Posts by Ethan
#151: The 3 Pillars for English Learning Success
Where there is a will, there is a way! Nowhere is this truer than when learning a foreign languages. This expression explains that if one’s desire and determination are enough, she can find a way to do anything. So, if you bring your want of English fluency, and you are willing to work hard for it,…
Read More#150: 5 Steps to Stop Learning English, and Start LIVING it: The RealLife Way
In this episode, we are thrilled to present an outline of our new comprehensive 5-Step methodology that we have developed over the last four years with RealLife English. The next FIVE episodes will go in depth about each step of the RealLife Way and how YOU can start applying this to your English and your…
Read More#149: Shopping, Flirting, and Dressing like Steve Jobs
Do you love shopping? Or maybe you only do it when you absolutely must? Either way, it can be extremely frustrating to go shopping when you don’t have the vocabulary to ask for what you need: The right fit? The right fabric? The right cut? Well, listen to this episode and learn how to navigate…
Read More#148: You Can’t Run From English Fluency
In this week’s episode of the RealLife English Podcast, we talk about the mind blowing story of Kilian Jornet from Catalonia (in the northeast corner of Spain). Recently, he became the first person to RUN up the world’s highest peak, Everest! And in honor of Kilian, we will be talking all about English vocabulary for runners and expressions…
Read More#147: Confident Phone Conversations
Without a doubt, a frustrating part of communicating in a foreign language is making a phone call. You cannot see the other person’s face or rely on gestures, and you have to answer spontaneously. It can feel extremely embarrassing to admit that you don’t understand something seemingly simple the person on the other side said.…
Read More#139: Beautiful English Pronunciation
Lucy from the popular YouTube English channel, English with Lucy, is here to tell us all about how to speak English clearly and confidently. Lucy got her feet wet in ESL while teaching English in Seville, Spain. She is fluent in Andalusian Spanish and is currently learning Italian. Working with Spanish students, she knows how challenging…
Read More#129: The RealLife Christmas Special!!
Happy Holidays! We are all back in our motherlands and we wanted to record a special podcast to send our love and warm wishes to you RealLifers during this special time of year! In this week’s podcast, you will learn what Christmas is like in each of our homes (NOT like what you’ve seen on TV) and…
Read More#128: How to Do Anything Better
Do you want to be a better English learner? Or maybe you want to finally lose weight at the gym? Or perhaps become a world-class martial artist? There is a fundamental mindset that can help you do of these things–Really, anything you want! Today we discuss this topic with the one, the only Kevin Conwell from Feel…
Read MoreQuick Connected Speech Lesson with BANKS
Hey badass English learner! Do you love learning English with music? Music is wonderful for learning languages because of the natural use of native expressions and slang, as well as the ability to improve your pronunciation by singing along. I am excited to bring you a lesson with one of my favorite singers, BANKS. I…
Read More#126: Facebook and American Politics
Ready to dive into one of the most frequent questions lately? Can you guess what it is? “What the hell is happening in the United States??” As Americans living in Brazil, we have been getting asked A LOT about the recent elections in the United States. Although we are not going to be talking too…
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