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Reading & Listening Resources:
The Definitive Guide

Find the best materials for you whatever your level.

https://www.myenglishhabit.net/blog/post-reading-listening-resources

Delightful Conversation:
A How-to Guide

Become a confident explorer in the land of English conversation.

https://www.myenglishhabit.net/post/delightful-conversation-a-how-to-guide-for-english-learners

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Reading & Listening

Speak better English...without speaking?

My (almost) perfect student makes the same mistakes again and again - here's why

Quick Guide to Optimal Input (and how much you really need)

Reading & Listening Resources: The Definitive Guide

Speaking

She had NATIVE-LEVEL comprehension...but couldn't speak a word.

Delightful Conversation: A How-to Guide for English Learners: Introduction

Video Guides

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B1 Video: How Did The World Get So Ugly?

Derek Newton

Nov 12, 2025

A video thumbnail from a delivery driver's perspective on a dark street. He is holding his phone. The text reads "No Way!"

B2 Video: English Delivery Driver...Didn't Expect This In Scotland | Watch With English Teacher

Derek Newton

Jan 24

Derek eats popcorn as 5 colourful Scotland fans are interviewed.

C1 Video: Can You Understand These Scottish Fans?

Derek Newton

Nov 21, 2025

Useful Guides

Reading & Listening Resources:
The Definitive Guide

Delightful Conversation:
A How-to Guide

Blog Posts

Reading & Listening

Speak better English...without speaking?

My (almost) perfect student makes the same mistakes again and again - here's why

Quick Guide to Optimal Input (and how much you really need)

Reading & Listening Resources: The Definitive Guide

Speaking

She had NATIVE-LEVEL comprehension...but couldn't speak a word.

Delightful Conversation: A How-to Guide for English Learners: Introduction

Part 1: The Listening Pill or The Speaking Pill?

Part 2: Never Start an English Conversation Without Doing This First

Part 3: When Speaking is the Enemy

Part 4: Better Conversations with this ONE Mindset Change

Part 5: Six Ways to Overcome FEAR of Speaking

Part 6: Why One-to-One Conversations are NOT ENOUGH

Video Guides

B1 Video: How Did The World Get So Ugly?

B2 Video: English Delivery Driver...Didn't Expect This In Scotland | Watch With English Teacher

C1 Video: Can You Understand These Scottish Fans?

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Reading & Listening Resources: The Definitive Guide

Delightful Conversation: A How-to Guide

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Part 1: The Listening Pill or The Speaking Pill?​

B1 Video: How Did The World Get So Ugly?

B2 Video: English Delivery Driver...Didn't Expect This In Scotland | Watch With English Teacher

C1 Video: Can You Understand These Scottish Fans?

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Reading & Listening Resources:
The Definitive Guide

Delightful Conversation:
A How-to Guide

Part 1: The Listening Pill or The Speaking Pill?