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English learning page

Objectives

[ ] Practice writing English every week
[ ] Play games in English - 15m per week
[ ] Listen to a podcast on the way to work
[ ] Read a little English per day (1 paragraph, 1 page, you choose!)

Useful links

Interactive Pronunciation chart

American IPA chart with sounds and examples
Writing app:

https://languagetool.org/?pk_campaign=addon2-popup-logo

This add-on tool corrects your grammar, suggests better vocabulary, and fixes small mistakes you may make in your writing.

My favorite thesaurus:

https://thesaurus.plus/synonyms/take

You can filter this thesaurus based on verbs only, nouns only, adjectives only, phrasal verbs only, and so on. It suggests many synonyms for each word.

Podcasts

Il faut copier-coller les titres dans une recherche Google (etc).

Beginner

Luke’s English podcast
All Ears English podcast
Espresso English
LearnEnglish (British Council)

Intermediate

6 Minute English
All Ears English Podcast
The Language Confidence Project (5m per day)

Upper Intermediate

The English We Speak
English Learning for Curious Minds
You’re Wrong About

Advanced

Murder Sheet
Mysterious Brews
Code Switch

Current topics

TEMPLATES

Amplifying your vocabulary

REwriting practice:
- Choose one and amplify the language, correct any mistakes, and make it sound (for example):
  1. More intense
  2. Happier
  3. Sadder
  4. More nuanced (challenge)
gr3.pdf
Phrasal Verbs
- Choose three per week and do a 15-minute writing activity with challenges that you choose! (Click below:)
Les Phrasal Verbs TOEIC – (les 99 plus courants)

🔥 15-minute Writing Challenge 🔥

• Activity: Write for 15 minutes using a challenge that you create for yourself. Objective: apply words and grammar that is new or difficult for you.

Why? When you are reading / listening, you learn a LOT of new vocabulary and grammar.

HOWEVER, you don’t apply it - you are passive.

SO, by applying the new vocabulary and grammar in contexts YOU choose, you can learn according to your pace (selon votre rythme).

The challenge: You choose your challenge for the 15-minute writing.

For example:

Write two past tense verbs + use one new word you learned
Write one sentence with “for” and one sentence with “to”
Use at least one new expression

Etc.

Here’s an example from a student:

writing-15-m.pdf