Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 65 – Developing Speaking – Afraid of Being Judged

Ahh, yes! The Fear of Judgement! In my podcast, I explain just this…but for those of you who want the writing, here it is! It’s extremely important to understand that people who judge have insecurities within themselves. All too often we make decisions based on what strangers would like to see of us. Example, I’m …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: International Guest Speaker: Veronika of Russia on Cultural Exchange & Humble

Finally! For the first time in my life, I’ve got myself a charismatic, driven, personable Russian friend! I’ve been wanting to get some awesome Russian folks on my podcast for the longest, so this is going to be a doozy! Veronika, who’s from Russia but living in Vancouver, does a wide-variety of things. Here are …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 34 – Close Listening – Listening for Rhetorical Questions

Rhetorical questions are common in academic discussions and debates. They sound like normal questions, sometimes with stronger intonation, but they are not real questions, and the speaker does not expect an answer. Rhetorical questions are used to state a point the speaker believes is obvious, and to express attitudes such as surprise, doubt, and agreement. …

Arsenio’s ESL Silver Badge: Official Launch!

Boom! And just like that, I’ve finally unveiled my first ever Patreon badge. I’ve had a number of people over the past 4 years tell me that they wanted to contribute. They wanted to give back what I’ve been giving them in remuneration, but I never knew how to do it. So, in saying that, …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Q & A # 1 – Overcoming The Fear of Speaking English

Woohoo! I’m kicking off a new edition of Q & A’s! That’s right, for those of you that ask questions about specific things, I’ll be featuring them on a podcast one a weekly basis (might be Wednesday) and answer your questions as fully as possible. Here’s our first question! Teacher, I would like you to …

TOEIC – Reading Comprehension – Using Context to Answer Vocabulary Questions (1/2)

Welcome back to TOEIC, everyone! Here’s a two-part series! Next video will debut today! Get ready! Make sure you watch all the clues in the YouTube video down below. Notice to all guests of the Glenvale Inn The management of the Glenvale Inn would like to apologise to all its quests for any inconvenience caused …