If you want to improve your English quickly, you’re not the only one! One of the most common questions I receive is: What’s the fastest way to learn English? (… or some variation of that question) To be honest, this is such a big question. There are many possible ways to learn English and different …
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Today’s lesson is a bit geeky… I think I was 9 years old when I first entered the world of Pokémon. I remember my granddad bought me an imported copy of Pokémon Blue (his favourite colour was blue) from the USA. I remember started the game on my old, gray original GameBoy and becoming instantly …
What are you English goals? Have you ever really spent much time thinking about them? A lot of people say they just want to speak really well or speak English like a native. OR… They say they’re unhappy with their English and just want to improve. There’s a bit of a problem here… Can you …
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Is planning really the key to success? It could be. One thing’s for certain, though: Some of the most successful language learners (and people in general) plan. Even if they’re not doing it on purpose, they still follow some sort of plan. Today, I want to talk about planning and how it’s could be your …
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Do you know how to find new vocabulary? Okay, maybe that’s a difficult question. Here’s another one: How often do you try to improve your vocabulary? Every week? Every day? Sometimes? Never? I’m sure you know that constantly improving vocabulary is important if you want to speak English well. The problem is, most people don’t know …
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A few weeks ago, I recorded a video with an online English teaching friend, Kim from English With Kim. We talked about topics, such as: Why finding your ‘why‘ should be a priority Using appropriate language to sound more natural What do we mean by ‘Analysing conversations’ The two different types of academic writing that students will …
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A big part of English learning success is luck. Most people think that hard work is the most important factor in learning English, but really it’s just an added bonus. Even the laziest person in the world can become effective at speaking English if they had all the time in the world. It would take …
“How can I remember English words easily?” is a question I get asked often. But even when I get asked another question, it usually relates to remembering words and memory. Now, before we get started, let me just say this: Your memory is an incredible tool. Learning how your memory works can make learning English …
Last time we looked at ‘short term memory‘ and why’ focusing’ just isn’t enough. So, just reading or listening to something is not enough to improve your English… In fact, if all you do is listen and read… Then you probably forget a lot of English that you ‘learn’… The end goal of learning English …
So far this week, we’ve looked at two important ways to learn English: 1. Walking before you can run [read it here] and 2. Crawling before you walk [read it here] Today… memory. Your memory is an incredible tool. Many times a day, you ‘experience’ information. But most of this information just gets lost. You …
