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Gift of Gab: 15 Memorable Speeches in English for Listening and Speaking Practice

Lions roar.

Birds chirp.

And humans speak.

It is the natural way we communicate with one another.

But then why are so many people afraid to speak in public?

Well, giving a speech in front of a whole room …

Have you ever seen a cheetah learn?

When cheetahs are born, they have no idea how to hunt.

They are the fastest land animals in the world. But in the beginning they are actually quite helpless.

Their mother is the …

How handy is it that we can learn just about anything from the palm of our hand?

With just your Android device, you can learn how to cook, how to repair that broken bookshelf and even how to speak …

Want to know a secret?

Games aren’t just for kids.

Want to know another secret?

Games are actually an effective learning tool that adult English learners can play to improve their fluency.

And there are so many out there!

From …

It feels like hitting a brick wall.

You’re halfway through a sentence in English.

All of a sudden, you realize you need a specific word.

You know what you want to say. But you have no idea how to say …

Some sources say there are 600,000 English words.

Yikes!

Worried that you will never be able to learn all the words you need to communicate in English?

Do not worry.

Learning English vocabulary does not have to involve …

As a kid, I loved playing trading card games.

You know?games like “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” “Magic: The Gathering” and “Pokémon.”

My friends and I battled one another using monsters and powerful spells. In these games, we always started out with a basic …

No excuses!

There is always time to begin learning English.

Okay, okay, we get it.

The thought of learning English can seem overwhelming.

Where do you begin? How do you find time in your crazy schedule?

Well, do not …

Let me tell you a little story about how a newsletter taught me to write.

I’ve always loved making up, writing and telling stories.

One day, while surfing the internet, I came across a “creative writing” email newsletter. In a …

You don’t just think outside of the box.

You think like there is no box! 

You know that an iron can also be used to grill a sandwich. You can think of at least 30 uses for a copper hanger. …

Should you learn English by translation?

Or should you try to think in English?and English only?

The answer is not completely simple.

Of course it would be ideal if you could instantly put your brain in “English mode,” like …

You just moved in with an American roommate, and you’re off to the grocery store.

“I shan’t be gone long!” you call out.

Your roommate looks at you like you’ve lost your mind.

That’s because Americans almost never use certain …

Want to travel through time?

You do not need a flux capacitor.

You just need English compound tenses.

These tenses allow you to discuss very specific moments in time, from the past through the future. They allow you …

Surgeons do not guess where to cut.

Pianists do not guess which keys to press.

First, they learn how it is done.

Then, they practice, practice, practice.

It is the same for English conversations.

If you do not know …

If you speak English, you can communicate with people on six continents.

There are English speakers to be found from the northern tip of Canada to the southern tip of Africa, and everywhere in between.

That is great news for …

Want to have your cake and eat it too?

That’s how English speakers say, “have all the good stuff, all at once.”

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work with cake. Once you eat the cake, you don’t have it anymore. You’ve got …

Fancy a froyo, anyone?

Or a squeeze of sriracha on your hamburger?

But please, whatever you do, don’t ghost me.

I want you to stick around for the awesome post I have here for you today.

What am I …

Use it or lose it.

Ever heard this English expression?

It means that you have to keep working even if you’re already good at something.

For example, if you stop exercising, you’ll lose all the muscle you’d built up.…

Each year, more than 700,000 immigrants become American citizens, according to the U.S. government.

And you could be one!

But what exactly does it take to become a U.S. citizen?

An article published on the Visa Lawyer Blog claims …

Love TV comedies?

Interested in characters who are unlike the rest?

Want to learn English?

If you answered yes to all of those questions, then this post is for you!

I’ll show you exactly how to learn English by watching …