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In today's episode I’m talking to one of the founders and teachers of Learn Real English - Kristin Dodds.

Read the show notes, full transcript & join the discussion at: englishthesmartway.com/session6

Kristin has more than 20 years of experience teaching English to speakers of other languages.  She has taught English in South Korea, Thailand and Japan, as well as in the United States.  She has a CELTA certificate, as well as a Master’s degree in TESOL, which stands for Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages.

Kristin Dodds with AJ Hoge and Joe Weiss run together Learn Real English which helps students around the world becoming fluent and confident English speakers.

The Real English Conversation Lessons - which is the name of the course - teaches you English without focusing on grammar rules. Instead you listen to real English conversations of native English speakers. This way you will learn grammar subconsciously without even realising it.

In the first part of our interview Kristin is sharing with us her challenging first experience in teaching English in South Korea and her soon realisation that studying grammar to succeed in English isn’t effective at all. Later in the interview Kristin talks about acquiring language in the most natural way - by listening a lot - which is actually very similar to the way how children learn language.

We also talk about how opening up to culture of a country can help us tremendously with our language learning. Kristin then shares with us the success story of her Thai friend, her number one tip for English learners, and she also talks about the benefits of free voluntary reading.

Listen to and enjoy today's episode with Kristin Dodds from Learn Real English.

In the session you will learn
- How was Kristin’s first experience in teaching English in Korea and Georgia (9:01)
- How Kristin realised that teaching English using textbooks isn’t effective (14:51, 15:30)
- What we can learn from the research of Stephen Krashen and James Asher (15:30)
- How you can acquire language as a child in the most natural way (15:30)
- The success story of Kristin’s friend from Thailand (21:45)
- How can Free voluntary reading improve our English - not just reading skills (26:01)
- How opening yourself up to culture of a country can help you tremendously with your language learning (28:15)
- What to do when your brain wants to translate from your native language to English instead of directly thinking in English (33:30)
- Kristin’s number one tip for English learners around the world (36:32)
Enjoy! :)

Read the show notes, full transcript & join the discussion at: englishthesmartway.com/session6

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ETSW 6: Stop studying grammar - focus on listening! Interview with Kristin Dodds, Learn Real English

House.

A house is divided into different rooms. 
In my house, there is a living room. 
There is a couch, two chairs, a coffee table and a television set in the living room. 
In the kitchen, there is a stove and a refrigerator. 
There is also a sink and a dishwasher in the kitchen. 
There is a kitchen table and chairs. 
We eat most of our meals at the kitchen table. 
We have a dining room. 
There is a dining table and chairs in there. 
There is a washroom or bathroom. 
There is a toilet, sink and bathtub in the bathroom. 
There is also a shower in the bathroom. 
We have three bedrooms. 
The bedrooms are upstairs. 
My brother's room, my room and my parent's room all have beds in them. 
We also have dressers in our rooms. 
There are closets in all of the bedrooms. 
We keep our clothes in the closets. 
There is a basement in our house. 
We store things in the basement. 
There is a laundry room in the basement. 
There is a washing machine and a dryer in the laundry room. 
This is where we wash and dry our clothes. 
There is a garage attached to the house. 
We keep the car in the garage. 
You drive up the driveway and into the garage. 
We also have a front yard and a back yard. 
There is a vegetable garden in the back yard. 
There are some flowers and a tree planted in the front yard.

                              

English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 20 - House

Movies.

I go to the movies almost every week. 
Sometimes, I rent movies from the video store. 
My favorite films are action films. 
I like to watch car chases. 
I like it when the bad guy has a shootout with the good guys. 
I like the good guys to win. 
I also like science fiction movies. 
I like things that take place in the future. 
I like movies that have aliens from different planets in them. 
Some of the science fiction movies can be silly and unbelievable. 
I don't like those ones. 
My mother likes dramas. 
She has a lot of favorite actors and actresses. 
She sometimes watches sad movies that make her cry. 
She also likes comedies. 
She laughs out loud if a comedy is very funny. 
My father likes horror movies. 
He likes movies with monsters in them. 
He also likes thrillers. 
I have watched some thrillers that keep you tense and on the edge of your seat. 
Sometimes, I have to shut my eyes if the movie gets too scary. 
My brother likes animated films. 
In animated films, there are no actors, just cartoon characters. 
My brother goes to the movies on Saturday afternoons with his friends. 
He goes to the matinee. 
He gets popcorn, candy and pop. 
He usually comes back with a stomach ache because he eats so much. 
Sometimes, my father watches documentaries. 
Documentaries are about real things. 
You can learn a lot from watching a documentary. 
I watch documentaries with him sometimes, but I would rather see a good action film.

English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 25 - Movies

Clothing.

I change my clothes a lot. 
If I am going somewhere fancy, I wear a dress. 
I wear stockings on my legs, and I wear a pair of nice shoes. 
If I am going to play sports, I wear a sweatshirt and jeans. 
If I am going to the beach, I wear a bathing suit or a bikini. 
My brother wears swimming trunks to the beach. 
At work, I wear a skirt and a blouse. 
Underneath my clothes, I wear underwear. 
A lady wears a bra and panties as underwear. 
A man wears boxer or jockey shorts as underwear. 
Today, I am wearing a blouse and a pair of jeans over my underwear. 
I have socks and shoes on my feet. 
In the summer, I often wear sandals on my feet. 
In the summer, the tops that I wear are usually sleeveless. 
I usually wear shorts in the summer. 
Sometimes, I wear a sweater or a jacket if the weather is cool. 
I wear a cap or a hat on my head. 
I wear a belt to hold up my jeans or my slacks. 
Women sometimes wear a dress or a skirt. 
Men wear a pair of slacks and a shirt. 
Some men wear a suit and a shirt and tie. 
If it is very cold outside, I wear a winter coat. 
If it is cold, I like to wear gloves or mittens on my hands. 
Sometimes, I wrap a scarf around my neck to keep warm. 
I wear a toque on my head in cold weather. 
I wear boots on my feet in the winter. 
If it is raining, I wear a raincoat. 
The way that I dress depends a lot on the weather.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 35 Clothing

Jobs.

There are many different jobs that you can choose from. 
You can be a doctor or a nurse. 
You could work in a hospital or doctor's office. 
You might be a firefighter and put out fires. 
A policeman enforces the law. 
An actor plays roles on stage or in the movies. 
You could drive a taxi or be the pilot of an airplane. 
What kinds of things do you like to do? 
You might want to be a sales clerk in a store. 
Maybe you are good at a sport. 
You could be a baseball player or a hockey player. 
Being a dentist is a good job. 
A dentist fixes teeth. 
If you are good at arguing, you might want to be a lawyer. 
Do you like to fix people's hair? 
You could be a hairdresser or a barber. 
If you are good with your hands, you might want to be a carpenter or a mechanic. 
If you like to travel, you could be a stewardess or a travel agent. 
You could be a teacher or a photographer. 
Are you artistic or creative? 
You might want to be an artist or a writer. 
You could work on construction and build houses. 
You could look after animals and be a veterinarian. 
If you like to cook, you could be a cook or a chef. 
There are so many places to work, and so many jobs to do. 
Maybe you could fix computers or work in a library. 
You could wash windows or be the captain of a ship. 
There is no limit to what you can be.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 33 Jobs

Describing Things.

Some things are different shapes. 
They can be described by their shape. 
A circle is round. 
A compact disc is a circle. 
A square has four equal sides. 
A rectangle is similar, but two of the sides are longer. 
A triangle has only three sides. 
Have you ever seen anyone play a triangle in an orchestra? 
The word "triangle" can stand for an instrument or a shape. 
An oval is rounded, but it is not round. 
An egg is an oval shape. 
The floor is flat. 
If something is smooth, it has no bumps or lumps 
Silk is smooth. 
Some things are rough. 
Sandpaper is rough. 
If something is dull, it is not sharp or pointed. 
A dull knife will not cut bread because the blade is not sharp. 
If something is pointed, it has a sharp end. 
A sharp pencil has a pointed end. 
A pencil that has been used a lot, and hasn't been sharpened has a dull end. 
Some things are soft. 
A teddy bear is soft. 
It feels good to touch. 
Some things are hard. 
A rock is hard. 
Soft can also represent a noise level. 
If you have a soft voice, it is not very loud. 
If someone tells you to speak softly, they want you to speak quietly. 
"Loud" is the word used to describe noises that hurt your ears. 
A big truck will make a loud noise. 
Sometimes your mother will tell you that your music is too loud.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 40 Describing Things

Wild Animals.

Some animals are wild. 
They don't live in homes or cages. 
They live in jungles or on plains. 
The lion is the king of the beasts. 
He is very mighty. 
He roars loudly. 
The giraffe has a long neck. 
He eats leaves from the tallest trees. 
The elephant is very large. 
He has a trunk and two tusks. 
A tiger has stripes. 
Some bears are black, and some are brown. 
There are even white bears called polar bears. 
A kangaroo lives in Australia. 
That is the only place that you would find a kangaroo, except in a zoo. 
It might be frightening to run into a wolf or a fox. 
Monkeys run and play in the trees. 
In Canada, we don't see lions, tigers, giraffes or monkeys running wild. 
There are squirrels in my back yard. 
Sometimes, I see a raccoon or a chipmunk. 
In northern Ontario, you might see a moose or a bear. 
I have seen a deer in the forest. 
There are many wild animals. 
You can see wild animals if you go to the zoo.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 37 Wild Animals

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