Sentence #1: Hi.
This is how you start a conversation.
A conversation is how you make a friend.
A friend is someone you can speak English with and who will make your life richer.
Daily Lessons / blog posts
Most Teachers Make This Mistake (and it’s hurting your English)
Do you confuse words?
Mix them up?
Say X when you want to say Y?
Too Confident?
Confident or competent?
That was yesterday’s question.
Most of you said confident.
An Interesting Thought About Confidence
Here’s an interesting thought.
Because we’re talking about confidence this week…
Would you rather be a very good English speaker and not feel confident, or feel very confident, but not be a very good English speaker?
How To Be Confident In Any Situation
Yesterday, I asked you why the Petras suddenly lost their confidence.
Some of your replies:
They were suprised and the situation with you was different for them.
They didn’t expect to meet you.
The Story of Two Shy Students
I used to teach two Petras in Prague.
Let’s call them… Petra #1 and Petra #2.
Both Petras were shy to speak English.
Do You Have This Problem With English?
Mistakes.
Understanding.
Forgetting words.
Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Already Taken.
Yesterday I asked you a question:
Which job applicant would you want to interview?
Applicant one: “I find greater confidence in my written English due to the consistent composition of academically rigorous papers, while acknowledging the need for further refinement in my spoken proficiency.”
If You Don’t Know Who To Be, Be Yourself
Mr. Vig needs help.
I’ve got a lot of work, and I can’t do it all.
So I advertised online for a helper.
The Language Young People Are Speaking in Asia
I don’t have an office.
But I do like to work in cafes.
Here’s where I was this morning.
