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Language, VideoJuly 30, 2023August 3, 2023

Common mistakes some English learners make

Do you ever make mistakes in English that stem from translating from your native language? As a nonnative speaker myself, I know that some minor errors are hard to notice until someone points them out to you. If you make some of the mistakes I’m going to share, don’t get frustrated. I know it takes […]

Language, VideoJuly 9, 2023July 18, 2023

Speak English: The power of simple words

There is an ocean of videos telling you to stop saying something or that if you want to sound more native, you should stop using certain words because they are too simple. But actually, I’d like to discuss why simpler words are your best friend and you shouldn’t hesitate to use them. […]

Motivation, VideoJune 25, 2023July 3, 2023

Fear of speaking English and how to deal with it

Let’s talk about what happens in the brain when we are afraid to speak English and what to do about it. Many of my students tell me that they understand a lot when they read, write, or listen in English, but when they have to speak, they often get stuck. This makes them feel anxious, […]

Motivation, My story, VideoMay 21, 2023June 13, 2023

Lingo Adventure – my new YouTube channel

What’s unique to us humans is that we all have dreams. But these dreams are often spoiled by “what ifs.” We constantly doubt ourselves and play the worst case scenarios in our heads. What if I suck? What if I fail? What if others think I’m dumb? All these limited beliefs flood our brains. And […]

LanguageApril 23, 2023April 23, 2023

Let’s talk about adverbs

When it comes to different parts of the sentence in English, adverbs are probably the hardest class to understand and get used to. This is because they can be placed in different positions within the sentence, and they also have different functions. Below we will look at how adverbs are formed and what kinds of […]

MotivationFebruary 19, 2023December 18, 2023

Four stages of learning

Recently I was doing some research about learning and came across a term that I hadn’t heard before – the hierarchy of competence. It piqued my curiosity and I kept reading. The hierarchy of competence is often visualized as a pyramid with four stages of learning and the goal of the learner is to climb […]

Motivation, My storyFebruary 12, 2023February 13, 2023

Learning English with comprehensible input

I had been in Poland for a week or two, and my Polish consisted of several sentences when a guy I’d met at a party invited me to see a movie. It was supposed to be the best Polish movie of that year and everyone was talking about it. Of course, because it was shown […]

MotivationJanuary 15, 2023April 17, 2024

What to do when others comment on your accent

Never lose your accent. You sound so cute.” I used to hear this sentence a lot when I first moved from Europe to Minneapolis, Minnesota and started to speak English. While I nodded and smiled politely, my soul was screaming from the inside: “I don’t want to be cute when I speak. I’m not a […]

Culture, Language, Motivation, My storyJanuary 1, 2023January 1, 2023

New Year’s resolutions

As the New Year approaches, this is the time when many people make their New Year’s resolutions. But do resolutions really work? According to the article Reasons Why We Don’t Achieve New Year’s Resolutions published in Forbes, 80% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by mid-February. The reasons are picking non-realistic goals, […]

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