Sprints are a sequence of speech drills I’ve developed, aimed at building pronunciation confidence in new sounds, new words and common grammar structures.
The repetition builds muscle memory so it becomes easier to use these sounds, retrieving the words, and internalizing the grammar rule used.
All while working from the outside IN.
Sprints are a sequence of speech drills I’ve developed, aimed at building pronunciation confidence in new sounds, new words and common grammar structures.
The repetition builds muscle memory so it becomes easier to use these sounds, retrieving the words, and internalizing the grammar rule used.
All while working from the outside IN.
When we think of people who communicate well in a second language (let’s say, English), what is it that makes them sound so engaging? It’s people who are clear and attentive, who express themselves well, who seem confident and whose voice is varied and engaging. And when you come to think of that, it makes much more sense to value … Read More
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In this episode, I’m going to share with you the ideal morning pronunciation practice for your English. Now, here’s the thing. Pronunciation is, basically, knowing how to use your muscles, your articulation organs. And as muscles, they need to be trained and you need to build up your muscle. And in order for you to master the sounds of English … Read More
At times of injustice, we need to show solidarity, educate ourselves and do our best to learn about people’s suffering. In this episode, I offer a short lesson that will help you navigate the current discourse about social justice and racism in English. I also want to offer food for thought, talking about diversity among YouTube’s English teachers. Would love … Read More
Let’s say you have a job interview tomorrow morning. And let’s say you haven’t reached your English breakthrough just yet, and you feel a little insecure about your English (and by little I mean you’re so anxious you can’t sleep). Since you don’t have enough time to become 100% fluent overnight, but you have to look confident to get that … Read More
Heteronyms are words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation. For instance ‘live’ ‘we live in Scotland’ but ‘it was a live concert’. And how about ‘resume’ ‘I sent them my resume’ vs ‘please return to your seats, the concert will resume in 2 minutes’. Sometimes it’s straightforward but sometimes it’s a little more confusing… (Like the word ‘polish’) … Read More
A little while ago I invited you to ask questions about me. I didn’t think I’d get too many questions but I was surprised to have receive dozens of awesome questions, and in this episode, I’m going to answer a bunch of them:) You’ll hear about how I met my husband, my life as a social activist, my biggest failure, … Read More
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