Thirty minutes. That’s genuinely all it takes. I used to roll my eyes at that idea — until I actually tried it properly and realised I’d been wasting years studying English in ways that did almost nothing for my actual speaking. This article is about how to improve English speaking with the time most of…
My proudest moment in English class was correctly answering a question about past perfect tense. My most embarrassing moment? Three days later, at a coffee shop, I completely forgot how to say “Could I have a receipt, please?” I just smiled, nodded, and walked away. No receipt. No words. Just me, my confusion, and a…
Somebody once told me that you need to spend money to speak English well. Expensive classes. Fancy apps with monthly fees. A tutor who charges by the hour. I believed that for years. And I wasted a lot of time waiting until I could “afford” to get better. Turns out, that’s completely wrong. You don’t…
Nobody told me talking to a pressure cooker would improve my English. But for about four months in my second year of learning, that’s exactly what I did. Every morning while making chai, I’d narrate what I was doing out loud — in English — like some kind of very boring cooking show host. “Now…
