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How to Understand Fast-Talking Native Speakers Thanks to Chunks
One of the biggest frustrations I hear you express about native English speakers is that they talk too fast. But how do they manage to talk so fast? And what can you do to better understand them? Maybe you're wondering how you can make your English more fast and...
How To Make Your English Flow
Welcome back to the "interesting people I met in Berlin" series. It has taken me a few months, but we've finally reached the end of this series! Here's a quick recap of the interviews so far: In the first interview, I spoke to Gareth Popkins of How to Get Fluent on...
Podcasting, Language Learning with TV Shows&Living Abroad
Welcome back to the "interesting people I met in Berlin" series. Now it's been a little while I admit as the first in interview in the series came out in June! And I finally published the second one in September. Progress is slow. But slow progress is better than...
How & Why To Create Personalised Listening Resources
Welcome back to the "interesting people I met in Berlin" series. Now it's been a little while I admit as the first in interview in the series came out in June! But hey, better late than never right? Just a quick reminder, these are interviews I did with the cool...
Living The Polyglot Lifestyle At Home And Abroad
Welcome to this new interview series that I'm calling "interesting people I met in Berlin". Let me explain. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing interviews I did with the cool people I met at the Language Influencer Summit in Berlin in March. If you're...
How To Learn English With Short Movies
Hello Leo Listeners and welcome to an interview with a fellow English teacher, Alexandra Kapinya from Visual English School. I’ve brought Alexandra on because she’s a fellow movie lover. And she’s also been living abroad since the age of 19! As I love to share stories...
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