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The Aqua Zumba Trap

May 19, 2017 by Mr. Vig

I met an English teacher at a party last weekend.

Of course, her method was classic “classroom-style.” (grammar, text books, etc.)

But, at the same time, she was very professional – she spent a lot of time preparing her lessons – and her English was very good – she was a Czech native speaker. Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

Are You Using Techniques From The 14th Century?

May 18, 2017 by Mr. Vig

I hear a lot of people say they don’t like Sundays.

Especially Sunday evenings.

Maybe it’s because in the morning they have to return to a job they hate. Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

Do You Over-Think?

May 17, 2017 by Mr. Vig

A reader wrote with this question:

“I have learned English for many years. I known about grammar, but I can’t speak. My mouth can not open when I want to talk. I think about everything in my brain. However, I can’t make a sentence. What do I do?”

This reminded me of a famous quote by the American baseball player and coach Yogi Berra: Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

Why You Forget New Words

May 16, 2017 by Mr. Vig

Have you ever looked up a word in the dictionary and then forgotten it a few minutes later?

I know I have.

So what’s going on? Read More >

Filed Under: Video

How To Make Your English Scarier Than A Clown With A Chainsaw

May 15, 2017 by Mr. Vig

“What happened to your leg?”

I was walking with a limp and I guess my friend noticed.

“A clown was chasing me with a chainsaw and I whacked it hard against an operating table.” Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

The Story Of Two Students

May 12, 2017 by Mr. Vig

Do you believe humans can learn languages naturally?

Or do you believe someone has to teach us languages?

I believe how you answer this question will predict if you will become fluent or stay stuck at intermediate. Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

A Question The Fluent Ask Which The Stuck Intermediates Do Not

May 11, 2017 by Mr. Vig

I was having lunch with a Romanian friend.

I said “The waiter’s a knucklehead.”

She said, “What does that mean?” Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

How To Fight Your English Fear

May 9, 2017 by Mr. Vig

“Your head hurts…it’s harder to breathe… And there is no lion. There’s no shark. There’s not even a zombie. Not one zombie. But you have theses terrible nervous feelings just because you have to speak English.”

-Mr. Vig

Some people like to quote Churchill or Gandi or Shakespeare.

Pht! That’s so predictable! Read More >

Filed Under: Video

Goal #1: Get Started

May 5, 2017 by Mr. Vig

Starting your own business so you can have more time is like having a baby so you can get more sleep.

That’s why last Monday, during a national holiday, when normal people were relaxing in the park, I was working in the park.

I was shooting videos for my new youtube channel. Read More >

Filed Under: Blog

Help! I make English mistakes!

May 4, 2017 by Mr. Vig

How many hours of video were just uploaded to youtube?

The answer: 300.

And that’s not 300 hours yesterday. Read More >

Filed Under: Video

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