r/LearningEnglish

I know many people learning English tend to watch shows like Friends, HIMYM, and The Big Bang Theory, but please diversify a little more.

As a native English speaker and American, I find these shows don't accurately represent just how diverse a lot of the US is and a LOT of the writing is outdated.

I recommend watching shows like:

- Community (still a product of its time, but more diverse and it allows people to decide what's funny to THEM instead of being pushed by a laugh track.)

- Modern Family (pretty much the same idea as above, but it highlights a literal more "modern family" that Americans/western people live like (many of us have very mixed families))

(And just for fun, I'll throw in some animation)

-Peppa Pig (children's show, England)

-Bluey (family show, Australia)

-Adventure Time (family show, United States)

Steven Universe (family show, United States)

All of these shows are spoken at a moderate speed and all have interesting plots and characters that reflect a more modern time period in the west/English speaking countries.

Please diversify more with your shows so you're better prepared for conversations with a diverse community.

Leave some shows below that fit the idea if you'd like!

Hello everyone. I want to ask those who speak well in person - how did you learn to hear and respond to your interlocutor well? I tried to communicate with foreigners for the first time, but I didn't understand them, and they didn't understand me. Please give me some advice.

I am learning English through the Cambridge English in Use series (grammar and vocabulary), which are British books. Is it okay if I study the British Cambridge books but listen only to American English? Or do I need to listen to British English because the books are British and the listening and studying should match?

For context, British content is very limited for me and I don’t understand the British accent at all, whereas there is a huge amount of American content and I understand the American accent easily.

Are British and American English mostly the same in terms of grammar and vocabulary, with pronunciation being the main difference?

Well, I’ve been learning English for 11 months now, and I feel stuck. Last year, I got my B1 level, but since then, I haven't been able to get any improvement. It feels like stagnation in my learning process. On the other hand, I made a plan and stuck to it, which is about learning new topics every week in order to get B2 in 5 months. It's important to point out that I talk daily with native English speakers, as well as study every day. In addition, I immerse myself only in English, but I still feel stuck. My accent and pronunciation, instead of improving, are going from bad to worse, even though I practice shadowing and pronunciation every day. It feels out of reach to get any improvement in English. I started to do a 40-day challenge speaking more often with native English speakers and writing about my day. However, concerning my pronunciation, it's not really improving.

Any tips to improve my English?

Bonsoir
J’aimerai m’adresser à vous pour connaître vos méthodes d’apprentissage de l’anglais et notamment des sites à télécharger ainsi que des vidéos afin d’apprendre l’anglais ?
J’ai pour but de commencer à apprendre cette langue pendant plusieurs années afin d’être à l’aise lors de conversation.
Cependant j’ai du mal à la compréhension oral et pour comprendre certaine tournure de phrase ou certains mots inconnus. J’ai néanmoins des bases en anglais du type A2-B1 mais j’aimerai toutefois améliorer mon langage oral ainsi que lexical.
J’ai conscience des difficultés qu’on engendre lorsqu’on se lance dans une nouvelle langue.
Tout nous semble inconnus, difficile et pour le plus souvent incompréhensible voire impossible, mais je me dis que toutes les personnes qui ont osées commencer à se lancer dans une langue qui leur ai inconnus et totalement nouvelles ont par ma suite su atteindre pleinement leurs objectifs !
C’est de cette motivation qui m’encourage à aller de l’avant pour apprendre cette langue. Dans le monde d’aujourd’hui l’anglais est une des langue les plus parlées au monde, souvent pour le business ou encore pour d’autres domaines, c’est pourquoi j’envisage pleinement d’apprendre cette langue car c’est un devoir et une obligation de goûter si puis-je dire à cette porte d’entrer au monde. Ainsi j’aimerai vraiment obtenir de l’aide de votre part afin de m’aider à apprendre cette langue.
Depuis petite j’admire les personnes qui ont une telle éloquence et bonne maitrise de l’anglais que se soit à l’écrit ou l’oral, car l’anglais est une très belle langue si l’on sait l’utiliser avec précaution ! Merci d’avance.

Hey everyone hope you're all doing well

I'm looking for an english practice partner so we can improve our speaking skills together if you're interested feel free to dm me

С детства не увлекался языками, но сейчас начинаю понемногу вникать и в будущем хочу дойти до уровня хотя бы В1
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I saw here on reddit a guy said It's good to make a essay or just write a text here so i thought shouldn't i try it? so here I am.
I'm wanting to improve until i get fluent in speak and writing so if someone have an advice to improve writing or just speaking feel free to make an answer here.
I'm very bad at writing so if i made very or just one mistake tell me please.

Hi everyone,

We're looking for a few B1 English learners to try our course and share honest feedback.

The course includes 70+ interactive lessons, speaking practice, writing exercises and grammar and vocabulary activities.

If you'd like to try it, send us a message and we'll be happy to give you access.

Thanks!

well I've already been learnign english for a lotta time now but I feel like I wanna share this with people who'd care and love to grow
I've already got everything sort it out the resources the way of studying and everything we'll do I've already approved with english teachers and learners so who would care to join me

I've been learning English on my own for 2 years now and I've got almost nothing to show for it. Any advice on what I should do? I went ahead and signed up for English classes on skyeng, but I've still got a lot of free time and want to study on the side too.

I don't know how to make phrases about some subjects, I know more words and meanings but don't know how to construct these phrases

I want to make English stronger than my native language I know it's crazy but just tell me what to do everyday and how long it will take? I want to like natives.

Hi guys, i will be taking the IELTS Academic Test in 3 days. Do you have any advices? Especially for Writing and Speaking?

I created free online games to help you learn English. Leave me a comment and I will give you the link.

i've been learning english for about 5–8 years, but during all that time i've mostly practiced reading/writing/ listening. i’ve always been afraid of speaking english, even though i know that my lack of speaking practice is one of the main reasons i dont retain what i learn T-T

i’ve tried talking to people online in voice a few times, but it always went badly. i got so nervous that i forgot almost everything i knew. i dont really have anyone to speak with in person cause english proficiency is quite low in my country. finding someone to practice speaking with online is kind of hard

it’s been a long time and i still haven’t been able to overcome this fear
has anyone else experienced something similar? how did you get over it? any advice? :/