Harry Potter Still Helps Your English
I know that the books are no longer new but there are still ways that Harry Potter can help your English study. You can learn new words and get familiar with different styles of English.
“My English is Worse than I Thought”
When you can communicate in most situations and then run into a problem you can’t solve, and find out your English is worse than you thought, what should you do? You might want to sulk for an evening, but what are you going to do next? Here are some ideas.
Podcast: Homes
This week’s podcast is about homes. What kind of home do you live in? What kind of rooms do you have in your home? Do you live in a house? Let me know in the comments, please. 20140716_homes.mp3 The podcast is also available in the iTunes Store by searching for Get Great English or clicking … [Read more…]
How to End a Conversation Politely
In the past few months I’ve looked at starting conversations and continuing conversations. Today I’m going to show you how to end a conversation politely and smoothly so you can avoid hurting people’s feelings.
How Do I Speak Faster?
Speaking speed is one of the things most students feel nervous about at one stage or another. What is the right speaking speed? How do you get it? What do we talk about when we talk about speaking speed? I think I have all of your worries covered.
The Digest: 12th July 2014
Here are some of the posts on Get Great English you might not have seen this week.
Know Your Onions at the Supermarket
One of the best ways to learn vocabulary is by experience, and I never recommend translating vocabulary between your first and second languages. To learn more everyday vocabulary, use supermarkets.
Keep Your Conversation Going
Sometimes we start great conversations with people and then only a few minutes later we find ourselves running out of things to say. How can we stop this? Here are three ways to keep the conversation going.
Podcast: Jobs
This week’s podcast is about jobs and personality types. What kind of job suits your personality? I’m a teacher because I’m interested in listening to people and reading their stories. 20140709_jobs.mp3 The podcast is also available in the iTunes Store by searching for Get Great English or clicking here. Also, you can stream it on … [Read more…]
“I understand nothing when I listen to English.”
A lot of advice about how to get better at English listening says that students need to understand almost everything in their independent study materials. I disagree with it because this is a useful guideline but it is not a rule; it is useful for a lot of people, but not everyone. Think about this: … [Read more…]