One of the most haunted places in the world is Bhangarh Fort in India. Find out what happened when Tom visited it last year and answer the question - would you have the courage to stay the night in Bahngarh Fort?Check out the transcript for vocabulary and comprehension exercises. Support the show

Why are people afraid of Friday the 13th?  Do people behave differently on this day?  What is the history behind this superstition?Find out the answers to these questions and more with Kari and Tom, and continue to improve your listening skills in English. Support the show

Four different countries - and 4 different traditions - listen carefully to see which tradition you think comes from which country. Abd don't get too scared!!!Support the show

This is the first VivaLing Podcast from 2019 - re=released to finish our mini series of Halloween Podcasts!  if you have bever heard it, you will love it - if you remember it from 2019 pay attention to how much more you can understand now - you will see how much your English has improved!Support the show

We're back! And as this is a new year it is also a new season.  Our first episode in 2024 is an excellent chance to check how much winter vocabulary - you know. Join Kari on her tour of a winter wonderland! Support the show

Join Kari and Tom on their mission to help you improve your vocabulary - not by learning new words - but by adding prefixes and suffixes to the ones you already know.  This week - suffixes. Support the show

Tom and Kari follow up last week's episode on suffixes with an episode on the opposite - prefixes!Support the show

The difference between make and do can be tricky but there are good explanations and examples here to help you understand. Support the show

February 14th is a romantic day - it is Valentine's Day but what do British and American people actually do, and what do you know about the culture and history behind this tradition. Join Tom and Kari to find out more!Support the show

Have you ever wondered what collocations were - and why you should study them.  Learn some examples of adjective/noun collocations and see if Kari and Tom can fit them into a short story!!Support the show

Not only will you learn how to cook vegetable stir fry with Kari's recipe, but you will also learn new words for food and cooking techniques.  What could be better than that?Support the show

In British and American English we have different words for different meals and courses.  Join Kari and Tom as they steer through this minefield to help you undertsand which words to use. Support the show

It's important to be able to use a variety of grammar when you are speaking and writing - Kari and Tom give some excellent tips on the difference between the passive and active voices. Support the show

Last week we were talking about the passive voice - this episode is an extension of that - looking at a specific passive voice structure that many students have difficulty with 0 the causative!Support the show

The gerund finishes with -ing - but it is not a verb.  What is it and how can we use it?Find out with Kari and Tom in this excellent podcast. Support the show

This is a new season of short and topical English listening - every week we will be answering questions on a different theme - this week - it is EASTER!Support the show

Sarah is an English coach with VivaLing.  But she also speaks another language herself - listen to her lamguage learning tips based on her experience as a coach and a student. Support the show

English is a dynamic language which is changing all the time.  Felicity talks about some fun expressions which she likes to use, and also gives you tips on how to learn more informal expressions yourself!Support the show

We've had royal weddings, a funeral and now we have a coronation. It seems like the Royal Family are always in the news,   Listen to Tom Arianne and Kari give their opinions about the Royal Family and notice the way they express a balanced argument using sequencers and linking devices. Support the show

There are many words that we already know in English - but to be a good communicator it helps to be able to understand how versatile they are.  In this podcast Kari and Tom teach you some surprising uses for the word SPRING.Support the show