I will teach you to become a confident English speaker without schools and rules
CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – “You must stay at home until June 10,” said the governor of Virginia.
“This is going to be bad,” said our president.
“100,000 – 240,000 dead,” said the models who can’t speak or even wear fashionable clothing.
BALTIMORE, USA – What the heck are re-runs?
Well, I’ll tell you.
But first, a short history lesson.
You see, a long time ago, before the world was overrun with phone zombies, families used to gather together and stare at a box called a “television.”
CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – Monika was unusual.
She graduated from high school.
But she never had one English lesson!
Instead, she chose German.
Yesterday I told you I made a discovery in 2006 – two years after I started teaching.
I told you how some of my students made a little progress…
While others made A LOT of progress.
February 2006.
U Sudu pub, Prague 1.
Have you been there?
BALTIMORE, USA – Let me tell you about Simon.
This September Simon is finally going to fix his English problem.
Years ago, English used to be just something he studied in school.
BALTIMORE, USA – Happy Anniversary…
To me!
I’ve been a teacher now for 15 years!
BALTIMORE, USA – Do you play golf?
No?
Neither do I.
BALTIMORE, USA – Here’s a question for you.
Imagine you want to become the best pianist in the world.
Your first step is to find a teacher.
CASTLETON, VIRGINIA
On a beautiful late spring afternoon, fifteen years ago, two young men graduated from the same high school. They were very much alike, these two young men.
Both were intelligent and hard-working. And both wanted to achieve success, to go places, and to provide for their families which they hoped to start soon.
Recently, these two men met each other again at a business conference.