The RealLife English Podcast

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Learn vocabulary, grammar, expressions, and culture with fun and informal unscripted dialogues from the guys from Real Life English.

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173 – Adventures, Backpacki...

01.08.2018

In this episode you will hear Justin's fun and adventurous story, and we will give you some recommendations for travel and how it can even be more effective learning English in your own city instead of traveling to an English ...

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01.08.2018 173 – Adventures, Backpacking, and Learning English in a Hostel In this episode you will hear Justin's fun and adventurous story, and we will give you some recommendations for travel and how it can even be more effective learning English in your own city instead of traveling to an English ...
01.01.2018 172 - How to Have Your Best Year Ever Have you had a pretty good 2017, but want to do even better in 2018? Do you ever wonder how to make your dreams a reality? In this episode we talk about how you can take action NOW to have ...
12.22.2017 171 - 8 Perfect Christmas Movies for Learning English One of the best ways to learn about Christmas is to watch one of the many popular Christmas Movies, which will show you what the holiday is like and the sorts of values that it represents for Americans. But there ...
12.14.2017 170 - Do I Need to Speak without an Accent? Have you ever asked whether you need to reduce or "terminate" your accent when speaking English? Or do you think that fluency is speaking without an accent? Or have you ever wondered how celebrities like Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Henry ...
12.07.2017 169 - How to Learn Like a Child Have you ever had someone tell you that you should learn another language like a child? Does this actually work? And if so, how do you do this? In this episode, we will share with you some surprising truths about ...
11.14.2017 168 - Revolutionize Your English with Podcasts Get ready to start revolutionizing the way you study English! With this episode we are going to give you the RealLife Native Immersion Course so you can start taking your English fluency to the next level. Get amazing insight into ...
11.06.2017 167 - Am I Too Old to Learn English? Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'll never be fluent in English--I'm too old!"? Or maybe you just think that now you are an adult and you can only become fluent when you are a kid. Whether you are lost ...
10.30.2017 166 - 28 Terms and Expressions Related to Death It's always hard to find the right words to say when someone dies--and especially when it is not your first language. You don't want to be perceived as insensitive or rude, so knowing the correct word or expression to talk ...
10.23.2017 165 - How to Express & Respond to Appreciation in English Do you know how to express your thanks in English when someone does something nice for you? Or how to respond when someone shows their appreciate to you? It is not enough to just say, "Thank you" or "You're welcome." ...
10.16.2017 164 - American Stereotypes: What Are We Really Like? What do you usually think of people from the United States? Do you think we're fat, arrogant, and love guns? Or maybe that we're usually tall, blonde, white, and drive big cars? In this episode we'll discuss some common American ...
10.09.2017 163 - 15 Practical English Expressions from Shakespeare Did you know that William Shakespeare, one of the most famous English writers, hugely shaped how we speak English? In fact, he invented over 1700 new English words. So in this podcast we have hand picked 15 of the most ...
10.02.2017 162 - Think and Grow Fluent Everything starts with your mindset--the way that you intentionally (or unintentionally) cultivate your thought process and habits. When you put in the deliberate work to mold the right kind of mindset, you are guaranteed to be successful.In this podcast we ...
09.21.2017 161 - How to Be Funny in English Have you ever been frustrated because you heard other people laughing, but didn't understand the joke in English? And do you want to be able to use your English to make other people laugh? If your answer is "yes," then ...
09.15.2017 160 - What to Do if No One Supports You Do you ever feel alone in your learning, like you don't have anyone who helps and supports you? Who tells you to keep going and is rooting for you to be successful? If you have ever wished that you had ...
09.07.2017 159 - Extreme Fluency with Extreme Sports Have you ever jumped off a cliff? Or skied down a hill in a meter of snow? Or hopped out of a plane a kilometer above the ground? Ok, maybe we can't help you be the next world famous daredevil, ...
08.31.2017 158 - 6 Powerful Ways to Master English Vocabulary Something English learners always complain about is not having the words that they need to express themselves like they would in their mother tongue. That is why in this episode we are taking a deep dive into some advanced techniques ...
08.24.2017 157 – Why the World is Better Than You Think Ethan writing you from Barcelona where there was recently some terrorist attacks from the 16th - 18th of August, 2017. Fortunately, I was not personally affected, but these tragic events definitely got me thinking, and that's what we discuss in ...
08.17.2017 156 – 10 Practical Tips to LIVE Your English If you have been following the episodes since the RealLife English Podcast #150 then you will have been completely immersed in the RealLife Way, our methodology for success in English and in life (if not, you may want to first ...
08.10.2017 155 - How Living a Life Beyond Borders Will Transform Your English Fluency This episode of the RealLife English Podcast is at the TOP of the RealLife Way--so if you have made it this far, congratulations! You are already well on your way to not just learning it, but living it! As Gandhi ...
08.03.2017 154 - Developing this ONE Skill Will Help You Speak Better English Are you ready to communicate in English like an expert? It's not just enough to wish for it. It's not enough to go to class two or three times per week or study grammar. The secret lies in just one ...
07.27.2017 153 – Do YOU Want to Speak English Like a Native? Are you ready to be empowered with the strategies, skills and courage you need to step outside of the classroom, and not just learn English, but to live it? Are you ready for this next big step in our new ...
07.20.2017 152 - How to Go Beyond the Classroom & Live Your Life in English Aww yeah! Are you ready to go BEYOND the boring traditional methods and learn English like the natives do--by USING it?!? Without a doubt, the most successful English learners I have met completely surround themselves with the language. They create ...
07.13.2017 151 - The 3 Pillars for English Learning Success Where there is a will, there is a way! Nowhere is this truer than when learning a foreign languages. This expression explains that if one's desire and determination are enough, she can find a way to do anything. So, if ...
07.06.2017 150 - 5 Steps to Stop Learning English, and Start LIVING it: The RealLife Way In this episode, we are thrilled to present an outline of our new comprehensive 5-Step methodology that we have developed over the last four years with RealLife English. The next FIVE episodes will go in depth about each step of ...
06.29.2017 149 – Shopping, Flirting, and Dressing like Steve Jobs Do you love shopping? Or maybe you only do it when you absolutely must? Either way, it can be extremely frustrating to go shopping when you don't have the vocabulary to ask for what you need: The right fit? The ...
06.23.2017 148 – You Can't Run From English Fluency In this week's episode of the RealLife English Podcast, we talk about the mind blowing story of Kilian Jornet from Catalonia (in the northeast corner of Spain). Recently, he became the first person to RUN up the world's highest peak, ...
06.09.2017 147 – Confident Phone Conversations Without a doubt, a frustrating part of communicating in a foreign language is making a phone call. You cannot see the other person’s face or rely on gestures, and you have to answer spontaneously. It can feel extremely embarrassing to ...
06.01.2017 146 – How To Pass The Visa Interview Planning on traveling on planning to the US soon, but haven't prepared for the visa interview? In this episode you are going to learn all about what to expect when going through the application process, and how to prepare for ...
05.04.2017 145 - Do You Have The Balls To learn English? Like any other language, English is filled with so many slang expressions and rude terms, most revolving around human genitalia. Humans tend to find lots of interesting ways to use sexual organs to describe how they are feeling, from anger ...
04.27.2017 144 - Experiencing Reverse Culture Shock Have you ever heard of, or even experienced reverse culture shock? Many people who have lived away from their place of birth, or culture they grew up in, experience this when returning to their mother land. It is the experience ...
04.20.2017 143 - Learning English After Brexit In 2016 the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union in what was called Brexit. As the dust still hasn't really settled (it's too soon to see any real effect) since this happened, people are still really unsure what ...
04.13.2017 142 - Find Love and Get Married in English Independent of what language you speak, where you were born, or if you are religious or not, love is something that affects us all. In this episodes of the podcast we talk all about getting married and how weddings are ...
04.03.2017 141 - Be a more Open Minded Learner and Traveler Are you really taking advantage of all the opportunities you have to learn when traveling and experiencing new cultures? In this episode Ethan talks about all the mistakes he make while staying in Thailand the last couple of months. Ethan ...
03.22.2017 140 - Going to the Movies in English Attention all movie buffs! If you are looking for a cool way to meet with new people, make new friends, or even take someone out on a date, movies are a great way to create an instant connection and give ...
03.14.2017 139 - Beautiful English Pronunciation Lucy from the popular YouTube English channel, English with Lucy, is here to tell us all about how to speak English clearly and confidently. Lucy got her feet wet in ESL while teaching English in Seville, Spain. She is fluent ...
03.06.2017 138 - How To Tip Your Waiter And Get Better Service In English Eating at restaurants in English can be tricky, and raise a lot of questions for all non-native speakers. Am I being rude with the waiter? Should I leave a tip? What's the right way to order? In this episode of ...
02.25.2017 137 - Going to the Doctor in English Have you ever need to go to a doctor in an English speaking country, but felt worried about communicating your health problems in English. In this episode we are going to help your feel more confident when visiting the doctor, ...
02.09.2017 136 - What's Up Homie? (23 Home Expressions) Have you ever been homesick? Or found a nice little home away from home? In this podcast lesson we are going to be breaking down (explaining) more than 23 expressions related to home, teaching some connected speech pronunciation, and helping ...
02.02.2017 135 - Australian Abbreviations Grab yourself a cuppa (a cup of tea/coffee) because this podcast is going to be a bloody ripper (really good)! Chad and Ethan talk about Chad's experience returning to Australia after living in Brazil for such a long time, and ...
01.27.2017 #134- Relationship Idioms from Friends TV Series Today we've got an awesome, hilarious, and highly educational podcast about Relationship Idioms From Friends TV Series. We also talk about education, and the fascinating psychology of multiple intelligences and how it can help you discover your unique talent and ...
01.19.2017 133 - Ethan Travels Asia and Plays With Cats Ethan is in Asia! Our beloved Mr V (Ethan) is helping our brothers and sisters from Japan to Thailand with their English speaking skills, while connecting and making as many new friends as possible. In this episode we will hear ...
01.13.2017 132 - Boost your Confidence with Emma from MMM English G'day mates! (How Australians say hi) We are really happy to be introducing you all to a new friend of ours, another amazing online English teacher from down under (Australia), Emma from MmmEnglish. Emma has been helping people all over ...
01.06.2017 #131- The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Today we have a very trippy, futuristic podcast, as we talk about the coming Artificial Intelligence Revolution. The is the craziest the RealLife guys have ever talked with their podcast, but listen along, blow your mind, and let's expand our ...
12.29.2016 130 - Revolutionize Your Pronunciation (with Rachel's English) We had the great pleasure of interviewing one of our favorite online teachers, the pronunciation master herself, Rachel from Rachel's English. If you don't know Rachel, she's been a huge inspiration to how we teach pronunciation here at RealLife. In ...
12.22.2016 129 – The RealLife Christmas Special!! Happy Holidays! We are all back in our motherlands and we wanted to record a special podcast to send our love and warm wishes to you RealLifers during this special time of year! In this week's podcast, you will learn ...
12.15.2016 128 - How to Do Anything Better Do you want to be a better English learner? Or maybe you want to finally lose weight at the gym? Or perhaps become a world-class martial artist? There is a fundamental mindset that can help you do of these things--Really, ...
12.08.2016 127 - Become More Outgoing In English Are you taking yourself too seriously when it comes to speaking English? It's time to step out of your comfort zone, stop getting too stressed out about what other people think of you, and become a much more outgoing English ...
12.01.2016 126 - Facebook and Politics Ready to dive into one of the most frequent questions lately? Can you guess what it is? "What the hell is happening in the United States??" As Americans living in Brazil, we have been getting asked A LOT about the ...
11.24.2016 125 - Love, Sickness, and Halloween Are you ready to really test your English comprehension with an Aussie (Australian), a Yank (American), and a Brit (British) all in one podcast? Today you can with our special guest, Jack Askew! SEE SHOW NOTES
11.17.2016 124 - Cooking with the RealLife Guys Do you consider yourself a master chef? Would you know how to name all the equipment in a kitchen? Unfortunately we are not going to help you become a better cook, but we will at least help you with some ...

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