{"id":1,"date":"2024-01-02T02:40:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T02:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-01-03T20:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:13:47","slug":"starting-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/02\/starting-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to add a blog to my website so I can&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Post <strong>updates<\/strong> about my new videos, worksheets, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk about ways to <strong>improve your English<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write about <strong>British culture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attract a core group of <strong>super students!<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m regularly making new English worksheets for the students in my school. I upload these free worksheets to my website and sometimes make YouTube videos for them. I&#8217;ll use this blog to keep you up-to-date about my latest material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Improve your English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a teacher and language learner myself, I know lots of ways to get you speaking better English. I&#8217;ll use my 25+ years of experience as an English teacher in Japan, as well as my own struggles with learning Japanese, to help you improve your English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, I often come across great advice or simple tips on social media that can help you speak English more fluently. I&#8217;ll be posting links to videos and articles from other students and teachers which I think will benefit you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">British Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I&#8217;ve been away from the UK for a long time, I&#8217;m still very much an English gentleman! \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I watch my son grow up in Japan, I&#8217;m amazed at how different my childhood was compared to his. I&#8217;ll use this blog to write about my memories of living in the UK, cultural differences, current trends, and recommendations for anyone travelling there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Super Students!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy learning from me and want to support me, you can do that by <a href=\"#subscribe-blog\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#subscribe-blog\">subscribing to this blog<\/a> &#8211; it&#8217;s free! Whenever I post something new, you&#8217;ll get a notification in your email inbox. 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