I will teach you to become a confident English speaker without schools and rules
THE NORTH SEA – Lucky me.
I got a free vacation this week.
No, I didn’t win a hot dog eating contest. My dad asked my to join him on a cruise around the British Isles. (for some reason in English, we say “the Caribbean Islands” and “the Fijian Islands” …but it”s “the British Isles.” Don’t ask me why.)
2. Do English In Your Freetime
“But I’m busy!” That’s what all my students say. And then I say…
“Good! You don’t need a lot of time.”
How do you “do English”?
Well, here’s what NOT to do: study, memorize, homework, grammar exercises…
You’ve probably done hundreds of hours of those things already.
BALTIMORE, USA – “Sorry for my English.”
Omer was two meters tall, from Turkey, and he was sitting next to me Saturday night.
We were in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside of DC, to hear a well-known author talk about what’s going on in the world.
BALTIMORE, USA – Game of Thrones.
Ever seen it?
It seems everyone in the office is watching the latest season. At least that’s what they’re talking about when I go to the kitchen to get some coffee.
SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE WASHINGTON D.C. –
Americans talk a lot.
The guy sitting in front of me is talking on his phone…
BALTIMORE, USA – I love flying.
No email to check. Nothing to clean. And nowhere to be. In fact, nothing to do at all except read my book or write in my notebook.
And if I get the window seat — perfect!
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Taking a break from my business conference.
And look what I discovered:
Real, authentic, 100% pure, American Southern slang!
BALTIMORE, USA – It was Halloween in Prague.
A friend knew a guy who knew a girl who was going to a party at someone’s apartment.
So I invited myself and went.
BALTIMORE, USA – I called home Saturday and my nephew picked up the phone.
After catching up on the latest super hero movies, he told me about a cabin he had just discovered in the woods.
“But it was destroyed,” he said.
“Yeah I know,” I said. “Some hoodlums wrecked it before you were born.”
“What’s a hoodlum?” he asked.
Oh yeah, I thought. He’s only 11. His vocab size is probably about 12,000 words, while mine is around 30,000.
How do I know these fun facts?
I got them from the site testyourvocabulary.com
The site also says that the average vocabulary size of non-native speakers is 4,500.
And what about you?
How many English words do you know?
You can get the answer in a few minutes.
Go to the site, take their free test, and you’ll soon have your number.
Then when you know your number, will you do me a favor and send it to me? You don’t even have to write anything. Just copy, paste and send.
I’m interested in how many words my readers know. (and if enough of you write me, I’ll average the numbers and share them)
Then tomorrow I’ll tell you how increasing your number is easier than you thought.
Here’s that link again: http://testyourvocab.com
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