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Oct 2022
1h 7m

How To ACTUALLY Improve Your English Voc...

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1:03 - Mike The Chameleon's background

4:30 - The most common challenge that English learners face

8:40 - How does one improve their English vocabulary?

16:30 - Should an English learner start with learning grammar or building vocabulary?

20:24 - Mike The Chameleon & ARC English answer your questions - Part 1

24:10 - The most efficient ways to improve your reading skills

29:00 - Mike The Chameleon & ARC English answer your questions - Part 2

33:54 - Are writing skills still relevant?

40:10 - Mike The Chameleon & ARC English answer your questions - Part 3

43:00 - Do you need a large vocabulary to understand fast spoken English?

47:52 - Should you learn more than one accent of English? Is it possible to eliminate an accent?

55:15 - Do you need to be good at all four skills of English to have meaningful conversations?

1:01:31 - Mike The Chameleon's final pieces of advice

1:06:15 - Outro


If you would like to share your experiences learning or teaching the English language, message us on Instagram to be interviewed! ✉️👥


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Get in touch! 👉 https://beacons.ai/arc.english


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https://www.instagram.com/mike.thechameleon/

https://www.youtube.com/c/ChameleonTheatre

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