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   E173 · 13 May 2026 · 11 min

   This Advice is Ruining Your English (Especially at B2)

   ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 There is a piece of advice that has spread across every English learning YouTube channel, every podcast, every app, and every classroom. You've heard it. You've probably followed it. And if you're stuck at B1 or struggling to break into B2 — there's a good chance it's part of the reason why.In this video, I'm not going to tell you the advice is completely wrong. I'm going to tell you something more important: it's…

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   E172 · 12 May 2026 · 12 min

   The GRAMMAR TRAP That Keeps You STUCK At B1 FOREVER

   ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You know the grammar rule. You've studied it. You've done the exercises. You can explain it perfectly. And then you open your mouth — and the wrong form comes out. Again.If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. And the problem isn't your memory, your age, or your ability to learn. It's the way grammar is being taught — and the way you've been studying it.In this video, I'll show you the three grammar traps that keep B1…

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   E171 · 11 May 2026 · 12 min

   You're Studying English WRONG (Here's The Fix)

   ⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've been studying English for months. Maybe years. You watch videos, review grammar, build vocabulary lists — and yet something isn't moving. You're still stuck at the same level, making the same mistakes, having the same conversations.The problem isn't how much you're studying. It's what you're studying — and how.In this video, I'll show you exactly why traditional study methods stop working at intermediate level, and…

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   E170 · 8 May 2026 · 14 min

   You Don't Feel Fluent in English. You Feel Like a FRAUD.

   ⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've had good conversations in English. People understood you. You got through it. And somehow — it still didn't feel real. There's a name for that feeling. And if you're an intermediate English learner stuck between B1 and B2 — or already at B2 and still waiting to feel fluent — this video is for you.In this video, you'll discover why so many English learners feel like frauds even after years of study, why fluency feels…

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   E169 · 7 May 2026 · 12 min

   Your English is Better Than You Think. That's The Problem.

   ⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've been putting something off because your English didn't feel ready. A job application. A conversation. A project at work. An opportunity that came and went while you waited for your English to reach some imaginary threshold. In this video, I want to tell you something I've said to hundreds of students over 20 years of teaching — and then challenge you with something most encouragement videos never say.You'll learn:1) Why the…

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   E167 · 5 May 2026 · 12 min

   How To Stop FORGETTING English Words in Conversation

   ⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You're mid-sentence. You know exactly what you want to say. And then — nothing. The word just disappears. If this has ever happened to you, I need you to hear something: this is not a memory problem. It's not a sign that your English isn't good enough. And the advice most people give you about it? It makes it worse. In this video, I'll show you exactly what's happening in your brain when you blank mid-sentence — and the two-part…

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   E166 · 4 May 2026 · 13 min

   How To STOP Translating English in Your Head

   ⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Are you still translating in your head every time you speak or listen in English? If you're at B1, B2, or higher — that habit isn't helping you anymore. It's holding you back.In this video, I'll show you exactly why translation feels necessary (hint: it's not about vocabulary — it's about fear), and the three techniques that will train your brain to think directly in English.You'll learn:Why translation is a security blanket your…

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   E163 · 29 Apr 2026 · 12 min

   You Have NO ONE To Speak English With? Good.

   ⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Most learners think the absence of a speaking partner is what's holding them back.It isn't. In fact, jumping into real conversations before you've done the solitary work is one of the most common — and most damaging — mistakes intermediate learners make. Because real conversations reward the English you already have. They don't build the English you don't have yet.In this video, I'll show you the principle that rock bands, martial…

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   E162 · 22 Apr 2026 · 26 min

   If You Know These 10 Words, Your English is EXCELLENT!

   ⭐Get the B2 EDGE APP for structured practice: https://studio.com/thiago 🔥Get my pronunciation course: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pronunciation-course 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Have you ever wondered if your English is actually excellent — or just good?Most learners never get a straight answer to that question. Today, you will.This is a vocabulary test with 15 words across 4 levels — B2, C1, and C2 — in multiple choice format. For each word, you'll see three sentences and have to decide: which one uses the…

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    E161 · 15 Apr 2026 · 14 min

    5 Habits That Silently DESTROY Your English Progress

    ⭐Get the B2 EDGE APP for structured practice: https://studio.com/thiago 🔥Get my pronunciation course: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pronunciation-course 📓Get This FREE PDF to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/free-pdf-3 You're studying. You're putting in the time. And your English is still not moving. The problem isn't effort. It's habits. Five specific habits that feel like studying — but are quietly destroying your progress. In this video I break down all five, explain exactly why each one holds you back, and show you what to do instead. One of them —…