Yeah! Finally you guys get to hear me teaching IELTS, and this is the first of five podcasts on these specific sections (1 and 2). Again, I teach IELTS online, so for anyone interested, make sure you inquire today! Nonetheless, the blog is also available @ thearseniobuckshow.com. With that being said, it's very important to... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast – TOEFL iTP – Grammar & Written Structure – Evaluating Errors in Sentences
Welcome back to another TOEFL iTP podcast! This one features word-form problems and examples. Also, incorrect forms of words connected with certain fields. An example of this would be the confusion between biology and biologist -- or between one of those terms and the adjectives that describes the field (biological). This is a follow up... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 5 Introduction (Advanced Level)
WOW! 1.5 five years and 4 seasons later, I've reached the biggest level of them all: advanced. I first began at the elementary level before going into pre-intermediate, small segment of intermediate, and then upper-intermediate. Now we're here at the most difficult season of them all. Here's what you'll be hearing throughout these podcasts. Grammar:... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 134 (Season Finale) – Pronunciation – Linking Same Consonant Sounds
Here's is the ultimate finale! It's been an unbelievable season and I'm so grateful for all of you who have stayed with me on this journey. Let's top this season 4 off with a BANG. When we link one word with the next, sounds shift, change, and/or get dropped. As a result, phrases like them... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 132 – Study Skills – Effective Note-Taking
How do you usually make notes on audio programs you listen to? Videos on YouTube? Or even in classrooms? Do you review your notes after the lesson? If so, how do you do it? If not, why not? Note-Taking SkillsNote-taking skills are essential, but not everyone knows how to do it. It's not simply a... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Mindful Feedback can Replace Discipline with Katarina Gleisberg
Speaker 1: (00:00)Alright guys, welcome back to another ESL podcast and you know what I got the most wonderful person in the world on my podcast. This must be the fifth one and you know what? We're creating so much noise because her podcast, her videos, the feedback we're getting from teachers and students from... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 111 – Reading – Australian Survives Fall (Patreon Special)
Here's a Patreon reading for all of you, and of course, we have to talk about the second half of the story (which will be found on my Patreon Silver Badge). So make sure you tune in! Eric Langworth, a 22-year-old student from Australia, miraculously survived when her bungee cord snapped and she fell into... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Mini-Series – Self-Sabotage – Five Speakers from Around The World
So unbelievably grateful to be launching a new series (mini-series) on my podcast over the next five weeks that talks about self-sabotage. What is self-sabotage? That's you making a poor decision which ultimately jeopardizes you from achieving success. We make decisions all the time that are detrimental to all parties that are involved, so I wanted... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 96 – Developing Writing – Describing a Place (Two-Part Patreon)
Welcome back to another Developing Writing segment! This is going to be a two-part Patreon special, so in the part that's available to the general public, there will be lots of speaking and vocabulary development. If you want the writing bank and the layout of how to write about a place, you'll have to tune... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 79 – Developing Writing – A Letter of Complaint
Woohoo! Developing writing is back! Today we've got ourselves a rundown of an email/letter of complaint, along with a phrase bank and an exercise for you. Ban on Slang In an effort to improve language skills, a school in London has decided to ban the use of slang by its students. The school has placed... Continue Reading →