I will teach you to become a confident English speaker without schools and rules
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:
“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.
What’s the best language school?
I don’t know.
I think they’re all a waste of time.
Quick quiz:
Who do you think would be the best chess player?
Person A) “I’ve watched more chess.”
“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.
Do you know the word “smirk”?
It’s what I usually do when someone takes my picture.
Normal people smile.
Here are 4 tips for your next English lesson.
Remember, just because you’re speaking English doesn’t mean you’re improving.
1 Relax
One of my hobbies is public speaking. Every Monday night I go to my club meeting and practice.
You’ve heard of Tinder, right?
It’s a dating app and it’s very popular.
(At least until some teenager invents a better way to stare at your phone.)
Let me explain.
In 9th grade I took biology.
I hated it.