“I’m now proud to say I’m upper-intermediate in British English.”
It’s true.
I can understand almost everything they say.
How To Understand Everyone. Yes, Even The British.
The Aqua Zumba Trap
I met an English teacher at a party last weekend.
Of course, her method was classic “classroom-style.” (grammar, text books, etc.)
But, at the same time, she was very professional – she spent a lot of time preparing her lessons – and her English was very good – she was a Czech native speaker.
Are You Using Techniques From The 14th Century?
I hear a lot of people say they don’t like Sundays.
Especially Sunday evenings.
Maybe it’s because in the morning they have to return to a job they hate.
Do You Over-Think?
A reader wrote with this question:
“I have learned English for many years. I known about grammar, but I can’t speak. My mouth can not open when I want to talk. I think about everything in my brain. However, I can’t make a sentence. What do I do?”
This reminded me of a famous quote by the American baseball player and coach Yogi Berra:
Why You Forget New Words
Have you ever looked up a word in the dictionary and then forgotten it a few minutes later?
I know I have.
So what’s going on?
How To Make Your English Scarier Than A Clown With A Chainsaw
“What happened to your leg?”
I was walking with a limp and I guess my friend noticed.
“A clown was chasing me with a chainsaw and I whacked it hard against an operating table.”
The Story Of Two Students
Do you believe humans can learn languages naturally?
Or do you believe someone has to teach us languages?
I believe how you answer this question will predict if you will become fluent or stay stuck at intermediate.
A Question The Fluent Ask Which The Stuck Intermediates Do Not
I was having lunch with a Romanian friend.
I said “The waiter’s a knucklehead.”
She said, “What does that mean?”
How To Fight Your English Fear
-Mr. Vig“Your head hurts…it’s harder to breathe… And there is no lion. There’s no shark. There’s not even a zombie. Not one zombie. But you have theses terrible nervous feelings just because you have to speak English.”
Some people like to quote Churchill or Gandi or Shakespeare.
Pht! That’s so predictable!
Goal #1: Get Started
Starting your own business so you can have more time is like having a baby so you can get more sleep.
That’s why last Monday, during a national holiday, when normal people were relaxing in the park, I was working in the park.
I was shooting videos for my new youtube channel.