Just a few days ago our community of English learners reached 1 000 members. Thank you so much! Watch my short VIDEO announcement now:
http://englishthesmartway.com/content/special-announcement

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New podcast episode is here! Listen to the interview with Yeşim who completely understands what it takes to become a fluent and confident English speaker - simply - because she went through it all and succeeded. Enjoy! http://englishthesmartway.com/session5

Yeşim Beğen started learning English as an adult in Turkey, but her passion for this language led her all the way to England where she became a professional English teacher. Today Yeşim takes advantage of her unique experience and helps her students in England and also remotly via Skype.
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English the Smart Way shared mental_floss's videofeeling curious.

Want vs Desire, Belly vs Stomach, Folk vs People, ... - how these and other English "twin words" got to English language?

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English is full of words that mysteriously have twins. Here's how it got that way.

Starting today you can find English the Smart Way Podcast on both - iTunes & Stitcher! Don't miss the next show, click the following link and subscribe.
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Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce the episode #4 of English the Smart Way podcast. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy our interview with Jeremy.
http://englishthesmartway.com/…/non-traditional-english-lea…

Jeremy Kemp, originally from London, teaches English online. He started his teaching career in a local language school when he moved to Italy. Soon he realised that traditional English teaching methods don't work. Fortunatelly, Jeremy's background in psychology and experience in working with childre…
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English the Smart Way shared TED-Ed's postfeeling curious.

Do you know how the words "dynamite", "zero" or "clue" evolved into their current form? TED-Ed has launched a new page where the origin of 26 interesting English words is explained.

Logophiles, rejoice! TED-Ed is thrilled to launch a new interactive page with the origins of 26 odd and interesting words:

Discover the origins of 26 odd and interesting words
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Where did English come from? Let's watch this short educational video to find out.
http://ed.ted.com/…/where-did-english-come-from-claire-bowe…

When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language. But what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each other, or with the writings of Chaucer? Claire Bowern traces the language from the present day back to its ancient roots, showing…
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Hello my dear English learners! I just found out that Udemy has a great offer today. You can get high selection of educational online video courses for around 10 USD or 12 EUR. You can buy courses based on your interests and improve your English at the same time. The offer ends in a few days and also the discount price is rising every day of the offer. So it's better to be quick! (I just bought 3 courses myself )
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click…

Udemy is the world's largest destination for online courses. Browse the featured courses on Udemy and start learning a new skill today.
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Hello everyone! The new podcast episode is here. Let's listen to the story of successful English speaker Massimo. Discover his tips, tools and strategies to master your English speaking.
http://englishthesmartway.com/…/english-success-story-inter…

This is the 3rd episode of English the Smart Way podcast! Plus, this is the first interview on the show! :) Interview with my very good friend Massimo who is a successful English speaker. Let’s listen and learn from his experience with English learning. :) Btw, the interview is little over 40 minute…
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Need some motivation to learn English? Here's the article for all of you who would like to speak fluent and confident English soon.

http://englishthesmartway.com/…/still-not-speaking-confiden…

Yeah, I know. You want to become fluent and confident English speaker! And I can completely relate. Because once, English fluency was my dream too. It was a Dream that became the reality. And that’s the reason I want to share this article with you today.
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Why do you learn ‪#‎English‬? And what is English going to bring to your life? Share your ideas with others - inspire us and comment!

P.S. feel free to share with us your past inspiring experiences with English too!

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Have you ever felt nervous or stressed when you were about to speak in English? Listen to my story and see how I have finally overcame the anxiety of speaking in English.
http://englishthesmartway.com/…/etsw-2-fear-making-mistakes…

I am happy to share with you the second episode of English the Smart Way podcast. As I have had many request from you to cover the topic of speaking anxiety, I have decided to dedicate the whole podcast session exclusively to this topic. :) I suffered from foreign language speaking anxiety myself so…
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Hello everyone, this is the very first episode of English the Smart Way Podcast. Please, keep in mind that I am not a professional podcaster, but I had to start somewhere. I will get better! Enjoy.
http://englishthesmartway.com/…/etsw-1-introduction-show-fo…

Hello everyone! This is the very first session of English the Smart Way podcast. :) Podcasting has become extremely popular over the past few years so I thought to myself Why not to start podcasting too? :)
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Do you know all American accents? If you have spare 60 minutes, watch this documentary: https://youtu.be/NBXVPerzYqk
(thanks to my friend Tatjana who found this video )

Looking for free audiobooks to improve your English or just for pleasure? Check out these sources!

When people ask me what should they do to improve their English, I always suggest: listen to audiobooks. In this post I am sharing with you two online sources where you can download audiobook for free. :)
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I am happy to announce you that the website has been successfully moved to a new domain englishthesmartway.com.

When I started writing about English learning on my personal blog I had no idea it will evolve to something more than a few posts.

Today, we have a blog, a newsletter, and the ebook dedicated to all English learners around the world.

And there's more to come!...
Stay tuned

Ivan

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Has anyone of you tried Tandem app for learning languages? (available for ios only for now) http://www.tandemapp.me/

Tandem is a community of language learners. Master foreign languages with tandem partners who share your interests
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How language can affect the way we think
http://ideas.ted.com/…/5-examples-of-how-the-languages-we-…/

Is there a connection between language and how we think and behave? Economist Keith Chen thinks so -- and he argues that our mother tongue even affects our economic decisions.
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English the Smart Way ebook just got to the hands of its 123rd reader. Thank you very much to all of you for your ongoing support and wonderful feedback you sent me or shared publicly at http://englishthesmartway.com/english-the-smart-way Have a great week and enjoy English!

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Have you ever felt worried or anxious when you were about to speak in foreign language? Suddenly you forgot everything you wanted to say or you couldn't concentrate at all. Does it sound familiar?

Let's find out what can we do about it.

http://englishthesmartway.com/…/how-overcome-anxiety-speaki…

Have you ever felt worried or anxious when you were about to speak in foreign language? Suddenly you forgot everything you wanted to say or you couldn't concentrate at all. Does it sound familiar? Let's find out what can we do about it. :)
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