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   E190 · 10 Sep 2026 · 24 min

   Let's Have A SERIOUS Conversation About Your English Level (B1 To C1 Explained)

   ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You understand 90% of my videos without subtitles. So what's your level? Can you call yourself B2?It's the most common question I get on this channel, and today I'm answering it properly —…

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   E189 · 3 Sep 2026 · 16 min

   Why Your English Stays Intermediate FOREVER (B2 to C1 Explained)

   ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Most English learners reach intermediate level and stay there. Not for weeks. Not for months. For years.Not because they're not trying. Not because they're not talented. Because nobody has…

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   E188 · 26 Aug 2026 · 50 min

   How To Speak English So People Actually WANT To Listen

   📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 🗣️Want to work with Jay directly on your accent, executive presence, or communication clarity? Visit him at https://theaccentcoach.com/ ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 How To Speak English So People Actually Want To…

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   E187 · 20 Aug 2026 · 18 min

   Why You Can't Speak About Complex Topics in English (Yet)

   📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Do you understand many things in English but freeze the moment you have to explain something more complex? This is one of the biggest hidden gaps for learners moving from B1 to C1 English…

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   E186 · 13 Aug 2026 · 27 min

   10 Things Advanced Speakers Do That Intermediate Ones Don't

   📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You understand almost everything in English now — movies, podcasts, meetings — but the moment you open your mouth to speak, something feels off. In this video, I break down the 10 specific…

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   E187 · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

   40 Habits That Silently Move Your English From B2 To C1

   ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Practice Speaking With Real People: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Speak with me on Zoom for 60 minutes: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 I just turned forty years old. And to mark the occasion, I decided to make a different kind of video.In this video, I share forty habits that in my experience — twenty five years as a learner and teacher of English — every successful advanced English learner has in common. Some of…

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   E186 · 8 Jul 2026 · 40 min

   Your English Will Always Be Stuck At Intermediate (Until You Fix These Mistakes)

   ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 If you have been learning English for years and still make the same mistakes — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners assume that with enough time and practice, their mistakes will naturally correct themselves. The science says otherwise. Some errors do not fade with time. They get stronger. They get faster. And eventually, they become permanent — unless…

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   E185 · 24 Jun 2026 · 47 min

   Your English Will ALWAYS Be Stuck At Intermediate (Until You Fix These 3 Things)

   ⭐B2 Edge Summer Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 If your English has been stuck at intermediate for months — or even years — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners think the intermediate plateau is just a motivation problem. Study more, watch more videos, download another app. But the science tells a very different story.In this video, I break down the three real reasons your English stops improving at the…

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   E184 · 17 Jun 2026 · 16 min

   Are You Accidentally Sounding RUDE in English? (5 Mistakes To Avoid!)

   ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Your grammar is correct. Your vocabulary is fine. And you might still be coming across as rude — without knowing it.This is one of the most overlooked problems in English learning at intermediate level and above. Not making grammar mistakes. Making register mistakes. Saying the right words in the wrong way for the situation.In this video, I'll explain what register is,…

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    E184 · 10 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Master The Present Perfect Once and For All | 1+ Hour Deep Dive Lesson (B2 English)

    ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 "There was an accident here." "There has been an accident here." Both are correct. Both are perfect English. But they mean something completely different — and if you can't explain why, this lesson is for you.In this B2 English deep dive lesson, we go through every single use of the Present Perfect — Simple and Continuous — and compare it directly with the Simple Past.…