Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Mini-Series – Self-Sabotage – Five Speakers from Around The World

So unbelievably grateful to be launching a new series (mini-series) on my podcast over the next five weeks that talks about self-sabotage.  What is self-sabotage? That’s you making a poor decision which ultimately jeopardizes you from achieving success.  We make decisions all the time that are detrimental to all parties that are involved, so I …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 94 – Vocabulary Development – Describing Graphs (Two-Part Patreon)

Welcome back, everyone! Here’s some more IELTS language for you study-goers out there, as well as some sentences and an exercise at the bottom. I’ve gone over this in context about a month ago, but I have much more to cover. We use a range of vocabulary to describe points on a graph or to …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 95 – Pronunciation – Question Intonation

We’re back with another minor snippet of what’s to come! Love doing pronunciation podcasts, and remember, all of this will be implemented into a video course, so stay tuned! The intonation you use lets others know if you are making a statement or asking a question. Use the falling intonation for wh- Qs: Where would …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: International Guest Speaker – Camka of Switzerland

Finally, after a second try (and failing the first time), both Camka and I rocked the house with this one! Straight out of Switzerland, Camka’s mother and society taught her to just “read between the lines” rather than chasing her uniqueness. It wasn’t until she headed to South Korea on an exchange program where she …

The Death of Languages (Patreon Special)

For those of you who tuned into my earlier blog and podcast, here’s the second half of it with more discussions (only on Patreon). If you’re interested, here’s the link below! Some languages die and others become widely used for a variety of reasons. Some are historical and relate to when a small number of …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 93 – Reading – The Death of Languages (Patreon Special)

Welcome back to another ESL podcast, and today we have some reading! The Death of Languages, something that’s not spoken about, is a problem that’s currently being addressed by a handful of nations to preserve the “language” that’s dying. Here’s the read! Speaking How many languages do you think are spoken in the world? Which …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 92 – Speaking Task – The Present Unreal Conditional

Welcome back to another speaking task, everyone! Today I’ll be talking about the unreal conditional in a story-type way! I’ve done this before in grammar form, but now let’s get into it with the speaking version. You can use this to talk about something that is imagined, impossible, or “contrary” to fact. Form Example If …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 96 – Developing Writing – Describing a Place (Two-Part Patreon)

Welcome back to another Developing Writing segment! This is going to be a two-part Patreon special, so in the part that’s available to the general public, there will be lots of speaking and vocabulary development. If you want the writing bank and the layout of how to write about a place, you’ll have to tune …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 90 – Developing Critical Thinking – Renewable Resources

Some good developing critical thinking for you guys in today’s podcast and a potential freewriting activity. Don’t miss out! Questions…. Using renewal resources such as solar, wind, and geothermal energy are all ways to meet energy needs. In which countries would each of these be good options to develop? Namba Parks in Osaka, Japan, is …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 88 – Listening – Kindness as a Survival Skill

Welcome back to another listening, everyone! Today is about survival skills. Before the listening exercise in the podcast, I will discuss this, and so should you! Podcast What does it mean to be kind to someone? Rank the following 1-5 (1 = most kind; 5 = least kind_. Lend a friend some money. Do an …