What can you say when someone asks, "How was your year?" and you don't know where to start? Practise describing your ups and downs, sharing the excitement of meeting new colleagues, explaining how you stuck with swimming lessons, talking about help during a rough patch, and asking follow-up questions about someone else's year.This episode is perfect for B1 English learners who want to speak more confidently about their year, describe feelings, and keep a friendly conversation going.💡 Tip: Retell one turning point from your year in three parts: when, what, and how it felt.📚 Vocabulary in this episode• rough patch: a short, difficult time• ups and downs: good times and bad times• eventful: full of important happenings• turning point: a moment when things change• bittersweet: happy and sad together• whirlwind: a very busy, fast time• underestimate: think something is easier than reality• come a long way: improve a lot• thrilled: very happy and excited• relieved: happy because a worry is gone• accomplish: successfully finish something difficult• fracture: a crack in a bone• ordeal: a long, difficult experience• brag: talk too proudly about yourself🎯 In this episode, you can practise:• Talking About Your Year In English• Looking Back On 2026• Describing Ups And Downs• Sharing A Personal Turning Point• Talking About Learning To Swim• Asking About Someone Else's Year• Daily English conversation• English shadowing practice• B1 English vocabularyEveryday English Academy helps English learners build listening, speaking, vocabulary and confidence through slow, easy everyday conversations with Sarah and Mike about experiences like the ones that shaped your year.Settle in with Sarah and Mike, listen at your own pace, and find the words for a few memories of your own.Keep practising along by sharing one turning point from your year: when it happened, what happened, and how it felt. 🔔 Subscribe to Everyday English Academy for a new episode every week and more chances to tell your stories in English.#YearInReview #TalkingAbout2026 #EnglishConversation #B1English #DescribingFeelings #EnglishSmallTalk #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #EnglishPodcast #ESL #EverydayEnglishAcademy