4 Quick Tips for Better Memorization
Do you have problems memorizing all of the new vocabulary you learn in English? One problems I hear most often from my students and other language learners is that they have trouble remembering all the vocabulary, expressions, and phrasal verbs that they constantly learn. However, I’ve realized that few of these people take measures to…
Read More7 choses à ne pas faire quand on parle anglais
J’ai passé ces dernières années à voyager et à vivre à l’étranger, et pendant ce temps j’ai parlé à beaucoup de gens pour qui l’anglais n’est pas la langue maternelle. Après avoir discuté à des milliers d’étrangers j’ai remarqué plusieurs choses que ces personnes font et qui les empêchent de bien progresser. Voici le TOP…
Read MoreChallenge Yourself When Learning Another Language
Do you find English learning to be an incredibly slow process??? If you’re anything like me, you probably get impatient with the process of learning a foreign language sometimes because you long to be better and better. However, the process often seems slow. Some days it can even feel like you’ve lost progress. Well there…
Read MoreTop 7 Brazilian English Pronunciation Errors – Company Names (w/ Video)
If you’re like most Brazilians, you probably have a hard time pronouncing the word “Apple” in English. As this comical picture illustrates, Brazilians tend to incorrectly pronounce the word Apple in English as “Épou.” This is not incorrect when speaking Portuguese, but when you speak English, you need to adjust your pronunciation to a new…
Read MoreHow to Pronounce the TH Sound in English
Have you ever said the word FREE when you really wanted to say THREE? The “TH” sound in English has been considered one of the most difficult sounds to reproduce phonetically by learners from all over the world, but is it really that difficult? My answer is NO! In this video lesson I am going…
Read MoreBenefícios surpreendentes de uma boa linguagem corporal para seu inglês E sua vida
Você sente medo e/ou insegurança ao falar inglês? Sabia que a estimativa feita por cientistas sociais é de que mais de 90% da nossa comunicação é não-verbal? De grande fascínio, este é um tema que, apesar de fugir ao escopo da aprendizagem de idiomas, é de completa relevância ao mesmo tempo. A forma como você…
Read MoreThe RealLife English Podcast #45 – New Year’s Resolutions (with transcript and pronunciation lesson)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/Real_Life_Podcast_45.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) 2 Page Sample Some Connected Speech Examples: Would you – “Woul-dja” I don’t know – “I-dunno” What do you think? – “Wha-da-ya-think?” We can – “we-kin” Words to…
Read MoreEnglish: A Window to the World
This is a guest post written by star teacher and RealLife English community member, Nabila Madani, from Algeria. Nabila, also known as “Nana,” shares her incredible lifelong journey with the language that changed her life! Learning English was the best experience of my life. I have been teaching it for nearly 5 years now, but…
Read MoreHow Americans Pronounce the NT Sound as an N (with Video)
Do you think Americans speak too fast and cut their words? I’ll be the first to admit that it would appear that way. One of the main reasons is because the way we really speak is a lot different than you learned in school, and there is no better example of this than the way Americans totally…
Read MoreFun Homophones with Comics
Do you love learning English with comics? At RealLife English, we believe the best way to learn languages is by using entertaining, funny resources. So today we’ve got a special treat for you. Our friends at Kaplan International, with the help of Pablo Stanley, have created a comic especially for English learners. Today’s comic is all…
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