Hey, welcome to another post about shadowing in English. This time I chose a speaker who is a first-generation Iranian American entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. Her name is Leila Hormozi, and in this particular video that I selected she talks about how she quit her job and started a multi-million-dollar business at a very young […]
Shadowing session with Maria Menounos
Today I’m going to talk about something that I’ve been planning to show you for a while because it tremendously helped me to sound more fluent when I was learning English. And this is the shadowing technique. It’s also called imitation. To be honest, I’d never heard of shadowing as a technique for learning a […]
How to learn English as an adult
When it comes to learning English or any other language as an adult, I hear many people complain that it’s very hard because they are, as they say, “too old.” While it’s true that kids under the age of 11 are like sponges and acquire another language effortlessly, adults can indeed reach a near-native level […]
How to start thinking in English
Embarrassed due to a mispronounced word?
Not long ago, one of my students shared with me a funny, but slightly embarrassing story regarding mispronunciation. She wanted to thank the technician who was fixing something in her house. But instead of “thank you for your patience,” what came out of her mouth was “thank you for your passion.” The guy looked perplexed […]
How to keep going when the task lasts forever
“Why should I keep going? I will never be able to learn English well. I will never feel fluent.” I’ve heard these words from many English learners who, with frustration in their voice, tell me that they’ve started learning English a long time ago, but still don’t feel confident in their abilities to speak the […]