How to Really Pronounce Regular Verbs in the Past
Aren’t regular verbs really simple use? All you have to do is add an “ed” to the end and that’s it, conjugated. It all sounds so easy but you have probably realized that it’s really hard to hear native speakers saying the “ed” when they are talking. Don’t worry, that happens to everyone. In this…
Read MoreThe RealLife English Podcast #47 – Travel Tips (with transcript and pronunciation lesson)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/Podcast_47_-_travel_tips.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 | Free Download of Complete Transcript/ Power Lesson Some Connected Speech Examples: Would you – “Woul-dja” I don’t know – “I-dunno” What do you think?…
Read MorePrepositions Made Easy: In, On, and At (with Video!)
Are prepositions really so difficult? What if I told you that IN JUST 5 MINUTES I could help you solve some of your most confusing preposition problems? English learners everywhere are confused about prepositions, and English learners every always say it’s one of their biggest difficulties. But with the right strategies, prepositions DO NOT need to…
Read MoreA Mistake Most English Learners Don’t Know They’re Making
Have you ever stayed at a 5-stars hotel? Or bought a 20 dollars pizza? Hmmm, why doesn’t that sound right??? A lot of English learners often make this mistake and don’t even know it. Check out this video lesson and find out all about why it’s incorrect to pluralize a noun when it is being…
Read MoreThe RealLife English Podcast #46 – Habits (with transcript and pronunciation lesson)
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 | Free Download of Complete Transcript/ Power Lesson Some Connected Speech Examples: Would you – “Woul-dja” I don’t know – “I-dunno” What do you think? –…
Read MoreHow Natives Cut and Connect Words in English: Simple Past (w/ Video)
Here’s a short but powerful lesson from RealLife TV on how native speakers cut and connect their words in the simple past. This is called connected speech. In this lesson, I explain why sentences like “what did you do” become “wha-dju do” in both formal and informal American English. Not only will this lesson improve…
Read More4 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…
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