Introductions & Greetings - Learn English Conversation

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A little about me:
My name's Minoo, and I'm originally from Iran.
I obtained my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Diploma in England in 1985.
Since then, I've been an English teacher, teacher trainer, and course director in various schools and countries. I'm also a trained confidence coach.
In 2008, my son, Tom, and I set up the Anglo-Link platform for online English studies.
This led to the creation of our popular YouTube channel in 2011.
My passion is to share with you what I've learnt on my own English language journey, both as a student and as a teacher, so that you can become a fluent speaker of English too.

[AngloLinkEnglish]

@Leo Charlz
In the expression 'look forward to', 'to' is a preposition.  As you know, a verb after a preposition is always in the gerund form.
Other examples are 'be used to', 'be entitled to', 'commit oneself to'.

[AngloLinkEnglish]

Yes, 'being' is used in Passive Continuous forms.
It is also used when the verb 'to be' needs to be in the gerund form: 'Thank you for being here.'

[navdeepsingh-cbyp]

This video is very helpful for me. Thank you very much.

[AngloLinkEnglish]

Standard British pronunciation is what you find transcribed in all British English dictionaries. This is what I would recommend everyone in terms of their own pronunciation.Collins online dictionary would be a good source for this. The variety of accents in British English is staggering, and Received Pronunciation or Queen's English is one of them. I don't think you should avoid hearing any particular accent. Familiarity with as many accents as possible would certainly be useful.

[dangtrungnam]

I'm a Vietnamese and I really want to speak E fluently. Thanks for your videos. These improved my knowledge and widen my mind about your culture. It's great and good for me. I appreciated for your duty and thanks a million madam.

[perlapotti]

I love the way you teach. Thank you so much.

[hnadinavar]

Very rational presentation. Great videos. Thank you so much.

[AngloLinkEnglish]

Generally speaking, formal English is used in professional contexts, and informal English with family and friends.

[Bruna]

Hello, I'm brazilian and I trying for improve my english! I find today this channel and it let me very happy! Here, where I live, few people speak english and is hard to me practice! But, now, I think I'll be better in this language! Thank you for this incredible channel!

[AngloLinkEnglish]

@ twister hack
Thank you for your interest in becoming an Anglo-Link Community member.
To do so, just visit www.anglo-link.com and sign up as a standard member.  This is free, and will give you access to all my video lessons and some other resources.
Once you are a standard member, you can choose to upgrade your membership level to access more resources, or you can buy and download audio files for additional pronunciation and fluency practice.
Best of luck with your English studies.

[Bruna]

Hello, I'm brazilian and I looking for improve my english! I find this channel today and it let me very happy! Here, where I live, few people speak english and is hard to me practice! But, now, I think I'll be better in this language! Thank you for this incredible channel!

[diyaadh]

Hello, I want to thank you, and to tell you that I'm improving in English every day by your teaching.

[raghutejakaki]

Thank you, for making me a member and thank you very much for guiding basic dignity and manners.

[AngloLinkEnglish]

Accent and pronunciation are the hardest things to correct, but if you are motivated you can do it by putting in the time and the effort. The first step to improving your pronunciation is improving your sound recognition, and then lots of repetition of the correct sounds. I suggest you start by watching my video lesson on 'Learn English Listening Skills', and the two lessons on 'Vowels & Diphthongs'.

[zoilaaliaga]

YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER I EVER LISTENED, PLEASE MAKE THE CORRCTION OF MY WORDS. I`LL APRECIATE IT.

[madalinalex]

You are great! You speak verry clear. Thank You.

[dongxialiu]

It has been a pleasure watching your videos which are quite helpful to me. Expecting for more .Thank you very much from Melbourne.

[AngloLinkEnglish]

For the speaking part, you need to improve your pronunciation and fluency in using the structures. You can either practise with a teacher, who can correct your grammar and pronunciation mistakes as you talk, or you can practise with recorded materials where you repeat after a model. You can find this type of material on the Anglo-Link website.

[deepakmenro]

mam!! I would like to express my most sincere thanks! I have been watching your marvelous lessons, and I have learnt a lot! Thanks for your dedication and efforts to teaching us!

[vea]

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