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#239: Money Idioms and Slang for Everyday Conversation

By Ethan | Jun 23, 2021

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…

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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

By Ethan | Jun 20, 2021

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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RealLife English Podcast #238 - Q&A with Andrea & Ollie | "I'm Stuck at Intermediate, what do I do?" and More!

#238: Q&A with Andrea & Ollie | “I’m Stuck at Intermediate, what do I do?” and More!

By Ethan | Jun 16, 2021

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…

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#237: How to Understand Natives | Connected Speech

By Ethan | Jun 9, 2021

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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Beyond Borders with Ethan #2: “Do I Need to Sound Like a Native?” | Hadar and Ethan’s Advice on Fluency

By Ethan | Jun 6, 2021

In this episode of the show I had an amazing conversation with Hadar Shemesh, an incredibly skilled and insightful accent and fluency coach from Israel. She moved to NYC when she was 21 to pursue acting, where she worked as a bartender at a Jazz club to support herself. According to her, she used to…

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#236: 10 Free Online Games To Practice Your English!

By Ethan | Jun 2, 2021

In this week’s podcasts, Ethan and Ollie get their competitive spirit out with the best online games that you can use to practice your English. Learning through games is an excellent way to make your learning experience a lot more fun and dynamic. So, if you like the idea of taking your English out of…

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Beyond Borders with Ethan #1: Speak English with Vanessa — How to Find Time to Learn and More…

By Ethan | May 30, 2021

In this debut episode of the show, you are going to learn a ton and get a lot of inspiration from Vanessa. She’s an American English teacher who has over 3 million subscribers on her Speak English with Vanessa YouTube channel. In this episode of Beyond Borders with Ethan she talks about her time living…

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#235: 16 Ways to Congratulate Someone | English Phrases & Expressions

By Ethan | May 25, 2021

This week we have a reason to celebrate. We’re now a 4 million people community on YouTube! And because a lot of people are congratulating us on YouTube, we decided it’d be fitting to record a podcast on different ways to say congratulations. This is a word that learners often misuse, so we detail the…

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#234: English for Cafés | How to Order Your Favourite Drink

By Ethan | May 19, 2021

At RealLife English we’re coffee lovers! That’s why we’re bringing you this podcast in which you’ll learn vocabulary on how to order your favorite coffee, whether you’re traveling abroad or ordering in a café at your local chain. We also talk about details about the specific coffee culture from The US, UK and Australia.  Download…

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