The Extras Section:

This section includes 3 videos about learning English as a Second Language and then covers the problems of the Homeless, ending with a video about myself.

Why learn a second language? How to learn a second language?
The last question was answered by Fernando in Lesson 58. The most talented language learners do not agree with Fernando, but I do!

The other two questions are brought up in the following 3 clips.

This one represents the most intelligent replies to these question, in my humble opinion. Meet Manny, an American immigration lawyer originally from Cuba, and simply a very nice guy:

The opinions expressed in this clip about learning a second language also make a lot of sense. Meet Ernie and Eric who seem to speak quite fast, like most Americans. This provides great listening comprehension practice for upper intermediate students:

Meet Darryl and his future mother-in-law Donna (Darryl is going to marry Donna's daughter in a month). They don't seem to understand each other: There are 2 other short "controversial" interviews in this same clip:

The Current Economic Crisis: Homeless in the USA
Interview with Captain Delaney in St. Augustine, Florida, who speaks about the homeless in the USA. Captain Delaney belongs to the largest army in the world, The Salvation Army.
Level: Upper Intermediate. Lesson coming soon.

Columbus L. Holmes, homeless in Miami Beach, Florida:

We asked Sailuz & Joanne how people become homeless:

Al Kohler, homeless in Saint Augustine, Florida, with lots of pictures to help pre-intermediate students understand Al. He was a teacher for 50 years in a high school before becoming homeless. He had to sell his house to pay for his medical expenses:

Glenn Nesbitt, a taxi driver, also speaks to us about the homeless, just a few yards from where we interviewed Al and Lonnie.

Lonnie Ison, homeless in Florida, with subtitles to help you with aregional accent (southeast of the USA):

Finally, a little about myself. An EFL group in Japan called English Star interviewed me as you can see below. You will notice that I am a bit uneasy when being filmed. I much prefer being on the other side of the camera. I suppose I am not the only photographer in the world having this preference!

Discover all the people who have helped me with the Real English^® project here.

Real English^® is different. Students who have not lived in an English-speaking country should begin with Lesson 1! The people in the videos are spontaneous. Spontaneity is difficult for many students, just like real situations with strangers are difficult. The people seem to speak fast, but in reality, they are speaking at normal speed.

Real English^® is also different concerning levels. Example: Lesson 43 is very easy because the people speak very clearly.

But they use a verb structure which is usually called "Intermediate". All the people you meet in Real English^® speak naturally, but some people speak more clearly, and more slowly than others.

On the other hand, levels are usually determined according to the relative difficulty of the grammar structure used in a lesson. When we say "Beginner", "Intermediate" and "Advanced" we are speaking about grammar difficulty, not the way the people speak. This is why you will find some difficult beginner lessons & easy intermediate lessons!