@RealEnglishTalk

A mobile app for learning real English using natural conversations as base material. Helps listening comprehension and teaches a little about English culture.

englishenglish.net
Joined May 2013
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What British people say vs what we actually mean; a funny observation. It's not new but it's true! bit.ly/Jb0fUk
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"One for the road?" - at the end of a night out when it's time to go home, it's one final, quiet drink between friends before leaving
Holding the door for someone with the tip of your outstretched foot, to indicate you've really no time to dilly-dally
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What cultural lessons have you learned from travelling overseas? theguardian.com/education/ca…

What my year abroad taught me about cultural differences

What one graduate's experience of working abroad taught her about cultural symbols and workplace etiquette

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Did you download our app? Have you reviewed it yet? We'd LOVE to know what you think of it!
FAA will soon allow phones to be on in Flight Mode on all planes soon. Perfect time to practice English with our offline app EnglishEnglish!
EnglishEnglish retweeted
Teachit ELT@TeachitELT19 Nov 2013
English English – new app from @RealEnglishTalk to help #EFL and #ESL learners understand authentic spoken English: englishenglish.net/
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Good morning twitter! Maybe not the original but here's that great list of homographs and other anomalies of English! bit.ly/d4fy8A
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Cool! We need to include other UK indigenous languages in our next app! theguardian.com/education/20…
Want a clickable map of British English accents? Course you do! Here it is bl.uk/learning/langlit/sound…
An A-Z of modern office jargon gu.com/p/3jmyb/tw via @guardian
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English idiom under the weather essential-english-idioms.com…
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Real talk? What do you reckon? Does anyone still use the word "fags"?! ecenglish.com/learnenglish/d…
Brief summary of Ron Carter's work on the grammar of real spoken language #goldstandard english.hias.hants.gov.uk/pl…
Lovely, brilliant and fantastic aren't just for describing the weather! Also used in talk to encourage people to keep giving you advice.
Our #app is now available for Android bit.ly/HcBohS as well as iOS bit.ly/15TqF7I! #english #TEFL #listening #conversation
Subtitles help students learn. Not just ESL and SEN but any subject. bit.ly/165QyMq via @Larryferlazzo. Our app uses them for ESL
WOTD cuppa: "cup of tea" - from the normal pronunciation of "cup of" in which the -f is rarely sounded. ALWAYS means brown tea with milk!!
Another great article from @RealLifeEng about #fluency in #english bit.ly/14u3xKF Listen to speakers & get active with what you hear
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New drive to promote foreign languages in UK schools. Who's supporting and promoting it? @GaryLineker! Good work! bit.ly/1bWcBwY
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