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The 21 Funniest Youtube Videos For English Learners & Teachers
When was the last time you laughed really hard when learning or teaching English? Learning English as a second language (ESL) can be very boring sometimes, but a little comedy can change everything and make it fun AND funny. We have brought together the funniest, most popular, and instructive youtube videos and ESL commercials into one…
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#125: Love, Sickness, and Halloween
Are you ready to really test your English comprehension with an Aussie (Australian), a Yank (American), and a Brit (British) all in one podcast? Today you can with our special guest, Jack Askew! Jack, originally from Preston, is an online English teacher who not only helps thousands of people achieve English fluency, he also teaches…
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#124: Cooking with the RealLife Guys
Do you consider yourself a master chef? Would you know how to name all the equipment in a kitchen? Unfortunately we are not going to help you become a better cook, but we will at least help you with some new cooking vocabulary, teach you some very important aspects of native pronunciation, and hopefully help…
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What to do without a teacher (Video Lesson)
Good Morning, afternoon, or evening where ever you are kickass English learner! Let’s start this lesson with a quick exercise, shall we? It’s very easy, I just want you to shut your eyes and think of something (other than English) that you are good at or that you are currently learning. Let me give you some…
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#123: Build a Business with Startup English
Have you ever wanted to quit your job? Start your own business? Find your inner entrepreneur? We love talking about new business ideas, and trying to find creative new ideas which could help us with RealLife. In this episode we have decided to do exactly that, and hopefully inspire someone out there to start their…
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#122: Business English with a Twist
In this episode we have a chat with Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat from English with a Twist. Shanthi has been teaching business English to professionals for over 6 years now, and has a long history of working in the business and finance world. Get some great tips and discover more about the interesting things she is doing…
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Are native English teachers really better?
I am going to dispel common myth… A couple weeks ago we discussed whether learners really need to practice with native speakers to achieve fluency. The answer being, in short, that fluency is possible even without making native speaking friends. But another similar misconception I see constantly is that people (even those who are not…
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#121: Enlighten Your English with Meditation
Are you looking to have less anxiety? Improve your general well-being? Who knows, maybe even improve your learning potential? In this episode we talk about some of the benefits one can get from a simple meditation practice, how meditation has had an effect on our lives, and more importantly, we break some preconceptions people typically…
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We’re going to Mars!
In this week’s post, I have some INCREDIBLE news: We’re going to Mars!! … No, this is not a joke. We are not turning our blog into a tabloid. The first humans will arrive on Mars in our lifetime. And really soon in our lifetime–in 2025! And this is not like 1969 when we went to…
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