#167: Am I Too Old to Learn English?

By Ethan | November 6, 2017

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll never be fluent in English–I’m too old!” Or maybe you just think that now you are an adult and you can only become fluent when you are a kid.

Whether you are lost and confused or are making excuses for your learning, you will find this episode extremely useful to answer these question.

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Words You’ll Learn:

Funky – modern and stylish in a surprising way
Slurp – to loudly drink something
Prunes – dehydrated plums
Wheelchair – a chair with wheels used for mobility by a disabled person
Roundhouse Kick – to kick someone by throwing ones legs into the air in a spinning motion
To mind (something) – to be bothered or annoyed by something
To matter – to be important
Mind over matter – to use mental strength to overcome physical or emotional suffering
To put your mind to (something) – to focus on finding a solution to a problem
To grow old – to become older, to age
To grow up – to become mature
To get jaded – to become warn down and exhausted by life
Lucid – showing the ability to think clearly
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks – expression commenting that old people (or dogs) can’t learn to do new things — which is of course not true
Set in your ways – That you are used to a certain manner of living and resist any change or novelty

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