“Wow. This guy’s an expert.”
A few years ago I was sitting in the Beer Museum on Dlouha Street in Prague talking with a new friend about women.
He knew about psychology, body language, evolutionary theory…
Is English A Subject Or A Skill?
The fundamental question is:
Is English a subject or is it a skill?
Let me explain.
A Question From A Stuck Student: Why Am I Still Not Fluent?
Q: I have studied English for years. Why am I still not fluent?
A: Because you’re studying English.
You can study chemistry. You can study history. You can even study computer languages.
Three Ways English Classes Make Your English WORSE
I read somewhere that hospitals used to be very dangerous places.
If you were sick, it was safer to stay home.
I feel the same way about language schools.
Why My Students Beat Their Wives
It was exactly 12 years ago today.
It was my first spring in Prague and I was a travelling grammar teacher unpacking my text books and notes in a meeting room inside some big corporation.
8 a.m. and my first question to the group of bored IT guys was:
How Your Native Language Is Like A Cheeseburger
“I need to start going back to the gym.”
How many times have you hear that?
Usually, whenever I hear someone say it, it’s with a mouth full of something super unhealthy.
Secrets From The Most Expensive Language School
What’s the best language school?
I don’t know.
I think they’re all a waste of time.
What do chess masters and English masters have in common?
Quick quiz:
Who do you think would be the best chess player?
Person A) “I’ve watched more chess.”
English Baggage
“People don’t remember what you say; they remember how you make them feel.”
I forgot who said that, but I thought of it this weekend.
Saturday night a friend and I walked into a pub. There were no free tables so we asked to join another group at their table.
What’s your strategy?
Do you know the word “smirk”?
It’s what I usually do when someone takes my picture.
Normal people smile.
