Phrasal Verbs Lesson: Clam Up Alternative Meaning: To stop talking or to refuse to speak Example 1: The suspect clammed up when the police asked him questions. The suspect refused to talk when the police asked him questions. Example 2: I always clam up on the first date because I’m shy and nervous. I always stop talking on the first date because I’m shy and nervous. Get More Phrasal Verb Lessons & Lessons for Fluency Get access to full lessons from the Phrasal Verb Course with lessons you can print, download the audio and get the Phrasal Verb Stories to hear all the phrasal verb lessons being used together plus access to other lessons from our courses by joining our FREE trial.  Your free trial includes access to join conversation practice sessions (with a native speaker) and online lessons that focus on improving listening and speaking skills to speak English confidently and fluently. Take the first step to reach your fluency goals by joining our 7-Day Free Trial here: https://realenglishconversations.com/courses/lp/fpp-trial/

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I have a very special lessons series that I put together to get motivated and excited to make HUGE progress with your English in 2021!

This year, 2020, has been a very challenging year for many of us including me. Personally, I had very little time to work on my language (Spanish)... And unfortunately, I lost some of my progress and my level has decrease A LOT :(

I know many of you are in the same situation and I wanted to create this 4 lessons series to talk about my strategy to get back on track and make quick progress to regain what I have lost of my language skills. These are the 4 topics I'll be focusing on:
Listen to Part 1: Kickstarting Your English - Identify your reason to speak English well, the first steps to take, and setting a clear focus for the next 90 days.
Part 2: Navigating the Path to Fluency - From intermediate to advanced and beyond to fluency is a very complicated and confusing part of language learning. I'll explain how to handle this and keep you focused on the most important things.
Part 3: Getting in the Habit of Being Consistent - This episode you are listening to!
Part 4: Breaking out of Low-Motivation - The trick to quickly restoring your motivation and making quick progress that you can feel.
 

 

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In this idioms and expressions in English podcast, Amy & Curtis share the expressions they have heard their parents say to them while they were growing up. Here is a free list of more of these types of English idioms and expressions.

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57. English Phrases Parents Say to Kids | Idioms and Expressions in English

Get our FREE Lesson pack for Podcast listeners: https://realenglishconversations.com/phrasal-verbs/ In this podcast lesson, you will learn the meaning of 2 English phrasal verbs that you can use in your daily life: End Up & Run Around. Do you find it difficult to use phrasal verbs in your speaking? Or struggle to understand what they mean when you hear them?  Phrasal verbs are challenging but with the right approach, they can be fun to use and help you to express your English in a more natural way.  We can help you to start using phrasal verbs *confidently* in your English in these two ways:  Learn with one of our expert teachers: Your teacher can help you learn, practice, and use phrasal verbs at the same time that you improve your speaking, listening, and vocabulary skills. https://realenglishconversations.com/trial Phrasal Verb Course: 260 audio lessons and 25 phrasal verbs stories will help you learn and understand how to use the common phrasal verbs.  https://realenglishconversations.com/pv-course/

Phrasal Verbs (261): End Up, Run Around | English Phrasal Verbs for Daily Life

Get our FREE Lesson pack for Podcast listeners: https://realenglishconversations.com/phrasal-verbs/ Let's learn English phrasal verbs with meaning in this podcasts lesson! In this episode, you will learn what drag up and mess up means, which are used to describe a kitchen accident in the everyday English audio clip. Do you find it difficult to use phrasal verbs in your speaking? Or struggle to understand what they mean when you hear them?  Phrasal verbs are challenging but with the right approach, they can be fun to use and help you to express your English in a more natural way.  We can help you to start using phrasal verbs *confidently* in your English in these two ways:  Learn with one of our expert teachers: Your teacher can help you learn, practice, and use phrasal verbs at the same time that you improve your speaking, listening, and vocabulary skills. https://realenglishconversations.com/trial Phrasal Verb Course: 260 audio lessons and 25 phrasal verbs stories will help you learn and understand how to use the common phrasal verbs.  https://realenglishconversations.com/pv-course/

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