A Vietnamese View on English
Shawn (@studyingwithshawn) joined me for a chat about so many topics: His amazing TOEIC score and tips, the British accent, my Vietnam culture shock, the “Friends” TV show, teaching me Vietnamese, and more!
I hope you enjoy this episode
Timestamps
- 0:00 – Intro
- 3:26 – Podcast Start
- 5:03 – Shawn’s background in English
- 13:23 – English learning obstacles Shawn has overcome
- 18:37 – Advice for developing a British accent
- 24:34 – The TOEIC Exam
- 31:59 – Learning languages is like a building a house
- 36:19 – How to deal with noisy traffic
- 37:22 – What amazed Michael about Vietnam
- 41:46 – Learning English with ‘Friends’
- 46:05 – Favourite ‘Friends’ Characters
- 47:37 – Shawn teaches me Vietnamese
- 49:63 – Where to find Shawn
Where to Find Shawn
Vocabulary & Expressions
- From all walks of life (08:19) – People who have different experiences and backgrounds
- To bad-mouth (verb) (30:02) – To say bad things about someone
- Hustle and bustle (36:46) – Busy and hectic life (movement of people, usually in a city)
- Bingeworthy (44:58) – Something that is easy to binge-watch (watch constantly without a break)
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Hello Michael. A very enjoyable episode. Thank you 🙂 Only the showe notes are from episode 162 not 166 😉 have a good day 🙂
Thanks, Aneta!
Sorry, did I make a mistake somewhere? I can’t see it, but let me know if something is wrong. Thanks!