Posts by Ethan
Are you using Duolingo to learn English? Read this!
Duolingo has revolutionized the way that people learn languages, and is leading the world in free education. In fact, Duolingo’s promise is: Learn a language for free. Forever, a wonderful and altruistic mission. For this reason, millions are turning to Duolingo for their language learning needs. Leading this are people, probably like you, with an…
Read MoreLearn English with Lyrics: 7 Years by Lukas Graham
What’s up everybody?? This week I have another awesome, fun lesson for you with some popular new music: The hit song 7 Years by Lukas Graham. When you first listen to this song (or if you’ve heard it before), you might be thinking, understanding this native English is really difficult! But guess what? It’s not…
Read MoreFun English: American Christmas with TV Shows (Seinfeld)
In the United States this time of year almost everyone, religious or not, is celebrating Christmas. During Christmastime, it’s common to decorate the house with lights and a tree with ornaments, make sweets like cookies and toffee, drink hot chocolate, play in the snow, and exchange presents with loved ones. Today I have a fun,…
Read MoreLearn English with Music: Hello by Adele
Adele’s new song, Hello, is number 1 all over the world. But do you understand what she’s singing about? Even if you do get the basic meaning, have you caught all of the interesting expressions that she uses? And last, are you using music like this to help you improve your pronunciation and sound more…
Read More6 Expert Resources to Go from Intermediate to Advanced
We all know how it feels to get stuck before reaching the final stage of mastery, and this is particularly sharp when learning a language. We work hard to learn all the rules, which helps, at least for awhile, but then we come to this disappointing moment when conventional approaches just don’t work anymore. On the journey advanced fluency,…
Read MoreFun English: Joey’s Thanksgiving Pants
Today is the day after Thanksgiving, a very special holiday celebrated by almost every American every year in November. It’s a time of year that we gather with family, give thanks for everything in our lives, and, of course, eat A LOT! Therefor, I want to share with you a special and hilarious clip from…
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Speaking in English
From our experience as English teachers and leading the RealLife Global movement over the past few years, one of the most common questions we get is: How do I improve my speaking? The answer is actually quite simple, and even obvious: The only way to get better at speaking is by speaking! That’s right, if…
Read MoreDiscover The Best Site to Practice English with Foreigners
This article was written by Jota Filho, creator of English learning website for Brazilians Inglesar, after participating on our new platform RealLife Global. Take it away Jota… Website for talking to foreigners (Ler em Portuguese) If you live in Brazil, how easy is it for you to find people around you to speak in English with? Yeah…
Read MoreIdiom: Play that Card (with video!)
Whether discussing race, gender, or religion, this week’s expression is quite commonly used to describe the actions of politicians. This week’s expression is play that card. Play that Card The most common way this expression is used is by inserting a word describing the ‘card’ being played: Play the ___ card. Often if you are quarreling about something,…
Read MoreNew Expression: Seal the Deal
This week’s expression is an interesting one! Why? Because, depending on the context, you might be talking about success in the office or success in the bedroom! This week’s expression is Seal the Deal. Expression Breakdown: Seal the deal’s original meaning is to come to an agreement, to close a deal. The etymology of this would…
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