⭐ Feature: Funny Chat with My Dad (+Superlatives!)

➡️ Start improving your English today! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the Academy.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Every month, I like to bring back one of my favorite episodes from the past, and this one is an oldie but a goodie. ❤️

Some longtime listeners might remember my dad, Joe. He first appeared on the podcast in Episode 43, when he talked about his experience living and working in Alaska, and again in Episode 44 to talk about driving in the U.S.

After those episodes came out, so many of you told me how much you enjoyed listening to him, so naturally, I had to bring him back!

In this conversation, my dad and I talk about some of the best, worst, biggest, smallest, and most memorable things in his life. It’s lighthearted, funny, and without us even trying, full of English idioms. That’s simply the way my dad talks!

Since he speaks clearly and uses lots of everyday expressions, this is also a great episode for practicing how to understand idiomatic English from context.

The main grammar focus is superlatives.

What is a superlative?

We use the superlative form to talk about the highest or lowest degree of something within a group.

For example:

Our tree in the front yard is the tallest in the neighborhood.

There is no tree in the neighborhood taller than ours. Ours is the tallest.