#23: Part 1: The Most Common Mistakes People Make When Learning English (and How to Avoid Them)

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It's time to take a look at the most common mistakes people make when learning English, and how to avoid them.

In today's episode we cover:

• 📍 Strategic vs. Specific mistakes • 📕 Why you shouldn't use traditional language learning content • 👀 Why you shouldn't judge your progress against that of others • 📈 Are there really any English learning hacks? • 😍 How to embrace the English learning process • 🤞 How to get over your fear of making mistakes • 👨🏻 Francesco, the fearless Sicilian English learner • 🗣 Why you shouldn't speak too fast • 🧠 Barack Obama as an orator • 🔍 Sneak peek at Part 2

Key vocabulary: Deviation, Avoiding, Specifics, Strategic, Pat on the back, Disheartened, Hacks, Squeeze, Boosting, Specific, Without further ado, Artificial, Staged, Motivate, Chore, Dulled down, Over and above, Small-talk, Motivation, Pace, Engage, By all means, Tactics, Zero-sum, Endlessly, Core, Caught up, Shiny, Pains me, Prominent, Miraculously, Minimise, Framing, Embrace, At ease, Tedious, Relish, Elusive, Degree, As useful as being hit in the face with a wet fish, Patronise, Literate, Nod, In all probability, Scholarship, Implausible, Aptitude, Moustache, Prestigious, Single out, Equate, Orators, Hesitate, Comes across, Proxy, Linguistic, Nuanced, Accomplished, Bite-sized, Call this a day, Sneak peak, Detrimental, Momentum

Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/part-2-the-most-common-mistakes-people-make-when-learning-english-and-how-to-avoid-them

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