I will teach you to become a confident English speaker without schools and rules
by Mr. Vig
TIVAT, MONTENEGRO – Greeting from (mostly) sunny Montenegro.
Two weeks ago I escaped Prague.
Like a surfer inches in front of a giant wave, I’ve been on the move, staying ahead of the latest covid restrictions crashing down on Europe.
So far I’ve seen Vienna, Budapest and Podgorica. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO – A new day… a new city…
Last week it was Vienna.
One morning, I was in Liechtenstein Park with my friend Tomasz and his two little girls. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
BETWEEN PRAGUE AND VIENNA – Goodbye boat.
Hello, road.
I’m writing this week’s Vitamin V from a train.
Outside my window are green fields and a grey sky.
For the last week I was living on a boat in Prague.
But now I’m travelling east for a few weeks until I go home for Christmas.
Why did I leave Prague? Read More >
by Mr. Vig
“Ahoy” from a rainy Prague.
That’s what sailors say instead of “hi.”
And this week, I’m living on a boat on the Vltava River, so I feel like a sailor. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
Tomorrow’s illiterate will not be the man who can’t read; he will be the man who has not learned how to learn.
-Alvin Tofflerauthor of the book “Future Shock“
VIRGINIA, USA – Do you know how to learn?
Not “what to learn.”
Not “when to learn.”
How to learn English….
If your answer is, “Go to a language school” then your answer is “No.” Read More >
by Mr. Vig
This week’s English lesson comes to you from the deep, dark Virginia woods.
Yes, the forest.
So pour a cup of coffee and have a seat. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
It all started many years ago when you were a little boy or little girl in school…
You went to school.
The teacher gave you new vocabulary on Tuesday. Read More >
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“I know a lot of words but I don’t know how to use them.”
That’s a common problem.
I hear it a lot. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
Which do you love more?
Phrasal verbs or visiting the dentist?
I know, phrasal verbs are confusing. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
“Your homework is to learn the vocabulary at the end of the chapter.”
That’s what language teachers all over the world tell their students.
And how do the students learn the vocabulary? Read More >
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