“Youtube is THE most powerful English learning tool”

Welcome episode #006 of The Broughton English Show, where I talk to the best teachers, learners, and motivators of the English learning world to give you the best tips, tricks, and techniques to help you self-study English and master the language on your own.

Today’s guest is a very good friend, Simon Price. Simon is an English teacher who creates English courses for some of the biggest companies in Spain. He is also a very talented musician and writes music for professional videos, podcasts (he wrote the music for The Broughton English Show) and adverts.[thrive_leads id=’1049′]

Show Notes

• Simon talks about how we both met in university and how he ended up coming to Madrid
• We talk about Simon’s other profession as a musician and how it relates to English learning
• Simon explains the process of creating English courses for English learners in companies
• He gives advice on how English learners can take a text and extract language from it to learn new language
• Simon shares his specialist subject: using youtube to learn English
• Simon gives tips on how to practise your pronunciation using technology
• He talks about what helped him learn and improve Spanish
• We talk about whether our accents are important when speaking another language
• We discuss the importance of identifying your weaknesses in English in order to focus your study
• How to improve your spoken English by having imaginary conversations and learning vocabulary
• Consistency is the key to making real, long-term progess in English
• Simon explains how you can improve your listening, reading, and speaking skills with just five minutes per day
• Simon talks about the importance of the verb ‘get’ and how every English learner absolutely has to learn this verb

Recommended resources

• • • TEDed https://ed.ted.com/
    • Youtube
    • Magazines