If learning English really worked, why does it disappear when your career is on the line? This short podcast explores a common experience among adult English learners who use the language at work. Many people can understand English well, prepare carefully, and perform confidently in low-pressure situations. However, during interviews, meetings, or important conversations, their English may suddenly feel unavailable. Instead of focusing on grammar, vocabulary, or learning speed, this episode looks at what happens when pressure appears and why language access can change in high-stakes moments. It invites listeners to reflect on the difference between knowing English and being able to use it when professional consequences are involved. The goal of this episode is not to offer quick solutions, but to help learners recognize a pattern that often goes unnoticed and to better understand why progress can feel inconsistent, even after years of study. Written by Anatoly Glazkov

The pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Not doing my homework and saying that I forgot it at home.

We need to stay at home for safety.

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse! Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter Y Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own. yarn, yellow baboon, yak, yellowtail fish, yellowthroat, Yorkshire terrier, yam, yogurt, yellow pepper, yacht, yeti Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more! See you next time—bye for now!

Letter Y Listen and repeat then sing along. yo-yo, yak, yogurt, yacht I don't have a yo-yo. I don't have a yak. I don't have yogurt. I don't have a yacht. Follow me for more phonics.

Hello native English speakers. However, he said no one should be forced to take in second hand smoke --- which was why the group advocated segregated areas for those who did not what to be exposed. (original) Question: Is this sentence grammatically correct? Depending on my intuition of the prepositional phrase “for those who did not what to be exposed” , which is on the last part of the original, and , by the way, on my intuition of grammar, I have been puzzling about why the “ what to be exposed” being after the “did not” because， by grammar，there should be a bare infinitive after the “did not ” , why on earth should there be a noun phrase “what to be exposed” after it? I want to boldly guess about the nub so that the original might be grammatical : for those who did not what to be exposed = for those who did not be forced (or did not want ) to take in second hand smoke , which is what to be exposed. and only in this way can I slightly have a good feeling to understand the original I am very eager to get help ---liberating me from my predicament on understanding such a predicamental noun phrase.

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2. You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!