Test Time!
“What’s the name of the animal with a really long nose…? He lives in Africa…?”
“An elephant?” Petra asked.
Miscellaneous
Petra’s English Nightmare
“I have a problem.”
Petra walked into my apartment in Prague.
Today was her first lesson and she got right to the problem:
Create The Motivation That Will Make You Fluent
“Ahoy” from a rainy Prague.
That’s what sailors say instead of “hi.”
And this week, I’m living on a boat on the Vltava River, so I feel like a sailor.
VOCABULARY CRIME #5-Wasting Time On Unimportant Phrasal Verbs
Which do you love more?
Phrasal verbs or visiting the dentist?
I know, phrasal verbs are confusing.
Bad things happen when you don’t understand English
Karel was The Big Boss.
I taught English at his company every Tuesday and Thursday.
And while his employees got group lessons in the conference room, Karel got private lessons in his office.
English Is A Magic Key
“What’s that strange sound?”
“It sounds like…”
“Could it be…?”
“Yes, it is — an American accent!”
Not many Americans in Prague these days.
The city used to be full of them, or rather, full of us. 550,000 visited in 2019.
But not these days. Americans are not allowed into most European countries. Nor the Brazilians, nor the Tanzanians, nor the Mongolians.
In fact, these days, the streets are empty except for the locals.
But I’m an exception.
I have something that the other 328 million Americans don’t…
Behind A Closed Door
In October I returned to a very closed Euorpe.
In December I went home for Christmas.
Can you find the mistake?
“You can’t make an omellette without breaking some eggs.”
Have you heard that expression before?
That’s how I feel about speaking.
20% Stronger Brain in 20 Minutes ?
This week in
Vitamin V…
We’re talking about what you should do in a conversation.
And… what you should not do.
My students who make FAST progress – Their big secret
Yesterday I told you I made a discovery in 2006 – two years after I started teaching.
I told you how some of my students made a little progress…
While others made A LOT of progress.
The BIG DISCOVERY
February 2006.
U Sudu pub, Prague 1.
Have you been there?
