Vladimir is virtually NATIVE
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Hi everyone and welcome to Virtually Native
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the place where you will learn how to learn English
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or any other language for that matter
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My name is Vladimir and
I am a teacher of English.
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Why listen to me?
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There are so many other teachers out there,
both on and offline, there are so many other
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people with their websites, blogs, YouTube
channels and video courses promising you the
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best method for learning English.
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Why listen to me? What is it that I offer that others don’t?
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3 things
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The first thing is that I am a non-native
of English
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and I learned the language as an adult.
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I was born and raised in Bulgaria a small
country in Eastern Europe.
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Growing up behind the Iron Curtain I had almost
no access to
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western books, music, movies or culture of any kind.
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I started learning English seriously, with a
textbook and a dictionary, at 27 years of age
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Why is this important?
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It’s because I made a conscious effort to
learn the language.
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I am very much aware of the whole learning
experience.
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The second thing is that, I did not just learn
English but also taught the language.
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I’ve taught more than 13,000 individual
lessons to more than 1,100 people.
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I am very much aware of not only how I learn
but also how other people are learning and
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the difficulties they are having.
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I have a unique experience as both an adult
learner and teacher of the English language
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able to answer virtually any question related
to EFL (English as a Foreign Language) or
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ELT (English Language Teaching).
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Everything I say is practical and it is
tried and tested.
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It’s not just about what works in theory,
it’s about what works in practice.
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And I wrote a book about it. It’s the third
thing that separates me from the rest
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I’ve learnt English, I’ve taught English and
I’ve written a book about how to learn English.
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No empty promises, no unfounded claims.
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These are the facts, and it’s all on paper.
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I’ve learnt English, I’ve taught English and
I’ve written a book about how to learn English.
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This book is unquestionably my biggest accomplishment so far
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and I sincerely believe it will be of value to you.
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Virtually Native is available on my website
virtuallynative.com and on Amazon
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Thank you for buying and reading my book.
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