Learn English Podcast5 Touko 2025

English Learning Mistakes You Need to Stop Making: Advice From an ESL Teacher

🚫Some of the biggest mistakes English learners make have nothing to do with grammar. They are habits — and those habits can quietly slow down progress for a long time. In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, an experienced ESL teacher shares five mistakes she sees students make repeatedly, with honest advice on how to avoid them.

Perfect for intermediate English learners at the B1–B2 level who are serious about reaching fluency in American English. Each mistake is explained with real examples and practical vocabulary so listeners can recognize these patterns in their own learning and make changes that actually help.

Topics include being flaky, overcommitting, giving one-word answers, being too self-critical, and inconsistency in study habits. If you want to learn English faster, get more out of your lessons, and stay motivated on your English learning journey, this episode gives you the honest advice most teachers never say out loud.

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📝 Vocabulary list:

1) Commitment – a promise or decision to do something.

2) Show up – to arrive at a place where you are expected.

3) Hinder – to make it harder to do something.

4) Deal with – to handle or manage a situation.

5) Stick with (something) – to continue doing something consistently.

6) Flaky – not reliable, often missing plans or commitments.

7) Demoralizing – making someone lose confidence or motivation.

8) Get the most out of – to take full advantage of something.

9) Push yourself – to challenge yourself to do more.

10) Growth-oriented mindset – an attitude focused on learning and progress

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