Daily Lessons / blog posts

In the middle of a conversation…
In the middle of a sentence…
When everyone is looking at you and waiting…
You can’t remember the word you need!
How embarrassing!

And it’s a word you KNOW.
You’ve learned it.
You’ve memorized it.
But now – nothing.
It has left your brain.

This happened to Olivia.
It happened a lot.
She thought:
“I must be getting old.”
“I must have a bad memory.”
“Maybe it’s too late for me to become an English speaker…” Read More >

I was just looking at the news…

And guess what?

I saw Power Words EVERYWHERE! Read More >

“What?”

“I don’t understand.”

“What’s that word?” Read More >

Yesterday, I asked you, Which words are in every sentence?

The answer: The Power Words.

In my opinion, the Power Words are the greatest time saver. Read More >

Look at this.

This is an ad (advertisement) I saw on YouTube.

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I heard this story from a friend.

After high school, one of his classmates moved to Austria to find work.

When he left, he didn’t speak German. Read More >

Back in the old days…

When I was a private teacher….

I used to give English lessons in an all-Czech and Slovak company (everyone who worked there was either Czech or Slovak). Read More >

Do you follow any English teachers online?

I just started following an English guy who lives in Vietnam with his Vietnamese wife and daughter.

At the bottom of his posts there’s a link. Read More >

MY STUDENT EVA: Hi, where are you from?

CREEPY GUY ON THE INTERNET: You’re beautiful. Let’s talk about love.

MY STUDENT EVA: Goodbye. Read More >

Let’s recap what we’ve been talking about. (translation: summarize)

We talked about WHAT you must do to be a better speaking (speak).

We talked about HOW to do that (put yourself in a situation where you must speak). Read More >