Posts by Chad
The Evolution of English: Our History Lives in the Words We Speak
Did you know that English has more words than any other language? This has always astounded me and got me thinking, where did all these words come from and why is it that English has so many? The truth is that the English language is actually a lot different than it was hundreds of years…
Read MoreComo usar a palavra GET em inglês
Há certas palavras numa língua que são ditas o tempo todo, mas que geram confusão quando empregadas de diversas formas. Geralmente, a tradução dessas palavras se torna problemática por não serem usadas da mesma forma que você usa na sua língua materna e, portanto, acabam sendo erroneamente traduzidas. Neste vídeo-artigo, vamos aprender um pouco sobre…
Read More#40 – Trevor’s Last Podcast—5 Ways to Say Goodbye
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/40_-_Trevors_Last_Podcast_-_Goodbyes.mp3 Free Download Download & Listen on Your Mobile: iTunes for Apple | Stitcher for Android Direct Download to Computer on this page (From that page, you will right Click and Save) Words You’ll Learn M.I.A. The Maharishi Effect For old times’ sake The DMV Split Beet Words to Know Transcontinental airplane – a plane that flies between continents Break…
Read More5 Reasons Why You Are NOT a Fluent English Speaker: Confessions of an English Teacher
I have been an English teacher for around 7 years now and I have to say that I really love teaching. As a teacher, the objective of my job is quite simple: to teach people English. I do this through a mixture of hundreds of different methodologies and techniques and through all of these I…
Read MoreRealLife English Podcast #39 – English Can Make You a World Citizen
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/World_Citizenship_Podcast_-_Final.mp3 Free Download Download & Listen on Your Mobile: iTunes for Apple | Stitcher for Android Direct Download to Computer on this page (From that page, you will right Click and Save) In this special edition of the RealLife Podcast, Justin and Ethan talk about how learning English can make you a global citizen. World citizenship is a collection of processes,…
Read MoreRealLife English Podcast #38 – Halloween Expressions
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/Halloween_Podcast.mp3 Free Download Download & Listen on Your Mobile: iTunes for Apple | Stitcher for Android Direct Download to Computer on this page (From that page, you will right Click and Save) Words You’ll Learn Take into your own hands Tracks Skeleton Carcass Toilet paper someone’s house Words to Know Ghostbusters- Guys that kill ghosts (see RealLife Ghostbusters below) Pegan…
Read MoreEnglish for Life: Learn English with Video Games
Most of the time when people think about learning a new language they immediately think about boring grammar lessons, repetitive writing and listening exercises, and reading uninteresting books given to them by their teacher. If that is how you are learning English at the moment, I’m sure that your experience with English always leaves you…
Read MoreReal Life English Podcast #37 – Dating Expressions
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/Relationship_podcast_37.mp3 Free Download Download & Listen on Your Mobile: iTunes for Apple | Stitcher for Android Direct Download to Computer on this page (From that page, you will right Click and Save) Words You’ll Learn Blind date Potent Testing the waters a player Talk yourself up Drown out Words to Know Yours truly – expression to reference yourself Apply –…
Read MoreAprendiendo Inglés con Cómics de Calvin y Hobbes
Enamorarse de un idioma es una de las mejores condiciones que se pueden adoptar para aprenderlo, porque así el estudiarlo se convierte en una experiencia placentera en sí misma y no solo una justificación hacía un fin. Un gran aspecto del aprendizaje del inglés es que hay enormes cantidades de medios de comunicación de los…
Read MoreFun, Fast and Easy English: One Minute Video Lessons
How much can you really learn in one minute??One of the biggest excuses my students make for not practicing their English every day is that, “They don’t have enough time.”There are only so many hours in the day, and a lot of things might happen that get in the way of you practicing your English.But,…
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