In this episode, I talk about why it's important to embrace difficulty and to get excited when you can't do something. This is how you're going to improve.

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We also go into the difference between deliberate practice and passive learning and I give you my favorite method for learning English fast.

I hope you enjoy it!

Learn English Fast: Why You Need to Do the Hard Things but Still Have Fun

In this English lesson, I'm going to go through American vocabulary and Americanisms that seem natural to me now (I'm from the U.K. but live in the U.S.) - listed below.

I'll also go through words and phrases that still sound strange to me.

This is great for you if you want to learn some differences between British and American English.

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Here is the list of the words and expressions used in this episode:

- Soccer
- Diaper / stroller
- Like
- Did you have breakfast yet?
- Can I get…?
- Chips and fries
- Takeout
- Gas and gas station

Words and phrases I still use that are considered British English:
- Couldn't care less (not could!)
- Yoghurt
- Tomato
- Water bottle
- Trolley
- Torch

To find our British and American English conversations, simply search for "English Conversations To Fluency" in your favorite search engine.

American Vocabulary This British English Teacher Now Uses

Real and relevant English conversation podcast with 2 native speakers from London. Listen to the famous received pronunciation accent from the UK and find out about the mindset of the Brits. Talk includes favourite books, Arthur Miller, Pride and Prejudice, 100 years of Solitude, film adaptations and traditional books versus e-readers like Kindle. No# 9 in the Real and relevant conversation series.

R&R 9: Books loved by an English girl - English conversation

&gt;&gt; Get my new course: The&nbsp;&nbsp;Course 2024! Visit&nbsp; and get the course! &lt;&lt;  Today, I'll help you to learn the difference between the similar terms: shout, yell and scream. Later, you'll practice these terms with a funny story told from 3 different grammar points of view.  The level of intensity and the purpose escalates from shouting, to yelling, and lastly screaming.&nbsp;  Shout and yell are very similar, but if one shouts in anger, we often call that "yelling" rather than "shouting. "Additionally, in everyday conversation, the word shout is more common, and both words are less intense than screaming.&nbsp;  For more episodes and the full text, visit&nbsp;

#037 The Difference between SHOUT, YELL and SCREAM with a Story

Learn English through Stories: The Wallet.

Go to tofluency.com/wallet to read the story and to get some key vocabulary.

Learn English Through Stories - The Wallet

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