25 Essential American Slang Words for English Learners
February 9, 2016 If you don’t know slang you will never be able to communicate with native English speakers effectively. Native English speakers do not speak like in textbooks when they speak to each other. In most casual conversations that take place, native English speakers will use slang language. So as an English language learner, if your goal is to become an advanced […]
5 Strategies to improve English Listening skills
February 7, 2016 Frustrated of not been able to understand naïve English speakers in real conversations? Do you find native English speakers too fast when they speak? Or are native English accents hard for you to pick up? Or is the English slang and idioms used by native English speakers too confusing? These are all common challenges faced by English learners around the […]
5 things to consider when picking a Spoken English Course
February 5, 2016 Learning Spoken English is hard when you are an adult, and it becomes even harder if you join a bad Spoken English Course. Most Spoken English Courses only focus on teaching vocabulary and grammar which makes students memorize a lot but and not practice speaking. There are some Spoken English Courses that call themselves “Spoken English courses” but are in […]
Meet Native English Teacher Sarah
January 21, 2016 Describe your past experiences teaching Spoken English I have taught English for over four years to various different audiences. I have taught children as young as 18 months and adults up to 60+ years old so as you can imagine, the conversation topics have been very different! I have taught in pre-schools, primary schools, high schools and English Language schools […]
Meet Native English Teacher Leslie
January 20, 2016 Describe your past experiences teaching Conversational English I have lived and worked abroad for decades and have considerable practice with conversational English. Presently, I am enjoying teaching conversational English in a number of a different venues Tell us more about your education? I have been trained as a scientist (B. Sc Environmental Science; PhD Biological Sciences). After years of […]
