Posts Tagged ‘reallifeenglish’
#273: How Well do you Know Andrea & Ethan?
Where in Britain is Andrea from? Is Ethan a cat or dog lover? Did Ethan use to work as a bus driver? Who learned to ride a bike as an adult? We get asked tons of questions across all of our channels, so we thought that today we would address them. Get to know us…
Read More#272: 20 British vs American BABY Vocabulary Differences + Special Announcement!
Today, Ethan and Andrea are going to discuss baby vocabulary, as well as the differences between American and British English when it comes to this type of vocabulary. If you have or are soon to have a baby, or if you have young nephews or nieces, this episode is going to come in handy! And…
Read More#271: 20 Clever Word Combinations in English you Should Add to your Vocabulary (Brunch, Staycation and MORE)
It’s become very popular and trendy to combine words in English in recent years, but this can leave learners feeling pretty confused and conversations, or when watching TV series movies and listening to podcasts. These combinations of words happen when one or both of the words is shortened in a clever way, and this is…
Read More#270: Can YOU Say these English Tongue Twisters for Speaking & Pronunciation Training?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Did you try to read that out loud? Did you find it hard? That’s a tongue twister. They usually have the same sounding consonants, so when you try to say each word the pronunciation comes out all wrong. Tongue twisters are a…
Read More#269: Common Mistakes Spanish and Portuguese Speakers Make
In today’s episode, we have a treat for you with not one, but two special guests. I’ll be joined by two members of the RealLife English team to share with us some of the most common mistakes that Spanish and Portuguese learners make. Some of these common mistakes might even be common in other languages,…
Read More#268: 8 New Year’s Superstitions from Around the World!
There’s no doubt that there are many New Year’s traditions followed by different cultures, but were you aware that there are also some interesting superstitions? Well, in today’s episode, we’re being helped by members of our team and community to share some very interesting New Year’s superstitions from their countries. Download & Listen on Your…
Read More#267: How to Make your Fluency (and Life) Dreams Come True in ’22
2022 is upon us! Something that we find immensely helpful is to sit down at the end or beginning of the year and review our progress from the last 12 months, and determine where we want to go over the next year. This can be incredibly powerful to achieve things you never thought possible, so…
Read More#266: 1 Language, 3 Accents! US vs UK vs South African English Vocabulary
Did you know that words in English can be different depending on the country you’re visiting? Ethan and I have often spoken about these differences on the podcast, but today’s episode is extra special. Not only will you learn about vocabulary differences between American and British English, but you’ll also learn about different words in…
Read MoreBeyond Borders 22: She Went From Beginner to Fluent in Just 9 Months (and How you Can Too) with Ruri Ohama
Ruri Ohama is a Turkish-Japanese Youtuber, med student, and polyglot. She has a Youtube channel completely in English, which was able to grow from 1,000 to more than 250k subscribers in only 9 months. On her channel, she shares what it’s like to grow up multicultural, interesting cultural tidbits about Japan and Turkey, and also…
Read More#265: 5 Christmas Movies that every English Learner NEEDS to Watch
It’s Christmas week and we couldn’t let this season pass without sharing some of our all-time favorite Christmas movies that you can watch this holiday season! You’ll find such good classics in this list and we’ll also be sharing why they’re so great for learning English. Download & Listen on Your Mobile: iTunes for Apple | Stitcher for…
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