Underrated SERIES to Perfect Your English + The Subtitle Debate
English with Dane

Underrated SERIES to Perfect Your English + The Subtitle Debate

B1IntermediateDecember 9, 202523 min

Learning English with TV Shows is all good. But not all genres are created equal. This is a guide to the most underrated genres of shows that you might be ignoring. Yes, Friends and How I Met Your Mother are fun and stuff, but you might be sleeping on where the learning is actually happening. This episode is a wake up call for those of you whose main exposure to English is related to your TV. + Let's end the subtitle debate. This episode is ALSO a guide for how to use subtitles the right way, as well as strategies...

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This episode of English with Dane is sponsored by the app Spoken. Spoken is designed for intermediate level English learners who want to practice their speaking skills and feel more confident, because it is what it is. This app makes it quick and easy to do short daily speaking tasks.

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You see a random topic and you have to talk about it for one minute. It also helps you improve on each speaking activity by suggesting alternative vocabulary and it actually shows you your grammar mistakes. My favorite thing about spoken is that you can also collect little plants as you progress

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and you can actually have a little collection going, which seems silly, but I think actually really helps with staying consistent. So download spoken, try it for free and start working on your speaking skills today. spoken language practice and look for the blue s logo. Hey, what's up? Welcome to another episode

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