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Do you often feel nervous when speaking English? Today I'm going to tell you my top tips for improving your confidence when speaking English. First, I'll give you three reasons why it's important to improve your confidence about your English. Then, I'll teach you three mental exercises and three physical exercises that will help you speak English more confidently!
If you do these things, then your confidence will improve! I believe that YOU CAN learn to speak confident English, because I've seen many of my students become more confident by taking my lessons and practicing these tips. If you want to learn more from me, come join my English courses. You'll get clear and practical lessons that will help you learn vocabulary, phrases, grammar, pronunciation, idioms, and much more.
Every year I like to teach a lesson on new words that have been added to the dictionary recently. The English language is always changing and evolving, and we're always creating new words or new meanings for existing words. Today you're going to learn 10 new words and definitions that were added to the dictionary in the past year.
These are just a few of hundreds of new words that have been added to the dictionary in the past year, and I hope you found them interesting! It's really important for you to have a good foundation of English vocabulary, so that you can express yourself without pausing and trying to think of the words. My Vocabulary Builder Courses can help you get this good foundation of essential English words. These courses are really helpful in building your vocabulary so that you know what to say in English. Thanks for joining me today, and I'll talk to you in the next lesson!
It's just a couple days away from Christmas, which is a major holiday in the United States. So in today's lesson I'm going to teach you about the difference between the words holiday and vacation. English learners often ask me about this, and it's a little tricky!
Now put it into practice! What's your favorite holiday? Describe it in English. What did you do on your last vacation? Write about it in English. One common expression you'll often hear in December is "Happy Holidays!" - wishing someone a nice season of celebration, regardless of whether they celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or another special time. So, happy holidays to you! Make sure to follow Espresso English on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter so that you don't miss any lessons in the new year.
Today's lesson is about common mistakes, but first I want to say one thing: Please don't let the fear of errors stop you from speaking English! It's MUCH more important to communicate and practice your speaking, even if it's not perfect. However, one of the fastest ways to correct your English errors is to focus on avoiding the most common mistakes - and I'll teach you 5 in this lesson.
In my years of experience as an English teacher, I've heard many of the same errors very frequently, so I created a course to help you fix them! It's called 200 Common Errors in English, and you'll learn how to avoid errors in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, and more. Click on the link for more information and free samples. I think you'll find it very helpful in correcting any mistakes you might be making in English.
If you have difficulties in listening to and understanding English, you're not alone. This is one of the most common problems for English learners. It's frustrating and embarrassing when you can't understand, but in this lesson I'm going to explain why it's so difficult and teach you how to improve your listening skills.
You can also improve your listening skills by joining my Listening Course, which has 45 lessons with exercises that help you understand more and more. The audios in this course are available at both slow and fast speeds, so you can listen at whichever level feels most comfortable. Whether or not you choose to sign up for my Listening Course, I hope this lesson has given you some practical tips for working on your listening and learning how to understand English better!
Today I'm going to explain the difference between LATER and LATTER. These words are only different by one letter, but they have different meanings and they're pronounced differently, too.
That's all for now! If you want more, you can find lots of great explanations inside my 600+ Confusing Words E-Book. Thanks for joining me for today's lesson, and I'll talk to you later :-)
After last week's lesson on common informal phrases, a lot of students e-mailed me saying, "please make more lessons like this!" So today I'll teach you more: You'll learn informal spoken expressions like "No hard feelings," "Join the club," and "Just my luck!" (that last one might be different from what you expect...)
Let me know if you have any questions about these phrases - or if you have another phrase that you're not sure what it means or how to use it. One of the best ways to learn real phrases to use in daily life is to join my Everyday English Speaking Courses. You can see what the lessons are like by taking the free samples available here:
There are lots of little phrases that native English speakers use in daily life. But if you don't live in an English-speaking country, then you don't have the chance to hear these expressions - except maybe in movies or TV shows. So today I'll teach you 8 common informal phrases that you might not find in textbooks - and I'll give you examples of situations in which we use them.
Do you want to learn more conversational English? I'd like to invite you to join my Everyday English Speaking Courses - the lessons are based on dialogues, so you can learn phrases in context. There are two levels of the course - Level 1 focuses on practical situations (traveling, socializing, shopping, etc.) and Level 2 has more advanced conversations. These are my most popular courses!
Today's lesson is all about the expression "gonna" and when you CAN and CAN'T use it. I'll also tell you about "gonna go" - is this correct? Listen to the lesson to find out.
I hope this lesson has been helpful! If you want to learn more from me, come check out my courses, where I can teach you about conversational English, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, phrasal verbs, idioms, business English, and more.
Today's quick pronunciation tip involves a very common verb: the word "say." You might be surprised that there's slightly different pronunciation in the different forms of this word. In this lesson I'm going to ask you to repeat after me, because the best way to practice pronunciation is for YOU to say the words and sentences out loud, not just watch me say them :-)
You can get a LOT more pronunciation training inside my courses called American English Pronunciation and Shadowing with Shayna. Inside these courses, you can practice all the different sounds in English - both in individual words and in sentences. The lessons will help you improve your pronunciation and reduce your accent, so you can speak more clearly.
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