Posts by Ethan
Beyond Borders 13: From No English to Native-level, Veronika Shares her Top Secrets
My guest today is Veronika Mark, a language learner and YouTuber from Russia. On her YouTube channel, English with Veronika Mark, she shares the tips she applied on her own journey learning English for the past 6 years. Veronika speaks English and Chinese fluently, and also some French. She approaches a variety of topics, such…
Read More#251: Can you Understand These Jokes in English
There are various types of jokes in English that you may have heard of, such as traditional ones knock-knock jokes, one-liners and more. Some can be quite difficult to understand because they contain more than one meaning. These are the jokes we’ll be looking at today. So we’ll be sharing some jokes with you and…
Read MoreBeyond Borders 12: How Is Learning By Ear the Secret to Success in English Fluency? | Idahosa from the Mimic Method
Idahosa Ness is a polyglot, musician, and founder of The Mimic Method for learning languages. After traveling to Mexico at the age of 17 without knowing a word of Spanish, and struggling to connect with locals, he worked hard to perfect his accent by understanding the sonority of the language. He created The Mimic Method…
Read More#250: Questions + Answers with Ethan & Andrea | 250th Podcast Episode Special!
We are very excited to celebrate our 250th podcast episode with you today! For this reason, we’ve selected a few questions that you, our listeners, have submitted to answer for you. You’ll learn a bit of grammar, a bit of vocabulary and some curiosities, like some 43-letter word that holds the record for the longest…
Read MoreBeyond Borders (Special 3): How Meditation Can Transform your English and Your Life!
If you can’t focus, you’re not alone. Let me share a secret with you. So it has taken me more than five years to learn what I need to do to focus on getting my work done. And I must say, until this day, I sometimes find myself getting distracted and switching between tasks on…
Read More#249: 10 Tips to Pass the IELTS exam
You asked for it and we listened. In today’s podcast we’re bringing you a topic that you have requested us to cover. Many of you are currently studying for or have completed the IELTS exam. So, in this episode of the podcast we’re giving you 10 tips to help you pass the exam or improve…
Read MoreBeyond Borders #11: 4 Habits That Will Transform Your English (And Your Life), and more! | Justin Murray, RealLife English CEO
Justin Murray is the Co-founder and CEO of RealLife English. He’s originally from the Seattle area in Washington State in the US but has been living in Brazil for more than 10 years. Justin and his business partners (including yours truly) started RealLife English as a series of face-to-face events to give their students the…
Read More#248: English Conversation About Travel | Funny Stories!
In this episode of the RealLife English podcast, Ethan and Andrea share some of their most fun and memorable stories traveling around the world. Here’s a little teaser: Ethan tells us about his experience being in ‘house arrest” in Thailand. Can you imagine Andrea, also in Thailand, putting on Muay Thai gloves and getting into…
Read MoreBeyond Borders #10: Relax, Enjoy and Learn: It’s about Connection, not Perfection | Lindsay from AllEars English
Lindsay, from All Ears English, is an American podcast host and producer, and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience teaching English as a Second language in Japan, Argentina, Guatemala, and the US. She believes in ‘connection, not perfection’ when it comes to learning English, and has inspired English language learners worldwide through her…
Read More#247: Feeling Stuck in Your English? Here’s WHY and HOW to Improve it!
You often ask us questions about how to reach the next level in your English. At the beginning, progress feels so fast, but then it becomes slower and slower, and you get stuck at the same level for a while, and you just don’t know how to break through and get to the next one.…
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