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Learn all the English New Year wishes online, in your own time, on any device! Join EnglishClass101 for a special English New Year celebration! Can you relate to the year passing something like this: “January, February, March - December!”? Many people do! Quantum physics teaches us that time is relative, and few experiences illustrate this principle as perfectly as when we reach the end of a year. To most of us, it feels like the old one has passed in the blink of an eye, while the new year lies ahead like a very long journey! However, New Year is also a time to celebrate beginnings, and to say goodbye to what has passed. This is true in every culture, no matter when New Year is celebrated. So, how do you say Happy New Year in... Show more

Do you know any ways to wish someone a ‘Merry Christmas’ in English? EnglishClass101 brings you easy-to-learn translations and the correct pronunciation of English Christmas phrases! Christmas is the annual commemorative festival of Christ’s birth in the Western Christian Church. It takes place on December 25th and is usually celebrated with much food and fanfare! However, not all cultures celebrate Christmas. In some countries, Christmas is not even a public holiday! However, many countries have adapted Christmas and its religious meaning to tally with their own beliefs, or simply in acknowledgment of the festival’s importance to other cultures. If you want to impress native English speakers with culturally-appropriate Christmas... Show more

https://youtu.be/1P7Ow5jqprI?si=Kcdpcy5-YC7q_8vZ In most cultures, it is custom to express gratitude in some way or another. The dictionary defines gratitude as follows: it is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness”. Giving a sincere, thankful response to someone’s actions or words is often the ‘glue’ that keeps relationships together. This is true in most societies! Doing so in a foreign country also shows your respect and appreciation for the culture. Words have great power - use these ones sincerely and often! Table of Contents 12 Ways to say ‘Thank you’ in English Video Lesson: Learn to Say ‘Thank You’ in 3 Minutes Infographic & Audio Lesson: Survival Phrases - Thank You Video... Show more

Learn 4 tools and techniques to stop translating in your head and start thinking in Going through lessons is enough to get by and learn the basics of , but to truly become fluent you need to be able to think in . This will allow you to have conversations with ease, read smoothly, and comprehensively understand natives. To do this, you need to go beyond just completing daily or weekly lessons. We naturally translate in our heads because it's viewed as the easiest way to learn the definitions needed when learning a language. This way of learning can actually hinder your skills and fluency later on. If your brain has to make neural connections between the word you're learning, what it means in your native tongue, and the physical object... Show more

Hi Listeners, Do you know what the top 6 fairy tales in the United States are? Reading short stories in English is a fun way to learn the English language and culture. Check out the 6 fairy tale stories below and learn must-know folk story words and phrases in English! 1. Top 6 Fairy Tales in the United States 1. Sleeping Beauty A beautiful princess is cursed. She touches a spindle and falls asleep. A prince sees her body and awakens her with a kiss. 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves The queen is jealous of Snow White so Snow White must run away to live with seven dwarfs. She's poisoned by an apple but is cured by a prince. 3. Jack and the Bean Stalk Jack trades his cow for magic beans. The beans sprout a... Show more

Your Learning, Streamlined – The New Lesson Interface Your learning is about to get a whole lot easier. More than ever, learners are choosing mobile as the platform to study English. Mobile has always been a part of our DNA. We began our life on your iPod, and have remained by your side ever since. In our 11th year, we’re returning to our roots as a way to learn English on-the-go. How? With a brand-new lesson interface just for you. Hint: It will launch in beta later this month! If you want to secure access to this brand new upgrade, take advantage of the upcoming All Access Pass Sale! Click Here to Get 25% OFF All EnglishClass101 Subscriptions! (example taken from japanesepod101.com) It’s built from the ground-up to... Show more

Have you ever returned to EnglishClass101 lessons you’ve completed? Accessing a lesson once is enough to learn more English. But to master what you’ve learned, to understand English the second you hear it, to read with just a quick glance, and to speak smoothly, without thinking... you need to review. In this blog post, you’ll learn the 5 review tactics and learning tools that will truly sharpen your English (all of which I’ve been able to resources for on EnglishClass101.com). Create Your Free Lifetime Account and Start Learning the whole English Language from the Beginning! 1. Listen to lines over and over again! One of the best ways to learn English (or any language) is to listen to native speakers over and over again... Show more

Hi Listener, Want to speak more English in 2017? You need exposure to native English conversation from day 1. You need a native English speaker to explain it all – the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances. And you get all of that in every single EnglishClass101 lesson. In fact, we’re starting up a brand new season just in time for the New Year! Starting January 2nd, 2017, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons of Audio and Video Lessons to get you mastering English the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect? Here’s EnglishClass101’s Lesson Schedule: Monday: - Beginner - English Prepositions Made Easy Tuesday: - Video Series - Listening Comprehension - Video Series - English Words of the... Show more

Every English learner will have these fears – “I’m not good enough yet.” “I don’t think I’m making any progress.” “What if I never reach my goals?” English learning fears – we all get them from time to time. What are yours? And are they worth being scared of? In this blog post, we’re killing the top 4 English learning fears – 1) what are the fears learners tend to have the most and 2) how you can overcome them! Here are the top 4 language learning fears according to our users: 1. “I’m not good enough to start speaking yet.” Do you feel like you’re not good enough to start speaking yet? It’s a pretty common fear or misconception that most learners have. Here’s how you overcome it: The best way to get good at speaking is... Show more

Everyone loves a good inspirational quote. And sometimes it can be just the spark to get you mastering a language. So in this post, we’re covering 14 inspirational quotes in English. You know reading is important, right? Can you talk about it in English? We know that sounds tough. Even in your language, you’d have to give it some thought. That’s why today, you get ready-made English quotes and phrases about reading! All so you can talk about the important things in life in English... or at least have an awesome one-liner. Learn the Top 14 English Quotes about Reading. This will only take you 3 minutes. 1. Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. - Margaret Fuller 2. Reading brings us unknown friends. - Honore de... Show more