1. Cutting Edge
2. Total English
3. Headway

These texts have online resources that you can use online. If you want to practice speaking live with someone, find a friend who is also learning English on skype or find an English speaker to help you.

Now it took a good 2 years from when we first seeded the idea with them to initial acceptance that it was possible, to them being the proud owners of their own home (for which they are paying slightly more per week than they were as tenants due to the current low interest rates). The only difference between them being home owners and renters was education about buying property in a language and a way that they could easily understand. They were not taught how to do this in school and the information was not easily comprehensible to them (English is their second language), but now that they have been through the process, gained a valuable education through having the courage to try and eventually succeeded, they are keen to educate others in their community.

That’s why, education needs to be relevant to real life so that people have choices and can take advantage of opportunities such as low interest rates, first home buyer deals and so on. This information can easily be integrated into a school curriculum and we can really start helping people become independent rather than relying on government for handouts. This family are really grateful for our help and we are really grateful that they are passing this information on to others in their community and helped us by buying a property that was surplus to our needs. That’s a win-win situation.

This is an awesome free tool to create your own mind movies. It’s called Photostory 3 and is really simple to use and professional looking. While Mind Movies are being used to manifest and create what you want in your life, I thought they could be used as a great learning tool for languages. Connecting an image to sound and text will help you remember better, keep you motivated and personalise your learning.

Here is an example that I made within 15 minutes on Culture and Language – Inside a New Zealand House.

Life – a miracle in the universe that appeared around 4 billion years ago…
And we humans only 200,000 years ago… yet we have succeeded in disrupting the balance that is so essential to life
In 50 years in a single lifetime the earth has been more radically changed than by all previous generations of humanity
We know that the solutions are there today. We all have the power to change… so what are we waiting for?

1. Learn a short joke in English, practice it and say it to your Samespeak coach online (and ask them to tell you one back!)

2. Watch a comedy in English, select a line that makes you laugh, practice it and say it to your friends

3.  Record a line in English on your phone and use it as your ringer such as “Hi Rowan, what’s up” and watch your friends reaction

Laugh at your mistakes!

Do I look OK?

Mmmm…

Mmmm?

Something’s missing.

Well nothing else is gonna fit into this dress, I’ll tell ya that

There’s something in this box, I don’t want ya to get too excited, it’s only on loan

Oh (laughs)

They really let you borrow this from the jewellery store?

I’m a very good customer

If you were gonna buy this, how much would it cost?

Quarter of a million…

(Laughs) Quarter of a million dollars?

So where are we going?

It’s a surprise.

If I forget to tell you later, I had a really good time tonight.

Thank you,

When you’re not fidgeting you look very beautiful and very tall.

(Music)

Well it should be a pretty smooth flight Mr Lewis

The weather is clear all the way up to San Francisco, we should be there in about 50 minutes

Are we late?

He sleeps…

I love you.

Lay a whisper on my pillow,
leave the winter on the ground.
I wake up lonely,
the stare of silence
in the bedroom and all around.
Touch me now,
I close my eyes
and dream away.

It must have been love but it’s over now.
It must have been good but I lost it somehow.
It must have been love but it’s over now.
From the moment we touched ’til the time had run out.

Is that everything Sir?

Yes, thanks that’s everything.

I’ll meet you downstairs.

Thank you.

Vivian….Vivian…which is Vivian – come down

Had to be the top floor right?

It’s the best.

All right, I’m coming up.

So what happened after he climbed up the tower and rescued her?

She rescues him right back.

Welcome to Hollywood, what’s your dream. Everybody comes here, this is Hollywood, land of dreams, some dreams come true some don’t but keep on dreaming… this is Hollywood, always time to dream…so keep on dreaming…

Pretty woman, walking down the street, pretty woman the kind I’d like to meet, pretty woman…I don’t believe you, you’re the not the truth, no one could look as good as you…