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Beyond Borders 14: Can you Master a Language without Traveling to Another Country? | Gavin from SmallAdvantages

By Ethan | Sep 27, 2021

For those of you in Brazil, you will be no stranger to today’s guest, but if you don’t know him, you are in for a treat! Gavin Roy is from Ohio in the USA. He learned Portuguese to go to Brazil for the FIFA Soccer World Cup. On his YouTube channels: SmallAdvantages (with 2.7 million…

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#252: The Number 1 Reason to Learn English

By Ethan | Sep 23, 2021

Isn’t it awesome that English allows you to discover the world and meet people from different countries and learn about other cultures? That’s exactly what we mean when we encourage you to go beyond the classroom and become a global citizen! In fact, our company vision is to create a world beyond borders. So in…

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Beyond Borders 13: From No English to Native-level, Veronika Shares her Top Secrets

By Ethan | Sep 20, 2021

My guest today is Veronika Mark, a language learner and YouTuber from Russia. On her YouTube channel, English with Veronika Mark, she shares the tips she applied on her own journey learning English for the past 6 years. Veronika speaks English and Chinese fluently, and also some French. She approaches a variety of topics, such…

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#251: Can you Understand These Jokes in English

By Ethan | Sep 16, 2021

There are various types of jokes in English that you may have heard of, such as traditional ones knock-knock jokes, one-liners and more. Some can be quite difficult to understand because they contain more than one meaning. These are the jokes we’ll be looking at today. So we’ll be sharing some jokes with you and…

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Beyond Borders 12: How Is Learning By Ear the Secret to Success in English Fluency? | Idahosa from the Mimic Method

By Ethan | Sep 13, 2021

Idahosa Ness is a polyglot, musician, and founder of The Mimic Method for learning languages. After traveling to Mexico at the age of 17 without knowing a word of Spanish, and struggling to connect with locals, he worked hard to perfect his accent by understanding the sonority of the language. He created The Mimic Method…

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#250: Questions + Answers with Ethan & Andrea | 250th Podcast Episode Special!

By Ethan | Sep 9, 2021

We are very excited to celebrate our 250th podcast episode with you today! For this reason, we’ve selected a few questions that you, our listeners, have submitted to answer for you. You’ll learn a bit of grammar, a bit of vocabulary and some curiosities, like some 43-letter word that holds the record for the longest…

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Beyond Borders (Special 3): How Meditation Can Transform your English and Your Life!

By Ethan | Sep 6, 2021

If you can’t focus, you’re not alone. Let me share a secret with you. So it has taken me more than five years to learn what I need to do to focus on getting my work done. And I must say, until this day, I sometimes find myself getting distracted and switching between tasks on…

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#249: 10 Tips to Pass the IELTS exam

By Ethan | Sep 2, 2021

You asked for it and we listened. In today’s podcast we’re bringing you a topic that you have requested us to cover. Many of you are currently studying for or have completed the IELTS exam. So, in this episode of the podcast we’re giving you 10 tips to help you pass the exam or improve…

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Beyond Borders #11: 4 Habits That Will Transform Your English (And Your Life), and more! | Justin Murray, RealLife English CEO

By Ethan | Aug 30, 2021

Justin Murray is the Co-founder and CEO of RealLife English. He’s originally from the Seattle area in Washington State in the US but has been living in Brazil for more than 10 years. Justin and his business partners (including yours truly) started RealLife English as a series of face-to-face events to give their students the…

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