RealLife Radio #80 – Success in the City

Are you more of a city slicker, or a country hick? Either way I’m sure you can see the good side and bad side of both lifestyles. In this episode we are going to explore all the aspects of living in a big city from traffic to work. Also, learn about one woman’s 10 hour…

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English Expressions That Will Impress Your Crush

This is a guest post from Jimmy Monaghan. Jimmy is an EFL teacher from Ireland. He is currently working for the Elanguest English Language School in St. Julians, Malta. (http://www.elanguest.com). He enjoys spinach, long walks on the beach and writing short biographies about himself for websites. There are a lot of different reasons to learn a language.…

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English For Your International Career

Are you looking for an international career? Is the only thing stopping you from getting an amazing job in a big multinational company your lack of “business English?” Well, good news! Business English and general English is actually the SAME THING! Many people believe that business English is a super advanced way of speaking English…

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Sentence Fragments and 10 Terms for Baking

A basic, yet fundamental part of learning a foreign language is knowing how to effectively purvey your ideas. To do this, especially when you are a beginner, it’s important to avoid sentence fragments.  You probably already know that to create a complete sentence you need a subject and a verb. For example: Complete Sentence – You are going to the store…

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RealLife Radio #78 – How to Talk about Hair

Getting your hair cut in a second language can be a very difficult and even scary thing to do. You don’t want to mess up your style with a bad haircut. In this episode you are going to: learn lots of vocabulary related to getting your hair cut learn the difference between appointment, commitment, meeting,…

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33 Terms for Bravery: Synonyms, Slang, Compliments, and Expressions

What’s one of the secrets of having native-like fluency? A broad vocabulary of course! And not just knowing fancy, formal words, but also the slang and expressions that we use in our daily lives. That said, today we are going to look at some of the most common ways to talk about bravery in English.…

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RealLife Radio # 77 – The Big Move

Have you made any big moves in your life recently? We are about to make some big moves with RealLife English and have based this episode of RealLife Radio all about that. Also in this episode you are going to learn all about Apollos Hestor’s great speech for a local news station that went viral…

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How to Understand Natives Without Subtitles

Are you ready for the most INSPIRATIONAL lesson you’ve ever experienced? Today we’re going to use a famous youtube video as our source material, a video that is so INSPIRING that over 7 million people watched it in just the first week.  This lesson will not only inspire you to BE AWESOME, Chad and I will also teach you…

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RealLife Radio #76 – How to Not Offend People in English

Have you ever offended somebody when speaking English purely because you were unfamiliar with their culture? In this episode you are going to learn about being more politically correct when speaking English and how to avoid using the wrong words when talking about “touchy” subjects. Also, hear about an Australian pig that got drunk and…

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RealLife Radio #75 – Bodily Functions and Sounds

Describing sounds can be a very difficult thing to do, especially in another language. In this episode of RealLife Radio you are going to learn the names of the most common, and sometimes most unpleasant, body noises and bodily functions. Also, you’ll hear the story of the creepy homeless pickup artist, and the difference between…

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