English Coaching

Ten Shows for English Students Jordie Struck February 4, 2021 Watching television can be a great way to increase the input, learn some new expressions and vocabulary, and attune your ears to your target language. It’s also fun work. Many students ask me for recommendations, so I compiled a list of my 10 favourite shows […]

How to Improve your English Part 10 Jordie Struck December 4, 2020 10. Find a good class. You need to find a good class to improve your English. Many of my students have complained about boring, unhelpful, and uncomfortable English classes. If you don’t like your class, quit and find something new. There are better

How to Improve your English Part 9 Jordie Struck December 2, 2020 9. Practice with friends. Learn with a teacher. When you are speaking with friends, it is not necessary to ask them to correct your English – just speak and have fun. You can work on building your confidence and expressing yourself. You should leave

How to Improve your English Part 8 Jordie Struck November 30, 2020 8. Make lists of difficult words. I usually make lists for my students. These are lists of words they have difficulty pronouncing properly, words which they forget the definition for, and lists of expressions. I suggest you do the same. If you compile

How to Improve your English Part 7 Jordie Struck November 27, 2020 7. Create an English persona. My name is Jordie Struck, but when I speak in French, I like to think of myself as Jean-François Rousseau. He was an alternate Québecois persona I created in my teens. Jordie did not speak very well in

How to Improve your English Part 6 Jordie Struck November 26, 2020 6. Always use full sentences. No one uses full sentences anymore (an unfortunate truth), because language is not all about grammar and structure, it is used for communication. However, you are not trying only to communicate, you are working on your language. The

How to Improve your English Part 5 Jordie Struck November 25, 2020 5. Make your own opportunities. In everyday life, people are not going to go out of their way to speak to you in English if they don’t have to. You have to make your own opportunities. Talk to an English-speaking colleague, ask people

How to Improve your English Part 4 Jordie Struck November 23, 2020 4. Watch some TV. Now, I don’t suggest watching TV often; however, I do suggest students watch 45 minutes of TV a week to improve their listening skills. The act itself is passive, which does not help as well to improve your English.

How to Improve your English: A Ten Part Mini-Series Jordie Struck November 19-December3 3, 2020 My job is to help people improve their level of English and business knowledge. Over the years, I have worked with people from many backgrounds, of many ages, and of varying degrees of language proficiency. It has been quite an

How to Improve your English Part 3 Jordie Struck November 23, 2020 3. Read to improve your vocabulary. If you want to improve your vocabulary, read a book! It is how native speakers build their vocabulary, and you should do it too. If you want to expand your vocabulary in a specific domain such as