English with Thiago

⭐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-3A startup CEO scheduled a job interview. The moment the call started, the candidate took over — firing questions about the CEO's education, his qualifications, his team size, even whether the company had a website. The CEO never got a chance to ask a single thing. Then the candidate hung up and said he wasn't interested. This story went viral. And it's packed with the kind of vocabulary that separates a B2 speaker from a C1 speaker of English. In this video, we read the original article paragraph by paragraph and break down the words that matter: straightforward, spiraled, probing, barrage, reciprocity, skewed, dismissive, lingered — and more. This is real English, in a real context, with real stakes. That's the only way vocabulary actually sticks.

⭐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-3Why You Feel Fake Speaking English (And How to Find Your Real Voice)Have you ever noticed this? You can understand Netflix, podcasts, articles—no problem. But the moment you have to speak in a meeting or on a call, you freeze… and it feels like the English coming out of your mouth isn’t really you. In this episode I explain why that “fake” feeling has nothing to do with your level, your grammar, or your vocabulary. I break down the two types of B1–B2 learners I’ve seen over 20 years. Then I give you 3 practical shifts to find your voice in English.

⭐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-3Disney Has a New CEO: Josh D’Amaro | Trending Edge (B2–C1 News + Vocabulary)In this Trending Edge episode, I walk you through a recent Wall Street Journal story about Disney naming Josh D’Amaro as its new CEO, succeeding Bob Iger and becoming the ninth person to lead Disney in its 102-year history. We look at why Disney’s theme parks, cruise ships, and consumer products have become its biggest profit engine, and how D’Amaro’s background in the Experiences unit fits the company’s shift away from being driven mainly by TV networks. I also explain what happened in the previous succession (including the corporate coup that brought Iger back), why Dana Walden didn’t get CEO but was given a newly elevated role overseeing movies and streaming, and what challenges remain—like making streaming more robust and creating new hit franchises—while we practice key B2/C1 vocabulary from the article.

⭐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-3Stuck at Intermediate English? My 30-Minute Daily Protocol (B2 → C1 Practice)If you can understand hours of English but still freeze the moment you need to speak (especially at work), this video is for you. I’m sharing the exact 30‑minute daily protocol I use to take B2/C1 learners off the intermediate plateau—and it’s built to make you produce English, not just consume it. I’ll walk you through a simple step-by-step framework that includes a fast “prime your brain” warm-up, a tight learning block (no endless videos), and a production phase that actually trains you for real professional speaking. I’ll also show you how to make this easier with AI—and why, if you finish your practice feeling relaxed, you probably did it wrong.

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In this episode, I talk about the latest update the UK government has implemented in their immigration process. Now, people who want to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa need at least a B2 level of English. Also, starting in 2027, a B2 level will also be the new standard for permanent residency applications.