{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68bffc4cf5c5afe5c257bd22/6a6ef42e0cbc3e73ceb44afd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stop Saying “Very Good”: 3 Stronger English Words","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68bffc4cf5c5afe5c257bd22/ff67e650-e992-44ee-894f-f5233f23335f.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This podcast is the result of a genuine human creative process. Every episode concept, educational strategy, narrative structure, and pedagogical direction is designed, written, and carefully curated by real people who are deeply committed to making English learning a human, meaningful experience. Artificial intelligence plays a supporting role in two specific areas: it assists in the refinement and editing of scripts, and it powers the voice synthesis technology (ElevenLabs) that brings our hosts to life with exceptional phonetic clarity and natural pacing — qualities that are especially valuable for language learners. The result is a podcast where human intelligence leads, and AI serves. Every word was thought by a person. Every lesson was designed for you.</p>\r\n<p>Learn with this episode on Your English Toolbox: interactive transcript, Cinema Mode, translations in Farsi, Spanish, German and French, vocabulary practice, Practice Arena and free PDFs: <a href=\"https://yourenglishtoolbox.com/episodes/110-stop-saying-very-good-3-stronger-english-words/\">https://yourenglishtoolbox.com/episodes/110-stop-saying-very-good-3-stronger-english-words/</a></p>\r\n<p>Is everything “very good” in your English? It may be time to choose a more precise word.</p>\r\n<p>In this short conversational Slow English episode, Martin and Julia teach three stronger alternatives:</p>\r\n<ul><li>excellent — extremely good in quality</li><li>impressive — good in a way that creates admiration</li><li>outstanding — exceptionally good, especially compared with others</li></ul>\r\n<p>Follow three simple situations: an excellent restaurant, an impressive English presentation and an outstanding competition performance. You will learn the difference between “impressive” and “impressed”, practise useful collocations and discover the second meaning of “outstanding”.</p>\r\n<p>The episode finishes with a spoken challenge and an extended tour of the free learning tools available at Your English Toolbox: synchronised Cinema Mode, interactive transcript, line-by-line translations, vocabulary notes, Practice Arena exercises and downloadable PDFs.</p>\r\n<p>Level: A2–B1 Focus: Vocabulary · Precision and evaluation Format: approximately five minutes of conversational Slow English</p>\r\n<p>What was excellent, impressive or outstanding in your week? Tell us in the comments.</p>\r\n<p>Keywords: alternatives to very good, excellent impressive outstanding difference, stronger English adjectives, intermediate English vocabulary, English collocations, English listening practice, slow English podcast, A2 English, B1 English, conversational English, learn English naturally</p>\r\n<p>#SlowEnglishPodcast #LearnEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishListeningPractice #YourEnglishToolbox</p>\r\n<p>💬 We’d love to hear from you!</p>\r\n<p>If you enjoyed this episode, leave a comment, share your example or tell us which word you will use first. Your feedback helps us grow and create better content for you.</p>","author_name":"YOUR ENGLISH TOOLBOX"}