RealLife Radio #116 – 5 Reasons Why 90% Of English Learners Fail

Are you learning English for the wrong reasons?

One of the main reasons why so many people fail to become a fluent English speakers is actually because of the wrong motivations for learning.

Are you one of these people? Find out in this episode of RealLife Radio. Aww Yeah!

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Words You’ll Learn:

  • Sticky – viscous, designed or having a nature to adhere to other things
  • Legendary – to hold the characteristics of a legend
  • AKA – also know as (acronym)
  • Comrade – an old term for friend
  • Lanky – tall and skinny and often uncoordinated
  • Palm – the inside part of your hand
  • Root of the problem – the fundamental cause of the problem
  • Fruitful – the benefits of your work
  • Haters’ gonna hate – expression used to say that some people will always be negative
  • Got on a limb – to take a risk and try something new
  • They hate us coz they ain’t us:
  • Ain’t – verb to be + not = aint
  • Draw a blank –  to forget someone’s name or piece of information
  • Take into your own hands – take control of a situation
  • A two way street – 
  • Tailor made – customised, made specifically to your needs
  • Split into two camps – divided into two separate groups
  • Peers – people with the same age or social position as you
  • Figure it out – to solve a problem
  • Digging deep –  being very
  • Hammer something out of us –
  • Red Marks – a sign that you failed when a teacher writes red marks on your tests
  • Learning for the sake of learning – doing it with no real motivation or purpose
  • Overcome – to succeed or or get over a difficult situation
  • Screw them – don’t worry or pay attention to them
  • Hate mail – bad messages from people that are usually spreading hate and negativity
  • The living breathing reality – to reality of the situation, not what textbooks or politicians may tell us
  • Potty mouth – a person who uses a lot of bad language
  • Work up the courage – to build gradually  (See video lesson)
  • Innately – something that has been there since birth
  • Physiological needs – basic survival
  • Self actualisation – a persons desire to achieve everything they possibly can
  • Fulfilling – making yourself feel happy and satisfied
  • Preach – to give a religious speech with a sense of selling something
  • Go Buffs!: The Buffalos are a football team from the Colorado University
  • Peace out – to leave, to go away

Videos Mentioned In Podcast:

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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Read more about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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