Today, let’s take a look at one of the two mindsets, the ‘fixed mindset’. Let’s ask ourselves some questions together and let’s confess. Isn’t your language blockade a sign of a fixed mindset? Why are you afraid of making mistakes? Do you perceive feedback as a personal attack? A somewhat reflective episode but at the […]
Here’s another song by Sia! In episode 11 we talked about the song ‘Chandelier’ and today we have ‘Unstoppable’. Listen, learn collocations, idioms and all the phrases from the song that are useful in daily communication! Sia’s ‘Unstoppable’ lyrics explained! In episode 166: repeat song lyrics line by line expressions: ‘all smiles’, ‘I know what […]
I hope you’ve tuned in to episode 161: Phrasal Verbs with LOOK (1). Here comes the second part! Have a listen, repeat out loud and complete the Worksheet. Happy learning! In episode 165: ‘to look out for somebody’ ‘to look down on somebody’ two meanings of ‘to look through somebody’ ‘to look up to somebody’ […]
Let’s refresh what we know about making basic questions! Gain that confidence you need to ask questions fearlessly! In episode 164: ‘yes-no’ questions ‘wh’ questions ‘normal questions’ ‘inverted questions’ repeat 28 questions out loud make your own 28 questions on the spot! Download the Worksheet and translate 10 questions into English. Happy learning Ola 🧾 […]
How to start reacting fast in a conversation? How to learn that skill? What are the most effective ways to get you to that fluency you strive for? Have a listen to find out! In episode 163: the problem with course books why do you need to practice reactions? how to stop translating in your […]
In episode 162: repeat song lyrics line by line how to use ‘wanna’ 5 meanings of the verb ‘treat’ 3 idioms with ‘roof’ 4 meanings of the noun ‘shelter’ 12 sentences to repeat out loud while listening to the episode Download the Worksheet and complete the gapped lyrics. Happy learning Ola 🧾 Zestaw kart pracy: […]
We all love phrasal verbs 😉 Let’s have a LOOK at very common ones! Seven phrasal verbs with ‘LOOK’ you just need to know! In episode 161: What do bystanders do? watch out! check it in a dictionary! two meanings of ‘look around’ two meanings of ‘look at’ take care = ? I can’t wait! […]
One more episode on question tags! This time we are dealing with nuances 😉 Intonation patterns and specific kinds of tags. Tune in and start using tags fearlessly 😀 In episode 160: falling and rising intonation is it even a question? positive-positive tag imperative tag: will you? ‘innit’ – all you need to know Americans […]
Tracking progress is easy when you’re focused on grammar. It’s simple to do a test and count your points. How to track the progress of your speaking skills? Have you set the right goals? Do you have a running system in place? Check how to measure your fluency development. In episode 159: certificates, B2, C1 […]
Elvis lives! Let’s see the lyrics of his most famous song of all time and learn some vocabulary 🙂 Don’t forget to sing along while completing the worksheet 🙂 In episode 158: song facts repeat the song lyrics – line by line idioms and phrases with ‘WISE’ rush in, rush out, rush through phrases: ‘I […]
