A student from a very competitive culture felt that his English was not good enough. I shared a tip with him that changed everything. Listen to this episode to hear the fix.

Real English Skills

He Thought His English Wasn't Good Enough, Here's What I Told Him

海龟

——奇敏

海龟妈妈，沙滩扒扒，
生下蛋蛋，盖上沙沙。

太阳晒晒，孵出娃娃，
爬进大海，去找妈妈。

Little Voices , Big Worlds |小雅听诗

4海龟hǎi guī

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Cara Leopold, an English Teacher known as the Listening Expert. We covered a lot of topics, so this will be the first of two episodes with our conversation. The main theme of our conversation was building great listening skills in another language. In this first episode, we talk about the importance of listening when learning another language, including pronunciation, and what to do when you don’t understand your colleagues in meetings.  Here are some gems from this episode:

“People might think, “I spend most of my time speaking.” But listening is actually the skill that dominates. So by that logic, the foundation for also learning future languages should be listening.”

“So what’s really helped me to get fluent in French is observing what people say, understanding them, and then copying them.”

“Notice the expressions that people keep using and then use them. You will sound more authentic because you'll be using what the people around you actually say, as opposed to what you read in a book or what you got out of a list of 100 idioms.”

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Cara, so you’ll understand more of what people say around you! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/listening-skills/.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Express to Impress

How to Improve Your Listening Skills With Movies With Cara Leopold

One Minute Spoken English Challenge - Clothes

As I know that one of your goals is to think less in your own language and to think more in english - please be prepared for different questions in this One Minute Challenge  to inspire you to think more in English.

Enjoy!


🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

One Minute Spoken English Challenge - Clothes

*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, only for mature audiences*
The Parenting Storks by David Sedaris. 
Message me for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like discuss it. 
I hope you enjoy it. 
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Parenting Storks (Adult 18+)

나 팔다리 피부가 너무 건조해.
我手臂和腿部的皮肤太干燥了。 

너 피부가 이렇게 좋은데 건조해졌다니?
你的皮肤这么好, 怎么说干燥呢? 

요즘 바빠서 샤워 후에 바디로션을 잘 안 발랐더니 피부가 건조해졌어.
最近因为太忙, 洗完澡后没抹身体乳, 所以皮肤变干燥了。

그랬구나. 샤워 후에는 바디로션을 바로 발라야 피부 보호층이 생겨. 
原来是这样啊。洗完澡一定要马上抹身体乳, 皮肤才会有保护层。

팔뚝 手臂
건조하다 干燥
바르다  抹
바디로션 身体乳

[YOON] 1분 한국어

나 팔다리 피부가 너무 건조해. 我手臂和腿部的皮肤太干燥了。 

Did you receive any chocolate for valentines day?  Have you remembered to buy cookies or candy for all of the girls that gave you that chocolate? Listen in to learn about White Day, a holiday on which men buy cookies and candy to return the favor for the chocolate they received on Valentines day.

Crazy Japanese Culture

[White Day🤦🏻‍♂️🎁] The Day When Men Forget to Buy Gifts for Their Girlfriends and Colleagues

UNA ÉPICA BUSQUEDA DENTRO DE UN SUPERMERCADO.

CHISTES MEXICANOS

In this short story, you are about to find out which price for a gem is the highest. 📈Enjoy!
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!✨
If you like this podcast, please contact me for the transcript.📝
See you in class!👋
