This week we’re talking about REAL English.
The words and expressions native speakers actually use, but you don’t find in the text books.
Thank you to everyone who shared your favorite on the blog.
Your Favorite Native-Speaker Expressions
Last Saturday I was talking on Zoom to a student from Greece.
After I answered his question, he thanked me.
Then, instead of “Goodbye” or “Have a nice day,” he used an expression I usually only hear from native speakers from America.
Are you speaking REAL English or Museum English?
Have you noticed?
The sentences they give you in text books…
And the sentences that native speakers say…
There Are Only Two Times You Can Start Learning English
Here’s a question I get every week:
“Can i start later?”
“Of course,” I answer. “But you won’t.
How you do everything is how you do English
Many years ago…
In a city far, far away…
I taught a few employees at a company called Makro.
How I Became An Unqualified Teacher
Saturday night I met a German nurse.
I told her I was a teacher.
She asked, “Are you qualified to teach?”
Vitamin V Saved My Life
Did you hear the news?
A bomb exploded yesterday in the center of Istanbul.
Several people died.
Bad English Habit #3
Bad Habit #3 — Studying
Studying is quick.
You feel like you’re in control.
You watch a video and learn a rule.
Top Bad English Habis, pt. 2
Bad Habit #2 — Translating
The vocabulary test is on Friday.
On the left side of the page is the English word.
You must write its translation.
Top Bad English Habits, Part 1
What’s a habit?
A habit is something you do automatically.
You do it without thinking.