#325: How You Can Understand 100% of What Natives Say, Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse, and What Jack Sparrow Can Teach You About Learning English

In this episode, Thiago will share how he went from lost and confused to understanding almost 100% of what natives say. You’ll also learn what zombies have to do with learning English and gain some pirate wisdom. This Podcast Episode is Also Available in Video Format! Watch it now: Words You’ll Learn in the App…

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#322: The Reason Why Most English Learners NEVER Get Fluent

You should stop trying to become fluent in English. We know, this is a strange thing to say, but if you make fluency your only goal, you may simply never achieve it. Here’s the good news: If, instead, you develop PROFICIENCY, you will naturally get fluent. So that begs the question, how do you develop…

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Beyond Borders with Ethan #4: What to Do if People Criticize Your English | Anna from English Fluency Journey

Anna Khoma, @HannahKhoma on Instagram, is an English learner and teacher, accent coach, and vlogger from Chernivtsi, Ukraine. On her YouTube channel, English Fluency Journey, she shares her own journey to get to a native level of English, and her continued journey learning English. Anna started studying English seriously shortly after her son was born,…

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Beyond Borders with Ethan #3: What’s The Right Path To Fluency? | Jack and Ethan Share Experiences on Teaching and Learning Languages

Jack Askew, tofluency.com and teachingeslonline.com, is an online ESL/EFL teacher, a web designer, and blogger. In 2008 he was offered a promotion at the marketing company he was working in, but he decided to quit and pursue his dream of traveling to South America instead. Since then he has been teaching English online and he…

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75 Ways to Say Beautiful: Synonyms, Slang, and Collocations

Do you have a hard time finding different ways to describe beautiful and attractive things, experiences, and people? English has so many ways to say the same thing. This rich mix of different tongues and the evolution of English (much thanks to our friend Shakespeare) has made English the beautiful mélange [mixture] that it is…

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