Words at Work: ESL for Every Day
Words at Work: ESL for Every Day is an ESL learning podcast told in short, soap‑opera‑style stories. It’s entertaining, easy to follow, and designed to help you learn English the way people actually use it — at work, at home, and in everyday life.
Episode 24: English Listening Practice: Giving Directions, Using Words Phrases & Landmarks
English listening practice for giving directions, using landmarks, and helping people find where they need to go.
Full episode available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major apps.
What You’ll Learn (Common Questions + Quick Answers)
Q: How do I give simple directions in English?
A: Use short, clear steps like “Go straight,” “Turn right,” and “It’s on the corner.”
Q: What are landmarks and why do they help?
A: Landmarks are easy-to-see places like parks, benches, or buildings. They help listeners vis...
✨ Episode 23: English Listening Practice for Asking Directions and Clarifying Information
ESL listening practice, learn how to ask for directions and clarify information. Full episode Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major apps.
What You’ll Learn (Common Questions + Quick Answers)
Q: How do I ask for directions politely in English? A: Use soft, friendly openers like “Excuse me…” or “Could you tell me…?” to sound confident and respectful.
Q: What phrases help me clarify instructions when I’m confused? A: Try “Can you repeat that more slowly?” or “Is that before or after the stairs?”
Q: H...
Episode 22 “ESL Listening Practice — Phrases for Understanding People’s Needs”
Learn how to confirm details, offer options, and refine plans with clear, supportive workplace language.
Our workbooks include the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently.
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Synopsis:
In this episode, Lyla and Adam take their community projects to the next stage — refining drafts, confirming details, and adjusting plans after clear feedback. At the food bank, Lyla reviews her updated flyer with Ms. S, using polite confirmation phrases and simpl...
✨ Episode 21 “ESL Listening Practice: From First Conversations to First Plans”
From first conversations to first plans — learn how Lyla and Adam turn real listening into simple next steps.
Our downloadable bundle has the full script, an audio for pronunciation, and a workbook with seven exercises and step‑by‑step practice. It will help you use today’s language in your conversations. At less than five dollars, it’s quite a value — designed to support you when you study off-line.
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Synopsis:
Lyla and Adam return to the office after visiting the community organizations in the previous...
✨ Episode 20 “ESL Listening Practice — Phrases for Understanding People’s Needs”
Lyla and Adam take their first real steps into client work — and discover how simple communication helps them understand what people truly need.
Our download bundle is less than $5. It includes the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and an audio pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently. It’s available at this link
👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-20d-esl-156221124
Synopsis:
In this episode, Lyla and Adam visit two small community organizations for the first time. Lyla learns how listening — and simple observati...
✨ Episode19 ESL Listening Practice — Phrases for Describing Change at Home and Work
A warm, comedic episode where home and work both settle into something new — and Douglas finally feels the shift.
Our workbook bundles include the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently.
👉https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-19d-esl-155649448
Synopsis: Change doesn’t always arrive loudly — sometimes it slips in through a calmer house, a smoother workday, or the way people breathe when they finally feel at home. After surviving the Great Ankle Disaster and being unofficially adopted by Douglas’s family, Kof...
✨ Episode 18 Phrases for Staying Calm, Asking Questions, and Speaking Up
Phrases for staying calm, asking questions, and speaking up — in a doctor’s visit that doesn’t go as planned.
Our Spring Gift for You:
The workbook for this episode is completely free — and I’d love for you to download it.
Inside you’ll find:
• the full episode script
• Nana’s comedic vocabulary notes
• her sample answer for the writing prompts
• and a special Pronunciation Practice Guide called the Nana Spotlight Set
It’s a fun, helpful companion to the episode, and it’s yours to enjoy.
...Episode17 ESL Listening Practice – Phrases for Handling Last‑Minute Changes at Work
A late‑night email at 11:48 PM sends the whole team scrambling to rewrite a project before lunch.
The complete downloadable set — including the full script, exercises, and pronunciation audio — is $4.50 in the Patreon iOS app, and as low as $3.00 otherwise.
👉https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-17d-esl-154469147
Synopsis: A client’s late‑night message changes the direction of the entire project. Penny, Adam, and Lyla regroup to understand what happened, what the client said, and how shifting expectations shaped their day. From rebuilding an outline to navigating a tense afternoon call...
✨ Episode 16 “Phrases for Talking with a Strong‑Willed Grandmother”
A warm, funny, emotionally rich episode about supporting a strong‑willed parent.
Our $3.00 set of workbook and audio practice downloadables include the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently.
👉 Workbook link here :
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-16d-for-153877613
Synopsis
Douglas is anxious about visiting his mother after her recent health challenges. He arrives with lists, plans, and a head full of worries — but Nana quickly makes it clear that she’s still living life on her...
Episode 15 "Simple English Phrases for Supporting a Coworker”
The team adjusts to a sudden client change, supports each other under pressure, and checks in on Kofi as he recovers.
The episode audio will play from here. Our workbooks include the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently.
👉 You can download the workbook, audio practice – only $3-
on our other page at THIS link:
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Synopsis
A client named Harper & Wren changes their project overnight, and the...
Episode 14 “ Phrases for Support and Reassurance”
A story about the phrases that help someone feel grounded and calm again — and the support that appears when they need it most.
Our workbooks include the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently.
👉 Click HERE to LISTEN and get the free script at THIS episode page:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-14-for-152742253
On our home page you'll see episodes with "locked" where the workbook is availeble. https://www.patreon.com/cw/WordsAtWork
Synopsi...
Episode 12A : Start Here… Again ( Yeah, We Know.)
This quick guide helps you learn with us — meet the voices, understand the method; Free Script: with photos of the cast to help you follow the voices and understand the story more easily.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-12a-here-152184947
This is our refreshed “Start Here” guide — shorter, clearer, and easier for new learners. If you’ve listened before, welcome back. If this is your first time, we’re happy you’re here.
This short episode gives you everything you need to begin — who we are, how the show works, and how to learn wit...
Episode 11 “Douglas Steps Back – The Team Rises”
Douglas announces a short leave, and the team plans how to manage the workload.
👉 Click HERE to LISTEN and get the free script at THIS episode page:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-11-steps-151597776
Our workbooks include the full script (easy to follow along), seven creative exercises, and pronunciation practice so you can listen, practice, and learn confidently.
Use this other link to sign-up and get the workbook, audio practice recording:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-11d-back-151593779
Learning Hook (Zoe’s Gramm...
Episode 12 “Start Here”
Start here to see how the episodes, voices, and learning tools fit together to build your English.
“Start Here” is your guide — an engaging introduction about how this podcast works, how to use each episode with confidence, and how to keep learning more over time.
A FREE copy of the script is available here:
https://patreon.com/posts/151354432
What This Episode Covers
• What Words at Work is and who it’s designed for
• How each episode is structured
• How to use the workbooks, transcripts, and...
