Learn how to talk about your progress in English with before, now and still. Practise English listening and speaking with Jessie and Alex in this A2–B1 English conversation podcast.
Do you understand a question in class but need more time to answer? When someone answers faster, it can feel as if your English isn't improving. Practise describing one real task: what you needed help with before, what you can do now, and what is still difficult.
Follow Maya and Noor in a fictional conversation about English classes, appointment messages and difficult phone calls. Listen to complete examples, speak during the practice pauses, and finish with your own three-sentence answer. If a task hasn't changed, you'll learn how to say that honestly too.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL PRACTISE
• Comparing past and present with “Before, I needed help…” and “Now I can…”
• Explaining a continuing difficulty: “I still need help with…”
• Using “I'm still working on…” and “I'm not there yet” in context
• Describing a specific change without exaggerating
• Giving a truthful answer when a task is still just as difficult
CHAPTERS
00:00 Feel behind in English?
01:50 Maya's conversation: what has changed?
06:03 Before and now: describe one task
08:31 Still, working on and not there yet
10:40 When a task hasn't changed
13:50 Reading messages: name the details
16:08 Two model answers and email practice
20:10 Your three-sentence speaking challenge
21:54 Your English comment
TRY IT IN THE COMMENTS
Before, I needed help with ____.
Now, I can ____ / I still need help with ____.
I'm still working on ____.
Use details that are true for you. One sentence is enough, or write all three. Private details can stay out.
KEEP PRACTISING
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Watch this episode with English captions on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Vt1rAHN_fCo
