On the 21st episode of the Pronunciation Point, we cover this very important topic:

3 Challenging Words with “L” and “R”–“really”, “rarely”, and “library"

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On the 13th episode of the English 2.0 Podcast, we handle the following critical topic:

Three Fears of Speaking English

I find that many students cannot express themselves in various situations and it's usually due to one of these three fears:

1. Fear of Not Being Polite Enough
2. Fear of Not Being Understood
3. Fear of Making Grammar Mistakes

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On the 13th episode of Your Question, we handle the following question:

Q: I want to speak English better, but I don’t know…Where should I start?

Things to think about:

1. What is the GOAL?
2. What is your current level?
3. What do you enjoy doing?

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On the 23rd episode of the English 2.0 Podcast, we handle the following points:

What Makes a Good English Student?
5 Key Characteristics of Excellent English Students

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On this REVIEW episode of the English 2.0 Podcast, we go back to the 27th episode of the Pronunciation Point.

Eyes vs. Ears

Which one should win?
Al takes a look at this battle going on inside your head and the winner may surprise you!

When learning English, it is critical to go back and review lessons you've already covered. In the coming weeks, ALsensei will be posting some of the most important episodes of the English 2.0 Podcast that may have been forgotten in the archives...

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Aloha everyone,

Today, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have decided to take a short break from the podcast in order to recover.

Also, it will give me a chance to gather and prepare more excellent content for you all moving forward! If you have suggestions, please let me know by sending me an email:

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We will be back stronger than ever!
In the meantime, please go back and visit some of the older episodes that you might have missed.

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On the 17th episode of Current Events, Al covers one of the most explosive issues of our lifetimes--the issue of ABORTION.

A couple of weeks ago, a document from the Supreme Court was leaked to the media. This document was an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito indicating that the Court was aiming to overturn the landmark case of Roe vs. Wade. This case, nearly 50 years old, created the Constitutional right for women to legally have abortions nationwide.

With this leak, the abortion issue, pro-choice vs. pro-life, has once again sparked national debate. Some believe that this could lead to further civil unrest and perhaps a complete fracturing of the United States as we know it. This is an issue you must learn about as it will likely lead the headlines for the next several months.

Here are the key vocabulary:
 
abortion
pro-choice
pro-life
liberal
conservative
on the left
on the right
women's rights
"My body, my choice"
Roe vs. Wade
Supreme Court
judge/justice
Planned Parenthood vs. Casey
to strike down
full-throated
unflinching
repudiation
egregiously
to be overruled
unconstitutional 

Article used in this episode:

Politico:
Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

Justice Alito's draft opinion

Wikipedia:

Roe vs. Wade

Planned Parenthood vs. Casey

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On the 10th episode of Real Chat, Al has a chat with his good friend from childhood, Pat. You may know Pat as Al's Japanese mentor from his book "English Fluency Power." Pat started working in the video game industry in 1999 and throughout his career has worked on some of the most popular games in the world including the Call of Duty series.

As you listen, keep these 3 points in mind:

1. Try to understand (comprehend) the main ideas of the discussion.
2. Learn and note down new vocabulary words and phrases. To help, there is a starter list of vocabulary below.
3. Listen to how all participants expresses their thoughts. Also, listen to how they all facilitate the discussion.

Key Vocabulary:
Activision
to go to market
Tenchu
Sean Palmer's Pro Snowboarder
stint
Treyarch
outside one's comfort zone
izakaya
reliant
to push one off the deep end
to be flattered
Nintendo
PlayStation
XBox
Wii
DS
PSP
hacking
homebrew
emulator
console
online play
connectivity
Call of Duty
single player campaign
multi-player
symbiotic
emergent game play
non-deterministic
barrier to entry
assets
Rainbow Six
Fortnite
first person shooter (FPS)
role playing game (RPG)
action RPG
massively multi-player online (MMO)
World of Warcraft
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
metaverse

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On the 37th episode of the Pronunciation Point, we look at the following topic:

LAW vs. LOW

Today we take a look at two words that are tough to differentiate. How do I know? Because there are so many videos on YouTube about this very topic!

Al explains the differences and gives a few example sentences in Pronunciation Point 37!

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On the 16th episode of Current Events, Al goes over an interesting new development on the social media platform, Twitter.

A couple of weeks ago, Tesla founder Elon Musk, purchased several shares of Twitter making him the largest solo owner. He, as well as other celebrities, have supported an editing feature for published tweets, that has never been added to the platform.

Here are the key vocabulary:
to permit
editing
to urge
April Fools Day
board of directors
reportedly
free speech issues
poll
button
to oppose
propaganda
de facto
controversial
original
feature
Twitter Blue
to alter
conversation

Article used in this episode:

VOANews:
Twitter to Begin Testing Editing Tool for Tweets

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