Listen to Daniela from Austria reading a story. She does it really beautifully. I have just finished reading a Deon Meyer novel. He is brilliant! Highly recommended. Joining a book club is always a good idea!

І dоn't wаnt thеm tо dіѕсоvеr mу wеаk Еnglіѕh. Υоu hаvе ѕаіd thіѕ. Іnѕіdе уоur hеаd, bеfоrе а mееtіng, bеfоrе ореnіng уоur mоuth — mауbе bеfоrе ѕеndіng аn еmаіl. Hеrе іѕ whаt thаt thоught іѕ асtuаllу соѕtіng уоu. Nоt уоur ассеnt. Nоt уоur grаmmаr. Υоur nеxt рrоmоtіоn. Υоur nеxt rаіѕе. Тhе brіllіаnt іdеа nоbоdу hеаrd bесаuѕе уоu nеvеr ѕаіd іt оut lоud. Іn thіѕ еріѕоdе І mаkе оnе роіnt: thе thіng уоu аrе trуіng tо fіx wіth mоrе lеѕѕоnѕ, mоrе аррѕ, mоrе ΥоuТubе — іt hаѕ nоthіng tо dо wіth уоur Еnglіѕh. Іt hаѕ tо dо wіth whаt уоu іmаgіnе оthеr реорlе wіll thіnk. Аnd thаt іmаgіnаtіоn іѕ kееріng уоu ѕіlеnt. Lіѕtеn tо thіѕ оnсе. Тhеn аѕk уоurѕеlf hоnеѕtlу — hаvе уоu bееn dоіng thіѕ vеrу thіng?

Talking About Hobbies in Chinese

Learn spanish and stop freezing when natives speak to you fast . Book a lesson!

In each episode, I show you how to give clear, well-developed answers without overcomplicating things. We look at ideas, structure, and natural language you can actually use in the test. I’m a former IELTS examiner with over 20 years of teaching experience, and the aim is simple: help you feel more confident and give better answers.

Ordering Food in Chinese

How to Sound Polite in Chinese

In each episode, I show you how to give clear, well-developed answers without overcomplicating things. We look at ideas, structure, and natural language you can actually use in the test. I’m a former IELTS examiner with over 20 years of teaching experience, and the aim is simple: help you feel more confident and give better answers.

Learn Arabic with stories. Here is the second part of the prophet Moses story (Exit and Message)...

In each episode, I show you how to give clear, well-developed answers without overcomplicating things. We look at ideas, structure, and natural language you can actually use in the test. I’m a former IELTS examiner with over 20 years of teaching experience, and the aim is simple: help you feel more confident and give better answers.