Do You Make These Cultural Mistakes When You Speak English?

Do you know how to respond appropriately when you don’t understand something in English? Have you ever gotten strange vibes from a native speaker when you know that your grammar was perfect? If you’re like most non-native English speakers (of all levels), you are probably making a series of subtle, but significant cultural mistakes when…

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The Black Keys (Lonely Boy): Real Life Music

“Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.” (Plato) How does music make you feel? Let me guess…calm, relaxed, open minded? How does learning about English structure and grammar make you feel? Let me guess… stressed, overwhelmed, uninterested and probably pretty restricted because of all the rules and…

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Overcome Shyness and Improve Your English

  This is a guest post from RLE Community member, Gustavo Rocha. Gustavo studies Information Technology in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He has been seriously learning English for about 2 years. You can join his group, Language Learners, by clicking here. Hey guys! First of all, I want to thank all the Real Life English guys for…

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Speaking English Online: 5 Ways to Improve Your Fluency

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…

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Make Learning English Effortless

  This is a guest post from Azeem Sayuti, who is one of our community’s star members and learners. Azeem finished schooling in November 2012. He wants to go to University and either study Teaching English as a Foreign Language or Law. He has been learning English since he was 7, but he didn’t start learning…

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Winning the English Learning Battle

Learning a new language can be fun and incredibly challenging, it can be a frustrating experience, but it can have many benefits that you may not be aware of. It’s just a question of determination. Are you willing to put in the time to make it happen, since English is the most common language spoken…

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Como a meditação pode melhorar seu inglês

Hoje iremos olhar para o lado do autodesenvolvimento do inglês. Vamos explorar maneiras diferentes de aprendizado, em que a prática da meditação o ajuda a melhorar seu inglês. Também irei fornecer alguns recursos para aqueles interessados em aprender mais sobre meditação. Vamos ao que interessa: como a meditação pode melhorar seu inglês? Leia este texto…

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Successful and Fun English Learning

How I learned English This is a guest post from Selma Lisam, who is one of our community’s star members and learners.  Selma is from Algeria. Her goal is to earn a PHD degree in Neurolinguistics in the United States. She is studying science of the English language. She’s been studying English for 16 years.…

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