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Improve Your English Vocabulary and Cultural Awareness with Christmas Music
One of the most effective ways to learn a language, and one of my favorites, is with music! So today we’re going to learn some Christmas vocabulary by listening to some popular Christmas music. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, it’s an important holiday in most English speaking countries, and it can be an interesting…
Read MoreEnglish Made Simple: 15 Minutes per Day
Are you one of the many English learners who feels like you just don’t have enough time to improve your English? What if I told you that you DO have time? You just don’t know where to find it, yet. It’s true. I guarantee that every person reading this has time to improve his or…
Read MoreYou Won’t Believe What the Song “Get Lucky” Really Means
Today one of my students was very surprised to discover that one of her favorite songs by Daft Punk (Get Lucky) was NOT really about “luck,” but rather ABOUT SEX. I did a quick google search and every translation I found in Portuguese and Spanish completely missed the real meaning of the song. They all…
Read MoreSecrets for Better Pronunciation: The Difference Between E and I Sounds
Pronunciation is a crucial part of learning any language. Some would even argue that it’s the most important. It doesn’t matter how much you know about the grammar rules if your pronunciation is so terrible that people can’t understand you. Therefore, today we’re going to take a step towards better English pronunciation! Are you one of…
Read MoreRealLife English Podcast #43 – Expressions Involving COURAGE
http://traffic.libsyn.com/reallifeeng/Podcast_Courage.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) Words You’ll Learn Rocking an afro Jagermeister Have something down Guts Balls Nuts Sack A bunch of Words to Know Raining cats and dogs – to be raining…
Read MoreHow Good Body Language Will Improve Your English AND Your Life
Are you scared or insecure when you speak English? Did you know that social scientists estimate that over 90% of what we communicate is non-verbal? This is a fascinating topic that goes way beyond the scope of language learning, but at the same time it is completely relevant. How you hold and present yourself in…
Read MoreEnglish Idioms: Diversify Your English with Fun Expressions
Are you jumping through hoops to learn English? Or, do you waste time with monkey business? Learning a new language can be a real ball buster and many people get cheesed off and decide to call it a day very quickly. If you hit a hurdle like this, don’t get your knickers in a twist,…
Read MoreImprove Your Pronunciation With Rap Music
One of the hardest aspects of learning a new language is speaking with clear and correct pronunciation. A lot of language learners focus all their attention on learning all the necessary vocabulary and grammatical structures, but they often forget about focusing their attention on having correct pronunciation. I believe that learning pronunciation is just as…
Read More12 Ways to be a Mediocre and Unsuccessful English Learner
Although this title might be contradictory to what we usually teach at RealLife, you’ll find that you are probably committing (or have committed in the past) many of the things in this list. The following are many of the errors, excuses, and fallacies that we’ve noticed almost every English learner makes. To help you NOT make…
Read MoreCaixa de ferramentas do RealLife: Tudo que você precisa para revolucionar seu inglês
Se você está lendo este artigo, você provavelmente quer melhorar seu nível de inglês, ou talvez você esteja se preparando para começar a aprender ou ensinar a língua. O problema que muitos aprendizes do inglês têm é que eles não sabem por onde começar. Talvez você tenha aprendido um pouco de inglês na escola, mas…
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