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Escape From America
I finally did it.
I bought a plane ticket to Europe.
Next Thursday I fly from Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, to Prague, Czech Republic, via Lisbon.
Fake English Speaker vs. Real English Speaker (how to tell the difference…)
Are you an English speaker?
If yes, then you’re a lot like an emerald.
Let me explain…
Tourists in the forest!
I saw saw something unusual this weekend.
Saturday I left my temporary covid home at my parents’ farm and I crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains to visit my sister and her family.
I passed small towns, small shops and drove on narrow lanes.
English Is Not A Language! It’s….
Schools think English is just a language.
They’re wrong.
It’s more than that.
How to curse like a sailor in English
This weekend I went online to see how much a ticket from the US to Prague costs.
I found one for $253.
Wow!
Holy cow!
Jeez!
Man, that’s cheap!
Can a chicken save your English?
Have you ever tried to cross an ocean by yourself?
I haven’t.
I imagine it would be difficult.
Power Lesson for Awesome Speaking, Pt. 2
What’s the average person’s #1 fear?
It’s not dying.
It’s actually public speaking.
Power Lesson for Awesome Speaking, Pt. 1
“Fear and frustration.”
When I asked you yesterday to tell me your #1 speaking problem, this is what you told me.
Fear: Fear of mistakes. Fear of what the other person will think. Fear of embarrassment.
What is your #1 problem when you speak English?
Verb tenses…
Vocabulary…
Understanding…