Discover in 10 Minutes What Really Keeps You in The Vicious Burnout Cycle
Discover in 10 Minutes What Really Keeps You in The Vicious Burnout Cycle
I got contacted by a guy living in the US recently, and he said in his e-mail that quite often he finds himself in situations when he canât have a normal small-talk conversation with native English speakers DESPITE having been told by a lot of English teaching professionals that his English is almost perfect. So basically…
This video is dedicated to Juhapekkaâs last comment on my blog where he says that heâd really like to be able to think about the most sophisticated and complex subjects in English, but heâs not really able to. Juhapekka is a Finnish guy and heâs a frequent commentator on my blog – heâs posted a…
Here are other links mentioned throughout the video: https://englishharmony.com/why-cant-speak-fluently/ https://accentadventure.com/sentences/ https://englishharmony.com/kids-vs-adults/ https://englishharmony.com/present-continuous-vs-present-simple/ Throughout the years while I’ve been running this blog, I’ve always focused upon needs of those non-native English speakers who find themselves in a situation I was in a number of years ago – unable to speak fluently despite possessing fairly good grammar,…
Today I witnessed how a beginner English learner was using a smart phone app to build English vocabulary. The girl spoke a word in her native language, the app picked it up, translated into English and while doing so it also provided all three basic forms of the verb in question: âBring, brought, brought.â Cool!…
If youâre a non-native English speaker working in an English speaking company, you may have gotten the impression by listening to those with better English than yours that you have to learn loads of specific English vocabulary in order to be able to fully function in your work environment. If youâre preparing to sit an…
Everyone was talking about Breaking Bad. My friends were watching it. People at work were talking about it. When the 5th season finale aired on Netflix, there was so much talk of it that it made me wonder why everyone is so obsessed with this TV show but I still didn’t start watching it because…
If youâre a foreign English speaker and you donât get a lot of opportunities to speak in English with real people in real life, itâs quite understandable youâre going to be really desperate for some spoken practice. Well, it doesnât have to be so doom and gloom! đ With a little bit of effort and…
Iâve been an English speaker for what seems like a lifetime, so youâd think that by now Iâve become so comfortable with the English language that I could stop doing all the following: Speaking with myself during the day to keep my spoken English skills sharp; Preparing for important English conversations by doing some spoken self-practice; Speaking…
A few days ago I received the following comment on the English Harmony Facebook page: Your method, learning English through idioms, phrases, proverbs, etc. is so much fun! Itâs like playing with Lego bricks! Really! You see, you took most of the grammar (which for most is a party-breaker) out and made it so much less…
In this English Harmony video Iâm going to respond to Meenuâs comment in which she explains her problem in relation to learning new English vocabulary words. You can see the full exchange below: Iâm taking the liberty to elaborate on the whole issue in the video above, and I hope youâll find it helpful, Meenu!…
You may have this idealistic image in your head as to what kind of English you should be speaking â grammatically super-correct, formal, rich and eloquent English spoken by high-class native English speakers â but achieving and maintaining such high spoken English standards may not be just unrealistic. It may also be very unhealthy to…
About a week ago I asked you to share your stories about embarrassing English conversations on this blog post. I got a good few comments sharing various experiences, and one of those stories was submitted by a Finnish fella Juhapekka where he shares his experience of having a conversation with a South African chap whose…
If youâve visited my blog at least once, I bet you have some English fluency issues; here are a couple of stories I can share with you so that you fully understand what exactly Iâm talking about! đ A few years ago I was looking for a new job, and at that time it was…
A good while ago I published a video in which I touched upon contextual English learning and I also provided the opportunity for everyone in that video to do a simple test so that they can see for themselves how effective contextual vocabulary building is as opposed to the traditional way. Check out that video…
If you can’t watch the video below – listen to the audio version above! đ There are a lot of ways you can practice your spoken English in situations when you donât have plenty of opportunities to speak with real people in real life: Speaking with yourself Shadowing English movies Watching all sorts of YouTube…
Hello everyone whoâs eager to improve their spoken English! đ Has the importance of learning English phrases and expressions ever been brought to your attention? If youâve been following my blog for a good while, Iâm pretty sure youâre familiar with the concept of natural fluency acquisition via English phrases and idiomatic expressions. If, on…
Are you afraid of speaking in public â be it a company meeting, parents meeting at school or a college presentation where youâre required to speak in front of the entire class? Truth be told â most people are afraid of speaking in public, but to make matters worse, weâre in a situation of being…
Hello my dear fellow foreign English speakers â In todayâs English Idiomatic Expression video weâre going to look at the following collocation: THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. Itâs a way native English speakers (and also fluent foreign English speakers, of course!) refer to the worst possible turn of events, and traditionally we discuss such possibilities when:…
Hello my dear blog readers! Recently Iâve been getting a few e-mails and also blog comments asking me how itâs possible to develop and improve oneâs English if one has very, very little time to do so! Hereâs a typical scenario. You have to get up very early to catch the bus to work, and…
Hi boys and girls! đ In todayâs English idiomatic expression video Iâm using the following English phrase â IN A SPUR OF THE MOMENT. When and how to use this particular English expression? Well, most commonly itâs used whenever you want to express the spontaneous nature of some event, but to learn about more ways…