Great to see you on here Jack. Big fan of your accent! My partner and I also had a wallet incident in Japan a couple of months ago - I could probably make a podcast episode out of it! Nice moral to this story.

In this episode of the To Fluency Podcast, you're going to learn 37 phrases related to cooking pizza (see the phrases below).

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Here are those phrases:

- the woman is wearing an apron
- I don't think I've worn an apron for 10 years
- we also have all the different ingredients out for her
- the chef is taking some flour and pouring this into a bowl
- she's adding flour to a bowl
- she picks up the bowl of yeast and adds that to the mix
- yeast is very important when it comes to pizza bases
- now she mixes all of that together
- you can see here she is pouring milk to this flour base
- she's pouring the liquid into the bowl
- This is when things can get a bit messy
- you obviously want to wash your hands before doing this
- you can see now that she's kneading it together
- now unless you want the dough to stick to the table, it's a good idea to sprinkle some flour on the table
- she breaks off some of the dough
- She puts that dough on the table, pushes it down a couple of times
- she flips it over
- she takes the rolling pin to roll the dough into the shape of a pizza
- Before making the rest of the pizza, she goes out to the garden
- she cuts off some basil
- she brings the basil inside and washes it under the tap
- she then places it on a towel to dry
- the puts the pizza base on a plate
- she puts some sauce on the base and spreads it out
- she grates the cheese over the pizza
- this can be called grated or shredded cheese
- she brings over some vegetables
- the vegetables have already been sliced
- she puts the vegetables on the pizza
- this adds a little bit of spice to the pizza
- she then takes the basil that she picked before
- she adds this as a garnish
- the last thing it needs is a little bit of salt on top
- I would have added some meat
- she then takes the pizza over to the oven
- the oven is already preheated
- she puts the pizza in the oven
- I hope she puts a timer on
- you never want to burn your pizza
- the cheese is going to start burning in a second
- it's starting to look really good
- she opens the oven and takes the pizza out
- she uses oven gloves so she doesn't burn her hands
- I would have cooked that for another two or three minutes
- I like a crispier crust
- I would still eat it
- it's now time to cut the pizza into slices
- I normally burn my fingers doing this because I'm too eager
- everyone jumps in and takes a slice
- hopefully, they're going to wait until it cools down

Thank you for listening!

Learn 37 Common English Phrases (Topic: Cooking Pizza)

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You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

Our friends, family, and workmates influence us more than we think. The famous quote from Jim Rohn states that we are the average of the five people that we spend most of our time with. Here are some examples:

- If everyone around you eats unhealthily, you will most likely eat bad food too.
- If everyone around you is always complaining and isn’t enjoying life, it will be difficult for you to be carefree and to have fun.
- But, if everyone around you is highly motivated, you are more likely to be motivated too.

As James Clear puts it: “Most of our behaviors are driven by two things: our environment and our beliefs. And environment is perhaps the most powerful of those two because in many cases your environment can shape your beliefs. This is especially true when you consider your environment to include the people who surround you”

How We Can Apply This to Learning English?

It’s hard to do anything on your own for a long time, especially when progress can’t always be seen. Learning English is a long-term journey; a journey full of different challenges. And it’s even more difficult to do what we need to do over the long-term if others aren’t supporting you.

We only have so much willpower [the ability to control our actions]; we need the support of others and to be in a positive environment to achieve our goals. Think about the people that you spend the most time with:

- Are they driven and motivated?
- Are they supportive of your English learning goals?
- Are they the type of people who can achieve a goal such as learning English?

If not, they could be slowing down your progress without you knowing it. They could be affecting you subconsciously and stopping you from doing the things you need to do to reach English fluency.

This might sound quite depressing, but there is good news..

Spend More Time With Those Who Inspire You:

What I don’t suggest is that you leave your family, ditch all your friends, and then only hang around [spend your time with] Richard Branson, Bill Gates, and Barack Obama!

But a great starting point is to hang around with others in person or online who have similar goals and ambitions that you have. For example, I meet up with four other entrepreneurs once a month in my local area, and we chat regularly online too. We all inspire, motivate, and help each other to do the things that we need to do in order to achieve our goals.

I’m also friends with teachers online who are as driven and committed as I am. We inspire each other to keep creating amazing resources for our students and to keep improving as teachers.

Being surrounded by these people has helped me and this website grow tremendously over the past year. And I don’t think that I would be where I am now if I hadn’t taken that step.

So, let’s now take a look at what you can do to improve your circle of influence so that you reach your English learning goals.

As learning English isn’t something that can be achieved in 3 months, you may hear a lot of negative things from other learners, such as:

- English is so hard.
- I’ll never reach fluency.
- My English is terrible and it’s getting worse. I should give up.

What I suggest you do is to ignore these comments, and don’t spend time with these people (when possible). Instead, connect with others who are going to have a positive influence on your English learning. The effect this will have will be huge, and will make a big difference to the progress you make.

You can do this by:

- Following inspiring people on social media (teachers and language learners) and communicating with them in meaningful ways.
- Joining groups with other English learners to discuss your goals and what you are doing to achieve them. Keep the discussion positive, and encourage each other to keep progressing.
- Changing the subject when someone talks about your goals in a negative way.

This is a great starting point, and you will soon notice how being around positive people, both teachers and fellow learners, will have a positive effect on your learning.

7: Are Others Stopping You from English Fluency Success?

In episode 8 of the To Fluency Podcast (Learn English with Jack), I talk about the strange reason why I started learning Spanish and the mistakes that I made as a beginner.

I then go through what I would have done differently if I knew what I know now (what a great sentence to learn!).

Enjoy this episode and then, head over to https://www.tofluency.com to get your free book.

Thanks for listening.

8: The Weird Reason I Started Learning Spanish and What I Have Would Have Done Differently

In this episode, I am going to give you an English reading method that will help you make fast progress to fluency.

You are going to learn:

- the difference between intensive and extensive reading
- how to find the books in English that are going to help YOU
- a reading method that ensures you enjoy reading and helps you learn new words and phrases

Read the article here: https://tofluency.com/english-reading-practice/

10: An English Reading Method That You Need to Try

It’s always interesting to talk about what happens in different countries and cultures and in this unit you’ll learn English words for doing exactly that. You’ll develop your listening skills by listening to Niall and Kim as they answer questions and give their opinions on cultures they’ve experienced. All the English vocabulary is presented in context and you will have the opportunity to improve you pronunciation of the most common sound in English.

Culture - Zapp! English Vocabulary & Pronunciation 3.5

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

A short podcast discussing why you should learn both British and American English.

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In episode 24 of the IELTS VIP podcast I look at the 80/20 rule and how this relates to your IELTS preparation.

I will look at what you should prioritise during your preparation and how you can identify these weaknesses.

Episode 24: How to Prioritise and Take Action

In this English lesson, you're going to learn 52 commonly used phrasal verbs. You're going to do this by watching a typical day in the life of my friend, Dave. Watch the video and see the list of the phrasal verbs below.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpvtm9KngQ8
Learn on my website: https://www.tofluency.com/52-phrasal-verbs/

*** RESOURCES ***

English fluency book:
https://www.tofluency.com/5-step-plan/

To Fluency Program:
https://www.tofluency.com/tfp/

More Phrasal Verb Lessons:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZOJurmtexYoK0ag3zbT8YWKatK3C82Zw

Methods I recommend you follow for English fluency:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZOJurmtexYpQYEvWTJaieyehensaC_eU

*** The 52 Phrasal Verbs ***

Dave’s alarm goes off at 4:30
As soon as he gets up
He turns on the coffee machine
He’s run out of cream
It is time to work out
If they work out in the morning…
He sets off on his 20-mile run
Breathing in the ocean air
As he runs along the oceanfront
He’s running out of energy
He doesn’t give up
He bangs out 100 push-ups
Turns on the shower
Jumps in
Dries himself off
He opens up his computer
Logs into his emails
He turns down 5
He has to iron out a few details
He looks up flights to New York
He doesn’t have time to shop around
He fills out the form
It’s time to get on with writing his presentation
He doesn’t want to put this off until next week
He gave them up a few years ago
He warms up leftover pasta
He digs in
The afternoon is dragging on a bit
He adds in a little
He spends the rest of the afternoon finishing up his presentation
It’s now time to chill out for the rest of the evening
To see if she wants to hang out
He heads out just before 5 and sets off for his friend's house
He’s looking forward to catching up
They grew up together
He’s worried about them growing apart
He pops in for a few minutes
They decide to eat out
So they head out to this new exciting restaurant
He wolfs them down
Sarah only picks at them
They then go through the menu again
And pick out a main meal to share
Sarah then knocks back a couple of very expensive cocktails
He’s trying to cut back on alcohol during the week
They actually run into an old friend from school
They decide to stay out a little bit longer
Dave drops Sarah off at home
He has enough time to write down what he has learned that day
He then turns off the lights
Gets into bed
And passes out immediately

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