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What does poverty really mean? When we hear the word poverty, I think many of us imagine extreme situations, like homelessness, starvation, or people living in very poor conditions. But poverty is far more complex, and far more widespread, than we often realise. According to the ...  Show more

Do you know how to ask great questions? A few years ago, back in 2022, I released an episode called How to Ask Better Questions in English. And today’s episode is an update to that original one. The core idea is the same, because it’s still important, but a lot has changed since ...  Show more

Learn how to use your native language to your advantage when learning English. This video covers the concepts of cross linguistic influence, L1 transfer, and fossilization, and provides tips on how to avoid making mistakes and improve your pronunciation.

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In order to have real conversations in English you must study the phrases that English speakers ACTUALLY use. Phrases from a textbook won't cut it. You will be asking English speakers "what?" quite frequently if you don't know the idioms in today's lesson. Let me teach you 14 ...

It's important to be able to express your feelings in the language that you are speaking. Excitement is a wonderful emotion and I will review the most common ways that advanced English speakers express excitement. Learn a variety of phrases to express your emotions in English ...

In this week's episode, I will list 50 advanced adjectives that you can use to describe people. I will start out this list with positive adjectives that you can use to describe people and the second half of the list will be negative qualities that you can describe people with. ...