English for Leisure

Mix your English learning with pleasure (and leisure) with us next week, our last session of the 2025-2026 year. To celebrate, I wanted to keep things light with this audio about embarrassing moments:

https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/thats-embarrassing/audioplayer/thats-embarrassing-bemp3

What's your most embarrassing moment? Nothing can help your fluency more than practice by talking about everyday situations. Boost your vocabulary and confidence with us in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

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Get ready to blend learning with fun in a cocktail that will take us on a virtual trip to Jamaica next week!

We'll discuss what makes the island a fantastic destination, a few typically Jamaican expressions and have a glimpse at its superstar legend, Bob Marley!

What's your favorite Bob Marley song?

To warm things up, listen to his beautiful, pared down piece, Redemption Song, here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5xonFSC4c

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Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song (Official Music Video) Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” Official VideoThe Redemption Song video was created by French artists Octave Marsal & Theo De Gueltzl. Marsal & De Gueltzl’s b...

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Join us next week for another lively discussion. Topic? Drug legalization. What do you think is the best way forward to solve the scourge? Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3SgpY3nyO8

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Relaxing drug laws: a good idea? | 6 Minute English. For teaching purposes.Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2012/10/121018_6min_drugs_story.shtml

What good deeds have you done recently? Research shows that we live happier, more fulfilling lives when we're out there, helping others.

It turns out that by finding ways to make others' lives better, we live better too. If volunteering your time and energy feels too much, it can simply be about being kind and patient with people.

These acts go beyond generations, gender, religion and poltics.

Read this amazing story about a man who quietly touched people's lives without ever asking for thanks or recognition https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/alabama-pharmacy-donor.html?smid=em-share

Join us for a warm, friendly discussion to find your voice in English in Marseille

A Farmer Secretly Paid for His Neighbors’ Prescriptions for Years (Published 2023) Hody Childress brought cash every month to a pharmacist in Alabama, asking her to use it to help people buy medicine. The town learned of the arrangement only after his death.

Want to up your English game? Try a real American podcast, not just for English learners... such as This American Life: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/recommended

The great thing about podcasts is not only can you listen to them anywhere - while walking your dog, commuting to work by car or transport, prepping a meal, or just sitting quietly somewhere - you can also go back if you missed something, adjust the speed and (often) read the transcript.

Join us next time and tell us about your find!

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Recommended - This American Life Okay. It’s hundreds of episodes. Thousands of stories. Here are lists with some favorites.

Are you more likely to forgive and forget or to seek revenge?

Can you think of any vocabulary terms and expressions related to revenge and forgiveness?

For next week, you can read articles on the subject here https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201109-what-other-cultures-can-teach-us-about-forgiveness and here https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200608-why-is-it-so-hard-to-forgive-an-ex

Join us next week for a lively discussion in a fun, friendly atmosphere! in Marseille

Why is it so hard to forgive an ex? Break-ups are never easy, but why do some people fight to win an ex back while others run a mile? The temptation to rekindle an old flame is deeply rooted in our psychology.