Secrets About LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE That Nobody Will Tell You

Leo is leaving FC Barcelona, both sides will seat to negotiate the deal soon. Currently, they are bitterly divided over the issue, however, Messi wants to leave and it is clear. Leo will join the other team in Europe, possibly Manchester City. They are ready to offer 450 million  £   according to the BBC Sport and Spanish media. Messi needs to be sold, otherwise, he would leave anyway possibly with no fee required to buy him by terminating his contract. His contract expires anyway in 2021. The club needs to make profit for this deal, FC Barcelona is the business, not only the football club and the academy. If Leo joins Manchester City, he will try to win EPL and UCL in coming season with Pep Guardiola’s team. I do not like to speculate, however City can afford to purchase Messi. They could spend 450 million , possibly more to make Leo one of the City players. Moreover, they should make it happen, they want to grow as the brand . Every single kid on Earth would buy Leo's...

I’ve been following recently the political campaign in the US, Women Champions League and NBA. I would like to tell you, why black lives matter to everyone . Lyon won Women Champions League for the 5 time in the row, which is the incredible achievement. They’ve built great team over last 5 years. It’s not only professional football, but enjoyable to watch. Delphine Cascarino is rising star of French football . Cascarino is great winger, leader, creative, imaginative and she is a fighter on the football pitch, always trying to help the team and create chance. The team is well organized, they all defend, attack, win and lose . It’s also remarkable work of the coach. They play hard pressing football, trying immediately to take back the ball when they lose it. I like the persistence of the entire team, their self-belief, winning mentality, tactics based on strong defense and quick passing football, vertical passes and creativity. I have to admit, the competition is fierce, Paris and Wolf...

Leo Messi leaves FC Barcelona, he seems to be desperate to leave, despite the club resistance and effort to stop him doing so over last days. Why is man from Rosario, Argentina the special one and loved? Leo was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, when he was 10. He is not the tallest player, only 1.70 m. He looks even smaller, when you see him on the football pitch doing his tricks with the ball, almost unfitting to football, which demands physicality these days to play successfully. Wife, children, job, daily routine, family, chats with friends, sincerity, maturity. He is a father of three, husband. Does it sound special? Not really. He is not the celebrity, controversial figure in the club or country and it makes him special. I’ve been watching hours and hours of footage of interviews with him, trying to understand what is the secret of Leo. He seems to be average person during interviews, like a fan, not player. That’s why we love him and we want him to succeed - he s...

I would like to pay tribute to Anthoine Hubert. F1 is inredible sport, business, global platform and community. Many people think F1 and F2 and also other series are simply great businesses and rich kids race for fun. They are wrong. Motorsport is team sport, which enables road cars to be safer, energy efficient, greener and technologically advanced, which is proven by the history of Le Mans race and also F1 with hybrid engines. Manufacturers use Daytona 24 hours and Le Mans to build their brands, sell road cars and improve safety, for example tyres.   Sadly, one of the F2 driver, Anthoine Hubert lost his life one year ago at Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium due to terrible crash. The motorsport is one of the greatest sport, but from time to time drivers and fans lose their lives during the race weekend or rally. His friends, Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon and others will race this Sunday in F1 Belgian GP. They will race for him. It is incredible that this...

Delphine Cascarino, Lyon, credit:  https://www.lyonmag.com/article/85619/ol-fminin-saison-termine-pour-cascarino-aulas-et-l-ol-furieux Lebron James, Credit: Bleacher Report Absolutely incredible story has been developing recently in the United States of America due to the NBA. Milwaukee Bucks boycotted the playoff matchup with Orlando Magic. It is the protest due to shooting of Jacob Blake, black man. Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers player, is furious. All clubs and players respond well to recent events. We’ve been witnessing racial abuse across the world over last years, but for the first time it has led to the postponement of the NBA playoff game. It has massive impact on media, society, youngsters, perhaps not on policymakers. Recently,  Lewis Hamilton, F1 6-times World Champion has spoken about racism, accusing F1 community of being silent on this particular issue, although it must be said, he never experienced raci...

Messi wants to leave FC Barcelona . The club doesn’t want to let him go, however he’s made his decision clear. In this post, I try to explain, why it is the right decision for everybody and  I give you tips, which might enable you to follow the story in English and in Spanish . Leo has been playing for the club in Catalunya since the year 2000 when he joined, in 2004 he made his debut in Spanish Primera Division, top league in Spain.  He scored 634 goals in 731 appearances and among them 444 in La Liga , which is incredible achievement. He was able to score more than  40 goals in 10 consecutive seasons  competing over the years with Cristiano Ronaldo for the titles in Spain and in Europe as well. He won  Spanish league 10 times and Champions League 4 times . He is talented, committed and hard working. He is able to perform on the highest level on regular basis, every time producing something truly exceptional. It is true,  his team and his successes were...

Ronaldo, 1996, Credit:  https://www.imortaisdofutebol.com/2018/02/27/historia-da-camisa-do-barcelona./ In this post I give you link to one YouTube channel in English on FC Barcelona : https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkFCB/videos . It is great channel in English on news on Football Club Barcelona. You will find links to Spanish media as well, which should be helpful to improve your communication skills. I’m aware the club is in crisis, meltdown, however they try to rebuild themselves once again. From marketing perspective it is "must do" for them. They are huge business and they cannot afford to lose money due to humiliating results, like latest Champions League clash with winners, Bayern. The other question is Leo Messi’s future. Will Messi leave the club ? The news you can find on the channel. How will new coach change the lineup in the upcoming season? Who will leave? Who will come to Barca? It’s project in the making. The transition phase when they have to build the club...

Credit: Wikipedia Do not put yourself under pressure, you need to be optimistic to accomplish your goals . Whether, it is the business environment, workplace, learning any foreign language, you need to be optimistic and despite negativity achieve your goals. Self belief, optimism, humour, “Friends” To learn, you need to be confident you will attain your goals. To be able to do that, you need to be optimistic. To be optimistic, you need to create the friendly environment to learn . Do not put yourself under pressure to deliver your goals quicker. Learning is the process, not the overnight work . You need to listen to foreign language on regular basis, not be overloaded. Gain knowledge by small talk in foreign language with your friends to have fun . Practice. Work in team. You need to like language, not bored. Optimism is built on positive information, friendly environment, so watch live streams you love, TV shows you love , listen to the music you love, audio books you like, com...

Listen to the music, read and learn lyrics! It’ll help you massively. Nowadays, we have great access online on YouTube to our favourite artists, songs, remakes from the past. Use them to learn! Credit:  The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (Lyric),  YouTube Everyone of us has his/her favourite music. It is great regarding our mood, attitude and reduction of stress level . Using songs to learn is great idea. YouTube provides everything you need to learn by listening to music. You’ve got all artists, singers, band you want to listen to. You’ve got videos with lyrics, which will help you to build vocabulary . Try to be creative. Listen to artists and shows around the World, X Factor, songs in other languages . Music is an art and the entertainment. Everyone of us needs to relax. Learn while you’re relaxing on YouTube. Link entertainment with learning process . Language is the sound . You need to like those sounds. There is no better way to make it...

Following your favourite football team, player, singer, band, actress is a right way which would help you to learn quicker and having fun with it . Credit: Wikipedia Nowadays, we have great access to our favourite bands, teams, leagues, stars. Use this opportunity to learn new language. Have fun following your star on social media, watch your favourite team matches in NBA in English, DTM in German, La Liga in Spanish, X Factor UK in English . Socialize with other fans . It’ll give you great opportunity to meet new people and it is beneficial to your communication. I like Lebron James, Leo Messi, Pep Guardiola, Sebastian Vettel and Jurgen Klopp. I watch all of their press conferences, interviews, news on them on social media in their languages: English, Spanish and in German respectively. It’ll give me news I’m looking for and it has great impact on my skills regarding my English, Spanish and German . They are stars in NBA, football or soccer if you’re American and in Formula 1. I ...

Do you want to have fun learning English and gain knowledge on marketing, business and ecommerce ? In this post, I’ll give you two examples of YouTube channels that will help you to do it. Firstly, F1. If you like gaming, sport, you should follow Aarava on regular basis : https://www.youtube.com/user/aaravaonps3 . Aarava speaks well in English while he's playing F1 games and building his F1 team. You will have fun and also meet real F1 drivers and more importantly you will make progress. It is perfect for people, who don’t want to follow news, but actually do want to stay in touch with English and by doing so, to forget about problems they have in non virtual world. I’m writing this blog to show you that learning may be funny and adventurous, not boring . Secondly, follow Sarah on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8wczy7734jKPhiR2UkS9A . Sarah has been giving great insights how to set up store online and how to make business successful . She does that on enthusiastic way, en...

In this post I upload the link to match between  Sevilla and Barcelona in Spanish :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONxGtrgDXY0  - it is the official La Liga channel.  If you are English speaker, the easiest language to learn next is Spanish . Watch football thriller using Spanish subtitles to follow commentary. It’ll give you more than you can imagine. Watch and have fun. To be familiar with other language you need to listen a lot. Even if you don't understand 90% of the coverage, you need to be familiar with the new environment . Try to watch the match with the Spanish subtitles. It is thrilling game of football, one of the best in last 10 years in Spanish Primera Division. You will have the fun anyway. Spanish sounds much different than English, however it is easy to learn. People speak fast however, on the other hand if you watch one of the A1 and A2 grammar tutorials and courses on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/user/spanishpod101 )  from start to fini...

In this post, I’ll give you 3 tips, which will help you overcome the frustration regarding studying the foreign language. Let’s begin! Credit:  http://www.lisagonzalessuperintendent.com/creativity-starts-with-the-arts-part-one/ 1. You cannot be overloaded. You need to spend 30-40 minutes each day, even 15, not hours on studying! Many people think they will learn language overnight. They’re wrong. If you set up the business for example, you need time to learn new things, learn on mistakes you’ve made, make conclusions, how to invest money and make money. It takes time and it is never ending story. You just cannot give it up, otherwise, you would fail. To learn new language, you need time. Each language is different way of thinking, it sounds different than any other language. You need to spend a lot of time to learn new things and to be familiar with new environment. Compare English to Spanish and German. These languages sound completely different. 3 languages, three differen...

In this I post, I’ll give you 3 tips how to learn language at home . Credit: gadgetynews.com 1. Incorporate language into your daily activities . Listen to YouTube favourite channel, live streams online, like Bloomberg, Sky News, Spanish RTVE, German T agesschau. You need to have laptop or any other device and internet connection. I do have contact with foreign languages every single day. I do my work on laptop and at the same time I listen to Bloomberg Surveillance show broadcasted every day online and uploaded to the Bloomberg site: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-08-14/-bloomberg-surveillance-full-show-08-14-2020-video  -  In the link you can find the latest show . I love this programme. Finance, economics, politics are covered in show with great journalists, anchors and analysts in lively and enthusiastic style. Believe or not, I have fun watching that every single time, because journalists love what are they doing and it makes Bloomberg S urveillance special. ...

In this post, I’ll give you 7 tips how to improve your language online and have fun with that . You can try this with different language, not only English. If you want to be Spanish or German speaker, it’ll work. Credit:  https://quotecatalog.com/quotes/tv/ Tip number 1. Watch YouTube live streams and videos, Netflix or any other platform in foreign language with subtitles . Do not stick to your native language, watch your favourite TV series in Spanish with subtitles. Tip number 2. Listen to the audio books . Books are your friends and the greatest vocabulary builders . You can have fun with your favourite novel, author and forget for a while about the real life problems. Books reduce stress levels and have positive impact on your mental health, personality, creativity, visionary, business, communication and personal development. The key is finding something which is interesting for you, for instance, thriller or fantasy .    Tip number 3. Repeat the entire sent...

Reading books will have positive impact on your life. To speak in foreign language, you need to build new vocabulary . Reading is the perfect way to do so. In this post, I will give you tips what could you do to improve your communication skills and language by reading and listening to audio books . Books are your friends First of all, reading could be a great fun . I discovered that many years ago, in mid 1990s, when my parents gave me books of Aflred Szklarski, Polish author. While, I had to read boring books at school, my parents have given me books which were actually interesting and inspiring. It was great idea. Otherwise, I would not be able to build my vocabulary in my native language and then try to read books in foreign language. I read Alex Kava’s books in 2000s when I was at the university, just to have fun. I will give the link to the interview with Alex because her story is fascinating:  http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/f/e/a/fea2e571a2db25ad/Friday_Morning_Coffee_B...

Nowadays, people spend a lot of time online. Do not waste this time, try to use them to improve your skills. You will be able to have fun, create new business opportunities by yourself and meet new people. In this post, I’ll give you 3 tips how to use social media and live streaming platforms to improve your language skills . I love news, documentaries and sport. Therefore, I’m looking for news, valuable docs and racing constantly. I do it every day. Live streaming news platforms provide the opportunity you just cannot miss, if you want to learn language. Credit: Christopher Long,  https://cplong.org/tag/twitter/ To be able to use it, you need the Twitter account. Twitter is actually great news feed , which gives you updates on events, economy, politics, sport and movies. Don’t get me wrong, I’m aware there are pros and cons of social media and those websites may have negative impact on our mental health and it is time consuming. However, if we use them as the tool to make us be...

In this post I upload below   part of the Bundesliga match between Bayern and Wolfsburg . Watch breathtaking action with English commentary and subtitles. Watch TV, live streams in language you want to learn, have fun with Robert Lewandowski!   It’s better to watch F1 or football coverage on TV than making thousands of useless grammar exercises and memorizing words from dictionary . When I was a kid and student at the university I had to do thousands of grammar exercises and rewrite words from articles on Times and others newspapers. It is the waste of time and even more importantly it is discouraging. I was doing so, I had no alternative. Believe or not, I needed to take extra English classes to pass high-school certificate. I knew rules, however I wasn’t able to speak fluently. Thankfully, I passed the exam, but my speaking was dreadful. Listening and repeating phrases and sentences improve your skills. When I attended English classes at University, I was struggling...

In this post, I will give you an example of small talk, the informal daily conversation. Try to listen to the conversation with subtitles 2-3 times and repeat by yourself questions and answers with your friend . The entire episode on small talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1zOPtNhko&vl=en Conclusion Small talk is the informal way of speaking and you need to learn it, if you want to start to speak and understand other people. Try to repeat entire sentences, questions and answers .

In this post, I will give you 8 questions , which are used in everyday conversations, small talks and more importantly, you will be able to start speaking right now with your friends .  We use this type of conversation with our friends, mates, people you meet in your age, the same social level, not teacher, police officer, nor in business environment between employer and employee. It’s informal way of conversation . It is basic small talk and three questions you should learn: 1. How’s life? 2. What have you been up recently? 3. What’s new with you? Imagine, new person came to your school, university or workplace. What would you say to start conversation? 1. Where are you from? I was born in… but I’ve been living here for a while now. 2. Are you from around here? Yes, I was born here and I’ve lived here all my life. 3. Are you local?   I’m originally from…   4. What’s your hometown like? What’s Shanghai like? 5. Do you go back often? The entire video with conve...

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In this post  I will give you the list of 15 YouTube and online channels, which help you improve your English, German and Spanish . Let’s begin! Manuel Practices His English | Fawlty Towers | BBC Comedy Greats 1.  Movie Central :  https://www.youtube.com/c/ClassicMoviesChannel/featured . 2. Sci-Fi Central:   https://www.youtube.com/c/AustralianMovieChannel/featured . 3. BBC Studios : https://www.youtube.com/user/BBCWorldwide . 4. Top Gear : https://www.youtube.com/user/TopGear . 5. BBC Comedy Greats : https://www.youtube.com/user/BBCComedyGreats . 6. BBC Documentary : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZEPItn2Nb62Zso5eohHAAA . 7. Bloomberg Surveillance : https://www.bloomberg.com/series/bloomberg-surveillance . 8. Sky News : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Auq9mYxFEE . 9. ABC News : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM . 10. Jonny Arnett : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgbEY-tEu0S_ill_fEL82w . 11. Aarava : https://www.youtube.com/chan...