5 Free English Apps for Daily Life

In an ever-modernizing world it seems that more and more people spend hours a day staring at some sort of screen, be it a computer, an iPod, a tablet, or a smart phone.  Anyone who has one of these portable devices knows how useful applications (or “apps” for short) are for everything you do in…

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Fluency MC Interview (Part II): How to Use Rap Music to Learn English

This is second part of our interview with all-star teacher/ rapper, Fluency MC. In the first part (Rap Music That Teaches English), we introduced the different aspects of his international music project, his passion for teaching, and we let him tell us about his story with music and how he synthesized it with teaching. Read…

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SEX and Dating Terms (with Podcast!)

Yesterday a few of us Americans were hanging out talking with a Brazilian. We were mostly speaking in English and we had to explain some new idioms and slang to our Brazilian friend.  The subject of dating came up and one of us tried to explain the expression “hook up”. Listen to the SEX and…

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How to Know If You’re Fluent in English (Part II): Making Fluency Stable

In part I of How to Know if You’re Fluent in English, we discussed the different stages of English fluency, defining general fluency as natural and effective communication that serves a function in the speaker’s life. Leia este texto em português  |  Join the RLE International Community The first part of this article concentrated on…

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Learn English with Rap: Slow the Flow (Ugly Duckling)

Are you studying English to find a better job? Or maybe you need to pass an English exam. Either way, I’m sure that your necessity to learn the language is making you stressed and even a little anxious. Well, all I will say to you is… SLOW THE FLOW… RELAX YOUR MIND… Join the Real…

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3 Things Beginning English Speakers Must Do When Traveling Abroad

So you want to travel to an English speaking country and spend some time there getting to know the culture. But by the end of the trip you realize that you haven’t really learned much at all… Don’t let this happen to you! Join the Real Life English Community In this article are 3 ways…

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Learn Vocab for the Parts of the Body with Yoga

By taking yoga classes in English you will gain mastery of knowing of all the parts of your body in English. You will know them at a reflex level, where you won’t even have to think about it, because you’ve had so much practice of Real Life English. Then, of course, there’s all the other…

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8 Myths About English Fluency

After six years of living and traveling in Latin America, teaching English and learning Spanish and Portuguese, I haven’t stopped asking the million dollar question that drives the billion dollar EFL/English Industry:What is fluency and what’s the best way to teach and learn it?After only a month backpacking in Mexico trying to learn Spanish, I…

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