American English · C1 · Unit 24
Your own style
Your own style
By the end you can
- Speak at length in your own style
- Write a polished essay
- Understand a long text in every detail
Words and phrases
| American English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| over the years | during many years | Over the years, English became part of me. |
| I've come to realize | I have slowly understood | I've come to realize that an accent doesn't matter. |
| second nature | automatic, natural | Switching languages is second nature now. |
| find my voice | develop my own way of expressing myself | It took years to find my voice in English. |
| a work in progress | not finished, still improving | My English is still a work in progress. |
| I'd describe myself as | my way to describe who I am | I'd describe myself as a lifelong learner. |
| in my own words | the way I would say it | Let me put it in my own words. |
| shaped who I am | had a strong effect on the person I am | Living in English has shaped who I am. |
| more than anything | most of all | More than anything, I want to keep learning. |
| full circle | back where I started | I've come full circle. |
Then talk it through
Being interviewed about your life and the languages you speak. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.