English Podcast with Tommy

What do you get when you ask for English lessons from your parents and your parents believe it to be a good investment in your future? My next debutant: Aline!

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Yes, Aline and her parents believed, sometime that it would be a great idea to start studying English. And hey presto! that's what happened with Aline when she was around 10 years old: she started studying English.

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On her graduation day, at the age of 17, Aline's teacher (big shout out to you), took the decision of asking Aline to take tests to become a teacher at the same school, which gave her years of English classes.

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Want to find out more about this teacher's English journey? Of course you do! Strap in and find out more about Aline's English journey and where it took her!

When we have someone you helps us to become accustomed to a language, that's a good start. And that is exactly what happened to my latest debutant: Malena

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But that Malena had her mum to thank for getting her interested in film and literature is an extra bonus. However Malena is not only someone who teaches English, but she's also a sworn translator.

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As with many people who have been on this podcast from south America, it is clear that Malena has seen others struggle with English, whether that be her colleagues while she was learning, or her students she's teaching.

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But, it's important that we don't look at just the negatives, so join me to hear about the language journey of our latest debutant!

What do you get when you cross a journalist with an English teacher? Well, you get my latest debutant: Katarina

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But what background does our latest debutant come from? To start with Katarina is a language lover, BUT, Katarina is also someone who had numerous paths open to her.

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From an early age, thanks to her teachers, Katarina found English easier than some others in her class.

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Come and find out more about her journey including how Katarina was confused by different things that the English language has to offer.

What do you get when you don't speak limited English, limited Portuguese and limited Spanish?

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Then you get our latest debutant: Florencia.

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When did her journey start? Tbh education as been part of Flor's life. When she finished school, Flor spent 3 years at uni.

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And from there Flor started teaching college, where she learnt she wanted to do it.

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The real journey started around 8 or 9 years old.

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Come and join us and let's find out more about our latest debutant.

How many laughs can you get at the beginning of a podcast?

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Well, count if you'd like. But it's not about the laughs we can count in this episode. No! It's about the puns you can manage in an episode as well!

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In all seriousness, Leydi joined me on the podcast to talk about her English journey. So, where did it all start? It all started with the helping hand of British and north American music.

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And from there, Leydi's career as an English teacher eventually started and has been going on for over 10 (!) years.

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Come and find out more about this teacher, who also likes to play a certain instrument. Find out which one!

When someone gets the travel bug, what happens to them?

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You'll just have to ask my latest debutant, Jaque about that. On her debut she talks to us about her experiences of being an English teacher for over 6 years and also being someone, who in recent times, has grown a love for travelling: from Machu Pichu in Peru all the way to Ireland, Jaque has grown in love with travelling.

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But what about her English journey? It started when she was around 12 or 13 years old. But did Jaque enjoy learning English to start with? Yes! In actual fact, the way that Jaque started the ball rolling was by translating songs that she liked listening to.

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Want to find out more about this journey? Of course you do! Listen in and find out more about my newest debutant!

What happens when you take someone out of their comfort zone? Simply put, nothing bad is going to happen to you! You just have to ask my latest debutant, Sofi.

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A big shout out has to go, first and foremost, to another mum, who pushed Sofi to go to English classes. While there, Sofi was motivated by her wonderful teacher, who made her become motivated to learn English.

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Has Sofi always had a passion for learning and liking English? That question can be answered with the communication. Sofi has been someone, who likes to communicate with people.

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Come and find out more from our latest debutant and her English journey!

P.S.: don't forget, if you're a learner, to contact me if you want to improve your English.

What do autobiographical literature and English have in common? At first look, there's no real connection, unless the books are written in English.

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Rafa, on her return brings to us autobiographical literature as a tool to improve your English. As the first example, Rafa tells about how she fell in love with Simone de Beauvoir's books. A further example that Rafa mentions was Marguerite Duras, another French author.

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But why should I read autobiographical literature at all? Due to the fact it might be written in English is not enough. Instead, it's more to consider that we can actually understand people's perspectives.

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So, join us and find out more why autobiographical literature can automatise your English knowledge.

What happens when you record on a public holiday in one country but not another?! Well, you get into trouble with certain people!

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But when we recorded this episode back at Easter, it was a public holiday here in Germany, but not in Brazil and for our latest debutant: Luciana!

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But either way, despite the mix up, due to someone's fault (listen to find out who!), we managed to record this episode.

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Who is Luciana? An English teacher and former cross-fit athlete and many other things. How did her English journey start? With the help of a bit of motivation of a certain woman in Luciana's mother.

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Come and find out more about Luciana and her journey and how she made it onto the podcast!

What do you get when you put a teacher in a time zone which is not the most common in her country? Not much changes really!

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Andreía comes from a part of Brazil, in which the time zone is different to most of the rest of Brazil. So, when we recorded this, I actually thought she was only 4 hours behind me, when she was 5.

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When did Andreía start her English journey? Well, that was sometime around the age of 11, when Andreía fell in love with the boy band Backstreet Boys, which is something I could never really get used to.

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From there, Andreía also started reading books as well. Despite hating translation, Andreía forced herself into understanding and thinking more in English. And from there, she never looked back.

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Come and find out more about my latest debutant!

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P.S.: don't forget, if you want to improve your English, contact me!