Listening Tips for Numbers + English Numbers Listening Quiz, Part 1

English Listening Skills

You’re enjoying a conversation in English—heck, you’re even proud of how good your listening comprehension is!—and then someone mentions a number. It might be a price, or a statistic, or the number of calories in their burrito. As the conversation moves...

Getting in Shape and Staying that Way (+ Bonus Audio! 🎧💙)

English Tips

Guest post by Alberto Alonso   UPDATE! Alberto really cares about helping people learn English, so he’s gone the extra mile for you guys. For the first time ever on this blog, you can listen to the post in addition to reading it! If this helps you, please...

Why You Should Learn English with Music

English Listening Skills

Music helps learning in so many different ways—it can lower stress and give you energy, for example—but in this post, we’re going to explore specifically why you should learn English with music. Not only are English songs a great source of advanced vocabulary,...

How to Make Big Small Talk in Japan (Part 4)

History + Culture for English Learners

Guest post by Ashleigh of My Business English Coach.   The show goes on with more big tips and small talk questions and phrases! Welcome to part 4, the final part in our 4 part series on small talk, where I will show you how to make small talk in Japan, give you...

Are You in a Learning Motivation Slump? 3 Tools to Help You Remember that Learning English is Fun!

English Tips

Even if you love learning English, sometimes we all need a little boost to stay motivated. Sometimes, that motivational boost comes from reading inspiring stories about other successful English learners, or envisioning what you can accomplish when you succeed, or...