Learn English vocabulary for describing food! In this lesson, we cover an extensive vocabulary list for talking about taste and texture of food (both pleasant and upleasant.)

📚 VOCABULARY COVERED:

Basic Taste Descriptors:

• Sweet, Sour, Spicy, Salty, Bitter

• Delicious, Yummy, Tasty, Bland, Tasteless

Rich & Heavy Foods:

• Rich (NOT the same as "rico" in Spanish)

• Cloying / Sickly Sweet

• Heavy, Caloric, Fatty

Savory & Umami Flavors:

• Savory

• Umami (Japanese word for savory/meaty flavor)

• Meat-forward, Earthy

Fresh & Bright Flavors:

• Zesty (citrus, ginger)

• Tangy (pleasant sour flavor)

• Refreshing

• Citric, Acidic

Strong Flavors:

• Pungent (garlic, onion, blue cheese, wasabi)

• Bittersweet

Pleasant Textures:

• Creamy, Velvety

• Silky, Smooth

• Crunchy, Crispy

• Fluffy, Tender

Unpleasant Textures:

• Gritty (hard, rough pieces)

• Mushy, Soggy

• Stale (not crispy)

• Rubbery (tough, chewy meat)

Negative Descriptors:

• Disgusting, Nauseating

• Repulsive

• Rancid (rotten tasting)

• Vomit-inducing

✓ "Pig out" = eat a lot
✓ "Finger-licking good" = delicious
✓ "Junk food" = unhealthy food high in fat/sugar
✓ "Hearty meal" = filling, nutritious, homemade
✓ "Rich food" ≠ "delicious food" (it's heavy & creamy)

🎯 USEFUL PHRASES:

In this class, we break down all the ways English speakers talk about mistakes, failures, and obstacles with real examples you can actually use.

Learn these phrases:✓ Drop the ball✓ Snowball✓ Out of hand✓ In a pickle✓ Hit a snag✓ At fault vs. guilty✓ And more

Plus: My microphone has its own problems (and it accidentally becomes a techno remix 😅)

Perfect for intermediate learners who want to sound more natural when things go wrong at work, with friends, or just in everyday life.

In this live English class, we explore a variety of time-related expressions to help you sound more natural and precise in conversation.

We start with different ways to say “I’m late,” including phrases like running late, behind schedule, cutting it close, and racing against the clock, along with related expressions such as setbacks and holdups. Then we look at the opposite—how to talk about being early—covering ahead of schedule, on time, and in time, with a clear explanation of the difference between on time (not late) and in time (just before something happens).

Next, we focus on describing how time feels. For time passing slowly, we cover expressions like at a snail’s pace, taking ages, time dragging, and it felt like forever. For time passing quickly, we explore time flies, in the blink of an eye, before you know it, and losing track of time, all with practical examples.

We also introduce phrases to talk about frequency, such as every now and then, once in a while, from time to time, once in a blue moon, and time and again, highlighting the difference between occasional and repeated actions.

Toward the end, we expand into everyday language, including different ways to say sorry (from my sincerest apologies to my bad) and a quick pronunciation tip on apologize vs. apologies. The session finishes with a Q&A on topics like listening skills, accent, and fluency, with practical advice on improving through comprehensible input and effective listening strategies.

This class is ideal for intermediate learners who want to build vocabulary, improve fluency, and speak more naturally about time in English.