312: Vocabulary Booster. Everyday Problems / Słówka, które musisz znać, żeby mówić o codziennych problemach po angielsku

Hi there, this is Teacher La Podcast episode 312, vocabulary booster, everyday problems. You read English, you understand English, you've been learning for years, but when it's time to speak, your mind just freezes and the words don't come out. If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. My name's Ola and this is Teacherola Podcast. I'm here to help you finally speak out loud. This isn't about perfect grammar or fancy vocabulary. This is about your voice, your words, your real English. Today we're diving into everyday problems, things that can go wrong at home and the words you actually need to talk about them.

But before we start, I want to tell you about something special. I'm running next week a free live training called... Present, not that simple. I've been working with my voice loop groups for a while and here's what I've noticed. The present simple tense, the one everyone thinks is basic, is actually tricky for many B1 learners. You might think you know it, but little mistakes sneak in, your sentences feel shaky and your English just doesn't sound. Stable or grounded. Sometimes it's not even about confidence. You might not even realize you're making these mistakes.

That's why I created this session a live event where you'll discover exactly what's stopping your English from flowing naturally. No cliches, no fluff, just real actionable insight you can use immediately. The training happens on Wednesday, the 29th of October at 8.20pm. The link to sign up is in the show notes or in the episode description somewhere below, wherever you're listening. Grab your spot and let's finally sort out. Present simple. Once and for all. Now, let's have a look at 12 or rather 13. 13 everyday problems.

It's not a big deal, right? Next one, number nine. I've mislaid the bill. Have you seen it anywhere? To mislay something. It's a fancy way to say I lost it. But it means to put it somewhere and then forget where it is. Forms, because it's irregular, mislay, mislaid, mislaid. You could say I've mislaid my keys again. Can you help me look for them? You can mislaid anything really. Keys, money, phone of course. You don't want to make somebody scared. You don't want to cause any trouble or stress. So you don't say I lost my passport because that's extreme.

If a clock is slow, it shows the wrong time behind the real time, of course. For example, the kitchen clocks slow, I'll be late if I don't check my phone. And same with fast actually, ahead of real time. So the opposite. Let's practice. The best practice is having a real conversation. So go out there and have one. If you have no place to practice speaking or you simply need more practice, join Voice Loop. On Wednesdays we still have two spots left. It's on Wednesday at 6 p.m. B1 plus slash B2 levels. And if you need a lower level group, like A2+, B1, join the Tuesday group at 5.20pm.