Posts Tagged ‘understand natives’
#240: Do I Need to Have a Native Accent?
In this week’s podcast, we’re talking all about whether or not you SHOULD TRY to sound like a native and how this correlates with accent reduction, intelligibility, identity and your DEEPER PURPOSE for learning English. Is this a particular goal you have as part of your English language journey? Have you ever faced any prejudice…
Read More#239: Money Idioms and Slang for Everyday Conversation
In this week’s podcast, Ethan and Ollie talk all about money. You will learn idioms and expressions related to money that you can start using today in your real-life conversations or on the RealLife App. Learning these idioms and expressions will make you sound more natural when you speak English. So, take out your pen…
Read More#238: Q&A with Andrea & Ollie | “I’m Stuck at Intermediate, what do I do?” and More!
In this week’s podcast, Andrea and I are answering your questions. We asked you on Instagram, what you want to know about English or about us. And the great thing about your questions is they are rich in language and vocabulary. So you are going to learn lots of new expressions in this podcast. Download…
Read More#237: How to Understand Natives | Connected Speech
In this week’s podcast, we’re talking all about connected speech! You’ll learn about how we often don’t pronounce some words, how we reduce others and how we change some sounds in order to flow more naturally with our speech. This is a really interesting topic that will not only allow you to understand native English…
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