Posts by Ethan

This article is by Sila. She lives in Barcelona, Spain where she teaches English and does translation work. Sila lived in England for five years where she realized that most Spanish speakers’ level of English is very poor, and having struggled with English herself, she wanted to help solve this problem. Her blog (Aprende Inglés-Sila)…

Seja você um falante de inglês iniciante ou avançado, você está sempre aumentando seu vocabulário. Quanto mais rico for o seu vocabulário, mais fluentemente você poderá falar a língua, então, você deveria aprender novas palavras todos os dias. Mas quando você não vive num país que fale inglês, você não tem muitas oportunidades de expandir…

If you want to speak English like a native speaker, YouTube videos are a GREAT resource. They are funny and they can give an insight into an English speaking culture. But these viral videos (videos that become popular and spread like a virus) can be difficult to understand because of the variety of slang and…

This article is by Sila. She lives in Barcelona, Spain where she teaches English and does translation work. Sila lived in England for five years where she realized that most Spanish speakers’ level of English is very poor, and having struggled with English herself, she wanted to help solve this problem. Her blog (Aprende Inglés-Sila)…

If you want to speak English like a native speaker, YouTube videos are a GREAT resource. They are funny and learning about English speaking cultures is just as important as learning English because you need to understand the people who speak the language. These viral videos can be difficult to understand because of the variety of…

Um dos erros mais frequentes que noto enquanto ensino inglês no Brasil é que as pessoas não usam o objeto quando conversam. De cara, já conseguimos notar que essa pessoa não é fluente e, ainda, ela pode acabar entrando em situações confusas. O erro principal dos brasileiros é dizer “I like” – eu gosto –…

How much do you read per day in your native language? Some of us read more than others. Some people just plain enjoy reading. Others only do it when it’s necessary. Either way, we all read every day—be it the morning newspaper, comics, facebook posts, tweets, books, or blogs like RealLife English (if you’re reading…

One of the areas that English students find most difficult is SPEAKING. Many students feel confident about reading, writing, and even understanding, but when it comes to speaking they just can’t verbalize the words. Fortunately, the internet has more and more options for you to get out to the world and practice your English with…