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10/11/2023

Friday Q&A is back! Going to kee it a shorter one but throughout the day you will find fun questions to answer in my stories to help improve your English. You can also ask me questions 😊

05/11/2023

🎥 GUESS WHO IS BACK?? 🎥

I am back with a new video on YouTube: five phrases you should never say in American English (that were once considered ok to say!)

What do you want to see next?

26/06/2023

Do you have main character energy? 😜 ⭐️

23/06/2023

New content calendar coming soon! Stay tuned 👀

21/06/2023

After a week off we will continue reading the introduction to James Clear’s “Atomic Habits” today at 21.00! If you’re available, please join me live on Instagram! That’s Central European Time so 15.00 for EST 😉

19/06/2023

Did you know? 💭

Saying “Bible” at the end of your sentence means you’re telling the truth in modern English slang (like you swear on the Bible).

16/06/2023

Did you know? 💭

Every Friday I share a Q&A in my stories. Starting at 9am and sporadically throughout the day until about 9pm (Central European Time) I post open questions, polls, quiz questions and trivia. Join the fun! Some of the answers are shared in the evening and Saturday. 😊

15/06/2023

Throwback Thursday!

I’ve had a lot of great feedback on Tongue Twister Tuesday so for today’s throwback video I want to share one I made of 5 fun tongue twisters! I hope you enjoy! 👅 🌪️

14/06/2023

Hey everyone! My workload is too high to take a livestream break today at lunchtime so I will skip today and be back next week for chapter one! Feel free to watch last week’s Atomic Habits live read with me on IG or YouTube if you missed it 😊 📚

12/06/2023

Did you know? 💭

Cancel culture (or being canceled) refers to a movement where the general public decided to boycott a person or brand due to something they said or did.

Do you know of anyone or any brands that were “canceled”?

11/06/2023

Wednesday Read with me Announcement: I will do the next Wednesday Read with me livestream at the same time as last week, which was 12.15 Central European Time (Amsterdam local) while on my lunch break. It will last around 15 to 30 minutes. Hope to see you there as we dive into Atomic Habits by James Clear!

10/06/2023

STOP worrying about how far you still have to go. STOP comparing your progress to others. START enjoying the process. START rewarding the small wins along the way.

Think back to the process of learning your first language as a baby. Did you learn 800 words a day and formulate perfect sentences? No. It was a process over time. A journey. A second language is no different. It takes times and consistent exposure/communication in the language to get it right.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

09/06/2023

In 5 minutes I’ll start the weekly Q&A in my stories. See you there! ☕️

06/06/2023

Did you know? 💭

From tomorrow reading Wednesday will be Wednesday read with me livestreams! We will go live on Instagram and YouTube tomorrow at 12.15 CET (Amsterdam local) for 30 minutes to introduce and talk about the first book we will read together. It is called Atomic Habits by James Clear . In my free group called Academic Ashley Support Group you can find a free PDF file of the whole book so you don’t even need to spend money to read it!

Hope to see many of you there! I will leave the IG lives public after in case you miss it but the YouTube lives will become members only after about a day or two.

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05/06/2023

Did you know? 💭

When someone calls something or someone “fire”, they mean it is AWESOME!

“That English lesson was fire!” 🔥

02/06/2023

Did you know? 💭

Every Friday we have a fun Q&A on my Instagram stories. The question types are all different and you can ask your own questions too! We usually start around 9am and I continue to post questions throughout the day until about 9pm. See you in my story!

26/05/2023

Did you know? 💭

Every Friday I post a Q&A full of different kinds of questions (and the option for you to ask questions of course!) in my Instagram story. Check back throughout the day for new questions and answers shared in the evening + on Saturday.

See you in my story!

25/05/2023

Did you know? 💭

I have tons of videos up on my YouTube channel called Academic Ashley. There are many free videos and additional + extended videos for members only (1€ per month). I hope you will check the channel out and consider supporting me by becoming a channel member!

Today’s post is in honor of the end of the academic year: how to improve your essay! Check it out. I will be posting long form videos again soon so be sure to subscribe with notifications turned on!

24/05/2023

Reading Wednesday 📚

So I’ve been listening to you all and it seems Reading Wednesday livestreams are the most requested style of posts! I want us to read a book together so in last week’s Q&A I asked for book recommendations. I got a few titles recommended and the general “self help/development” genre was most popular! I’ve chosen three book titles and would like to ask you all to vote oma bo to read with me/the rest of our community together by commenting below and/or voting in my IG story poll. Looking forward to seeing which book wins!

1. Atomic Habits
2. The Chaos Cure
3. The Body Keeps Score

19/05/2023

It’s time for the Friday Q&A! First questions will be posted to my story in a few minutes 😊

15/05/2023

Did you know? 💭

For today’s Monday modern English slang lesson we are looking at the word “ick”.

Usually used in a sentence with a definite article (the) in combination with the verb (to) give.

If you want to say that someone makes you feel uncomfortable or strange, you could “He gives me the ick”. You can use this to refer to people or things you don’t like.

What are your icks?

12/05/2023

Here we go again! Friday Q&A going live … questions of all different natures will be posted from 9am to 9pm Central European Time and results/answers will be shared tomorrow (Saturday) throughout the day (Central European Time). Let’s have some fun & enjoy our weekends!

08/05/2023

Did you know? 💭

When someone says “slay!” or “You slayed it!” or “slay the day!” They mean the following things:

Slay (if they say just the word after you’ve said or done something) or “you slayed it”: you kid a great job/you “killed it”/“nailed it”/“crushed it”

Slay the day - have an amazing/“winning” day!

As you can see, this type of slang is not new, simply the word chosen to represent it changes over time.

Did you slay the day today? 😆

03/05/2023

Opening a complicated book can be discouraging, especially if it is something you *need* to read rather than *want* to read. My tip for you as you prepare to read something complex: head to a website like Sparknotes (or Google book name + characters) to read up on the main characters before you start reading the book. Sometimes figuring out who is who can be overwhelming and distract you as a reader from the story. Reading about the main characters can also put you in the right mindset and give you a preview of what is to come.

What are you currently reading?

01/05/2023

Did you know? 💭

When someone says “facts” after you’ve said something, that means they agree what you just said.

Example:
“Learning English is fun!”
“Facts.”

28/04/2023

Starting at 9am CET today (ending at 9pm CET) I will be asking YOU all some questions: some will be fun, some will be trivia, some language related/studying, some philosophical and of course, I’ll give you the chance to ask me anything! See you in my stories!!

26/04/2023

Book recommendation for advanced intermediate through native speakers of English: Macbeth by William Shakespeare

While I could recommend almost any Shakespeare play for Reading Wednesday, I went with Macbeth as it feels truly “Shakespearean” to me.

Macbeth is a tragedy filled with murder and supernatural phenomena. It is beautifully written and known as one of ‘s best plays. You can find many free versions online, check your library or local second hand book options. If those fail, any major online or chain bookstore will have a copy for you!

Have you read it?

25/04/2023

Did you know? 💭

Today is Teacher Tony’s birthday!

Though I (as President Ashley 😉) was quite busy, I was able to squeeze in some of his birthday livestream and it was such a touching tribute from his students to him! From sweet Anna’s birthday messages, to Caroline starting an amazing trend of multilingual birthday songs, to Faith’s outstanding ballad and Avery’s heartfelt offer to take him on an easy hiking trail….it was such a great livestream to join (though they’re all great!)

Happy birthday Tony! Thanks for always providing your students and fellow teachers with a positive environment full of interesting insight and belly laughs! You’re the best! Enjoy this special day.

24/04/2023

I am excited to announce my 555 follower giveaway!

Once I reach 555 followers, I will set a 24 hour deadline for my giveaway. I am going to giveaway a one month online English course (speaking/vocabulary with weekly feedback from me! Worth 66€) to 5 lucky winners once I have reached 555 Instagram followers!

How to enter:
1. Make sure you’re following me on IG!
2. Comment (from an account where you follow me!)!why you think you should win a free online course with me below.
3. Share this post in your stories.

I will announce the start of the 24 hour countdown to enter once I have reached 555 Instagram followers. I will randomly (through an online lottery) choose 5 commenters/followers who shared this post in their stories once I have reached 555 followers. Thanks for sharing my page and following! 🥰

24/04/2023

Did you know? 💭

When someone says “no cap”, they mean “for real” or that they are not lying.

Example: “Ashley is my favorite English teacher, no cap!” 🧢

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Let’s practice the difficult to pronounce English word “idea” by using a tongue twister!

Need to write a thesis statement but don’t know how? Check out this reel & search “thesis statements Academic Ashley” on YouTube for a more in depth video + many more related videos on academic writing! #academicwriting #AcademicWritingHelp #academicenglish

Today’s Reading Wednesday tip is for advanced level readers interested in a long read about American historic fiction: Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Tongue Twister Tuesday pronunciation! #americanenglish #pronunciation #academicashley #tonguetwister

❤️‍🩹 HEAVY HEART ❤️‍🩹 Do you know how to use this phrase in a sentence? Comment your own sentence below! #englishteacher #phraseoftheday #idioms #academicashley #internationalyankeeenglish

✨ LIGHTEN UP ✨ Do you know how to use this phrase in a sentence? Comment your own sentence below! #englishteacher #phraseoftheday #idioms #academicashley #internationalyankeeenglish

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❄️ 5 winter phrases ❄️ #englishtecher #englishphrases #vocabulary #academicashley #internationalyankeeenglish

❤️ CHANGE OF HEART ❤️ Do you know how to use this phrase in a sentence? Comment your own sentence below! #englishteacher #phraseoftheday #idioms #academicashley #internationalyankeeenglish

🧁 ICING ON THE CAKE 🧁 Do you know how to use this phrase in a sentence? Comment your own sentence below! #englishteacher #phraseoftheday #idioms #academicashley #internationalyankeeenglish

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