar, speaking and pronunciation with questions and answers about the story.
Listen; speak; practice; REPEAT!
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The future will not be for lazy people.
Learn about these skills and you'll always have a job.
If you’re an English learner, ESL teacher, or someone who wants to build a career that is safe and meaningful, not stressful, this video is for you.
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