Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to Day 36 of 56! You are officially 64% of the way through the challenge! You did an amazing job this week with storytelling. You definitely stepped outside your comfort zone, learned new ways to express yourself, and challenged yourself to communicate in different ways. I’m so proud of everyone who continues to show up and put in the work! For today’s challenge, we’re going to watch a Steve Jobs video about an invention that literally changed the world. ➡️ https://youtube.com/shorts/yukKoFJr_4w?is=IYUFJN6gzY4PKOEr After watching, answer these three questions: • What problems does Steve Jobs see with the device he is presenting? • How does he plan to solve these problems? • How has this invention changed the way we use technology today? Make sure you watch my video and check the lesson script before you start. Then, use your own words as much as possible to express your thoughts about what you watched. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in class tomorrow! We have a special guest, Tyler, joining us, and I think it’s going to be a really fun lesson. 🏀 Once again, congratulations on everything you’re accomplishing. Keep showing up, keep speaking, and keep pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. See you tomorrow in class!

Welcome to Day 35! It has been so amazing to see your development with storytelling. I’m so excited about your progress and about how much more confidently you’re expressing your ideas! And remember: today we have a live class with Joe Musgrave about storytelling! If you want to practice more, learn new expressions, and communicate with even more fluency, join @Joe Musgrave for our live session today! 🕗 8 PM Brazil time 🕓 4 PM Las Vegas time Now, let’s talk about today’s challenge! I feel like today’s challenge is going to require a little more imagination, because we’re not watching a story. Instead, you’ll be looking at a sequence of pictures and creating the story yourself! You can get creative and add your own details, feelings, dialogue, and ideas. Or, you can keep it simple and go straight to the point, just like I did in my example. It’s completely up to you! Your challenge is simple: 📸 Look at the pictures. 🧠 Create the story in your head. 🎥 Record yourself telling the story in your own words. 📲 Post your video here in the community. Don’t worry about making it perfect. Focus on communicating the story naturally and using the vocabulary you already know. I’m so excited to see what you come up with! And seriously, congratulations on how far you’ve come! You’re already on Day 35 of 56, and that consistency is making a difference!

Today is Day 34, and we’re continuing with another storytelling challenge! Today, we’re going to watch a story called “Believe in Yourself.” Please make sure you watch my video as an example and take a look at the lesson script for some ideas and new vocabulary you can use. Your challenge is simple: 1. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/FaoevMkMu1M?feature=shared 2. Understand the story. 3. Retell the story using your own words. Remember: you don’t need to memorize the story or repeat every single detail. The goal is to take what you understood and put it into your own words. That’s how you build real speaking confidence! 🗣️ 💬 Need a little more support? If storytelling is new to you and you’d like some extra guidance, tomorrow @Joe Musgrave will be holding a conversation session focused on storytelling! Make sure you don’t miss it and add it to your calendar! 🕗 8 PM Brazil time 🕓 4 PM Las Vegas time I hope to see you all there! And now… I can’t wait to see your videos! 🎥❤️ Keep going. Keep speaking. Keep believing in yourself!

I’m proud to announce our new Vocabulary Tab! 🎉 Here, I’ll be posting short vocabulary videos with activities attached to them, so you can easily practice, learn new words, and actually put them into use in a very effective way. Every week, I’ll also give you a list of new words + a vocabulary test so you can practice, review, and check how you’re doing. The goal is not just to learn more words, but to actually feel confident using them in real conversations. I hope you take advantage of this tool we are now proud to offer exclusively to members of Fluent and Free :) Let me know if you have any questions!

Day 33 is here! Welcome to another storytelling challenge! Today, we’re watching “The Hardworking Mother.” Make sure to check out the script and watch the video carefully. And remember: don’t overthink it! Just watch the story and retell it in your own words. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/drCMd7Jr2Sg?is=DClPXVYwH7Hfki0e You don’t have to remember every detail or use perfect English. Just tell the story the best way you can. I’m absolutely loving seeing your progress and watching you step outside your comfort zone with these activities. That’s exactly how we learn to speak English: we practice, we make mistakes, and we keep going! Let’s do this! 🗣️⛓️‍💥 🇺🇸